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title: Team Padme June 11, 2026 - Update!
description: I have had to take a few steps back with Padme recently and work a bit slower than I anticipated, but we are getting there.
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# [Team Padme June 11, 2026 - Update!](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/team-padme-june-11-2026-update)

 Written by [Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/author/gentle-spirit-horses-rescue) | Jun 21, 2026 8:06:21 AM

From Trainer Haily Chitwood:

 

I have had to take a few steps back with Padme recently and work a bit slower than I anticipated, but we are getting there.

 

This weekend I got a halter on and off her a few times, with the help of a bucket lol.We are working on letting me touch her, specifically without her nose in a bucket.We are continuing working on some leading with baby steps to hopefully keep it a bit calmer(didn't get any videos of this oops).

 

Padme will be available for adoption at the Dakota Showdown in Lennox on August 22-23!

Padme will be available for adoption at the Dakota Showdown Finale on August 23, 2026 in Lennox, South Dakota. Check out [http://dakotashowdown.com](https://dakotashowdown.com/) for more info. 

 

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