At the 4th Schau der Besten 1987 in Oldenburg, C’Est la Vie still led the field of competitors in the class for three-year old mares but at the Elite Broodmare Show in July in Rastede she only managed to win the I-d Premium. Werner Schockemöhle commented the result as follows. "C’Est la Vie, who had the odds in her favor because of her success at the Schau der Besten, landed on fourth place. But as the name of the mare says, that's life! Other venues, other judges.  This well-muscled mare with a taut texture not only has a special name, she is special. She's a model riding horse with generous trot movements, an energetic and forward moving walk, the strides of which almost exceed the limits of what is considered ideal." She proved her riding horse properties at her broodmare performance test in Helle where she receive a total index of 7.97 with a 7.92 for her gaits, 8.0 for rideability and free jumping.

Further prizes followed at the National Broodmare Shows. In 1987 and 1990 at the Schau der Besten, she and her full sisters Chinchilla and Chrystal ran off with the Champion Family title and she herself took the I-e Prize. In 1992 and 1996 in the classes for older mares at the Schau der Besten she took the I-a Prize each time. In 1996, the judge, Horst Ense, praised the "wonderful mare type with plenty of charm and feminine expression". Her record in breeding is no less impressive: The Stud Book registered 16 live foals.

"C’Est la Vie was very much like her sire Zeus. She had very good movements and her walk must certainly have been worth a 10.0. But opposite her brothers and sisters, C’Est la Vie was easily distracted by outside influences which unfortunately kept her from the successful show career her sister Chinchilla had.
That I bred C’Est la Vie to different stallions, including some that were not stationed at Gestüt Vorwerk, greatly offended Georg Vorwerk. 'You're one of those cheaters!' he once hissed at me. But that was the time when artificial insemination began and all of a sudden stallions were available that you never would have considered before because of the distance. I could and wanted to keep these options open for my breeding work."