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High hopes: Jessica Springsteen’s equestrian journey

Updated 9:23 AM EDT, Tue May 19, 2015
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Jessica Springsteen is pushing for Olympic selection in the U.S. showjumping team after completing school at Duke University.
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Jessica Springsteen is pushing for Olympic selection in the U.S. showjumping team after completing school at Duke University.
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The 23-year-old is the daughter of Bruce Springsteen, left, and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, right.
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The 23-year-old is the daughter of Bruce Springsteen, left, and E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, right.
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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.
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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."
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"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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Like his daughter, Bruce Springsteen also enjoys riding, and family holidays often featured trail rides when Jessica was growing up.
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Like his daughter, Bruce Springsteen also enjoys riding, and family holidays often featured trail rides when Jessica was growing up.
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"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.
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"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.
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