I'm so breathless after this, he is so beautiful. Moorlands Totilas is an so amazing horse, a one in a lifetime, he is flying through it all, like it's nothing. He and Edward Gal are an unbeatable couple.
Rath will never reach this level with totilas as edward did. Totilas did everything for him gave everything he had because they had a real connection and I think that no matter how many years it takes before they come back again they will still feel the same with each other. Comrades for life.
totilas and edward belong together, the german guy will never be able to compare to this couple. Edward is good, the horse is outstanding, but the combination of them is simply briljant! very sad to see they have been seperated
Totilas has such beautiful movement, and Edward Gal is such an amazing rider! He just takes my breath away when I see such a team. They're in sync and you can feel the connection! It's utterly breathtaking!
Look at him! He's so elegant! The way he holds his hind end up and the natural frame. The half passes, leg yields, piroette (sp?) and everything else! Amazing!
@sainglain Of course, Gal is an amazing coach for this wonderful Stallion, and so beautiful and elegant. And his beauty is to almost disappear and let the horse be the hero. The harmony was complete. And this is why it hurter so much when Totilas was sold. It sounded like a real betrayal. Gal's relation with Totilas was a fairy tale, this thing that people need. But then holy Money is the thing that counts, not beauty and love. And that's sad.
Not "the dutch". Only his owners, who wanted to cash in €10 million. Everyone else was against it. Germany thought they could buy and use brilliance without putting in any effort themselves. But a horse is not some kind of car. I'll bet Totilas has been thoroughly unhappy ever since they tore him away from the people he knew and loved.
Poor Totilas, he's a broken horse now... this video shows a happy, hard working horse and rider who have a bond and want to please each other. the Totilas we've seen most recently has been an animal just going through the motions without much care or happiness.
got tears in my eyes... it´s such a beautifull dressage and so touching. I´m speachless I only saw Totilas ridden by Matthias. Best dressage I´ve ever seen. When he is moving it´s seems like he is dancing.
I watch this when I need to be uplifted. I don't think I've ever seen it when I haven't cried - for the sheer beauty of it and the great loss of an absolute treasure. I pray Edward Gal and Totilas will be reunited sometime soon.
It's very hard to compare Fuego XII and Totilas, they move quite differently. Totilas has much softer movements, more fluid, and Fuego has very strong forthright movements I guess. I think Fuego engages his hind end better, but Totilas has a better pirouette, I love them both. I think Edward Gal is able to be a much quieter rider, Totilas seems to be a calmer stallion, while Fuego is a bit spookier, a bit stronger. I love both these horses!
I love to watch this amazing video, Edward Gal is a inspiration for me. The first time I watch this I was moved to tears, such beauty, partnership, skill. When ever I have a bad day riding my horse I watch this video to inspire me, to reach my goals.
i have many friends that believe that this is a piece of cake: "you're just doing the basic transitions with circles and what not"... they have no clue how wrong they are. this is the most gorgeous performance i've ever seen
I'm from Holland., and I have seen him at his stable,, and he seems to be so happy.. he just wanna work for Edward,, he doesnt do it because he had to do it but because he want it.. xx
If people get caught using rollkur they get banned. If you were able to see they used roller on Totilas they would have banned him from te competition already. So to say you can see him use rollkur either from the tenseness in his back (?) or the position of his head is all pure bullshit. Incredible horse, incredible rider and an incredible team.
Yup, not to mention that Gal has very light hands in this ride and that Totals never showed any problems until he'd switched riders and been with Rath for quite a while.
There is a reason the dutch are no longer the top of the dressage table and GB won dressage gold and it is because of the new standards. Both anky and edward ride rollkur, totilas and gribaldi were both rode by gal in rollkur which is why he had the high knee action, he is now ridden correctly and looks less flashy but is free from pain and judges are scoring high for relaxed horses now not jerky and tense steps as seen here, i love this horse but not the rider.
