[liberalh8ter]

Not to take away from Jessica Springsteen's riding abilities but it helps an awful lot when your Dad can buy you a ready made horse whose price tag keeps him out of most rider's reach. I've competed against a lot of “ready-to-show” competitors and it sucks.

[Trumplican]

The picture of her is terrible. Can she yank on that horses mouth any more?

[Quilla]

The one buckle I won in my short lived cutting career was on a $6500 horse competing again $100000+ horses. I actually still wear it on occasion. 😎

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Our daughter did, too. She was up against Charles Schwab’s daughter in some meets. What those people pay for a horse would buy a very nice house.

[Cecily]

I give Bruce points for financing his daughter’s career in an expensive sport so she can take her chances. Just rich dad stuff, no preaching or posturing required.

[Vigilanteman]

This is how my Daddy (got rest his soul) used to define horse shows:

A place where the horses show their arses and the horse's arses show their horses.

[livius]

Very true. Wealthy kids were always getting these horses shipped in from other countries, trained and ready to go, and blowing away the local competition. I don’t know that this is the case here, but it’s certainly common.

[Qiviut]

I’ve competed against a lot of “ready-to-show” competitors and it sucks.

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Been there, done that .... you are correct.

[larrytown]

This is the nature of horse sports - it’s all about how much money can be brought to bear.

And as far as the riders go, the greatest horseman of all time probably never had a chance to ride a horse.