Tag: Desert Horse Park

Conor & Crosby Continue to Win! Swail Sails to First in the BrainJuice Speed Stake CSI 4*

Thermal, California, United States – March 14, 2025 – Ireland’s Conor Swail (IRL) can always count on Count Me In – including in Friday, March 14’s $20,000 BrainJuice Speed Stake CSI 4*. With the win in the class, the gelding that Swail describes as his “serial winner” cruised to […]

Lorcan Gallagher Gets the Win in the $30,000 FarmVet Open Classic at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA – January 16, 2025 – After more than a decade of winters spent competing in Florida, this year marks Lorcan Gallagher’s (IRL) first full season at the Desert International Horse Park, and on Thursday, January 16, he showed that he is in Thermal, CA, to be […]

Conor Swail & Count Me In Contine their Winning Streak in the $182,000 Whittier Trust Grand Prix CSI 4*

Thermal, California, USA – February 03, 2024 – It’s not often that Conor Swail (IRL) isn’t the favorite in a Grand Prix CSI 4*. But nearly a year ago, his top horse Count Me In, who took him to FEI World Cup Finals, to the Dublin Horse Show, […]

Katie Laurie Rises from Down Under to Win $50,000 Brown Advisory Grand Prix CSI 2*

Thermal, California, USA – February 05, 2023 – Katie Laurie (AUS) arrived in the desert during Desert Circuit IV in winning fashion. Her first week proved fruitful for her, taking the win Sunday in the $50,000 Brown Advisory Grand Prix CSI 2* aboard Carissa McCall’s Cera Caruso. Alan […]

Nicky Galligan & Javas Miss Jordan Jump Like Mike to Win $250,000 Grand Prix CSI 4* at Thermal

Thermal, California, USA – March 21, 2021 – The Desert International Horse Park celebrated the end of the eight week Desert Circuit with a grand finale of the $250,000 Grand Prix CSI 4*, drawing top grand prix riders for the event. It was Nicky Galligan (IRL) and Javas […]

Vani Khosla & Billy Mexico Supreme in $25,000 Great American Open Classic

Thermal, California, USA – March 20, 2021 – Forty-four horse and rider combinations battled it out in the grand prix arena for the $25,000 1.40m Open Classic, sponsored by Great American Insurance at the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP). Jumper riders at the DIHP have a wide choice of classes […]

Kyle King & Magic Mike Turn on the Afterburner to Win $36,600 Sun Air Jets Jump-off Challenge CSI 4*

Thermal, California, USA – March 20, 2021 – Top show jumping action continued at the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP) as FEI riders are preparing for the grand finale, the $250,000 Grand Prix CSI 4*, on Sunday afternoon. In Saturday’s competition, riders navigated the $36,600 Sun Air Jets. Twenty […]

Shawn Casady & Lyranta Van’t Gebroekt Light Up Again to Win $25,000 FarmVet Grand Prix

Thermal, California, USA – March 18, 2021 – Following the FEI, riders tested their skills in the $25,000 Farmvet Grand Prix. Shawn Casady (USA) and Lyranta Van’t Gebroekt, owned by Neil Jones Equestrian, were the fastest double clear out of a total 29 entries to clinch the victory. Eight horse […]

Shawn Casady & Lyranta van’t Gebroekt Soar in $75,000 Marshall & Sterling Grand Prix

Thermal, California, USA – March 13, 2021 – Saturday was a beautiful day for show jumping at the Desert International Horse Park (DIHP). The newly landscaped arena and snow-capped mountains provided the perfect backdrop as riders vied for the lion’s share of the prize pool. Thirty-three horse and […]

Hanna Mauritzson & Parkmore Lux Shine in $25,000 Farmvet Grand Prix at Thermal

Thermal, California – March 11, 2021 – The Grand Prix Stadium welcomed back top show jumping action for Week VII at Desert International Horse Park’s (DIHP) eight week long Desert Circuit. With forty-four horse and rider combinations on the order of go, the $25,000 Farmvet Grand Prix saw […]

Richard Spooner & Quirado RC are Quick & Clean to Win $137,000 Adequan Grand Prix CSI 3*

Thermal, Califonia, EUA – March 7, 2021 – The sixth week of competition at the Desert International Horse Park concluded Sunday with the $137,000 Adequan Grand Prix CSI 3*. Serving as the highlight class of the afternoon, the final FEI class of the week challenged thirty-two horse and […]

Zume Gallaher Teams Up with Edita for Maiden FEI Win in $36,600 Jump-off Challenge CSI 3* at Thermal

Thermal, Califoria, USA – March 5, 2021 – The Grand Prix Stadium welcomed thirty-nine horse and rider duos to challenge the $36,600 Roeckl Gloves Challenge CSI 3*, sponsored by Roeckl Gloves. Five horses advanced to the shortened course and raced against the clock to see who would emerge victorious. […]

Charlie Jayne & Tou La Moon Soar to Win $100,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* at Desert International Horse Park

Thermal, California, USA – November 03, 2019 – Charlie Jayne (USA) and Tou La Moon claimed top honors in the $100,000 Grand Prix CSI 3* yesterday during the National Sunshine Series I CSI 3* at the Desert International Horse Park in Thermal, California, USA. The American and the 11-year-old […]