Press Releases
![Elisa Broz Blazes a Trail in $145,100 Premier Equestrian CSI3* Grand Prix](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/La-Capitol_DG2_0357-819x1024-819x675.jpg)
Elisa Broz Blazes a Trail in $145,100 Premier Equestrian CSI3* Grand Prix
Elisa Broz (USA) is wasting no time achieving her monumental goals. At just 18 years old, she...
![Kyle King Claims his Home Field in $50,000 Hygain National Grand Prix](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sun-Dec-18-5938Antares-Lindsay-Linford-Two-Smoking-Barrels-UK-1024x683-1024x675.jpg)
Kyle King Claims his Home Field in $50,000 Hygain National Grand Prix
Kyle King had the last word in Saturday evening’s $50,000 Hygain Feeds National Grand Prix, and he...
![Gregory Wathelet Plays his Ace Of Hearts in $38,700 CSI3* Speed](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sat-Dec-17-5794Adequan-Mark-Kinsella-Quality-H-1024x683-1024x675.jpg)
Gregory Wathelet Plays his Ace Of Hearts in $38,700 CSI3* Speed
A little time off has proven to be no issue for Ace Of Hearts, expertly piloted by Belgium’s...
![Elisa Broz Strikes Again in $30,000 1.45m Open Classic](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Tinkerbell_SKTY9611-1024x819-1024x675.jpg)
Elisa Broz Strikes Again in $30,000 1.45m Open Classic
Eliza Broz and Tinkerbell have competed in the $30,000 FarmVet 1.45m Open Classic twice together...
![Organization Paves the Way for Mark Kinsella in $10,000 Welcome Speed](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DG2_6882_450K_40-1024x683-1024x675.jpg)
Organization Paves the Way for Mark Kinsella in $10,000 Welcome Speed
Mark Kinsella believes the work in the stable is what built the foundation for many of his wins...
![Irene Neuwirth Named Sponsor of $100,000 WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sun-Nov-6-6320Lighthouse-WCHR-Spectacular-1024x683-1024x675.jpg)
Irene Neuwirth Named Sponsor of $100,000 WCHR West Coast Hunter Spectacular
Thermal, Calif. – Irene Neuwirth has been named a sponsor of the upcoming $100,000 WCHR West Coast...
![Katie Laurie Rises from Down Under to Win $50,000 Brown Advisory CSI2* Grand Prix](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Bliss-Heers-and-Antidote-De-Mars-003SS6_5698_FEI_74K_1_50M_3RD-1024x683-1024x675.jpg)
Katie Laurie Rises from Down Under to Win $50,000 Brown Advisory CSI2* Grand Prix
Katie Laurie (AUS) arrived in the desert during Desert Circuit IV in winning fashion. Her first...
![A Bejeweled Night for Olivia Brown and Bling VD Duvelshoeve Z](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Tanimara-Macari-and-Cordelia-DP-Z-002DKI_2101_37K_1_45M-1080x675.jpg)
A Bejeweled Night for Olivia Brown and Bling VD Duvelshoeve Z
Olivia Brown faced an A-list of jump-off competitors in Saturday night’s $50,000 HorseFlight...
![Ali Ramsay Hits her Stride in $38,700 TALUS CSI2* Speed](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Conrado_KEFA3570-1024x819-1024x675.jpg)
Ali Ramsay Hits her Stride in $38,700 TALUS CSI2* Speed
Ali Ramsay (CAN) has a new secret weapon, and it might not be a secret anymore. The Canadian...
![Michelle Berry Takes her Winning Ways to the Next Level](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Vick-Du-Croisy-by-ESI-Photography-465AK3I3458_CLASSIC_1ST-819x1024-819x675.jpg)
Michelle Berry Takes her Winning Ways to the Next Level
Fourteen-year-old Michelle Berry made her FEI debut a memorable one. On Thursday of Desert Circuit...
![More Than Just a Name: Karen Cruises to the Win with Skylar Wireman](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Kassidy-Keith-and-Havana-473DG2_2513_UNDER_25-1024x683-1024x675.jpg)
More Than Just a Name: Karen Cruises to the Win with Skylar Wireman
Skylar Wireman returned to Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) and resumed her winning ways...
![Desert International Horse Park Unveils New Jumps Custom Built by Mihai Simion](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MG2909ConorSwail-1080x675.jpg)
Desert International Horse Park Unveils New Jumps Custom Built by Mihai Simion
Thermal, Calif. – Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) unveiled a stunning lineup of new jumps...
In the Media
Happy #nationalilovehorsesday ❤️🐴 because who couldn’t love these amazing animals?!
