He continues to make personal appearances along with other Dutch riders of his era.
In the first event, dressage, the Dutch riders were the best, and they took the top four spots.
Third on the podium was another Dutch rider, Ellen van Dijk.
In the 1960s, they would also be joined by German and Dutch riders.
During the years the team had mainly Dutch riders, including:
In 1988 a Belgian and two more Dutch riders died.
Together with his Dutch rider, Totilas had set several world record scores.
To accomplish this three Dutch riders had to finish among the first 16 riders on the distance.
It put the Dutch rider into a (artificial) coma for 6 weeks.
Distracted by a pool of water, the horse refused the eighth fence and the Dutch rider was out of the competition.