by Louise Dando
Everybody knows it would be very handy if your parents had an unlimited supply of cash to fund your passion. Well, this the case for these very lucky riders. Each of these women compete in their own right and successfully, however it must have helped a little that their Dad’s were millionaires!
It seems particularly on the US show jumping circuit, there are a fair few riders surnames you will immediately recognise as their dads are famous. Saying that though after researching a bit about these women, I must say despite their vast wealth they all do seem to have a genuine passion and love for horses.
Here is my list of riders that have famous parents…
1. Jessica Springsteen
Daughter of Bruce Springsteen, Jessica started riding when she was 5 years old when they her family moved to a horse farm. Jessica is now a very successful showjumper competing at the top level of competition. She is currently a member of the ‘Miami Celtics’ on the Longines Global Champions Tour.
2. Jennifer Gates
Jennifer is the daughter of Bill Gates, who is the guy who invented Microsoft. He is the second richest man in the world with a net worth $89.9 BILLION!!! Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in the world just so you know.
Anyway, Jennifer also competes on the Longines Champions Tour on the ‘Paris Panthers.’ At 23 years old, she currently taking an academic break after graduating from Stanford in 2018. However, she will be starting Med School later this year and is not sure if she will be able to continue competing at this level of competition. She is currently dating her Egyptian team mate Nayel Nassar and is the current team manager for Paris Panthers.
3. Eve Jobs
Daughter of the late Steve Jobs, who founded Apple. Eve came 2nd in the $209,000 CSIO4* Grand Prix in the Winter Equestrian Festival in earlier in 2019. Her best result at international level to date.
It is reported that like their fathers, Eve Jobs and Jennifer Gates are rivals, both having barns in close proximity of each other in Wellington, FL and both have recently both graduated from Stanford.
4. Hannah Selleck
Daughter of Tom Selleck, the actor who famously played Magnum PI and Monica’s love interest Richard in Friends to name a few of his roles.
Hannah has loved horses from a young age. She now rides at Grand Prix level and produces her own horses out of her own ranch in Southern California, whilst coaching and competing for Burgundy Farm, California . Hannah is also an ambassador for horse charity Brooke USA, which is a Horse and donkey welfare charity.
5. Bella Lloyd Webber
The only Brit and the only Eventer in this list. Bella, daughter of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is a budding Eventer competing up to CCI** level having recently graduated from the University of Bath.
6. Noah Cyrus
The younger sister of Miley and daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, Noah was an avid horse enthusiast. She was even home schooled as a teenager to focus on competing her horse. However, as time has moved on she has forged a successful music career supporting Katy Perry on tour. What can you do when there is music in your blood?!
7. Destry Spielberg
Destry Spielberg Photo: Hollywood Reporter
Destry is the daughter of Hollywood film director Steven Spielberg. Apparently Destry was the reason Steven made the film ‘War Horse’ because his daughter was such an avid horse lover. Now, a pledging actress growing up Destry competed in hunter jumper competitions and has worked with equine therapy charities.
So there you have it. I hope you have enjoyed the list
This article originally appeared on In Due Horse and is published here with permission.
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