Adrienne Sternlicht

Adrienne Sternlicht is an American show jumping rider, most notable for being part of the gold medal winning team at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina. [1] She is most well known for riding the mare, Cristalline.

Adrienne Sternlicht
Adrienne Sterlincht and Cristalline competing in the Grand Prix at the Devon Horse Show
Personal information
National teamAmerica
BornMay 9, 1993 (1993-05-09) (age 27)
Alma materBrown University
Sport
SportEquestrian
Event(s)Show Jumping
Coached byMcLain Ward
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking37th
Medal record
World Championships
2018 TryonTeam jumping

She is ranked 77th in the world as of May 2020.

Early Life

Adrienne Sternlicht first rode at a play date when she was six years old. Soon after, she began taking riding lessons and eventually moved to training at Heritage Farm in Katonah, New York, where she became more competitive. She worked with Heritage Farm for five years before moving her horses to closer to her boarding school in Connecticut and began training with Linda Langmeier. [1] While in high school, Sternlicht rode only part-time, instead focusing mostly on academics and being on the squash team for her school.[2] Riding was contingent on schoolwork, and when she got into Brown University, her parents allowed her to purchase a few horses, two of which she kept close to school. During this time she worked with horses on her own and learned more about her horses and their care by spending more time with them.[1]

While in school, Sternlicht ramped up her training and went to compete in Europe for the first time under the training of Laura Kraut. However, during May of 2015, Sternlicht worked with McLain Ward for the first time at The Devon Horse Show, which kickstarted her riding with the renowned rider and trainer. She began to train with him full-time following the completion of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[1][3]

Professional Career

In 2016, after graduating from Brown University with a degree in public policy, Sternlicht decided to focus full-time on her riding. It was in 2016 that Sternlicht also acquired Cristalline, a Bavarian Warmblood mare that had jumped clear at the World Cup Finals that year with Australian Chris Chugg, that shot her into stardom.[4][5]

The following year, 2017, brought Sternlicht's first international team Nations Cup competitions in Coapexpan, Mexico where they won the team silver medal. From there she began to compete in bigger 5* competitions.[2] Following several top results during the 2018 winter circuit, Sternlicht was named to the short-list for the 2018 World Equestrian Games. She had several good results, including her first Grand Prix win in the $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Prix in May, at various selection events which resulted in her selection to the team.[6][7] Despite a disappointing first round, Sternlicht and Cristalline jumped clear in the following round and the team ended up with the gold medal. She also finished 11th individually.[1][8]

Following the World Equestrian Games, Cristalline was injured but Sternlicht continued to have solid results with Fantast, Quidam Mb, and Toulago. [8] In the fall of 2019, Sternlicht won two World Cup qualifiers on Benny's Legacy and a CSI4* Grand Prix on Just A Gamble. In March 2020, Cristalline returned to international competition at the Live Oak International World Cup Qualifier where the pair placed third.[6] They were planning on competing at the 2020 FEI World Cup Jumping Finals; however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][3]

Sternlicht has stated that she struggles with the mental side of the sport but has made progress by working with mind architect, Peter Crone. [1]

Major Results
Major Results[8]
Year Place Horse Event Rating Show Location
2020 1 Just A Gamble $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4* Winter Equestrian Festival Wellington, FL (USA)
2019 1 Just A Gamble $209,000 Holiday & Horses Grand Prix CSI4* WEF Pre-Circuit Wellington, FL (USA)
2019 1 Benny's Legacy Las Vegas World Cup Qualifer CSI3*-W Las Vegas National Las Vegas, NV (USA)
2019 1 Benny's Legacy Thermal World Cup Qualifier CSI3*-W National Sunshine Series Thermal, CA (USA)
2019 1 Toulago Masters One 1.55m CSI5* Longines Masters of New York Uniondale, NY (USA)
2019 1 Fantast Masters One 1.45m CSI5* Longines Masters of New York Uniondale, NY (USA)
2019 1 Toulago $150,000 Nations Cup CSIO4* Winter Equestrian Festival Wellington, FL (USA)
2018 Gold Cristalline World Equestrian Games - Team WEG World Equestrian Games Tryon, NC (USA)
11th World Equestrian Games - Individual
2018 1 Cristalline Knokke Hipique 1.50m CSI5* Knokke Hippique Knokke-Heist (BEL)
2018 2 Cristalline $250,000 Sapphire Devon Grand Prix CSI4* Devon Horse Show Devon, PA (USA)
2018 1 Toulago $50,000 Old Salem Farm Grand Pric CSI2* Old Salem Farm Old Salem, NY (USA)
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gollark: I suppose if you do that a *lot*, you probably reach a point where you can't eat cereal bars rapidly enough.
gollark: You can also fire a 100g bullet at 1000ms^-1 for 12kcal.
gollark: This isn't much of a constraint.
gollark: If you instead lift a 50kg thing 100 metres, which is useful for combat and many practical situations I'm sure, that is 12kcal i.e. about a tenth of a cereal bar.

References
  1. Showjumping, www worldofshowjumping com, World of. "Adrienne Sternlicht's journey to success: "It's about whatever you decide to let confine you" | World of Showjumping". www.worldofshowjumping.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  2. "Adrienne Sternlicht". US Equestrian. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  3. Philippou, Alexa (2020-04-30). "With Tokyo Olympics postponed, Greenwich's Adrienne Sternlicht hopes she and top horse Cristalline can return to equestrian competition even stronger". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. Print. "Behind The Stall Door With: Cristalline". www.chronofhorse.com. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  5. Pierce, Jocelyn. "6 Questions With Adrienne Sternlicht". Expert how-to for English Riders. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  6. "Cristalline, COVID-19 and a Chance to Unwind with Adrienne Sternlicht". Phelps Sports. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  7. osf_wpusr2. "Adrienne Sternlicht Scores First Grand Prix Win at Old Salem Farm Spring Horse Shows". Old Salem Farm. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  8. "FEI - Adrienne Sternlicht".
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