Dakota Showdown Blog

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Want to follow the 100-day journey of our trainers and horses? The Dakota Showdown Blog brings you exclusive updates, behind-the-scenes stories, and important event details. From weekly progress reports on each horse-trainer team to event announcements and insider tips, this is your go-to source for everything Showdown.

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Team Ivy - June 14, 2025 - Update!

June 15, 2025
From trainer Marlee Stortroen:

Team Eloise- May 27, 2025 - Update!

June 15, 2025
From trainer Bryan Roselles: Bout as smooth as a first ride can get! Eloise and I are off and running. Check out the...

Team Eloise- May 27, 2025 - Update!

June 15, 2025
From trainer Bryan Roselles: This saddling thing is easy peasy #showdownteameloise Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer...

Team Eloise- May 26, 2025 - Update!

June 15, 2025
From trainer Bryan Roselles: First #showdownteameloise update! Eloise is a fast learner so far, picking up everything I...

Team Eloise- May 23, 2025 - Update!

June 15, 2025
From trainer Bryan Roselles: After quite the excursion, that kicked off with me leaving Rapid at 10 am MST yesterday...

Team Cocoa- June 8, 2025 - Update!

June 15, 2025
From trainer Rachel Lund: Cocoa went on a field trip to the Powder Basin Equestrian Association for a lesson with the...

Team Ivy May 28, 2025 - Update!

June 9, 2025
From trainer Marlee Stortroen: