Press Releases
![Jamie Sailor Blazes Winning Trail in $10,000 BarnWalkers 1.35m Welcome Speed](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fire-Flash-Toltein_SKY23417-1080x675.jpg)
Jamie Sailor Blazes Winning Trail in $10,000 BarnWalkers 1.35m Welcome Speed
Jamie Sailor missed the action of week one of the National Sunshine Series, so she arrived on a...
![Cassio Rivetti and Vulcana Get Their Win in $30,000 1.40m Open Classic](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vulcana_DKI4_2467-1080x675.jpg)
Cassio Rivetti and Vulcana Get Their Win in $30,000 1.40m Open Classic
Cassio Rivetti had to settle for second place Thursday in the $10,000 1.35m Welcome Speed with...
![Kyle King Drives Away with Victory in $100,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Sig-Chiari_1_KEFA8708-1080x675.jpg)
Kyle King Drives Away with Victory in $100,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix
Kyle King wasn’t sure his strategy of four rides in the $100,000 Go Rentals Grand Prix was going...
![Brooke Morin and Skylar Wireman Reach New Heights in $15,000 DIHP 6-Bar](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Karen_DKI2_0851-1080x675.jpg)
Brooke Morin and Skylar Wireman Reach New Heights in $15,000 DIHP 6-Bar
The crowd watched excitedly to see if any pairs of the 15 starters could clear 1.82 meters in the...
![National Sunshine Series Starts Swimmingly for Patrick Billes and Espartano LS](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Espartano-LS_SKY22619-1080x675.jpg)
National Sunshine Series Starts Swimmingly for Patrick Billes and Espartano LS
Patrick Billes won the $10,000 1.35m Welcome Speed in early 2022 with Espartano LS, but he’d say...
![Nichols, Ball, and Wagman Capture Wins at Desert Dressage 1, Presented by Adequan®](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DesertDressage0207-1080x675.jpg)
Nichols, Ball, and Wagman Capture Wins at Desert Dressage 1, Presented by Adequan®
Desert Dressage 1, presented by Adequan® –the first of four weeks of dressage competition at the...
![Desert International Horse Park Added to CFIA List of Pre-Approved Events](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MG7256CabanaCoast-ErynnBallard-MLSJ-1080x675.jpg)
Desert International Horse Park Added to CFIA List of Pre-Approved Events
The Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) in Thermal, California, has been added to the Canadian...
![Arizona Winter Circuit Returns for 2024 Season](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/thatsawrap_4U9A3558-1080x675.jpg)
Arizona Winter Circuit Returns for 2024 Season
Fun returns to Pima County! Apex Equisport is thrilled to announce the return of its Arizona...
![Desert International Horse Park Selected as Host Venue for Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Qualifier](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ace-of-Hearts-Gregory-Wathelet-1-1080x675.jpg)
Desert International Horse Park Selected as Host Venue for Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Qualifier
Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) in Thermal, CA, has been selected as a host venue for one...
![Prize List Now Available for Desert Dressage 2023-2024](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MG8036AnnaBuffini-Dressage-SteffenPeters-1080x675.jpg)
Prize List Now Available for Desert Dressage 2023-2024
Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) is pleased to announce the prize list for the 2023-2024...
![Dressage Returns to Desert International Horse Park for 2023/2024 Season](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/SteffenPeters_Suppenkasper_TerriMiller22DD5760-1024x819-1024x675.jpg)
Dressage Returns to Desert International Horse Park for 2023/2024 Season
Thermal, CA – Dressage is returning to the desert for a third season, as Desert International...
![Vendor Applications Now Available for 2023/2024 DIHP Season](https://deserthorsepark.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/318020259_842244190469072_2987833503146854853_n-1080x675.jpeg)
Vendor Applications Now Available for 2023/2024 DIHP Season
Vendor applications for the 2023/2024 season at Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) are now...
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