Inside the glamorous life of Bruce Springsteen's daughter Jessica, an elite equestrian who's earned over $1 million in prize money competing against the daughters of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
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• Jessica Springsteen is the daughter of rock-and-roll artist Bruce Springsteen.
• The 26-year-old began riding horses at a young age, and has become a top equestrian.
• She reportedly has her eyes set on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
You might say that Jessica Springsteen was born to ride.
The only daughter and middle child of rock-and-roll legend Bruce and his wife Patti Scialfa — who are worth around $75 million, according to Forbes — has been riding horses from an early age.
Springsteen, her parents, her older brother Evan, and her younger brother Samuel moved from Los Angeles to New Jersey in the early 1990s. According to John D. Luerssen's book "Bruce Springsteen FAQ: All That's Left to Know about The Boss," the couple wanted to give their kids "a more normal life experience" away from the paparazzi.
As a result, the Springsteen kids partly grew up on an East Coast farm. Spingsteen developed an interest in horseback riding, and the rest is history.
Here's a look at the life of Jessica Springsteen:
The family of the future equestrian settled down on a 300-acre estate dubbed Stone Hill Farm in the appropriately-named Colts Neck Township, New Jersey. Springsteen got her first pony at the age of six, and the family kept horses, as well as goats, chickens, pigs, and two "violent" ostriches.
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Springsteen's mom Patti Scialfa had always had an interest in horseback riding. She began taking lessons, and so did 5-year-old Springsteen.
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Springsteen attended the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, and graduated from Duke University, where she majored in psychology, in 2014.
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