Clare Bronfman
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Clare Bronfman is the youngest daughter of the billionaire philanthropist and former Seagram chairman, Edgar Bronfman Sr.
first met Rita Webb in Marbella, Spain. She married him in 1975, two years after his divorce to his first wife, the investment-banking heiress Ann Loeb. Webb gave birth to Sara the following year and had Clare two and a half years later.
Shortly after Clare's birth, Georgiana asked Edgar for a divorce. After remarrying in 1980 and a subsequent second divorce, the girls would visit their father, who owned estates outside Charlottesville, Virginia, and in Westchester County, a home in Sun Valley, and an apartment on Fifth Avenue. But their lives would be centered in England and in Kenya, with their mother.
In December of 1999, Clare competed in the Millstreet Indoor International Horse Show with 56 other entries aboard her horse Enchante. Although she did not win the £20,000 purse, she competed closely with the likes of Katie Monaghan-Prudent, Tim Stockdale
, Billy Twomey
and winner Robert Splaine.
It was not until May 2001, that Clare would get her first win in international competition aboard Charlton (Cavalier). She won the Grand Prix at CSI-A Eindhoven, claiming the £10,000 winner's purse after a narrow victory over Dermott Lennon
, who finished with the fastest time but faulted on a jump.
Clare Bronfman also participated in the World Final of the Samsung Nations Cup Series (Jumping) in Madrid
, Spain
on September 23, 2001, aboard Charlton. As part of a team including Alice Debany Clero and Richard Spooner
, she shined scoring 5 & 0 faults in rounds one and two respectively. Thanks to Clare's spectacular performance, the team would end up placing 7th at the competition.
Exactly a year and a day after winning the Grand Prix at CSI-A Eindhoven (NED), on May 26th 2002, Clare won the Grand Prix in Rome (ITA), once again riding Charlton. For Clare the victory was especially sweet; after missing the original cut for the team, she was brought in as the last minute replacement due to an injury to a competing horse. Her teammate Laura Kraut
would finish second behind her. The two American women put on an impressive performance. In a competition dominated by men, they were the only riders to participate in the jump off after double clear rounds. Their team would end up placing 6th in the competition due to their superb riding.
At the CSI-A competition in Bremen
, Germany
from Oct. 3-6 2002, Clare performed the best out of the other four riders representing the USA. Aboard Lord William (Lord Caletto - Rocky, by Rousseau) a Westphalian gelding, she placed second in the Der Joker competition, and second again in another class aboard Echante, a Selle Francais gelding. Just two weeks later, from October 17-19 aboard Lord William, she won the speed and handiness competition. Clare would place 13th in the main competition aboard Enchante, the highest placing American in the competition after Kaye Levy, who placed 32nd overall.
At the height of her career, she was ranked 12th in the U.S. and 80th overall in the world. She credits her mentors and trainers as a key element of her success. She enlisted the help of three olimpian equestrians, Peter Leone a silver medalist for the 1996 Olympic team, Lauren Hough an Olympic team member for the 2000 team, as well as Henk Noreen a world renown Olympic coach based out of Belgium. Her key mentors, Nancy Salzman and Keith Raniere
provided the neccessary guidance and support essential for athletes competing at elite levels.http://www.clarebronfman.com/blog/slate-river-farm/
program. Clare was described as being "a bit withdrawn and certainly the type to stay in and read while everyone else goes out."
After attending the first sessions at the NXIVM
branch in Monterrey, Mexico in 2004, Clare's trainer and classmates stated that Clare had changed and had become more open. Clare and Sara became committed followers of NXIVM and its leader, Keith Raniere
, relocating to upstate New York to work as NXIVM trainers.
In addition to serving as a NXIVM trainer, Clare also serves as the event coordinator for Vanguard week (also VWeek) which is the annual festival corresponding with Keith Raniere
's (founder of NXIVM
) birthday. "The purpose of VWeek is to get the chance to experience a civilized world ... [and] craft for ourselves a more fulfilling, purposeful life."Vanguard Week is meant exclusively for NXIVM members and the entire 700 acres is closed to the public.
, formed a non-profit organization called the Ethical Humanitarian Foundation after being "conceptualized" by Keith Raniere in 2007. Clare is listed as a being a Trustee within the organization. The group claims that its goal is to move humanity "towards a more noble civilization" by adopting a "humanity first foundation". As part of their involvement in WEFC, Sara and Clare were credited with being able to bring the Dalai Lama to Albany to participate in the WEFC's inaugural event on May 6, 2009.
Clare is also listed as a Producer within A Cappella Innovations, a group to that seeks to explore how music can be applied to "humanity, civilization, and ethics."
Background
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Edgar Miles Bronfman is a Canadian businessman. He is a member of the Bronfman family.-Biography:Bronfman is the son of Samuel Bronfman, the founder of Distillers Corporation Limited, who purchased Seagram's in 1928...
first met Rita Webb in Marbella, Spain. She married him in 1975, two years after his divorce to his first wife, the investment-banking heiress Ann Loeb. Webb gave birth to Sara the following year and had Clare two and a half years later.
Shortly after Clare's birth, Georgiana asked Edgar for a divorce. After remarrying in 1980 and a subsequent second divorce, the girls would visit their father, who owned estates outside Charlottesville, Virginia, and in Westchester County, a home in Sun Valley, and an apartment on Fifth Avenue. But their lives would be centered in England and in Kenya, with their mother.
