Aachen 2015: Gina Schumacher in pole position

Gina Schumacher, daughter of Michael Schumacher, will open the reining competitions of the FEI European Championships Aachen 2015 as the first rider in the ring.

The double-European Junior Champion will enter the arena as the official “guinea pig rider” before the decisive team competition starts on Friday, August 14th. She will ride the manoeuvres, which subsequently have to be performed by the European Championships competitors. Her ride will be commentated and explained to the spectators. Reining is Western dressage, where the horse and rider have to complete a pattern, which comprises of several individual manoeuvres.

Gina Schumacher won individual and team gold at the FEI European Junior Reining Championships in Givrins, Switzerland, at the beginning of July.