Jessica Springsteen Explained

Jessica Springsteen
Birth Date:1991 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Relatives:Bruce Springsteen (father)
Patti Scialfa (mother)
Pamela Springsteen (aunt)
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Jessica Rae Springsteen (born December 30, 1991) is an American equestrian. The daughter of musicians Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, she is a show jumping champion rider who has represented the United States Equestrian Team in international competition[1] [2] [3] [4] and won a silver medal in the Team jumping at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo.

Early life

Jessica Rae Springsteen was born on December 30, 1991, the second child and only daughter of musicians Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa. She has one older brother, Evan James Springsteen (born 1990), and one younger brother, Samuel Ryan Springsteen (born 1994).[5] When she and her brothers reached school age in the early 1990s, their parents left Los Angeles with them specifically to raise a family in a non-paparazzi environment. The family owned and lived on a horse farm in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey. They also owned homes in Los Angeles, as well as in Wellington, Florida, and Rumson, New Jersey.

Springsteen attended the Rumson Country Day School[6] and Ranney School in New Jersey.[7] She earned an undergraduate degree from Duke University on May 11, 2014.[8] After embarking on a career as a show jumping rider, she also did some modeling and was named the equestrian ambassador for Gucci.

Career

Springsteen has been riding since she was four years old,[9] [10] with horses kept on the Springsteen family's 300-acre Stone Hill Farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey.[9] She got her first pony when she was six years old.[11] As a youth equitation rider, she first won classes in the pony division, including the Washington International Pony Equitation Classic Final, and as a teen won the 2008 ASPCA Maclay National Championship in a ride-off where her particularly bold riding stood out.[12] She also won the 2009 George H. Morris Excellence in Equitation Championship.[3]

As an adult competitor, in 2011 she competed in the Royal Windsor Horse Show competing on her horse Vordnado Van Den Hoendrik. In September 2012, Peter Charles, who had represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Equestrian events, sold his team gold medal-winning horse, Vindicat W, to Springsteen. Springsteen herself was an alternate rider for the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[13] [14] [15] [16] In 2014, she won the American Gold Cup. In 2016, she won her first five-star Grand Prix jumping competition with her horse Cynar VA,[17] but did not make the short list for the U.S. Equestrian team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[18] In May 2017, she won the Falcon Stakes CSI 5* at the Royal Windsor Horse Show riding Davendy S.[19]

She formerly trained with Frank and Stacia Klein Madden[10] and then trained with Laura Kraut from 2010 to 2015.[20] Since May 2015 she trains with Edwina Tops-Alexander.[20]

