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title: There are just TEN DAYS left to apply for this year's Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge!
description: There are just TEN DAYS left to apply for this year's Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge!
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# [There are just TEN DAYS left to apply for this year's Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge!](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/there-are-just-ten-days-left-to-apply-for-this-years-dakota-showdown-horse-trainer-challenge)

 Written by [Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/news/author/gentle-spirit-horses-rescue) | Mar 9, 2025 7:23:55 AM

Did you know last year's top adoption fee was $7100, with an average fee of $2250 for the other horses? And that trainers receive 50% of the adoption fee if the horse is adopted within 30 days of the Finale, and 25% if adopted within a year?*

 

There are just TEN DAYS left to apply for this year's Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge! Whether you want to work with a Showcase horse who is ready to start saddle training, a 3-yr-old BLM mustang in the Foundation division, or a yearling in the Rising Star division there are lots of ways to join!

 

Apply today: [https://www.dakotashowdown.com/trainers](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/trainers?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0IiGOAY48lnkrPOdCMXYv9-OZbl52D5KJs1cnpToTRR6jEBMqAzBTxWyE_aem_iulDXiDjWFnA44z4EttWjg)

 

NEW FOR 2025 - work with ANY of the adoptable horses at the Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue facility at least twice a week and earn 25% of the adoption fee! Join the Highlight division!

 

* some restrictions apply, check rule book for details

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