1. Totilas was retired from competition in August 2015 and died on 14 December 2020 due to complications from colic.
10 Facts About Totilas
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Totilas was ridden throughout most of his international Grand Prix career by Gal, under the flag of the Netherlands.
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Rath and Totilas were expected to compete in the 2012 Olympics and placed in the top three at the 2012 German Championships.
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Rath expressed hope that the pair would be able to compete in the 2016 Olympics, although by that time Totilas would be 16 years old.
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Totilas was injured in 2012 and spent two years out of competition.
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Rath and Totilas made their return at the May 2014 CDI Kapellen event in Belgium and competed in two test events at the 2014 CDIO Aachen event but had to withdraw from the freestyle event due to another injury.
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Rath and Totilas won a bronze in the team event at the 2015 European Championships in Aachen.
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Totilas spent his retirement at the Gestut Schafhof in Kronberg, Germany, travelling to Muhlen for breeding purposes.
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Totilas made a celebration appearance at the 2019 KWPN Stallion Licensing event.
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Moorlands Totilas was sired by a Trakehner stallion, Gribaldi, that was approved by KWPN, the Dutch Warmblood registry, and noted for elegance and refinement.