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    Desert Palms Equestrian Center

    5.0 (2 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    My son has participated in tournaments here and enjoyed them. Be sure you verify tournament…read moreinformation with them, as we recently had an unfortunate experience due to misinformation on the USCF listing. They are capping the number of participants due to COVID-19, which is good, but it isn't a fun surprise for a kid with his heart set on entering a tournament that turns out to be full when he arrives!

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