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Many "dressage" fans appear to have taken Edward Gal & Totilas to heart, almost as if they owned the pair. The sale of Totilas has proved to me a very emotive subject on some forum's, to the point that if you visit the guestbook of Matthias on his website, he has received very near death threats.

To me, this is the horseworld and the lot of a rider who does not own the horse in question, but what are your thoughts??

 
 
Gary Diplock (Mind4sport)06:56, 12 December 2010
 

Personally i can't wait to see them at their first show together, will be very interesting to see, how much was the horse, the rider, and the partnership! TG

 
 
Tgawler20:01, 13 December 2010
 

I agree with Tom...I hope this will be a good partnership and all goes well- Especially as there was previous news that Totilas would stop competing alltogether and just be used for breeding... which would have been a real shame

I do think its really bad that Matthias Rath is receiving death threats for riding Totilas...I mean, I dont know many people who would turn down the ride (Although Charlie H did notify me that a high profile rider did refuse the ride out of principle) However I think that Matthias has accepted that there will always be a comparison between him and Edward Gal.... Ultimatley I believe that this is an amazing opportunity for such a young rider - with one of the best horses the dressage world has ever seen, teamed with Pammy's 4 D's (Dicipline, Dedication, Determination and Drive) the sky is the limit

 
 
Lidiah B18:14, 15 December 2010
 

Could the same happen to Matthias in time? Could his partnership with Toto be as fragile as Edward's, bearing in mind he is owned by a partnership now?

 
 
Gary Diplock18:25, 15 December 2010
 

This is the Unfortunate Problem for Riders who do not own their Rides...One day you have them, the next day they've been sold straight after you've won the WEG's (with gold medal at 2012 olympics in sight) to the Germans! So therefore - as long as Matthias dosnt own Toto there is always the possiblity of that happening to him....even more so as Totilas is now owned by a partnership.

 
 
Lidiah B18:48, 15 December 2010
 
 
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