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Perfect control - 3

The amazing Dutch dressage stallion Totilas showing his spectacular paces in a highly competitive international competition in Germany, which inevitably he won ...
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The amazing Dutch dressage stallion Totilas showing his spectacular paces in a highly competitive international competition in Germany, which inevitably he won easily with an equally spectacular overall score of 89%. Not long after this photo was taken, Totilas changed hands for the small price of $ 12 million, not surprisingly setting new records.
It is difficult to imagine from a still photo, but you have to think of the horse trotting quite fast down the whole length of the arena raising each front leg like this, one after the other. Most top dressage horses do not lift the legs quite as high in perfect control. Of course, you then have to imagine a similar level of performance in every other dressage element.
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