Happy 19th birthday Totilas | ||
Totilas © Wikimedia Commons
By Equestrian Life Totilas, who is undoubtedly one of the most well known dressage horses in the world, turned nineteen on the 23rd of May! The jet-black Warmblood stallion sired by Gribaldi has had an immensely successful career, with both Edward Gal and Matthias Alexander Rath.
totilas © Jessica Pijlman and Koen Van Der Velden Totilas and Edward Gal proceeded to beat their own record in the Grand Prix Freestyle at Olympia, in London in the same year, with a total score of 92.300%.
Edward Gal and Totilas in the Grand Prix Freestyle at Olympia in 2009, scoring a record breaking 92.3% © DressageHub
Matthias Alexander Rath eventually took over from Edward Gal, and continued to campaign him. In 2011, Totilas was the top horse of the German silver team at the European Championships in Rotterdam. Totilas also won team Bronze at the European Championships in Aachen, in 2015. Totilas was retired from competition soon after due to injury.
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