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Henselwood Wins $150,000 HITS Grand Prix of the Desert

The scorching California sun was no match for Canadian Jill Henselwood’s cool composure in the $150,000 HITS Grand Prix of the Desert held Sunday, March 12, in Indio, CA. Read more

JILL HENSELWOOD AND BLACK ICE CLAIM $150,000 GRAND PRIX OF THE DESERT

Jill Henselwood had a little chat with her horse Black Ice before the $150,000 Grand Prix of the Desert, the Grand Finale of six weeks of show jumping at the HITS Indio Desert Circuit.

The Canadian rider wanted to take her mount with her to Europe in preparation for April’s World Cup. But the catch was Black Ice needed to pay his own way for a trip that would cost nearly $60,000 in airfare and oats. Read more

McGuinness and Rich Fellers claim victory as Indio begins to wrap up

Week VI is the finish up for our show days at the facility we have called “Indio” for the past many years. Some people are sad and some are not but everyone is flocking to the HITS office to pour over the plans on display for the new Thermal show grounds. Sounds a little weird to be saying “Thermal” and HITS in the same breath. Read more

HITS Unveils Plans for New Equestrian Center - USET Foundation Honored

Indio, CA (March 6, 2025)-More than 400 of the West Coast’s top riders, owners and trainers attended a special, by-invitation-only party in honor of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation on Friday, March 3 at the HITS Desert Horse Park in Indio, California. The party was hosted by Jami Morse Heidegger and Show Circuit Magazine and included presentations by George H. Morris, Chef d’Equipe of the U.S. Show Jumping Team, Bonnie B. Jenkins, Executive Director of the USET Foundation and Thomas G. Struzzieri, President of HITS, Inc. Read more

Richard Spooner and Quirno 3 Win the $75,000 Surpass Grand Prix at Indio

It’s no coincidence that Richard Spooner is the Indio Desert Circuit’s all-time leading money winner. With some good decision-making in Sunday’s $75,000 SURPASS Grand Prix he became a bit richer as his mount of Quirino 3 seized the top prize. Read more

HITS 2007 and into the future

The site plan for the new HITS Desert Circuit facility was unveiled Saturday night at a by-invitation-only party next to the Grand Prix field in Indio. People attending the party learned not only of the site plans, but the dreams and goals of the people building it. Seems with the change of location, HITS Indio is headed for big exciting changes in lots of other ways. Read more

Rich Fellers and Gyro Capture the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix at Indio

Richard Spooner brought all five of his mounts into the jump-off of the $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix Friday afternoon, but he couldn’t get past Gyro and Rich Fellers as that combination rode away with the blue ribbon.
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Hits to Unveil New Desert Equestrian Site

Indio, CA (March 2, 2025)-HITS, Inc. of Saugerties, NY announced today that the company will unveil preliminary site plans for its new multi-million-dollar HITS Desert Equestrian Center at a special by-invitation-only party in honor of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation on Friday, March 3. The new 250-acre venue will be constructed during the next year on property near Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal, California. Read more

McGuinness and Rich Fellers take the Indio $75,000 Grand Prix

Today’s Grand Prix, Footings Unlimited $75,000, would almost have been anti-climatic if the competition had been held over any other course. Olaf Peterson, Seefeld, Germany set an amazing technical, big, airy course over fences that sort of reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. Lots of color, complex optional lines, wide oxers, BIG verticals and a “Quad Rail” fence option at #8 that created lots of problems and a few chills and spills.

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JOHN PEARCE AND CHAMPAGNE TOAST THEIR SUCCESS IN THE $30,000 ARIAT GRAND PRIX AT THE 2006 INDIO DESERT CIRCUIT

Canadian rider John Pearce’s early trip south paid off thus far, as he secured Friday’s $30,000 Ariat Grand Prix kicking off the 2006 Indio Desert Circuit on lightning-fast Champagne. Read more

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