Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Once a celebrated wonder stallion
The millionaire Totilas is dead
One of the best and most hyped sport horses in history is dead. As the dressage rider Matthias Rath proclaims, the marvelous stallion Totilas has died. The stallion was once brought to Germany by Paul Schockemöhle for an estimated ten million euros.
The former miracle stallion Totilas is dead. The most expensive dressage horse in the world was 20 years old and died late on Monday evening from the effects of colic. "It happened last night, but we took our time today to process it," said his rider Matthias Rath to the magazine "Eurodressage", "he had an operation and even got up again, but then didn't make it. He was super fit. "
Under the saddle of Edward Gal, the Gribaldi son broke all records in 2009. Totilas was the first horse to receive over 90 percentage points for a Grand Prix Freestyle. One year later, Totilas set the record in London to 92.30 percent. The duo led the Dutch team to team gold at the World Cup in Kentucky and also triumphed in the individual. The following October, Totilas changed hands.
Paul Schockemöhle brought the black horse to Germany for an estimated ten million euros. The German supremacy in dressage should be secured for years. Matthias Alexander Rath, the stepson of co-owner Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff, was chosen as the rider. But there were no further successes, Totilas had his last appearance in 2015 at the European Championships in Aachen. Totilas was also used successfully as a stallion. Most recently he lived on the Rath farm in Kronberg im Taunus.
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