Rose Dhu Equestrian Center

A huge thank you to Nature's View for an exceptional clinic last weekend. All of us at RDEC loved working with you, and we are already looking forward to the next time! 🦄

RDEC is home from two weeks in the Sunshine state! We always love time spent at the in Ocala!
Highlights:

▪️Zella Esposito made her show ring debut with Golden Ticket and came back with several 🥇 place finishes and Division Champion! We are so proud of all the hard work this pair has put in and can’t wait for more fun on the road with them!

▪️Madelyn Sano piloted Gaudi de Vy and Django HMZ around the 1.10 Amateur jumpers, putting in great rounds and coming back with a 9th place Classic finish out of a big group of horses. Thank you to for making the connection with Django HMZ! We loved having him in the barn!

▪️Rachel Kowalczyk road IC Wheels Up in the Younger Low Adults and brought home several 🥇 place finishes, a second round classic score of 82, and took home Division Champion! Way to go, team! Thank you to .franke for connecting us to IC Wheels Up! This young horse has a very bright future ahead of him!

▪️OS Quincy and Rebecca had an exceptional 2* FEI week. The pair jumped clear and in the top 12 out of 43 starters in the Grand Prix Qualifier on Thursday night and then debuted in their first 2* Grand Prix on Saturday night, putting in a phenomenal round.

▪️Ugadi Hero Z jumped exceptionally well both weeks and concluded week 2 with a stellar round in the 1.40 Future Prix on Saturday.

Job well done, RDEC! 🏆🦄

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Horse Friends!
I have a used saddle back on the market after some pretty convincing tire kickers inquired and failed to follow through. Lmk if you’re interested!
•2012 - 17” - Antares
Purchased used in 2016 by current owner. Kept in temperature controlled tack room. 4.75 inches dot to dot. Only flaw is mild discoloration (shown in pictures). Comes with an Antares cover.
1,25o - OBO
📍Bluffton, SC

RDEC is home from our 4 weeks at WEC Ocala! Our month in the sunshine state was filled with wins, move ups, new challenges and an abundance of fun!! So proud of our entire team!!
Highlights:
▫️Lily Bailey & Paddy Pepper put in the work and had several clear rounds and brought ribbons home!
▫️Casey Chafik and Status Quo stepped up to the Low Children’s division with great success to earn ribbons and a Classic Score of 79 and 81! These two are a pair to be reckoned with!!
▫️Samantha Michael brought home great ribbons from week one with Camillo Z. Then, Samantha stepped into the jumper ring week 3 with Kirkwood and put in excellent trips!
▫️Anne Polhill and Limboy von Worrenburg started a new partnership week 3 and 4 and brought home ribbons in the .85s and .90s!
▫️Ugadi Hero Z jumped to 6th in the 1.35 two phase and moved up to the 1.40 Future Prix with great success.
▫️Quincy OS put in great work at the 1.40 height all 4 weeks and concluded his time by stepping back under the lights in the Grand Arena with a great trip.

Job well done, RDEC! Now onto the next adventure! Tryon 🔜!!

It was a banner week in Aiken for Team RDEC!! Our team sure knows how to kick off a new show year!
Highlights:
•Gaudi de Vy & Madelyn Sano had a fault free week and secured the TriColor of the 1.10 Amateur Jumper division after winning both classes on Saturday and coming in 5th on Friday! The two also brought home 🥉in the classic! What a stellar second show for this new pair!
•Veltins & Debra McCallin brought home excellent ribbons in the 1.10 Amateur Jumper division to include a 7th place Classic finish!
•Status Quo & Casey Chafik brought home the win in ALL three of their classes on Saturday which helped secure the TriColor of the Short Stirrup Division!
•Paddy Pepper & Lily Bailey came home with three Blue Ribbon round finishes and moved up to the 1.0 height by the end of the weekend!
•Ugadi Hero Z came home with a 9th place finish in the Welcome and an 8th place finish in the 1.30 Prix!
•Quincy OS brought home an 11th place finish in the Welcome and a 10th place finish in the 1.30 Prix!

Job so very well done to all of our horses and riders! We cannot wait to see what the rest of the 2024 show year has in store for RDEC!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you for hosting such a great show!