@Spottedtv He is doing one time changes. To explain that, when a horse is cantering they are leading with either their left or their right foreleg. You can tell which one because it appears to move further forward than the other one. Horses should be leading with their inside foreleg when cantering circles (unless they're doing a counter canter). They can change leading legs by either coming back to trot briefly and picking up canter on the other leg (simple changes) or by doing a little skip t
This beautiful horse and its rider Edward Gal will never be the same since the horse is sold to Germany. Never again will we see horse and rider so perfect together. I must admit I always have to cry. Why is there nobody in Holland to purchase this horse again and bring it back to Edward Gal. Michèle de Winde/Nieuw Vennep/Holland
you gotta hand it to dressage riders. Being able to manipulate a horses body to do things yet look like you are just sitting on a horse is no easy task.
Just saying this because someone here said that this is animal abuse. If you would open your eyes you'd see that this is not animal abuse. Edward Gal doesn't use rollkur nor does he force his horse through a test with an injury unlike Alexander Rath. What Rath did that could be called animal abuse since no horse or any other animal should be forced to go into a test with an injury that in the end caused this wonderful horse to retire at the age of 15 (correct me if I'm wrong here). Also Rath did ride Totilas in rollkur and he did not get banned. That's something I'll never understand because it's prohibited to use rollkur at all.
Gal may not use Rollkur in tests, but Totilas was never trained correctly by anybody. It's not all about the head and what is correct or incorrect (although over 50 peer-reviewed veterinary studies published at present all conclude that ANY degree of overbending is extremely damaging to the horse's entire body [poll ossification, damaged ligaments, kissing spine, joint issues, restricting breathing, etc.], not just severe Rollkur). If someone has ANY knowledge on horse anatomy and how different parts of the body function with each other, they could easily tell that something is not right (not just with Totilas; with any horse you look at). For example, it is a physical impossibility for a horse to lift its forelegs as high as Toto does unless their back is hollow and extremely tense (the negative tension allows the structure of the foreleg to lift that high). Everything begins in the hindquarters, and that's where all the old masters started. You have to get impulsion, get the horse moving his feet far underneath himself so he can use his core and lift his back. If you look at many of today's dressage horses, not just Totilas (who is a saint, in my opinion), you'll notice that they never really step very far under their bodies with their hind legs. It's especially noticeable in passage and/or piaffe (that pause and "bobbing" of the hind feet before being placed down is a definitive sign of tension in the hamstrings, meaning the back is hollow and tense and the horse physically cannot engage itself). Dujardin has a more correct way of riding than most modern riders, but is still not totally correct because she rides hollow horses (once more with the high forelegs which cannot be achieved without a hollow, tense back). It's almost laughable when you look at tests on paper, view a performance of that test, and compare it to the FEI's own guidelines for scoring. The judges always score higher for flashy movements instead of correctness. I once watched a test where the horse ended up with an 80% - though he was overbent, extremely hollow, and in various piaffe portions either moved over 1m forward or took backwards steps, which are mandatory point demerits. If the judges had scored according to the actual rulebook, that particular test should have been around a 16%. Bad riding is rewarded because it's pretty to look at, nothing more...
@TheDesertDenizen doz it say anywhere that i said THIS horse was abused??? NO IT DOZ NOT, IT SAYS= That is just gorgeous but i HATE the pressure on the horses mouth and now its getting that bad that horses are now starting to bleed bcoz of lack of freedom horses have on there own heads :( but look so stunning, ALL IT IS SAYING IS i love the movement the dance i just HATE the tightness on the horses mouth and neck SO GET OVER IT, READ COMMENTS PROPERLY B4 COMMENTING B4 U MAKE TROUBLE
@WinKody so i take it you have read the latest on dressage that is it starting to b a blood sport??? they are pulling on the horse 2 the point that they are bleeding from the mouth by the sounds of it ur the kinda person that wouldnt give a fuck if ur horse bleeds and only care about looks???? i love the movement and the way it looks but when it gets 2 the point where the horse can not move its head and starts 2 bleed then i say fuck it, it has nothing 2 do with the bit its the hands its in
@Gruftschnecke0809 I'm American and I don't think there is an English word for Rolkur, if there is I don't know it :(. I competed in dressage before college, and I love it, but I hate how some people stray from the classical methods. Totilas isn't an example of this, but with many horses trained in the "modern" sense, you end up with a horse that might have flashier movements, but they are incorrect. I've seen some upper level horses that don't even have a true 3-beat canter :(
@TheAllahab : yes, Edward Gal is so long a better Rider, as he don´t ride horses to hyperflexion or other bad things - but i must still say that i although saw a video in what Mathias R. rides Totilas similar near hyperflexion as Edward... so i still can´t distinguish who of both rides Toto worse - i mean, hyperflexion is a very bad thing - and EVERY Rider who think to must use this to win, is (in my eyes) a sadful, bad rider - no matter what name he/she had... sorry for my broken english..
