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oh my gosh...am i the only 1 who is totally speechless? was gonna c this horse @ olympia but then he was SOLD! @ least he is still doing dressage though :)

artypants - the 'dreadful music track' is actually the music that they did the test to since it was a kur.

omg.. amazing hindquarters a little m0re forward but his front very nice love it love it :D

Ok i'm totally in love with this horse! Fabulous! If anything and i mean IF anything i wish i could have seen his hindquarters a little more forward. But i'm very impressed with his' front! Over all great job and i want to see more!

My heart goes out to Edward Gal on losing his chance to compete at the Olympics on this once in a lifetime horse

Breathtaking OMG!!! sent shivers down my spine.

Would have been nice to watch and listen to the actual event instead of the dreadful musical track. Surely this did not need any other artistic embelishment!

wow ! out of this world absolutly fantastic

WOW! Totally awesome...all of us who breed dressage horses aspire to breed something like this...a tiny percentage of us will. A horse can have all the talent in the world but without the right rider it is lost in a heartbeat....and yes, to those criticising every movement...its not perfect...thats why it didn't get 100%, but please people, credit where credit is due...could YOU train a reletavely young horse to this standard and produce such amazing results...?

I also noticed as my computer jerked to stop during download the loss of the true gait. I bring attention to the extended trot where instead of the limb extending and landing ahead of the point of the toe, the front limbs are thrown forwards and then quickly retract again showing a horse whose shoulder is tied in and tight in the forearm....I believe this comes from tension in the latissimus dorsi. His tail is also swishing and often kinked to the right...not softly carried in a relaxed state. I would like to see his hind leg further underneath, his neck pushed out, (poll highest point,) his poll and jaw relaxed and then we may really see something of true magnificance.....some thing very rare......a happy dressage horse!!!!!

He is a beautiful horse and is incredibly athletic......however......if you take the time to look at the video and use the pause button occasionally you can see that the gaits are not always correct. I realise this wont be well received and he is not the only one. indeed others at this level are often far more incorrect with 4 beat canters and pacing walks! Educated riders who understand biomechanics will see that the purity of the trot in particular is lost (check out the angles in the forward swing phase and the interupted diagonal sequence of footfall) it is a show trot and very flashy, but, look at the FEI rules! He is a leg mover, not a back mover....but hey it is getting us talking and bringing attention to the sport.

M, did you not continue to the end of the test, where Tolitas walks out of the arena (quite relaxed considering the electric atmosphere)? A horse does not suddenly become that relaxed mentally and physically loose when the rider gives a long rein... I see no welfare issues, just a stunning athletic horse with a talented rider. Fabulous to watch.

Seamless!!

horrified at the comments here and the ignorance for horse welfare - I saw a beautiful stallion with a locked back, producing nervous jerking of his front limbs - with substandard training and sycophantic ignorant judging thrown in for good measure -how sad.

What else can be said but, "What a ride"!!!!!

i love that horse!!! georgous!!! :D

that halt at the end....WOW!!!! amazing!!!!

Amazing, breath taking, it gave me goosebumps

this is my dream, edward gal is my hero, i aspireto be like him, he has no idea of the huge impact he has on my life nad what i want to do when im older, absolutely amazing :) xxx

Just amazing !!

i want to download it !

wow the way that horse moves is amazing i cant imagne how long it took to train him

I was lucky enough to see Totilas at Olympia in the on both nights. To see him live was remarkable;I believe that this horse has his 'rider of a lifetime' in Edward Gal and their rappor is one of the reasons for the record breaking results

nice horse xxx <3

i am amazed i love all of that performance i am gobsmacked :o

amazing he looked spectacular!!!!

Simply breath taking - never tire of watching near perfection, if only I could ride like Edward.

Dressage , the new sport of Kings & Totilas is the Monarch . Wow !

Alexsandra Throstrup , get a life .

And God created The Horse . Totilas - one of the most beautiful equine creatures - EVER . I would sell my soul to the Devil to own such a beast , let alone ride one . Edward , you're HOT , but TOTILAS - you're on FIRE ! Encore ! Bravo ! Simply the BEST . Awesome .

