The dressage mare Dalivia (Spielberg x D-Day) was the highest scoring of the final evaluation of the year with a score of 82.5.
She was awarded 8.5 for the walk and trot and 8 for her canter.
Dalivia is the half sister of the Stallion Competition participant Vitalis (Vivaldi x D-Day) who is now in contention for a KWPN approval slot as a result of his performance in this series.
Mother Tolivia is an elite sport(dr) mare by the stallion D-Day who was purchased by Stal 104‘s Willeke Bos with Vitalis at foot. She was the mare champion of Limburg as a 3 year old.
Tolivia had two embryo transfers this season, both ended unsuccessfully – what would have resulted in full brothers to Vitalis.
In 2012 the breeders will put the mare in foal herself, to Vivaldi.
As a breeder, Bos commented that he was very pleased with Dalivia – who is a very long lined and quality mare.
In the previous year a daughter of Hotline came from this breeder and scored 86 in the EPTM.
“It depends on the mare weather we go down the EPTM line or take another route,” said Bos.
Dalivia is not currently in foal and will be aimed at the Pavo Cup.