that is the absolut best horse in the world Edward and titilas great absolutly great but new palce in Germany is not good for totilas that is my opinion!!totilas pleas go back to Edward gall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoops.. Comment was a bit long. Anyway, they do a little skip and swap legs without breaking the canter (flying change). One time changes are when a horse does a flying change with every stride and so appear to be skipping.
I used to live only two minutes away from the Schafhof, where he lives now, but then I moved, and a good friend of mine has already seen him, since a good friend of her moms has a horse there. Now THAT I call a big mistake (Too bad that I moved)
it never worked. I know they´re trying to get Totilas back to Holland. Don´t know if it works. But his price went down for sure. They won´t get those many millions anymore.
i saw Totilas with his new rider on tv, the new guy uses a harsh bit, and he uses the most obvius signals, and the fact that the guy is not nearly so good as Edward Gal
@CallexisNion I Think it's "Emerald Tiger" from Vanessa Mae. The other ones are from "The Symphonic Jean Michel Jarre" and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 OST.
He's so beautiful, i think that the announcers are right, he does have huge natural ability. That performance, in my opinion, deserves to set the new world record!
@thefather1961 R you going to kentucky thats so cool wish i could go to. I've seen him live onces amazing. Please do watch out for crazy people in orange :P
This is an amazing horse,.. and rider, communication, the best dressage horse I've ever seen.
never again will we see this beautiful duo together... sad day for Edward and Totilas :'(
I'm so breathless after this, he is so beautiful.
Moorlands Totilas is an so amazing horse, a one in a lifetime, he is flying through it all, like it's nothing. He and Edward Gal are an unbeatable couple.
Rath will never reach this level with totilas as edward did.
Totilas did everything for him gave everything he had because they had a real connection and I think that no matter how many years it takes before they come back again they will still feel the same with each other.
Comrades for life.
R.I.P Totilas! You where a superstar!
totilas and edward belong together, the german guy will never be able to compare to this couple. Edward is good, the horse is outstanding, but the combination of them is simply briljant! very sad to see they have been seperated
I realize I am quite off topic but does anybody know a good website to stream new tv shows online ?
@Joshua Damon Lately I have been using FlixZone. You can find it on google :)
@Joshua Damon I would suggest FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)
Edward Gal was the BEST rider on Totilas!
Totilas has such beautiful movement, and Edward Gal is such an amazing rider! He just takes my breath away when I see such a team. They're in sync and you can feel the connection! It's utterly breathtaking!
Look at him! He's so elegant! The way he holds his hind end up and the natural frame. The half passes, leg yields, piroette (sp?) and everything else! Amazing!
Breathtaking, stunning performance. This horse is one in a million!
it breaks my heart that these two have been broken up - such a unique partnership that no other rider will be able to top :(
really never get tired of watching this test.......toto and gal really were phenomenal
@sainglain Of course, Gal is an amazing coach for this wonderful Stallion, and so beautiful and elegant. And his beauty is to almost disappear and let the horse be the hero. The harmony was complete. And this is why it hurter so much when Totilas was sold. It sounded like a real betrayal. Gal's relation with Totilas was a fairy tale, this thing that people need. But then holy Money is the thing that counts, not beauty and love. And that's sad.
Such a shame this magic has been lost
Germany somehow killed dressage magic. Also the dutch let this happen. It remains a tragedy to this date.
Not "the dutch". Only his owners, who wanted to cash in €10 million. Everyone else was against it.
Germany thought they could buy and use brilliance without putting in any effort themselves.
But a horse is not some kind of car. I'll bet Totilas has been thoroughly unhappy ever since they tore him away from the people he knew and loved.
So true! The combination of etward and totilas was magical !
Poor Totilas, he's a broken horse now... this video shows a happy, hard working horse and rider who have a bond and want to please each other. the Totilas we've seen most recently has been an animal just going through the motions without much care or happiness.
