---
title: Meet Ivy – 2025 Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge
description: Meet Ivy – 2025 Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge
---

[News & Updates ](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news)

# [Meet Ivy – 2025 Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/meet-ivy-2025-dakota-showdown-horse-trainer-challenge)

 Written by [Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/author/gentle-spirit-horses-rescue) | Aug 17, 2025 5:06:16 AM

 Meet Ivy – 2025 Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge

 

Ivy is a tall, gorgeous yearling filly in the Rising Star division, trained by youth trainer Marlee Stortreon. She’s friendly, curious, and full of that classic red mare sass—in the best way possible! Over the past few months, she’s taken every new challenge in stride and is ready to impress at the Finale.

 

 Easy to catch, leads, and ties

 Lunges all three gaits and over poles

 Bathes like a pro

 Willingly ponies off another horse

 Picks up all four feet for the farrier

 Loads into a trailer

 Accepts tack

 Learning basic tricks

 Working on sidepass/lateral work

 

Ivy is a blank canvas with an excellent start—perfect for someone who wants to shape their dream horse from the ground up. She’s ready to keep learning, growing, and building her confidence. With her personality and presence, she’s sure to turn heads wherever she goes.

 

 Available at the 2025 Dakota Showdown Finale – August 23–24 in Yankton, SD

 Apply to adopt now: [https://www.dakotashowdown.com/adopt](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/adopt?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUzc1RTM2cERxMDZQd0dJNgEeXcpc1bvTltUk887Atks2jHvPNH-VRaHVKSsD5S43XzAjSsM8SwHO0y2gXbQ_aem_ap8eSQYA9TUjnTuBjAoHBg)

 

Want to cheer on [#ShowdownTeamIvy](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/showdownteamivy?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R)?

 Donate to the Fan Favorite fundraiser (every $1 = 1 raffle entry!): [https://givebutter.com/2025DakotaShowdownFanFavorite](https://givebutter.com/2025DakotaShowdownFanFavorite?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUzc1RTM2cERxMDZQd0dJNgEewWRS00WcYhuAa09hqTkz7tLwH6pA-bOLM0WCg1oxXgvwGLsaJ5tBF2WF2V4_aem_8KI4259Xr4wvaZ1I03moVA)

 

[#DakotaShowdown2025](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/dakotashowdown2025?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R) [#ShowdownTeamIvy](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/showdownteamivy?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R) [#RisingStarHorse](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/risingstarhorse?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R) [#HorseTrainerChallenge](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/horsetrainerchallenge?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R) [#HorseAdoption](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/horseadoption?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R) [#YearlingHorse](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/yearlinghorse?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R) [#FutureChampion](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/futurechampion?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R) [#FromRescueToPartner](https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/fromrescuetopartner?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWM8O0F8DkTQ0nkRgVQzHERC1ybQ_dZRnHrWJYUdjZ2JIClcyB2YY4V_ViSyu4FuNstsyooBVdVVjtw9sbzafQTa5HsSrj8f_P7VQO9PYgfQfbQgut2qv_w5ZdTGr_Oni3chcHSr_1jLA2ArvdjhnsoGv3ZBbePabE6sSi5zeFwCzswd1g0HeKX8EyeAuMDfyA&__tn__=*NK-R)

[View full post](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/meet-ivy-2025-dakota-showdown-horse-trainer-challenge)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2025-08-17T05:25:37.549Z",
  "datePublished" : "2025-08-17T05:06:16Z",
  "headline" : "Meet Ivy – 2025 Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 1080,
    "url" : "https://22324759.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/22324759/529621630_739983962113169_5648616807478989383_n.jpg",
    "width" : 1080
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/meet-ivy-2025-dakota-showdown-horse-trainer-challenge",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "News & Updates"
  }
}
```