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title: Team Vincent July 1, 2026 - Update!
description: Team Vincent July 1, 2026 - Update!
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# Team Vincent July 1, 2026 - Update!

 5 July 2026

[Dakota Showdown](https://www.gentlespirithorses.org/blog/tag/dakota-showdown)

From  Marlee Stortroen:

 

Day 65 with Vincent

 

Whew it’s been a minute. Things have been busy around here the past couple of weeks and I’ve neglected posting for a bit ![](https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/td0/1/16/1f602.png). But we have been working hard and have made some changes to our setup. I switched Vinny to a bosal instead of a snaffle. He went around well in a snaffle but he would get tense and brace in his head and neck at times. But now that we made the switch he has been a lot more relaxed through his body. Tonight we worked on pivots and softening in the face at the jog. Below is the video of us dragging a pole around a couple of days ago.<https://adopt.animalsfirst.com/animal/62b33391793fbc02e95c81a6/684a643a97014f1e2e0870a6?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExUlRCczZiM0xYdU5RR1BCd3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6O_abuXv_mZtTZQeZUZVz9Mn5rMn0B2JIyL3yRlPP-eR59gHdrF0nEUHha3Q_aem_r6DKG8R2GcOsi5saXMLO4w>

 

Vincent  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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