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‘Tis the season for sunshine, show jumping and holiday cheer! 🎄☀️

Desert Holiday returns December 2–13, 2026, for two of the biggest (and most festive!) weeks of the season — featuring two weeks of Major League Show Jumping competition, CSI5* & CSI2* sport, hunter highlights and championship opportunities.

Week 1:
✨ $750,000 Coachella Cup CSI5* Grand Prix
✨ $200,000 CSI5* MLSJ Team Competition
✨ $62,500 CSI2* Grand Prix
✨ $20,000 Pro Eq Challenge
✨ $30,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby (Grass Field)
✨ $5,000 USHJA National Pony Hunter Derby
✨ Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – West

Week 2:
✨ $340,000 CSI5* Grand Prix
✨ $200,000 CSI5* MLSJ Team Competition
✨ $62,500 CSI2* Grand Prix
✨ WCHR Week

Plus weekly $30,000 1.40m Open Classics and USHJA National Hunter Derbies! View the full list of weekly highlights at deserthorsepark.com 📲

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🏆 Six finals. One destination.

Week One of the National Sunshine Series once again plays host to the NAL Finals, where junior, amateur, and adult riders will compete for coveted year-end titles. 💪

🌟 $5,000 Children’s Hunter Final
🌟 $5,000 Adult Hunter Final
🌟 $10,000 1.15m Junior Jumper Final (Under the Lights)
🌟 $10,000 1.15m Amateur Jumper Final (Under the Lights)
🌟 $10,000 1.25m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final
🌟 $10,000 1.35m Junior/Amateur Jumper Final

Championship titles, unforgettable nights under the lights, and more to come. Stay tuned for the full NSS schedule next week. ☀️🌴

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Next season can’t come soon enough 🌴✨

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Congratulations to Portugal’s Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida and Solidat on their win in the Desert International Horse Park CSI3* Two Phase 1.40m at @jpminternational_horseshow! 🥇⁣
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We are proud to sponsor equestrian sport around the globe! From California to Europe and beyond, we believe in supporting opportunities that help our sport grow, connect communities and showcase excellence at every level ✨⁣
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📣 Vendor applications for the 2026–2027 season are open!

From hunter/jumper competition weeks at Desert International Horse Park to the Marshall+Sterling / USHJA National Championships in Las Vegas and the US Equestrian Open Dressage Final, this season offers exceptional opportunities to connect with riders, owners, trainers and equestrian enthusiasts from across the country. ✨

⏰ Returning vendors have until July 1, 2026, to submit an application for priority consideration for the 2026–2027 competition season. After July 1, all applications will be reviewed and considered equally.

🛍️ Ready to showcase your brand at some of the sport’s premier events? Learn more and apply today at deserthorsepark.com/vendor-information.

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The West Coast horses kept the wins coming this week at @devon1896! 🙌 ⁣
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🏆 In the End, owned by Lynn Olson and trained by Shelley Campf, earned the Devon Grand Hunter Co-Championship after clinching four wins 🥇in the Green Conformation Hunters with Victoria Colvin ⁣
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🏆 Halie Robinson and Simba de Vinck, owned by Big Picture LLC, earned a win and the reserve championship in the 3’9” Green Hunters ⁣
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🏆 Timing, owned by Kulkin Equestrian, took home a win in the 3’6” Green Hunters with Scott Stewart ⁣
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Congratulations to all on a great show! ...

Where equitation champions are made ☀️🏆

The National Sunshine Series brings together top competition, prestigious finals and standout opportunities for riders to shine in the desert.

Week 1 (October 28 - November 1):
🏅 3′ Junior/Amateur Eq Challenge featuring a $5,000 Trainer Bonus
🏅 USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs

Week 2 (November 4-8):
🏅 CPHA Style of Riding Championship – South
🏅 Onondarka Medal Final
🏅 USEF/NCEA Junior Hunter Seat Medal Final – West

Big stages. Big opportunities. Championship moments start here.

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Our West Coast riders are already bringing lots of Devon blue back home to California! 💙👏⁣
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Congratulations to the following Junior Weekend winners! ⤵️⁣
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🏆 Evie Becky and Just Apple earned an under saddle win in the 3’3” Small Junior Hunters⁣
🥇 Violet Dalton and Boca’s Bolero took home a win in the Small Pony Hunters⁣
🏆 Geneva Saunders and As If claimed a blue in the 3’3” Small Junior Hunter Stake ⁣
🥇 Violet Tatum earned a win in the ASPCA Maclay - Section B and was named the recipient of Hannah M. Serfass Best Overall Performance Trophy⁣
🏆 Chapeau, owned by Monarch Farms, LLC, finished first and second in the Large Pony Hunters ⁣
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Good luck to all of our DIHP exhibitors the rest of the week in the Dixon Oval! ...