The Oasis Club at the HITS Desert Horse Park has always lived up to its name – an island of comfort and luxury for VIP patrons in the middle of the Coachella Valley desert. Now a good thing is getting even better with upgrades to the menu and building. Five-star Chef Giuseppe Napoli of the […]
HITS, Inc. is making headlines. Literally! The nation’s premiere producer of hunter/jumper horse shows has teamed up with leading media outlet The Equestrian News to introduce a new publication, HITS News Weekly. Premiering Jan. 22 with HITS News Weekly – Thermal Edition, this new publication will document the non-stop action of the 2013 HITS Desert […]
The FEI Bureau has withdrawn hosting rights for the 2015 FEI World Cup Jumping and Dressage Finals from Guadalajara, citing the Mexican organizers’ inability to meet in full the requirements imposed by the FEI Bureau when the Finals were allocated in June of last year. “The FEI truly appreciates the efforts that the Guadalajara organizers […]
Two-time Olympic medalist Conrad Homfeld has been selected as course designer for the new AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix, scheduled for March 17 as the capper to seven weeks of non-stop hunter/jumper action on the 2013 HITS Desert Circuit. The AIG $1 Million provides a massive shot of prestige to the West Coast show […]
HITS Inc. continues to amp up the excitement in the hunter ring with the addition of a $50,000 East Meets West Hunter Challenge that will pit the most accomplished riders on the Desert Circuit in Thermal with top talent on the Winter Circuit in Ocala, FL. Challengers from each state will rotate rounds in a […]
Insurance firm American International Group Inc. has stepped up to sponsor HITS’ new Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix. Set to cap the 2013 Desert Circuit, the AIG Thermal $1 Million Grand Prix is set for March 17 at the HITS Desert Horse Park just outside of Palm Springs, CA. “Between our continuing relationship with Pfizer […]
AQHA past president Don Burt passed away on Nov. 25. A native of Burbank, CA, Burt was also on the USEF Reining and High Performance Reining Committees and served the equestrian community in the U.S. and internationally for more than 50 years. One of his major accomplishments was in getting approval to make reining the […]
Consistency pays off on the Global Champions Tour. Parlaying her extraordinary lead throughout the 2012 season, Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander earned a second consecutive GCT championship crown, even though ranked 27th in the final test of the 12-part series, the $518,000 Gucci Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, a CSI5* 1.60m. Sweden’s Katharina Offel and Fidji Island […]
Saer Coulter jumped to the front of the pack in the $32,000 Markel Insurance Jumper Classic at the Las Vegas National, taking first and second place on Graciella 50 and Julia des Brumes, respectively. The 20-year-old San Francisco rider topped an international field of 56 horses that converged Nov. 15 at the South Point Equestrian […]
Who doesn’t love a horse with character? Well, this one was not only a war hero, but loved to eat pancakes and eggs for breakfast. Sgt. Reckless was a 14-hand Mongolian mare who joined the Marine Corps on October 26, 1952 as a humble pack horse. Distinguishing herself with feats of bravery and intelligence, Reckless […]