Congratulations to the two Roadrunners named to the United States Olympic team for 2024! 🇺🇸 Mclain Ward and Karl Cook will be heading to Paris and we are so excited to cheer them on. Congratulations to Kent Farrington and Laura Kraut for rounding out an incredible squad! 👏
Celebrate the (Desert) Holidays with us!! Desert Holiday is always one of the most exciting events of the year at DIHP, and thanks to another expanded set of classes, this year will be no exception to that. The two week show, spanning December 3-15, 2024, will again feature CSI5* and CSI2* competition as part of the season finale for Major League Show Jumping. But there’s so much more, and you can see it all NOW on our website 📲
Huge congratulations to these West Coasters on scoring big wins at the Adequan/USEF Junior Hunter National Championships in Traverse City this weekend!
Paige Walkenbach and Babylon were the Overall 3`6" Junior Hunter Champions after their win in the 3`6" Small Juniors. Paige was also 3`6" Large Junior Hunter Champion with San Pedro 15.
Djuna Lauder and Estimated Prophet were reserve champions in the 3`6" Large Junior 16-17 division.
Congrats to all riders on a fabulous week of Junior Hunters and good luck at JHNC West!
📸: Andrew Ryback Photography
Three Roadrunners (so far) are headed to the Olympics in Paris! 🇫🇷 Congratulations to Erynn Ballard🇨🇦, Ashlee Bond🇮🇱, and Daniel Coyle🇮🇪 for being named to their nations’ respective teams. We will be cheering you on stateside!!
Congratulations to Steffen Peters and Suppenkasper, owned by Akiko Yamazaki & Four Winds Farm, for being named to the U.S. Olympic team for Dressage! We can’t wait to cheer on this West Coaster in Paris 👏🇫🇷
📸: Terri Miller
Nick Haness and McQueen strike again! Congrats to Nick and the whole team behind McQueen on the win in the $100,000 WCHR Central Hunter Spectacular ✨ He just can’t stop winning! 👏
📸: @megangiesemedia
Happy Father`s Day to all the dads out there! 💕
We just can’t WAIT to welcome back two weeks of CDI Dressage World Cup Qualifying competition to our park for the 2024-2025 season! Dressage riders, mark the following dates for both international and national level dressage:
🔹November 14-17, 2024
🔹January 2-5, 2025
Both events include qualifying competition for CDI-W/CDI3*/CDI2*/CDI1*/CDIU25/CDIY/CDIJ/CDICh/CDIP/CDIAm/CDIYH
Familiar faces atop the podium at @jumpinglabauleofficiel 🏆👀 Congratulations to Kent Farrington, Karl Cook, and Gregory Wathelet, who ended up first, second, and third in the Rolex Grand Prix of La Baule! We always love to see top results from those who invest their time with us out west 👏
📸: @jessik_r
For the 2024/2025 season, we have even more international competition coming your way. Get ready for 12 FEI competitions over eight total international weeks, including three weeks of CSI5*, and three weeks of CSI4*.
Highlights include:
🔷Two weeks of CSI5* and CSI2* action during Desert Holiday, highlighted by the $1,000,000 CSI5* Coachella Cup Grand Prix and $1,000,000 MLSJ Team Final
🔷The Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ North American League Qualifier during Desert Circuit 4 (January 29-February 2, 2025), with CSI5* and CSI2* action
🔷Two weeks of CSI4* action
🔷Three weeks of CSI3* action
Get ready for an epic season of FEI!
📸: High Desert Sport Photo
Have you marked your calendar for the 2024/2025 season yet?! All dates, plus a list of special class highlights, are officially live on our website so please go have a look and start building your schedule for the winter! We can`t wait to #seeyouinthedesert! 🌵
2024/2025 Dates:
☀️National Sunshine Series: October 30-November 10, 2024
🎄Desert Holiday: December 3-15, 2024
😎Desert Circuit: January 8-March 16, 2025
Some Devon blues 🩵 Congrats to these West Coasters on big moments in the Dixon oval this year!
Nick Haness - Leading Hunter Rider
Halie Robinson - Leading Lady Rider
Irene Neuwirth - Leading Amateur Owner Rider
Desert International Horse Park is proud to welcome BRAINJUICE & BRAINJAVA as the Official Brain Power of DIHP and the DIHP Roadrunners! Leg 1 of MLSJ Season 4 is complete with a huge win for Roadrunner Erynn Ballard🇨🇦 and we can’t wait to see how the rest of the season unfolds with BRAINJUICE & BRAINJAVA supporting us! #roadrunnersnews
Another Roadrunner team member win today! 🥇 And a huge one for Erynn Ballard, topping the $340,000 MLSJ CSI5* Grand Prix with Nikka VD Bisschop at Thunderbird Show Park!
📸: Kim Gaudry
#roadrunnersnews