2011 HANOVERIAN BLACK BAY GELDING measured at 15.3 hands SIRE: RUBINERO (RUBENSTEIN) DAM: DELIGHTFUL SPF (DON PRINCIPE) Located in Columbus, NC - conveniently 35 minutes from GSP or Ashville Airports, or 1.2 hours from CLT Charlotte airport, and were only 10 minutes away from the Tryon International Equestrian Center home of the 2018 WEGS! Rutledge or Rut as we call him is a handsome gelding with beautiful elastic movement and a naturally balanced carriage. His pedigree sports a long line of well-respected stallions and elite mares. He has wonderful confirmation. His ground manners are exceptional and he is a delight to work with. Rut has 3 nice gaits they are all correct and very comfortable. Lateral work comes easy to him, he is schooling the trot and canter half passes. He has a great work ethic and is forward thinking. Rut is schooling 2nd and 3rd level dressage movements. He would make a wonderful AA or JR/YR Horse! He gets along great with other geldings and is an easy keeper. His sire: Rubinero (Rubenstein) won his 5 year Bundechapoinate under Lisa Wilcox and has several approved stallion sons in Germany. His dam: Delightful SPF (Don Principe) won her mare inspection and was an elite eligible mare with a score of 8.4. Her sire, Don Principe, has had numerous wins at FEI Grand Prix and numerous awards. His formal education started with dressage. He has been trail ridden extensively, participated in hunter paces and fox hunted in VA, NC and FL (non jumping flight). His aptitude for his size, temperament and movement has been recommended for dressage which is why this lovely horse is for sale! Asking $15,000. please contact - Jessica Mendoza at call or texting - 301-801-9353 or email : [email protected]