“Heart Breaks to Let Him Go”: Schumacher Family Mourns Saddening Loss in Heart-Wrenching Statement

It is no secret how big of a horse lover Michael Schumacher and his family are. They even bought a ranch in Texas in 2012, a place that Mick Schumacher once admitted was his favorite. The latest news coming from the family is a sad one, though. Michael’s daughter Gina recently announced the passing away of “Digger” one of Michael’s favorite horses.

Gina is a talented equestrian and “Gunners Enterprise”, affectionately called “Digger”, won her several awards. Brought into the family 11 years ago, Digger had won Gina two gold medals in the German Junior Western Riding Tournaments in 2015 and 2016. Later on, he went on to win Gina another gold at the Junior World Championships, La Repubblica reported.

Gina broke the news of Digger’s passing on her Instagram with a heartfelt message She wrote, “Yesterday I had to say goodbye to one of my best friends, one of the biggest-hearted and one of the greatest horses of my life! My heart breaks to let him go, but sometimes we have to take hard decisions in order to do the right thing for our animal friends. Thank you for all the amazing moments you gave our family & for every mile, we ran together. RIP “Digger” Gunners Enterprise you left us too early! Run free up there.”

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Michael’s love for horses is evident from the fact that Gina, in 2019, chose to perform a routine with a horse to pay him tribute. In the performance, she rode as a Ferrari driver and dressed the horse in Ferrari colors as well.

Michael Schumacher and his family bought land in Spain to raise another stable

Apart from the ranch in Texas, Michael’s wife, Corinna, also runs a ranch in Switzerland. She runs her ‘SVAG CS Classic Show’ there, which has earned her quite a reputation in the whole of Europe. The Texas ranch is spread over 200 hectares, situated beside the Red River near the Texas-Oklahoma border.

The family, according to Diario de Mallorca, has purchased land in Mallorca worth £2.4 million ($2.97 million). As per the report, they plan to “raise and rise horses” on the stable spread on the 13-acre plot. A part of the report read, “Stables for the horses, that will be transferred from Switzerland, will be built on it. The intention is for Gina Maria to practice her favorite sport in Majorca, as the idea is that the family will increase their number of trips to the island, especially in winter.”

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All these years, Digger served Michael and Gina well. Now it is time for him to rest well eternally.