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title: The 2024 Trainer Application for the Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge is OPEN!
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# [The 2024 Trainer Application for the Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge is OPEN!](https://www.gentlespirithorses.org/blog/the-2024-trainer-application-for-the-dakota-showdown-horse-trainer-challenge-is-open)

 Written by [Gentle Spirit Horses Rescue & Sanctuary](https://www.gentlespirithorses.org/blog/author/gentle-spirit-horses-rescue-sanctuary) | Mar 17, 2024 2:21:31 AM

The 2024 Trainer Application for the Dakota Showdown Horse Trainer Challenge is OPEN!

 

APPLY TO COMPETE / show your skills and make an impact

 

Change the future of an adoptable horse, show your skills to our large community, and make a huge impact for horses in the Dakotas! Learn more and apply today for an early May pickup. The finale event will be August 24-25, 2024 in Yankton, SD!

 

Apply by April 1, 2024

[https://www.dakotashowdown.com/trainers](https://www.dakotashowdown.com/trainers?fbclid=IwAR20Ssdt7MiNCycbesse_v1m6z-1AQsrRXI0X-P1tUP-TRYLQZTtDT9l4ic)

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