So incredible. I hope Edward Gal gets to ride another horse as incredible as Totilas in his lifetime, what an unbelievable rider.
got tears in my eyes... it´s such a beautifull dressage and so touching. I´m speachless I only saw Totilas ridden by Matthias. Best dressage I´ve ever seen. When he is moving it´s seems like he is dancing.
I watch this when I need to be uplifted. I don't think I've ever seen it when I haven't cried - for the sheer beauty of it and the great loss of an absolute treasure. I pray Edward Gal and Totilas will be reunited sometime soon.
I admit I'm not the most well educated dressage person around, but I recognize skill and greatness and this is it in spades.
What a Beauty horse and a perfect rider
Such an impressive horse, no wonder he's worth millions!
i have shivers run down my spine whenever i watch this, along with valegro and blue hors matine... they are in my eyes perfection!
I got tears in my eyes when I saw this. Amazing horse and an amazing partnership between Edward and Totilas.
You can just feel the energy coming from Totilas. An amazing show of teamwork between horse and rider that will never be seen again
Why am I crying ?
It's very hard to compare Fuego XII and Totilas, they move quite differently. Totilas has much softer movements, more fluid, and Fuego has very strong forthright movements I guess. I think Fuego engages his hind end better, but Totilas has a better pirouette, I love them both. I think Edward Gal is able to be a much quieter rider, Totilas seems to be a calmer stallion, while Fuego is a bit spookier, a bit stronger. I love both these horses!
This performance together with the amazing music brings it so much over the WOW-level! I'm stunned!
If i had bought the horse, and had plenty of money. i would just give it to Edward, because they are perfect togheter!
I love to watch this amazing video, Edward Gal is a inspiration for me. The first time I watch this I was moved to tears, such beauty, partnership, skill. When ever I have a bad day riding my horse I watch this video to inspire me, to reach my goals.
i have many friends that believe that this is a piece of cake: "you're just doing the basic transitions with circles and what not"... they have no clue how wrong they are. this is the most gorgeous performance i've ever seen
I'm from Holland., and I have seen him at his stable,, and he seems to be so happy.. he just wanna work for Edward,, he doesnt do it because he had to do it but because he want it..
xx
If people get caught using rollkur they get banned. If you were able to see they used roller on Totilas they would have banned him from te competition already. So to say you can see him use rollkur either from the tenseness in his back (?) or the position of his head is all pure bullshit. Incredible horse, incredible rider and an incredible team.
Yup, not to mention that Gal has very light hands in this ride and that Totals never showed any problems until he'd switched riders and been with Rath for quite a while.
This moved me to tears. Totilas is amazing.
For me it's enough with the starting working trot and alt. When i'll be able to do something like that, i will speak about the rest.
Oh I remember those lovely days when Piaffe was all about the powerful and correct use of the back and hind legs...
Would love to see totilas with Edward vs valegro, grand prix
Absolutely Amazing this makes me cry everytime I see it. No-one else should ride this fabulous horse except Edward Gal :)
This video almost makes me cry. Harmony, elegance and beauty:) Magnificent!
Best horse Ive ever seen.
There is a reason the dutch are no longer the top of the dressage table and GB won dressage gold and it is because of the new standards. Both anky and edward ride rollkur, totilas and gribaldi were both rode by gal in rollkur which is why he had the high knee action, he is now ridden correctly and looks less flashy but is free from pain and judges are scoring high for relaxed horses now not jerky and tense steps as seen here, i love this horse but not the rider.
@Spottedtv He is doing one time changes. To explain that, when a horse is cantering they are leading with either their left or their right foreleg. You can tell which one because it appears to move further forward than the other one. Horses should be leading with their inside foreleg when cantering circles (unless they're doing a counter canter). They can change leading legs by either coming back to trot briefly and picking up canter on the other leg (simple changes) or by doing a little skip t
This beautiful horse and its rider Edward Gal will never be the same since the horse is sold to Germany. Never again will we see horse and rider so perfect together. I must admit I always have to cry. Why is there nobody in Holland to purchase this horse again and bring it back to Edward Gal.
Michèle de Winde/Nieuw Vennep/Holland
The narrator just about destroys this beautiful performance. She needs to sit down and be quiet. Arghhh!!
you gotta hand it to dressage riders. Being able to manipulate a horses body to do things yet look like you are just sitting on a horse is no easy task.
