01/12/2025
CALLING ALL SAVVY DRESSAGE QUEENS (AND KINGS 😉) on a budget looking for a horse in the low 5's with proven quality and all the presence to bring you top finishes at horse shows and then take you for a celebratory trail ride without spilling your champagne! 🙌
I have your horse in my barn right now (Located near Charlotte, NC) and if you trust yourself enough to buy without a flashy sales video, a million edited glamor shots, and perfect rads, this could very well be the proverbial 'diamond in the not-so-rough' you've been looking for as your next, highly competitive, lower-level dressage horse.
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Dolce J’adore (barn name, DOLCE) is an in-your-pocket, 8 yo Oldenburg gelding standing 17.3H (Diamond Stud x Joshua X Roemer). Dolce has competed successfully at training level and first level with scores to 73% and many top finishes. He was 15th in the USDF/Adequan year-end training level AA final standings in 2022 with a median score of 71%.
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IN THE BARN:
Dolce loves attention and is great for the vet, farrier and for general ground work. (Dolce also wanted us to add that if his new human isn't tall or great with bridles or halters, he know how to put them on with NO problems because he is an equine genius 🐴🥰!)
UNDER SADDLE:
Dolce is currently schooling training/first level as we bring him back into condition, but has been schooled to second level (yes, we have video of this) and all the buttons for canter/walk, medium gaits, and counter canter are still there.
MAINTENANCE AND KNOWN FINDINGS:
Dolce has juvenile hock arthritis and his hocks are fusing. This requires reasonable maintenance to keep him comfortable in the work (think 1x or 2x annual hock injections). He was injected for the first time in January and responded beautifully. We have updated rads, older rads for a baseline, and will share a heap of vet records and information with serious potential buyers.
CURRENT OWNER:
Dolce has been owned by one person (his breeder) since birth and she has done ALL THE THINGS since moving him to our barn including multiple evaluation exams, recent hock injections, preventive ulcer treatment, bodywork, etc to make sure he is fully conditioned, comfortable, and happy to go back to work. Rare, I know!
👇 WHY NOW AND PRICE 👇
Dolce will be FORMALLY MARKETED when the arena unthaws and he'll be glossy, strong, and gorgeous. If you're a serious, uncomplicated buyer and a lower-level dressage rider looking to stretch your budget for quality, you could find a best friend, a top competitor, and a truly fantastic deal all-in-one! He is priced in the low 5's (starting with a 3). Reasonable offers considered before spring for an uncomplicated sale and a perfect fit home.
Dolce is the product of a small breeding operation based in Hunterdon Valley, NJ and the goal has always been to find the perfect home for him.
IDEAL HOME 🥰
Our goal is to help Dolce find a kind, knowledgeable, and serious amateur rider who will enjoy all his quality and beauty (inside and out). Dolce's owner has her own farm and 100's of acres, so this is not a fire sale or an owner who is desperate to move him on. We will wait for the right person and home.
PLEASE NO SHORT-TERM FLIPPERS LOOKING TO PUT THE CHANGES ON AND RE-SELL HIM. WE DO NOT WANT HIM CRANKED AROUND FOR A QUICK BUCK.
VIDEO 🤩
--> 1st brief evaluation ride after months off work in 40 degree weather and GUSTY winds. Rider is 5'5" and petite (size small shirts and 26 breeches).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jawv0IS4zU
--> 2022 Video (Schooling Second Level)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pfzvlqb6eU
CONTACT KATIE:
--> By PM on Facebook
--> By text or call at 704.472.8459
--> By email at [email protected]
