Fairson TS is a recent addition to David O’Brien’s string, but that certainly didn’t hold back this new pair from winning the $20,000 YETI 1.45m CSI4* Speed Class on Friday morning. O’Brien had to pull off a foot-perfect round in order to win, as it was a highly...
Thermal, CA – January 24, 2025 – Friday night’s $10,000 Interactive Mortgage 10 & Under Futurity Series gave 42 young horses the opportunity to shine under the lights at the Desert International Horse Park, but none shone brighter than Source Code. Jessica Gleason...
Watching India Kulkin and D’Artagnan, one would never guess that they have only been partnered a few short months. On Friday, January 24, at Desert Circuit 3, Kulkin piloted the large pony to a seamless victory in the $5,000 USHJA Pony Hunt & Go Derby, sponsored...
Thermal, CA – January 24, 2025 – Dustin Goodwin and Reputation have notched an impressive list of hunter derby wins already this 2024-2025 Desert International Horse Park season, and on Friday, January 24, they added another victory to their growing resume. This time,...
Thermal, CA – January 23, 2025 – Gregory Wathelet is on a Desert Circuit winning streak, and on Thursday, January 23, he amassed his third win of the past six days. This time, Wathelet rode Argentina de la Marchette to victory in the $63,000 CSI4* Pomponio Ranch...
Thursday, January 23, marked 8-year-old Chatadel PS’s first 1.45m class, but with the brains and abilities of an older horse, the stallion and Erynn Ballard made besting the $32,000 CSI2* BRAINJUICE 1.45m Welcome Speed look easy. With a time of 59.62 seconds, the pair...
Thermal, CA – January 22, 2025 – The first blue ribbon of Desert Circuit 3, presented by American Wild Horse Conservation, went home with Simon Schroeder and Charlie Red Wine CS on Wednesday morning, January 22, at the Desert International Horse Park. Schroeder and...
Life as of late has been full of good days and bad days for Ashlin Goodwin, but Sunday, January 19, was certainly one of the good days as she rode MTM Emilia Air Heart to victory in the $5,000 NAL Prestige Italia 1.15m Junior Jumper Classic Twenty-six entries took on...
Thermal, CA – January 19, 2025 – Belgium’s Gregory Wathelet started his Sunday morning the same way he ended his Saturday night: winning. After topping Saturday’s $75,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix, Wathelet returned to the Grand Prix Arena at the Desert International...
For Karin Binz, riding is not about the ribbons or awards to be won; it’s all about the horses. However, days like Binz had on Saturday, January 18, at the Desert International Horse Park are a cherry on top. Aboard her own Vatikan, Binz earned the win in the $2,500...
