{"id":4146,"date":"2014-11-02T10:23:50","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T14:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=4146"},"modified":"2014-11-02T10:23:50","modified_gmt":"2014-11-02T14:23:50","slug":"the-new-york-times-making-a-name-on-horseback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=4146","title":{"rendered":"The New York Times: Making a Name on Horseback"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"3images\"<\/a>Jessica Springsteen\u2019s beaming smile said it all. The 22-year-old daughter of Bruce Springsteen<\/a>\u00a0had just won the Anglesea Stakes aboard her horse Davendy S at the Dublin Horse Show in August, against a field of 52 international competitors.<\/p>\n

Music blasted through the RDS Arena in Ballsbridge, Ireland, and the horse-crazy crowd cheered loudly. Her father and her mother, Patti Scialfa, were tucked into the packed grandstands, virtually unnoticed by those sitting around them. They, too, were grinning and clapping \u2014 pure parental pride. Representing the United States, Ms. Springsteen had just defeated some of the top riders in the world and collected a prize of 8,000 euros, about $10,200.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was cool showing in Dublin, where my parents had played two years before there in the same arena,\u201d Ms. Springsteen said in an interview with the United Equestrian Federation Network. \u201cMy parents have been able to come to so many shows with me. They get a kick out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n