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Kristina BRÖRING-SPREHE

Kristina SPREHE is a German athlete and competes in Dressage.
Name Kristina BRÖRING-SPREHE
FEI ID 10015852
Gender Female
Date of Birth 28/10/1986
Competing for Germany - GER
Registration Dressage 2021
Last update 16/03/2023
FEI Database




Dressage 70x70
General Interest
Nicknames Tina (animoitalia.com, 01 Feb 2016)
Most influential person in career Her cousin Jorne Sprehe, who is also a jumper. (eqcompetitions.com, 21 Apr 2016)
Hero / Idol Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (eqcompetitions.com, 21 Apr 2016)
Sporting philosophy / motto "I love horses, training and working with them, and I love the fact that my hobby has become a career." (Horse and Country TV Facebook page, 15 Aug 2016)
Awards and honours She received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf] in Germany after winning two medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She was also presented with the honour in 2012. (Facebook page, 17 Nov 2016) In 2016 she received the Spanish Riding School of Vienna Medal for Excellence in Equitation. The award is presented to active, internationally successful riders, who have a positive influence on equestrian sport. (kristina-broering-sprehe.de, 26 Jun 2016) In 2012 and 2013 she was named Sportswoman of the Year in Vechta, Germany. (Facebook page, 17 Nov 2016)
Famous relatives Her twin sister Tanja and her cousins Josef-Jonas Sprehe, Jan Sprehe, and Jorne Sprehe have all competed in equestrian jumping at senior international level. (data.fei.org, 02 Dec 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 26 Apr 2016)
Other information STABLES Her family owns the Gestut Sprehe stud farm in Niedersachsen, Germany. She has run the dressage operation at the facility. (Facebook page, 10 Dec 2022; st-georg.de, 15 Nov 2018; gestuet-sprehe.de, 24 Apr 2016; animoitalia.com, 01 Feb 2016) LOSS OF DESPI In February 2020 her horse Desperados [Despi] passed away from an aortic rupture. She had last competed with Despi in 2018 at an event in Frankfurt, Germany, before putting him to stud in 2019. The pair won team gold and individual bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "It took a while before we found the fine-tuning, but then there was a click and it was as if he could read my mind in the arena. He fought so much for me. I could always rely on him and I owe everything to him that I reached in sport." (eurodressage.com, 11 Jul 2020, 16 Feb 2020; Facebook page, 15 Feb 2020) PARTNER'S PROMISE Her husband Christian Broring had to cycle to London to watch her compete at the 2012 Olympic Games after promising he would travel there by bike if she qualified for the event. The trip took him six days. (Facebook profile, 01 Jan 2018; eurodressage.com, 22 Jun 2015; schlossallee-oldenburg.de, 12 Aug 2013)
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began riding at age three and got her first pony at age four. She decided to focus on dressage at age 12. "I grew up with horses. When I was age four, my parents gave me and my twin sister [Tanja] a Shetland pony called Maxi and we learned to ride on him. For me, daily contact with the horses was normal and thanks to my childhood I moved into the equestrian competition world."
Why this sport? "Equestrian is the only Olympic sport where men and women compete against each other for medals in all the disciplines. It's only when you get a bit older that you realise just how special this is, and it's one of the many reasons why equestrian sport is so popular with women of all ages."
Further Personal Information
Family Husband Christian Broring, daughters Mila [2019] and Ella [2022]
Occupation Athlete, Breeder, Coach, Horse Trainer
Languages English, German
Higher education Business Studies - University of Oldenburg: Germany