OH my God ! Some of these Kill joys who comment about this horses movement make me sick !! Some people are so Boring that when they see something as exciting as this beautiful black horse & pretty spunky rider they just dry up like the old prunes that they are ! Stick to knitting . They tried to ban Elvis from gyrating his hips but he ended up a phenomenon & this horse should be just as famous . Incredible , inspiring & magnificent & I'm in love with both of them .

Absolutely & quintessentially the most beautiful horse & rider . For a performance like that to evoke so much emotion & bring tears to your eyes it had to be brilliant & it was . For those who criticize it all I can say is go stick your head down the toilet where it belongs ! That horse is a superstar & even Madonna would be humbled by such genius . I love Edward but Totilas is KING . Bring it on !!!

absolute rubbish...got an old shetland pony 30 years 12 hands..... wipe the floor... with him......no only joking absolutley masterful....must have watched this 1000 times already...never fails to lift me .Well done Edward and well done totilas ....still the best is to come .

arghhh. goosebumps EVERY time i see this <3

does anyone else think edward gal looks like william fox-pitt?

WOOW!!! That was amazing and truely breathtaking, and to who ever wants to critise that preformance then they ust not be able to appreciate the true beauty of that horse, go Edward Gal!!! :)

INSPIRATIONAL

TO THE PERSON WHO SAID ABOUT THE HORSES LETTING THEIR HAIR DOWN:
Well I have trained many quality dressage horses that have made high levels, and I just have to tell you that yes, they do let their hair down. As a matter of fact, my horses are hacked offroad and taked galloping arround once a week as part of a rota arround the yard. So yes, they very much do :)

Truly breathtaking, we will probably never see another like him again. It is such a privilage to watch a partnership like this. I find it inpiring and makes me very determined to do better.

Brought many tears to my eyes,words can not explain how wonderful this partership is .quite spectacular

No it wasn't perfect, therefore they didn't score 100%, it was however an amazing performance and anyone who saw it live, as I was lucky enough to do, cannot help but think that the adverse comments below are from some very jealous people who perhaps should try another sport, they do not seem to have the generosity of spirit that is required for this discipline.

I saw Edward and Totilas at Hickstead, the only horse to ever make me cry watching dressage! and the only time I have ever spontaneously stood to applaud anything!

wow that pair are absolutely AMAZING!! That horse is a work of art and i think any horse lover would dream of having a horse like that!! Mr. Edaward Gal, you are soooo lucy to have that horse!!!

i can't speak ! too many tears!!!

The Dutch have their new 'Black Pearl' long may he reign. Edward Gal is such a sympathetic rider and it shows in Totitlas' performance. A match made in heaven.

Every time I view this video I cry. He is giving Edward his whole heart; it's breathtakingly beautiful.

This was absolutley amazing.I do not know much about dressage because I'm more into showjumping but this was breathtaking.

I am not a huge dressage fan because I wonder if these horses ever get to let their hair down and have fun,nor indeed do I know much about it, however, I did enjoy watching Totilas and the performance gave me goosebumps. The technicalities of the performance are beyond me but I must pass my own comment re the judges and judging. Quite simply the majority of judging is a foregone conclusion (I hesitate to say 'bent') whether it be Dressage, Showing under saddle, Showing in hand or Dog showing. We lesser mortals have to accept this sad but true state of affairs, when we know our face doesn't fit or isn't well known enough but our animals are good enough to win but 'the faces' get the nod because of who they are. I don't think it's a case of judges 'having the balls' to judge correctly, more a case of they should be judging honestly and not judging who is at the end of the reins, or lead, or because 'that person' is judging somewhere the following week and they expect the favour returned.

Wow that was amazing. absolutly awesome.

simply breathtaking....horse and man in complete unison.

I just have one comment for the complainers. LET"S SEE YOU DO BETTER!! The horse is happy in his manner, in superb physical condition and lovely beyond words.