My Desert Circuit: Meet Kim Cheikha A mother of four with a passion for horses, Kim Cheikha has been blessed by horses her whole life. After growing up and competing Kim left the horse industry to pursue college and to see what else her life had to offer. Thirty years...
Portugal’s Luis Sabino Gonçalves Triumphs in FEI $137,000 1.55m CSI3*, Sponsored by Kubota For Immediate Release: THERMAL, Calif. – February 28, 2021 – Top show jumping competition concluded Week V of Desert Circuit with the FEI $137,000 1.55m CSI3*, sponsored by...
My Desert Circuit: Meet Tessa Backman Meet Tessa Backman! This Utah native has been riding horses since she was eight years old. Originally a Western rider, Tessa has just recently switched to jumping and trains under Cammi Gustaveson of CG Show Stables. She now...
Kyle King and Coffee To Go Save the Best for Last to Win the FEI $36,600 1.45m CSI3*, Sponsored by AIG For Immediate Release: THERMAL, Calif. – February 27, 2021 – A field of twenty-one top show jumping athletes battled it out in the FEI $36,600 1.45m CSI3*, sponsored...
My Desert Circuit: Meet Anna Kotler Anna Kotler is a talented junior rider competing in the junior hunters and equitation under the tutelage of her trainers Nora and Morgan Thomas. With fellow equestrians in the family, Kotler has been around horses her whole life. We...
My Desert Circuit: Meet Ashlin Goodwin Ashlin Goodwin is a twelve-year-old equestrian based in Santa Barbara, CA. Hailing from equestrian roots, her grandfather, her grandmother, her mother, and her brother are all involved in the sport. Her mother, Natalie Goodwin,...
Eric Navet and Cadillac Jack Soar to Win the FEI $36,600 1.50m CSI3*, Sponsored by Desert Flight For Immediate Release: THERMAL, Calif. – February 26, 2021 – The Grand Prix Stadium continued with international show jumping competition Friday morning with the FEI...
Jenny Karazissis and Lindsay Maxwell Triumph in the USHJA National Hunter Derbies For Immediate Release: THERMAL, Calif. – February 26, 2021 – With the second half of Desert Circuit well underway, derby contenders were welcomed back into the Hunter 1 arena to vie for...
My Desert Circuit: Meet Natalie Rae Medlock We sat down with Natalie Rae Medlock of Orange, CA after her win in Desert Circuit V’s DIHP Adult Equitation Challenge to learn more about her rides, her favorite horse show memories, and how she switches between the Hunter,...
Desert Circuit V: A Tremendous Thursday for Katie Laurie, Kasey Ament, and Tali de Jong For Immediate Release: THERMAL, Calif. – February 25, 2021 – Thursday of Desert Circuit Week V saw tremendous riding from Katie Laurie, Kasey Ament, and Tali de Jong as all three...
