In October 2010, the Dutch Warmblood Totilas was sold to horse breeder Paul Schockemöhle for an estimated €11 million. Calculating for inflation, this is around €14,15 million today (about R292 million).
Totilas, a dressage superstar, stood at an impressive 17,1hh, and is widely considered one of the best dressage horses in history. He was the first horse to score above 90 in international competition.
He retired from competition in 2015, and was used for breeding until his death in 2020.
While Totilas's career was not without controversy, with some claiming that his paces were not a result of natural ability, but rather the use of harmful training practices, such as