In 2021, Springsteen was selected in the US team to compete in equestrian at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] She finished equal 31st in the qualifying round of the individual jumping, but only the top 30 advanced to the medals round.[22] On August 7, 2021 she was part of the U.S. team that won the silver medal in the Team jumping.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessica Springsteen, rock star's daughter and international showjumper . Horse & Hound . October 8, 2015 . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150821094836/http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/tag/jessica-springsteen . August 21, 2015 .
  2. News: Jessica Springsteen finishes second at Talent Search Finals East, deciding whether to pursue equitation . Jaffer, Nancy . . October 9, 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063508/http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2009/10/jessica_springsteen_finishes_s.html . March 4, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Jessica Springsteen . The Chronicle of the Horse . May 29, 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721205618/http://www.chronofhorse.com/article/jessica-springsteen . July 21, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Equestrian Life - Luxury Desert Homes - Equestrian Life - Luxury Desert Homes. equestrianlife.com. May 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20090809065311/http://equestrianlife.com/mw/Jessica_Springsteen. August 9, 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: Bruce Springsteen Fast Facts . CNN . June 26, 2013 . June 24, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170603013736/http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/25/us/bruce-springsteen-fast-facts/index.html . June 3, 2017 .
  6. Web site: Nancy Jaffer/for The Star-Ledger . Springsteen is boss of Maclay event . November 2, 2008 . NJ.com . April 5, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812052853/http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/11/springsteen_is_boss_of_maclay.html . August 12, 2014 .
  7. Web site: 2014-06-04. Ranney Riders Showcase Talents at National Level. 2022-02-07. Ranney School. en.
  8. Web site: Duke graduates asked to 'make it matter' during commencement . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225151155/http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/05/11/3854314/duke-graduates-en-masse-after.html . December 25, 2014 .
  9. Web site: Guy Trebay . Photos of Famous Equestrians - Photos of Celebrity Children in Horseback Riding - Town & Country Magazine . December 7, 2012. Townandcountrymag.com . April 5, 2013.
  10. Web site: Jessica Springsteen - EquestrianLife Wiki . Equestrianlife.com . April 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090809065311/http://equestrianlife.com/mw/Jessica_Springsteen . August 9, 2009 . dead .
  11. Web site: 8 things you didn't know about Jessica Springsteen – not just a rock star's daughter - Horse & Hound . Horse & Hound . August 17, 2015 . October 8, 2015 . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011175848/http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/features/jessica-springsteen-showjumper-bruce-springsteen-daughter-505799 . October 11, 2015 .
  12. Web site: Print . Springsteen Steals The Show In ASPCA Maclay Final | The Chronicle of the Horse . Chronofhorse.com . November 14, 2008 . April 5, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121064538/http://chronofhorse.com/article/springsteen-steals-show-aspca-maclay-final . January 21, 2011 .
  13. Web site: Jessica Springsteen buys British gold medal horse - News . Horsetalk.co.nz . June 24, 2017 . September 20, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170518105102/http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2012/09/20/jessica-springsteen-buys-british-gold-medal-horse/ . May 18, 2017 .
  14. Web site: Springsteen's daughter buys Team GB horse - World of Sport - Yahoo! Eurosport UK . Uk.eurosport.yahoo.com . September 20, 2012 . April 5, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109205815/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/springsteen-daughter-buys-team-gb-horse-095339604.html . November 9, 2012 . mdy-all .
  15. Web site: metrowebukmetro . Bruce Springsteen buys daughter GB Olympic gold-medal winning horse | Metro News . Metro.co.uk . September 20, 2012 . April 5, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121129010848/http://www.metro.co.uk/olympics/912579-bruce-springsteen-buys-daughter-gb-olympic-gold-medal-winning-horse . November 29, 2012 .
  16. News: Bruce Springsteen's daughter buys Peter Charles' gold medal winning horse . Telegraph . September 19, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004010053/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/equestrianism/9554039/Bruce-Springsteens-daughter-buys-Peter-Charles-gold-medal-winning-horse.html . October 4, 2012 .
  17. Web site: Hood . Micalea . Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica wins $330G at horse show . NY Daily News . January 13, 2017 . September 3, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170113171324/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/bruce-springsteen-daughter-jessica-wins-330k-horse-show-article-1.2790392 . January 13, 2017 .
  18. Angermiller . Michele Amabile . Jessica Springsteen Is Out for 2016 Olympics . Billboard . January 13, 2017 . April 16, 2016 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118180141/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7334115/jessica-springsteen-out-2016-olympics . January 18, 2017 .
  19. Web site: Springsteen Stars on Saturday at Royal Windsor CSI5*. www.noellefloyd.com. en-US. 2017-06-26.
  20. Web site: Jessica Springsteen takes up new base with Edwina Tops-Alexander - Horse & Hound . Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Sport & Leisure Network . May 23, 2015 . May 29, 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529072116/http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/jessica-springsteen-takes-up-new-base-with-edwina-tops-alexander-494885 . May 29, 2015 .
  21. Web site: Brandon Penny. 2021-07-05. Born to ride: Olympic equestrian team includes Jessica Springsteen, daughter of Bruce. 2021-07-06. OlympicTalk NBC Sports. en-US.
  22. Web site: Bolch. Ben. 2021-08-03. Jessica Springsteen talks, but not about her dad, after Olympic equestrian debut. 2021-08-05. Los Angeles Times.

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