By Rachel Dowley

GERMAN pony dressage rider Semmieke Rothenberger proved unbeatable at Millstreet last week, as she added both individual titles to the team gold she had already secured. Rothenberger is no stranger to the podium at major championships having already won a European Championship gold medal with Golden Girl in 2012 and winning team gold for Germany four times. However, this time she rode Deinhard, the pony on whom her brother Sonke was European champion back in 2008, and at the press conference she noted that following in her brother’s footsteps made this victory all the sweeter.