{"id":589044,"date":"2026-04-06T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/589044\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:00:11","slug":"michael-schumacher-condition-daughter-gina-schumacher-comments-new-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/589044\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Schumacher condition, daughter Gina Schumacher comments, new documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gina Schumacher, the daughter of F1 great Michael Schumacher<\/a>, has candidly lifted the lid on how she used horse riding as an escape after her father’s tragic accident in 2013<\/a>, saying horse riding helped her get through “everything.”<\/p>\n

At just 16, Schumacher’s relationship with her father would irrevocably change after a skiing accident left Michael with traumatic brain injuries.<\/p>\n

Now, a new documentary will detail the 29-year-old’s rise to the top of the Western riding community and hand viewers a rare glimpse into her relationship with her father in recent times.<\/p>\n

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\"Corinna<\/p>\n

Corinna Schumacher and daughter Gina accept an award for Michael Schumacher. \u00a0dpa\/picture alliance via Getty I<\/p>\n

“After Dad’s accident, I really threw myself into [riding] because I had to do something,” Schumacher said.<\/p>\n

“The horses have always been important. But since then they’ve really been\u2026 I mean, I couldn’t do without horses.<\/p>\n

“They helped me get through everything.”<\/p>\n

\"Gina<\/p>\n

Gina Schumacher of Germany rides on her horse Arc Guns M Oaks.\u00a0Getty<\/p>\n

The documentary, called “Horsepower \u2013 The World of Gina Schumacher”, will follow Gina and her mother Corinna across their ranches in the United States and Switzerland.<\/p>\n

It will also chart Gina’s rise in reining, a discipline of Western riding in which she is a multiple world champion, including double gold in individual and team events in 2025.<\/p>\n

Corinna reveals that her husband predicted their daughter’s success early on.<\/p>\n

\"Gina<\/p>\n

Gina Schumacher, daughter of former German Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher.\u00a0Bongarts\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

“Michael once said to me, when Gina was 10: ‘Gina will be much better than you’,” she admits.<\/p>\n

“‘Because she’s more selfish. If you’re an athlete, you have to be selfish in a certain way. And that’s great. Otherwise, you won’t amount to anything’.<\/p>\n

“Today I think: He was so right.”<\/p>\n

Corinna was also an avid horse rider but has now shifted into the business of breeding, a decision her daughter also explains in the documentary.<\/p>\n

“She [Corinna] used to have a horse, and when we were younger, she wanted to start again. But she wanted a safe horse,” said Gina.<\/p>\n

“Then she was in Dubai with Dad, and they rode Arabians. Dad fell off one.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Schumacher family has only given rare glimpses into their private life. \u00a0Instagram<\/p>\n

“There was a Quarter Horse next to it, and he was there to calm the others down. And then Mum said she wanted a horse like that.”<\/p>\n

Reflecting on her career, Gina adds: “I’m grateful that I can do this. Because it’s not something to take for granted.<\/p>\n

“My parents made it possible. That’s why it’s always been important to me to work hard so I can do it as well as I possibly can.”<\/p>\n

Her brother, Mick, is also finding his feet also in the United States, starting a new driving role with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing<\/a> in IndyCar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Having driven for Haas in Formula 1<\/a> from 2021-2022, Schumacher pivoted to the American series for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gina Schumacher, the daughter of F1 great Michael Schumacher, has candidly lifted the lid on how she used…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589045,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-589044","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-formula-1","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-f1","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-formula1","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}