The New Frontier With Totilas out of the picture, many dressage fans have been waiting for the moment the offspring of the black dressage stallion would hit the Grand Prix ring. Now is that time. Last week we saw Edward Gal, who also rode Totilas, ride Toto Jr and Total US in the Grand Prix. […]
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Jessica von Bredow-Werndl & Zaire 14 Win The Grand Prix Dressage Freestyle 84.8%
Jessica von Bredow-Werndl & Zaire 14 are doing their happy dance all the way to the Olympics in 2021. This fun-filled crowd-pleasing grand Prix dressage freestyle took the winning honors at the CHI Al Shaqab in Doha with an 84.8%. In second place, hot on their heels was Damsey FRH & Helen Langehanenberg with 82% […]
Are Edward Gal & Toto Jr. (Totilas) Going To The Tokyo Olympics In 2021?
Dutch team trainer Alex van Silfhout has announced the five Dutch combinations that will compete at the 2021 CDI-W ‘s Hertogenbosch on 12 – 14 March 2021. Last year ‘s Hertogenbosch was one of two competitions (Dortmund) that were cancelled last minute when the corona pandemic swept over Europe. The outbreak led to a mass […]
Dressage Disaster: Blood In The Dressage Ring
A First Time For Everything There is a first time for everything and today happens to be my lucky day! I am mostly thrilled because I watched a dressage judge actually do what is correct and ethical instead of doing what the horse show sponsors and managers want. Granted, this may have been a different […]
Edward Gal & Total US (Totilas) Grand Prix Debut – 80.7%
Edward Gal and Totilas Were On Top Of The World
In 2010 Totilas and Edward Gal were on top of the world! In December 2009, at the fourth leg of the 2009-10 FEI Dressage World Cup™ series at Olympia, they extended their world record in GP Freestyle to 92.300%, more than 10 points above the second-place finisher. Their domination knew no bounds. In 2010 they […]
Isabel Werth and Weihegold Waltz to Grand Prix Victory at 2021 CDI-W Salzburg
2021 CDI-W Salzburg Isabell Werth and Weihegold waltzed to a Grand Prix victory at the 2021 CDI-W Salzburg in Austria on 23 January 2021. Dressage enthusiasts had to get up with the cock-a-doodle-doo of the rooster on Saturday morning, if they wanted to watch the full Grand Prix test, a warm-up class for the World […]
Is Total US Better Than Totilas With Edward Gal?
Is Total US Better Than Totilas With Edward Gal? Edward Gal and Totilas won the hearts of many around the world. When Totalis passed away at the end of 2020 it left many equestrians wondering what happens next. With Valegro, Totilas and Verdades all gone from competition it seems there is some big shoes to […]
SOLD! $860,000 – 4 Year Old Chestnut Dressage Stallion – Diaton
The four-year-old Hanoverian stallion Diaton (Dimaggio x Benetton Dream) was certainly on the wish list of many dressage connoisseurs at the PSI Auction this week. The son of the well-known dressage horse maker Dimaggio is out of Blind Date Bailola (by Benetton Dream). The grandsire is competed by Swedish Olympian Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven. The pedigree is […]
Edward Gal Talks About Totilas The Best Grand Prix Dressage Stallion Ever
Totilas passed away this week and leaves behind a legacy of broken hearts and beautiful offspring to follow in his footsteps. In light of his passing, we already put together a tribute video which you can see here. https://youtu.be/2uhC8ySIHaQ However, since Totilas is the black stallion that broke the hearts of thousands across the globe […]