Edward and Totilas were a dream-team. Now he is here in Germany and I think Mathias Rath will never be as good as Edward with Totilas.
32 people are absolutely insane... I'm not even a big dressage person and that performance was I absolutely incredible
The Moorland stables are only two minutes from where I live. Too bad they sold Totilas. Biggest mistake EVER!
i had the privilige to see this for real at olympia - he is an amazing horse!
These 2 are absolutly incredible, they are perfect! Btw, Does ANYONE know the song?
Magnifique, have to agree with Emms Jones, never should of sold him...horse and rider were just simply amazing
Stunningly beautiful horse....can easily say this is art in motion. Amazing....
oh yay i just realised i think i made this 70,000 views :)
Video of Edward Gal riding in full rollkur that was posted on Facebook.
facebook.com/DianeBliessen/videos/959979567398339/
Just saying this because someone here said that this is animal abuse. If you would open your eyes you'd see that this is not animal abuse. Edward Gal doesn't use rollkur nor does he force his horse through a test with an injury unlike Alexander Rath. What Rath did that could be called animal abuse since no horse or any other animal should be forced to go into a test with an injury that in the end caused this wonderful horse to retire at the age of 15 (correct me if I'm wrong here). Also Rath did ride Totilas in rollkur and he did not get banned. That's something I'll never understand because it's prohibited to use rollkur at all.
Gal may not use Rollkur in tests, but Totilas was never trained correctly by anybody. It's not all about the head and what is correct or incorrect (although over 50 peer-reviewed veterinary studies published at present all conclude that ANY degree of overbending is extremely damaging to the horse's entire body [poll ossification, damaged ligaments, kissing spine, joint issues, restricting breathing, etc.], not just severe Rollkur).
If someone has ANY knowledge on horse anatomy and how different parts of the body function with each other, they could easily tell that something is not right (not just with Totilas; with any horse you look at). For example, it is a physical impossibility for a horse to lift its forelegs as high as Toto does unless their back is hollow and extremely tense (the negative tension allows the structure of the foreleg to lift that high).
Everything begins in the hindquarters, and that's where all the old masters started. You have to get impulsion, get the horse moving his feet far underneath himself so he can use his core and lift his back. If you look at many of today's dressage horses, not just Totilas (who is a saint, in my opinion), you'll notice that they never really step very far under their bodies with their hind legs. It's especially noticeable in passage and/or piaffe (that pause and "bobbing" of the hind feet before being placed down is a definitive sign of tension in the hamstrings, meaning the back is hollow and tense and the horse physically cannot engage itself).
Dujardin has a more correct way of riding than most modern riders, but is still not totally correct because she rides hollow horses (once more with the high forelegs which cannot be achieved without a hollow, tense back). It's almost laughable when you look at tests on paper, view a performance of that test, and compare it to the FEI's own guidelines for scoring. The judges always score higher for flashy movements instead of correctness. I once watched a test where the horse ended up with an 80% - though he was overbent, extremely hollow, and in various piaffe portions either moved over 1m forward or took backwards steps, which are mandatory point demerits. If the judges had scored according to the actual rulebook, that particular test should have been around a 16%.
Bad riding is rewarded because it's pretty to look at, nothing more...
@TheDesertDenizen doz it say anywhere that i said THIS horse was abused??? NO IT DOZ NOT, IT SAYS= That is just gorgeous but i HATE the pressure on the horses mouth and now its getting that bad that horses are now starting to bleed bcoz of lack of freedom horses have on there own heads :( but look so stunning, ALL IT IS SAYING IS i love the movement the dance i just HATE the tightness on the horses mouth and neck SO GET OVER IT, READ COMMENTS PROPERLY B4 COMMENTING B4 U MAKE TROUBLE
@WinKody so i take it you have read the latest on dressage that is it starting to b a blood sport??? they are pulling on the horse 2 the point that they are bleeding from the mouth by the sounds of it ur the kinda person that wouldnt give a fuck if ur horse bleeds and only care about looks???? i love the movement and the way it looks but when it gets 2 the point where the horse can not move its head and starts 2 bleed then i say fuck it, it has nothing 2 do with the bit its the hands its in
@Gruftschnecke0809 I'm American and I don't think there is an English word for Rolkur, if there is I don't know it :(. I competed in dressage before college, and I love it, but I hate how some people stray from the classical methods. Totilas isn't an example of this, but with many horses trained in the "modern" sense, you end up with a horse that might have flashier movements, but they are incorrect. I've seen some upper level horses that don't even have a true 3-beat canter :(
@TheAllahab : yes, Edward Gal is so long a better Rider, as he don´t ride horses to hyperflexion or other bad things - but i must still say that i although saw a video in what Mathias R. rides Totilas similar near hyperflexion as Edward... so i still can´t distinguish who of both rides Toto worse - i mean, hyperflexion is a very bad thing - and EVERY Rider who think to must use this to win, is (in my eyes) a sadful, bad rider - no matter what name he/she had... sorry for my broken english..
