Following weeks of work, all-new pavement and streetlights have been installed on all the main roads throughout the property. With the prior roadways completely stripped down and new surfaces being laid, attendees can enjoy a smoother, dust-free experience for your drive through the park.

The addition of abundant streetlights along the park’s roads brings greater visibility and safety after dark. Exhibitors heading out for early morning schooling, checking on horses late at night or walking back after the final class of the day will now have well-lit routes throughout the property.

These improvements are part of a broader vision for the future of equestrian sport in the Greater Palm Springs area. While the development of DIHP’s future home at Thermal Ranch represents an exciting new chapter for the region, DIHP’s ownership team remains committed to investing in the current Desert International Horse Park property and ensuring that it continues to offer a top-tier experience today.

To continue to see the latest updates on social media before they hit your inbox, follow Desert International Horse Park on Facebook and Instagram.

DESERT HOLIDAY 1, presented by Morrow-Meadows Corporation

December 2-6, 2026
CSI5* and CSI2* / Major League Show Jumping
Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

• $750,000 CSI5* Coachella Cup Grand Prix, presented by Morrow-Meadows Corporation
• $200,000 CSI5* MLSJ Team Competition
• $181,000 CSI5* 1.55m Qualifier
• $62,500 CSI5* 1.45m Winning Round

CSI2* Highlights:

• •$62,500 CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix
• •$32,000 CSI2* 1.45m Qualifier
• Additional Highlights:
• •$30,000 1.40m Classic
• •$15,000 1.40m Speed
• •$30,000 USHJA International Derby (Grass Field)
• •$5,000 USHJA National Pony Hunter Derby
• •$15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open
• •$15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur
• •$20,000 Pro Eq Challenge
• •Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West

The 2026 NAL Finals are set to return Desert International Horse Park during National Sunshine Series 1, October 28 – November 1, 2026.

The 2026 NAL Finals lineup will include:

• $5,000 Children’s Hunter Final
• $5,000 Adult Hunter Final
• $10,000 1.15m Junior Jumper Final
• $10,000 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final
• $10,000 1.25m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final
• $10,000 1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final

By popular demand, both the $10,000 1.15m Junior Jumper Final and the $10,000 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final will again take place under the lights of the Grand Prix Stadium! Last year’s finalists called competing under the lights “one of the most unforgettable experiences of the season,” and 2026 promises the same electric atmosphere.

To compete with the best in the West, first reserve your stalls at DesertHorsePark.com and then enter the NAL Finals classes online here. From those entered, the top combinations in the West Coast Standings will be accepted.

• Reserve Your Stalls
• Purchase Palm Club Tables
• Secure an RV Space

NEW for 2026, National Sunshine Series will now offer a CSI3*, in addition to Level 6 Jumpers, Premier Hunters and a schedule full of exciting equitation finals, hunter championships and much more!

Photo by Brooke Marie Photography

Highlights of National Sunshine Series 1, to be held October 28-November 1 and presented by Kubota, include:

• $100,000 Kubota National Grand Prix w/ $5,000 Champion Shavings U25 Overlay
• $30,000 Marshall+Sterling Equine Insurance 1.45m Classic
• $30,000 RunAmok Horse Transportation 1.40m Classic
• $10,000 Visit Greater Palm Springs 1.35m Welcome Speed
• $15,000 1.35m Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships
• $25,000 1.45m Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby – Open (Grass Field)
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby – Junior/Amateur, presented by CWD Sellier  (Grass Field)
• $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby, presented by Kickapoo Ponies
• 3′ Junior/Amateur Eq Challenge, presented by Butet Saumur Sellier
• $1,000 Fabbri .95m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic
• $2,000 1.0m Child/Adult Jumpers
• USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships
• USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs
• NAL Finals

Photo by Julie Ahn Photography

For National Sunshine Series 2, running November 4-8 and presented by Frank & Eileen, highlights include:

• $117,000 CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix, presented by Frank & Eileen
• $62,500 CSI3* 1.45m Qualifier, presented by Western Alliance Bank
• $32,000 CSI3* 1.45m Speed, presented by Brainwater 
• $30,000 Marshall+Sterling Equine Insurance 1.40m Classic
• $15,000 Perfect Products 1.40m
• $10,000 ShowMD 1.35m Welcome
• $10,000 Core Specialty Insurance 1.15m Junior/Amateur Mini Prix
• $75,000 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Regional Championships (Grass Field)
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby – Open, presented by FOBI
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunt & Go Derby – Junior/Amateur, presented by Andalusia Country Club
• $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby, presented by Dever Golf Car Sales & Rentals
• USHJA Hunter Team Challenge
• USHJA Horse of the Year Awards – Zone 10
• CPHA Style of Riding Championship – South
• Onondarka Medal Final, presented by CWD Sellier 
• USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – West

When entering, exhibitors are reminded to first make stall reservations on DesertHorsePark.com prior to entering on ShowGrounsdLive. Entries for National Sunshine Series will close on Monday, October 5.

