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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May 21, 2025
From trainer Annika Greaney: Vixen isn't enjoying this wet weather, but she at least got a good roll in!
May 21, 2025
From trainer Annika Greaney:
May 21, 2025
From trainer Annika Greaney: Day 2 for Vixen! Yesterday we learned how to send and today she confirmed that she's a...
May 21, 2025
From trainer Annika Greaney: My 2025 Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge horse has arrived, meet Vixen! I'm excited...
May 21, 2025
From trainer Rachel Lund: Meet Cocoa, a 12-year-old gelding around 15.1 hands who’s spending the summer with me (Rachel...
May 17, 2025
From trainer Beth Stahlecker: It has been an absolute dream of mine to just be around a mustang ever since I found out...
May 17, 2025
From trainer Shaylin Lathrop: Forrest gets to choose between an apple and a carrot! Can you guess which one he likes...
May 17, 2025
From trainer Jay Westerbur:
May 17, 2025
From trainer Olivia Van Beek: Week two went really well with Smokey. He had a little thing with the trailer Monday...
May 17, 2025
From trainer Annika Greaney: The flies were bad, as are my videography skills but I was able to document a little bit...
May 14, 2025
From trainer Beth Stahlecker: Twister got in the round pen with his emotional support Atticus and we got pretty far....
April 27, 2025
Smokey leaves this Saturday for his summer with trainer Olivia Van Beek for the Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer...