Dakota Showdown Blog

Stay Informed, Stay Inspired

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.

📢 Don’t miss a moment—follow along and watch the transformations unfold!

Team Blake June 27, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Haylee Nichols: Little bit of a unfortunate update, but I dont want to only show our good times because...

Team Vincent July 1, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 65 with Vincent Whew it’s been a minute. Things have been busy around here the past...

Team Vincent June 12, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 45 with Vincent Worked outside of the arena today. We warmed up with some lunging,...

Team Vincent June 5, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 39 with vincent Some snippets from ride #2 with Vinny

Team Vincent May 31, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 34 with Vincent Well today was the day. I swung a leg over and it couldn’t have gone...

Team Vincent May 30, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 33 with Vincent Today was all about mounting and getting used to me up in the...

Team Vincent May 28, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 31 with Vincent Did some ground driving today with Vinny. I didn’t get any videos...

Team Vincent May 26, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 29 with Vincent Vinny got legs today! Well sort of. Today was all about getting used...

Team Vincent May 24, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 27 with Vincent Muddy arena so we worked in the grass and on lunging tonight. In the...

Team Vincent May 23, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 26 with Vincent Worked on softening to the bridle today along with sidepassing and...

Team Vincent May 15, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 18 &19 with Vincent After a couple of days off we are back to work. We worked on...

Team Vincent May 2, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Marlee Stortroen: Day 5 with Vincent We got the saddle on today! He was a chill guy and never offered any...