Showdown Marketplace
& Tack Swap
Join us for a weekend of horses, shopping, great finds, and community!
Tack Swap & Vendor Marketplace
Whether you're cleaning out your tack room, starting a side hustle, or representing an established business, we'd love to have you at the Dakota Showdown!
The Dakota Showdown Vendor Marketplace features a little bit of everything—from handmade goods and boutique shopping to horse tack, farm & ranch products, local organizations, and one-of-a-kind treasures.
🐴 Tack Swap
Turn your unused tack into cash! Reserve a booth and spend the weekend selling saddles, bridles, blankets, boots, show clothing, grooming supplies, stable equipment, and more.
Our goal is to build the Dakota Showdown Tack Swap into a favorite annual destination for horse owners across Southeast South Dakota.
🛍️ Booth Information
- 10' × 10' booth: $10 (non-refundable)
- Location: Inside the Morton Building
- Bring your own: Tables, chairs, and display materials
- Additional booths: $10 each
- Nonprofit organizations: Complimentary booths available upon request
Vendor Setup & Event Schedule
Setup Options
- Friday, August 21: After 3:00 p.m.
- Saturday, August 22: Before noon
Saturday, August 22
The grounds will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for:
- An Open Horse Show
- Horse previews and adoption meetings
- Vendor shopping
A Hoedown at the Showdown BBQ will follow in the evening. Vendors are welcome to stay open during the BBQ, but are not required to.
Sunday, August 25
The main Dakota Showdown event includes:
- Gates open: 9:00 a.m.
- Trail Obstacle Competition: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Freestyle Performances: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- Awards & Adoption Auction: 4:00 p.m.
- Event ends: By 5:00 p.m.
Vendor Commitment
Vendors must remain set up until at least 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Staying through the end of the event at 5:00 p.m. is encouraged.
Gentle Spirit Tack Booth
Got extra tack, but don't want to be a vendor? Want to support the horses of Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue? We are gladly and gratefully accepting donated items (anything horse related) to add to the Gentle Spirit Track Booth.
DONATIONS of saddles, tack or other horse related items are greatly appreciated. We ask that you please clean and condition all saddles and leather items, and clean and fold all horse blankets, other horse clothing, and tack (mark sizes if possible). Riding apparel should be clean and on hangers with sizes marked on them if possible. Boots should also be polished and sized. Barn and grooming supplies need to be clean and in serviceable condition.
Donated items can be delivered to our Scotland, SD location anytime prior to August 23, 2025, or to the Dakota Showdown finale location at the Yankton Rodeo Grounds between 10am-4pm on August 23, 2025. We will do our best to accommodate drop off locations in other places, just note it on the form.