Week 2 at WEC Ocala did not disappoint! Team RDEC sure showed up this week and all produced outstanding results!
Highlights:
▫️Gaudi de Vy made his US debut with owner, Madelyn Sano, a huge success! The pair put in excellent rounds and brought home a 3rd place in the Low Adult Classic! 💫
▫️Paddy Pepper & Lily Bailey moved up and produced a rail free week! ✨
▫️Dominus Z stepped into the High Adults with Jessica Bader in the irons and the pair put together 3 stellar trips, alongside bringing home a 10th place finish in the Classic! ⭐️
▫️Ruby Slippers & Chloe Melton won both Children’s Pony Eq. classes, earning them division Champion! The pair also rode to top placing in the Children’s Pony Hunters, bringing home top ribbons, a 🥉 in the Classic, and finished just mere points below Reserve Champion of the division! 🏆
▫️Camillo Z & Samantha Michael brought home top ribbons in the Low Children’s, WON their classic and earned Reserve Champion of the division! The pair also brought home a 4th place finish in the Non Pro Derby out of 27 horse and rider combinations! 🔥
▫️Graffiti & Paige Rose took home top placings in every Low Adult class, in addition to finishing just one horse outside of the ribbons in the Non Pro Derby! 🤩
▫️Lexington & Kane Ramsey had an excellent weekend - finishing in the ribbons in every class of the Low Adults, including a 🥇 finish on Sunday! 🙌
▫️Status Quo & Casey Chafik brought home ribbons out of HUGE group of Short/Long Stirrup riders! 👏
▫️Ugadi Hero Z stepped into the 1.20 with Rebecca and had a rail free trip! 🎊
▫️Quincy OS had a fault free week bringing home an 8th place finish in the 1k 1.30 Two Phase and an 8th place finish in the 15k 1.40 Future Prix! 🎉
Job extremely well done to all of our RDEC horses and riders! Now on to a well deserved rest before our next adventure!

It’s a Winter Wonderland at WEC Ocala and Team RDEC had a fantastic first week!

▫️Quincy OS had lovely trips in the 1.35 & 10k 1.40 Classic.

▫️Paddy Pepper & Ugadi Hero Z both had a very successful US debut with both boys bringing home ribbons in their respective classes.

▫️Dominus Z had two lovely 1.10 trips and is ready for to take the reins this week!

▫️Casey Chafik and Status Quo continued to dominate the Short/Long Stirrup ring, bringing home top ribbons in all of their classes including a first over fences!

▫️Debra Mccallin and Veltins are back on the East Coast with us and had fantastic trips in the Low Adult Jumpers!

Week 2, we are ready for you!! 🔥🔥🔥

Team RDEC had a great week at TIEC for Tryon Fall 4!

⭐️Casey Chafik & Status Quo continued their winning streak by taking home the WIN in their Short Stirrup Challenge round along with top ribbons in the rest of their classes! 🏆

⭐️Chloe Melton & Ruby Slippers made their Tryon debut a successful one by bringing home the WIN in the Children’s Pony Challenge along with top ribbons in all of their other classes! 🏆

⭐️Rebecca’s young hunter, Verity, made her Baby Green debut piloted by Suzanne Feagan and brought home ribbons out of some tough competition!

⭐️Quincy OS & Rebecca competed in the Open 1.30 and 1.35 stake producing super trips among some tough competition.

Job well done, team!!!🦄🦄
Next up: WEC December!

Congratulations to Casey Chafik and Status Quo on taking the WIN in the Short Stirrup Challenge today! The pair also brought home top ribbons in all of their o/f rounds this weekend. Job well done for their first show as a team!! 🥇 🎉🦄

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**Will be at Bruce’s Field for Aiken Fall II and is available for trials**

12 yo, 16.3, imported gelding that is the winning 2 foot to 3 foot extraordinaire in any company. Has experience up to the 3’3 AOs, has successfully done the 3 foot eq. and is most recently back from a successful lease teaching a kid the ropes in the Low Children’s Hunters. Jumps a 12+ every time, auto change, leg ride and a sweetheart in the barn. Borrow or keep.

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