Tolegro is a son of Totilas and out of the ster, prestatie mare Tewrie by Krack C. Many dressage fans consider Totalis to be the greatest dressage horse of all time. During his time as partner with Dutch rider Edward Gal, Totilas smashed world records three times and captivated audiences, particularly at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in the USA where he won triple gold. He has already won the 2009 FEI World Championship and World Cup Final. Totilas was the first horse ever to break 90% at the international Grand Prix level. Totilas performed with a charisma that transcended the cloistered world of dressage, as he won admirers from all over the world. Totilas had a particular gift for collected work, with piaffe, passage and pirouettes so ideal the judges found the courage to award 10s. Totalis was also rumored to be the most expensive dressage horse ever sold, with a price tag of 9.5 million euro to the German stallion station of Paul Schockemohle. Krack C, by Flemmingh, is the damsire of Tolegro. Krack C is well known as an international competition horse for 9-time Olympic medalist Anky Van Grunsven. In addition, Krack C has had an important influence on Dutch breeding.
- Sire of ten approved KWPN stallions, including Vivaldi and United
- Sire of 15 licensed sons in Germany
- Sire of 25 Grand Prix horses
The ster prestatie mare Tewrie, dam of Tolegro, descends from a successful mare line in Holland. One of the most important products of this line is Negro, sire of Valegro. Valegro needs no introduction, but it can be repeated that he won Olympic gold three times. Where Totilas dazzled, Valegro impressed the most scrupulous of judges and spectators, with his consistent high standard of correct, supple dressage work. After Totilas retired to the breeding shed, the gelding Valegro surpassed Totilas’ record scores with scores up to 94%. Valegro’s sire Negro is a son of Ferro, one of the most consistent sires of Grand Prix genetics in modern history. Ferro appears in Tolegro’s pedigree as well, as the sire of pref Leandra, dam of Tewrie. Leandra produced the licensed stallion A Big Pleasure, by Aachen, the intermediate M- level dressage horses Useful and VIP, both by Polansky, as well as the successful show mare Wild Pleasure by Jazz, who herself produced the licensed stallion Dark Pleasure. Great granddam, keur pref prest Equador, competed successfully in dressage up to intermediate (M) level, and produced the dressage horses Karanza, Matura and Utah.
