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 March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Donald
J. Tomnitz, Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer 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: May 7, 2004                                  /s/ Donald J. Tomnitz
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                                                   By: Donald J. Tomnitz
                                                   Vice Chairman, President and
                                                   Chief Executive Officer