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 Luke June 28, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Aspen Lyons: Today me and Luke didn’t do much he’s getting to the point where he has most of the basics...

Team Luke June 24, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Aspen Lyons: Today me and Luke did a little more desensitization, we also did some lunging and side...

Team Luke June 23, 2026 - Update!

July 5, 2026
From Trainer Aspen Lyons: Today Luke got more desensitization! Today me and Luke played around with a tarp. While he...

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...