Born in Danzig,[1] she was the daughter of Werner Lorenz, who would later become an SS member and head of the Hauptamt Volksdeutsche Mittelstelle in Nazi Germany.
[3] Among other international appearances, she participated in the individual dressage event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where she finished seventh in a field of seventeen competitors.
[1] She retired from active competition in the late 1970s, having been the German national champion in women's dressage seven times.
In her late 80s she continued to ski twice a year and occasionally ride in informal tournaments in Germany.
[5] On her 75th birthday, Springer was honored by the German Equestrian Federation (FN) for her contributions to the sport.