Paddock waitlist registration is also now open here, and full-season RV reservations can be made here.

Additional key reservation dates include:

• August 15 – Entries and weekly stall, RV, paddock and VIP Palm Club reservations all open for National Sunshine Series. National Sunshine Series entries will close October 5.
• September 1 – Entries and weekly stall, RV, paddock and VIP Palm Club reservations all open for Desert Holiday.
• October 15 – Entries and weekly stall, RV, paddock and VIP Palm Club reservations all open for Desert Circuit.

Desert Holiday 1, running December 2-6, and Desert Holiday 2, to be held December 9-13, will feature back-to-back weeks of Major League Show Jumping action, the $20,000 Pro Eq Challenge, the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West and much more.

Click here to access the current schedules, and keep reading for a list of featured highlights.

DESERT HOLIDAY 1, presented by Morrow-Meadows Corporation
December 2-6, 2026
CSI5* and CSI2* / Major League Show Jumping
Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

CSI5* Highlights:

• $750,000 CSI5* Coachella Cup Grand Prix, presented by Morrow-Meadows Corporation
• $200,000 CSI5* MLSJ Team Competition
• $181,000 CSI5* 1.55m Qualifier
• $62,500 CSI5* 1.45m Winning Round

CSI2* Highlights:

• $62,500 CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix
• $32,000 CSI2* 1.45m Qualifier

Additional Highlights:

• $30,000 1.40m Classic
• $15,000 1.40m Speed
• $30,000 USHJA International Derby (Grass Field)
• $5,000 USHJA National Pony Hunter Derby
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur
• $20,000 Pro Eq Challenge
• Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West

DESERT HOLIDAY 2, presented by La Quinta Resort & Club
December 9-13, 2026
CSI5* and CSI2* / Major League Show Jumping / WCHR
Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

CSI5* Highlights:

• $340,000 CSI5* Grand Prix, presented by La Quinta Resort & Club
• $200,000 CSI5* MLSJ Team Competition
• $181,000 CSI5* 1.55m Qualifier
• $62,500 CSI5* 1.45m Winning Round

CSI2* Highlights:

• $62,500 CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix
• $32,000 CSI2* 1.45m Qualifier

Additional Highlights:

• $30,000 1.40m Classic
• $15,000 1.40m Speed
• $20,000 Young Hunter Classic
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby –Junior/Amateur

Inside the prize list, you will find all the details you need on returning equitation finals and hunter championships, NEW FEI offerings and much more. Check out a few of the highlights below, and access the full prize list here.

NATIONAL SUNSHINE SERIES 1, presented by Kubota
October 28 – November 1, 2026
Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

• $100,000 Kubota National Grand Prix w/ $5,000 Champion Shavings U25 Overlay
• $30,000 1.40m Classic
• $10,000 1.35m Welcome
• $15,000 1.35m Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships
• $25,000 1.45m Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open (Grass Field)
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur (Grass Field)
• $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby
• 3′ Junior/Amateur Eq Challenge, presented by Butet Saumur Sellier
• $1,000 .95m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic
• $2,000 1.0m Child/Adult Jumpers
• USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships
• USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs
• NAL Finals ($5,000 Children’s Hunter Final, $5,000 Adult Hunter Final, $10,000 1.15m Junior Jumper Final, $10,000 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final, $10,000 1.25m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final, $10,000 1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final)

NATIONAL SUNSHINE SERIES 2, presented by Frank & Eileen
November 4-8, 2026
CSI3* / Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

• $117,000 CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix, presented by Frank & Eileen
• $62,500 CSI3* 1.45m Qualifier
• $32,000 CSI3* 1.45m Speed
• $15,000 1.40m Speed
• $30,000 1.40m Classic
• $10,000 1.35m Welcome
• $10,000 1.15m Junior/Amateur Mini Prix
• $75,000 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Regional Championships (Grass Field)
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur
• $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby
• USHJA Hunter Team Challenge
• USHJA Horse of the Year Awards – Zone 10
• CPHA Style of Riding Championship – South
• Onondarka Medal Final, presented by CWD Sellier
• USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – West

Note that the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West previously held during National Sunshine Series 2 will now be held during Desert Holiday.

