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DinahMoeHum

(22,488 posts) Tue Jul 6, 2021, 05:15 PM Jul 2021

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Jessica Springsteen named to US Equestrian team for Tokyo Olympics

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31768676/born-ride-jessica-springsteen-named-us-equestrian-team-tokyo-olympics

Jessica Springsteen, the daughter of rock star Bruce Springsteen, has been selected for the Tokyo Olympics show jumping team, the U.S. equestrian team announced Monday.

Springsteen and her 12-year-old stallion, Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, will be part of a four-member squad that also includes McLain Ward, Kent Farrington and Laura Kraut.

The 29-year-old Springsteen was an alternate at the 2012 London Summer Games but failed in her bid to make the 2016 Rio Games.

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Jessica Springsteen named to US Equestrian team for Tokyo Olympics (Original Post) DinahMoeHum Jul 2021 OP

Baby, we were born to... True Dough Jul 2021 #1

Clever! El Supremo Jul 2021 #5

I'll give you a co-credit True Dough Jul 2021 #7

Wow! Congrats! Tomconroy Jul 2021 #2

That's probably the least "working man sport" I can think of. ZZenith Jul 2021 #3

I think it's like horse racing. Tomconroy Jul 2021 #4

Not to fall off a very expensive horse. ZZenith Jul 2021 #6

True Dough

(20,257 posts)

1. Baby, we were born to...

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Original post)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 05:18 PM

Jul 2021

JUMP!!

El Supremo

(20,377 posts)

5. Clever!

Reply to True Dough (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 06:31 PM

Jul 2021

You beat me to it.

True Dough

(20,257 posts)

7. I'll give you a co-credit

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 06:56 PM

Jul 2021

in my obituary (which hopefully won't be composed soon).

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

2. Wow! Congrats!

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Original post)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 05:22 PM

Jul 2021

ZZenith

(4,321 posts)

3. That's probably the least "working man sport" I can think of.

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Original post)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 05:49 PM

Jul 2021

But good on her!

I love a good irony.

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

4. I think it's like horse racing.

Reply to ZZenith (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 06:30 PM

Jul 2021

The basic idea is not to fall off the horse.

ZZenith

(4,321 posts)

6. Not to fall off a very expensive horse.

Reply to Tomconroy (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 6, 2021, 06:33 PM

Jul 2021

“Saddle up Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, Jeeves, I should very much like to ride today.”

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