Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION  1350, AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of  D.R. Horton, Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q  for  the quarterly  period  ended June 30,   2003  as  filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof  (the "Report"), I, Donald
J. Tomnitz, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company,
certify, pursuant to  18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of  Section 13
                  (a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information  contained in  the Report  fairly presents, in
                  all material  respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.



Date: August 14, 2003                   /s/ Donald J. Tomnitz
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                                             Donald J. Tomnitz
                                 Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
                                             and President