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Jessica Springsteen is pushing for Olympic selection in the U.S. showjumping team after completing school at Duke University. Supplied by Rogers & Cowan
The 23-year-old is the daughter of Bruce Springsteen, left, and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, right. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for Gucci/file
Here Springsteen rides Vindicat W. in September 2014. "Vinnie" knows how to win Olympic titles -- Britain's Peter Charles rode him to team jumping gold at London 2012.
"I was so nervous when I was really little," Springsteen told CNN. "I was so nervous to go any faster, and I wouldn't win anything." Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/file
The Springsteen family farm is about 50 km south of New York City. Here Jessica Springsteen competes in the Central Park Horse Show in September 2014. Al Bello/Getty Images
In the past year, Springsteen has been thrust into the limelight as one of the new faces of world showjumping. "I want to help the sport grow," she told CNN. WorldRedEye
Springsteen's profile has been raised since becoming a brand ambassador for fashion house Gucci -- here she rides Wotsamillion in a charity event at the 2013 Paris Masters. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images/file
Like his daughter, Bruce Springsteen also enjoys riding, and family holidays often featured trail rides when Jessica was growing up. Stefano Grasso/Longines Global Champions Tour
"The Boss" frequently turns up to see his daughter compete. "He would be on tour in Europe and I would be riding in Europe, so it worked out. If he was in the same city, he could come watch," says Jessica. Jemal Countess/Stringer