With returning championships and finals, NEW FEI offerings and much, much more, National Sunshine Series 1 — running October 28-November 1 — and National Sunshine Series 2 — to be held November 4-8 — are two weeks that you are not going to want to miss.

Click here to access the current schedules, and read on for featured highlights.

NATIONAL SUNSHINE SERIES 1
October 28 – November 1, 2026
Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

• $100,000 National Grand Prix w/ $5,000 U25 Overlay
• $30,000 1.45m Open Welcome
• $30,000 1.40m Classic
• $10,000 1.35m Welcome
• $15,000 1.35m Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships
• $25,000 1.45m Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open (Grass Field)
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur (Grass Field)
• $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby
• 3′ Junior/Amateur Eq Challenge
• $1,000 .95m Junior/Amateur Jumper Classic
• $2,000 1.0m Child/Adult Jumpers
• USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships
• USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs
• NAL Finals ($5,000 Children’s Hunter Final, $5,000 Adult Hunter Final, $10,000 1.15m Junior Jumper Final, $10,000 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final, $10,000 1.25m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final, $10,000 1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final)

NATIONAL SUNSHINE SERIES 2
November 4-8, 2026
CSI3* / Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

• $117,000 CSI3* 1.50m Grand Prix
• $62,500 CSI3* 1.45m Qualifier
• $32,000 CSI3* 1.45m Speed
• $30,000 1.40m Grand Prix
• $15,000 1.40m Classic
• $10,000 1.35m Welcome
• $10,000 1.15m Junior/Amateur Mini Prix
• $75,000 Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Regional Championships (Grass Field)
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur
• $1,500 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby
• USHJA Hunter Team Challenge
• USHJA Horse of the Year Awards – Zone 10
• CPHA Style of Riding Championship – South
• Onondarka Medal Final
• USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – West

Note that the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West previously held during National Sunshine Series 2 will now be held during Desert Holiday.

Featuring back-to-back weeks of Major League Show Jumping action, the $20,000 Pro Eq Challenge, the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West, and much, much more, there is no place like the desert for the holidays.

DESERT HOLIDAY 1
December 2-6, 2026
CSI5* and CSI2* / Major League Show Jumping / Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

CSI5* Highlights:

• $750,000 CSI5* Coachella Cup Grand Prix
• $200,000 CSI5* MLSJ Team Competition
• $181,000 CSI5* 1.55m Qualifier
• $62,500 CSI5* 1.45m Winning Round

CSI2* Highlights:

• $62,500 CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix
• $32,000 CSI2* 1.45m Qualifier

Additional Highlights:

• $30,000 1.40m Classic
• $15,000 1.40m Speed
• $30,000 USHJA International Derby (Grass Field)
• $5,000 USHJA National Pony Hunter Derby
• $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open
• $10,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur
• $20,000 Pro Eq Challenge
• Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West

DESERT HOLIDAY 2
December 9-13, 2026
CSI5* and CSI2* / Major League Show Jumping / Premier Hunters / Level 6 Jumpers

CSI5* Highlights:

• $340,000 CSI5* Grand Prix
• $200,000 CSI5* MLSJ Team Competition
• $181,000 CSI5* 1.55m Qualifier
• $62,500 CSI5* 1.45m Winning Round

CSI2* Highlights:

• $62,500 CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix
• $32,000 CSI2* 1.45m Qualifier

Additional Highlights:

• $30,000 1.40m Classic
• $15,000 1.40m Speed
• $20,000 Young Hunter Classic
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Open
• $15,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby – Junior/Amateur

As we countdown to the start of the 2026-2027 Desert International Horse Park season on October 28, here are a few key dates to keep in mind:

📅 August 1 – Season stall, RV and paddock reservations open – Planning on joining us for the majority of the winter? Saturday, August 1 is the date you will not want to miss for your full season-long reservations!

For National Sunshine Series, Desert Holiday and Desert Circuit, entries and weekly stall, RV, paddock and VIP Palm Club reservations will open on the following dates:

📅 August 15 – National Sunshine Series entries and reservations open

📅 October 1 – Desert Holiday entries and reservations open

📅 November 1 – Desert Circuit entries and reservations open

The desert season will be here before you know it. Plan ahead, secure your spot and get ready to enjoy another incredible winter of competition, sunshine and unforgettable memories at Desert International Horse Park!

To be the first to know as schedules and prize lists are released, be sure to follow DIHP on Facebook and Instagram. To learn more about all upcoming competitions, visit deserthorsepark.com.