UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K



                                 Current Report
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                  April 8, 2003
                (Date of Report--Date of Earliest Event Reported)



                                D.R. Horton, Inc.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



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       Delaware                    1-14122                    75-2386963
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   (State or Other          (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction of                                         Identification No.)
    Incorporation)
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           1901 Ascension Boulevard, Suite 100, Arlington, Texas 76006
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (817) 856-8200
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)







Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)       Exhibits:

          99.1 Press  Release  dated April 8, 2003 related to the  Company's Net
               Sales  Orders for the quarter and six month  periods  ended March
               31, 2003.


Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On April 8, 2003, D.R. Horton,  Inc. issued a press release  announcing its
Net Sales Orders for the  quarterly  period ended March 31, 2003 and for the six
month  period  ended  March 31,  2003.  A copy of the press  release is attached
hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and is  incorporated  by  reference  in its  entirety by
reference into this Item 9.

     The  information  furnished in this Item 9 (which is being  furnished under
Item  12)  shall  not be  deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as  amended,  or  otherwise  subject  to the
liabilities of that section,  nor shall such information be deemed  incorporated
by  reference  in any  filing  under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1933,  as
amended,  except as shall be expressly  set forth by specific  reference in such
filing.


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     Pursuant  to  interim  guidance  issued  by  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission in Release  33-8216,  effective  March 28, 2003,  relating to Item 12
filing  requirements,  the Company has provided the information required by Item
12 under Item 9 herein.








                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 8, 2003

                                     D. R. Horton, Inc.


                                     By: /s/ Samuel R. Fuller
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                                        Samuel R. Fuller
                                        Executive Vice President, Treasurer,
                                        and Chief Financial Officer








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number   Exhibit
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99.1     Press Release dated April 8, 2003, filed with this report.