that is the absolut best horse in the world Edward and titilas great absolutly great but new palce in Germany is not good for totilas that is my opinion!!totilas pleas go back to Edward gall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+Lisa Mahringer I agree it was not a good move for the horse to be sold.He has not been the same since, such a magnificent animal.
Whoops.. Comment was a bit long. Anyway, they do a little skip and swap legs without breaking the canter (flying change). One time changes are when a horse does a flying change with every stride and so appear to be skipping.
I used to live only two minutes away from the Schafhof, where he lives now, but then I moved, and a good friend of mine has already seen him, since a good friend of her moms has a horse there. Now THAT I call a big mistake (Too bad that I moved)
it never worked. I know they´re trying to get Totilas back to Holland. Don´t know if it works. But his price went down for sure. They won´t get those many millions anymore.
i saw Totilas with his new rider on tv, the new guy uses a harsh bit, and he uses the most obvius signals, and the fact that the guy is not nearly so good as Edward Gal
@CallexisNion
I Think it's "Emerald Tiger" from Vanessa Mae. The other ones are from "The Symphonic Jean Michel Jarre" and Pirates of the Caribbean 3 OST.
He's so beautiful, i think that the announcers are right, he does have huge natural ability. That performance, in my opinion, deserves to set the new world record!
@thefather1961 R you going to kentucky thats so cool wish i could go to. I've seen him live onces amazing. Please do watch out for crazy people in orange :P
Why did he only get 92.300 ? He should have 100.000 % instead... No one can do this better.
Too bad though that they took Totilas from him... :(
I am also one that believes mathias rath wont ever be as good and have such a connection with totilas as edward gal has done
ik vind het zo jammer dat totilas
is verkocht,edward en totilas horen bij elkaar!
@Coocie15 yes I thought so but I wasn't sure... thank you (know I have to find the title of the song :D )
They are awesome! It makes me cry when I see the picture at 03:17!
Do you know what is name of the song?
Totilas: don't you dare.. take me in the paddock when we get home!.. i will run to the stables.. :3
It's so sad to see Rath with Totilas. Edward Gal and Totilas, they have a very special bond..
this horse is stunning! his movements are beautiful!
Edward gal is a heros; He and Moorlands are perfect :)
They are one. Just wonderfull :D
i think this is the best dressage combination we will ever see; they should not have sold him on
best horse ever! im from the netherlands myself and im proud to say that :D
Best Horse in the world
What a horse.
No, it will still be millions, but not the 13 or 14 million he was sold for
a dream just wonderful
Unbelievable! Thank you for the video!!!
22 dislikes...Matthias Rath clearly has a lot of youtube accounts...
this is so amazing it makes me want to cry...baaaah
@TheEquinegoddess; that's what I meant :P
incredible
I want to be JUST like Edward Gal when I am older!!:-)
Ultimate Perferction!
Perfection. Never get tired of seeing this kind of beauty.
Great!!! Wow!!
We are very proud to have a combination like this in Holland!
Bravo Edward and Totilas!!!!!
Never change a winning team! Poor Edward poor Totlas....
One word-AMAZING
What a horse!!! Amazing!!!
I loved!!!!!! when the horse piaffed at 0:58!
I love the music (:
woww this is amazing!!
@Anieki28 Thank you! :)))
Unbelieveable stud!!!!!
this is beautiful... :D
10:08 of pure beauty. I think I'm going to cry!