Equestrian Career
Clare started her equestrian career at the age of 17, and after only three years began qualifying and competing at the elite level.In December of 1999, Clare competed in the Millstreet Indoor International Horse Show with 56 other entries aboard her horse Enchante. Although she did not win the £20,000 purse, she competed closely with the likes of Katie Monaghan-Prudent, Tim Stockdale
Tim Stockdale
Tim Stockdale is an English equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.He competes in international competitions and rides a number of horses, owned by both himself and others...
, Billy Twomey
Billy Twomey
Billy Twomey is an Irish equestrian and is Ireland's highest ranked show jumper.-Rolex World Ranking:Twomey had been steadily climbing up the World Rankings for years until finally, in June 2011 he reached his highest ever Ranking of 3rd place...
and winner Robert Splaine.
It was not until May 2001, that Clare would get her first win in international competition aboard Charlton (Cavalier). She won the Grand Prix at CSI-A Eindhoven, claiming the £10,000 winner's purse after a narrow victory over Dermott Lennon
Dermott Lennon
Dermott Lennon is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.As of the end of August 2010, he is climbing back up the Rolex World Rankings and has reached 71st - Ireland's no...
, who finished with the fastest time but faulted on a jump.
Clare Bronfman also participated in the World Final of the Samsung Nations Cup Series (Jumping) in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
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on September 23, 2001, aboard Charlton. As part of a team including Alice Debany Clero and Richard Spooner
Richard Spooner (equestrian)
Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe...
, she shined scoring 5 & 0 faults in rounds one and two respectively. Thanks to Clare's spectacular performance, the team would end up placing 7th at the competition.
Exactly a year and a day after winning the Grand Prix at CSI-A Eindhoven (NED), on May 26th 2002, Clare won the Grand Prix in Rome (ITA), once again riding Charlton. For Clare the victory was especially sweet; after missing the original cut for the team, she was brought in as the last minute replacement due to an injury to a competing horse. Her teammate Laura Kraut
Laura Kraut
Laura Kraut is an American show jumping competitor and Olympic champion.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Kraut won the gold medal as part of the United States team with her horse Cedric in team jumping, together with McLain Ward, Will Simpson, and Beezie Madden.In 2010 Kraut was featured in...
would finish second behind her. The two American women put on an impressive performance. In a competition dominated by men, they were the only riders to participate in the jump off after double clear rounds. Their team would end up placing 6th in the competition due to their superb riding.
At the CSI-A competition in Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
from Oct. 3-6 2002, Clare performed the best out of the other four riders representing the USA. Aboard Lord William (Lord Caletto - Rocky, by Rousseau) a Westphalian gelding, she placed second in the Der Joker competition, and second again in another class aboard Echante, a Selle Francais gelding. Just two weeks later, from October 17-19 aboard Lord William, she won the speed and handiness competition. Clare would place 13th in the main competition aboard Enchante, the highest placing American in the competition after Kaye Levy, who placed 32nd overall.
At the height of her career, she was ranked 12th in the U.S. and 80th overall in the world. She credits her mentors and trainers as a key element of her success. She enlisted the help of three olimpian equestrians, Peter Leone a silver medalist for the 1996 Olympic team, Lauren Hough an Olympic team member for the 2000 team, as well as Henk Noreen a world renown Olympic coach based out of Belgium. Her key mentors, Nancy Salzman and Keith Raniere
Keith Raniere
Keith Raniere is an American entrepreneur and founder of NXIVM. NXIVM has been described as a successful executive coaching program by its supporters and as "cult" organization in news reports.-Background:...
provided the neccessary guidance and support essential for athletes competing at elite levels.http://www.clarebronfman.com/blog/slate-river-farm/
Involvement in NXIVM
At the time of her introduction to NXIVM, Clare was passionately committed to her equestrian career. Although Clare was a champion horse jumper in her early 20s, she was less outgoing than her older sister Sara, who introduced her to the executive success workshops offered by the NXIVMNXIVM
NXIVM is an Albany County, New York, United States-based organization founded by Keith Raniere. It offers classes and seminars that encourages clients to pursue a path of self-discovery...
program. Clare was described as being "a bit withdrawn and certainly the type to stay in and read while everyone else goes out."
After attending the first sessions at the NXIVM
NXIVM
NXIVM is an Albany County, New York, United States-based organization founded by Keith Raniere. It offers classes and seminars that encourages clients to pursue a path of self-discovery...
branch in Monterrey, Mexico in 2004, Clare's trainer and classmates stated that Clare had changed and had become more open. Clare and Sara became committed followers of NXIVM and its leader, Keith Raniere
Keith Raniere
Keith Raniere is an American entrepreneur and founder of NXIVM. NXIVM has been described as a successful executive coaching program by its supporters and as "cult" organization in news reports.-Background:...
, relocating to upstate New York to work as NXIVM trainers.
In addition to serving as a NXIVM trainer, Clare also serves as the event coordinator for Vanguard week (also VWeek) which is the annual festival corresponding with Keith Raniere
Keith Raniere
Keith Raniere is an American entrepreneur and founder of NXIVM. NXIVM has been described as a successful executive coaching program by its supporters and as "cult" organization in news reports.-Background:...
's (founder of NXIVM
NXIVM
NXIVM is an Albany County, New York, United States-based organization founded by Keith Raniere. It offers classes and seminars that encourages clients to pursue a path of self-discovery...
) birthday. "The purpose of VWeek is to get the chance to experience a civilized world ... [and] craft for ourselves a more fulfilling, purposeful life."Vanguard Week is meant exclusively for NXIVM members and the entire 700 acres is closed to the public.
Non-Profit Work
Clare, along with her sister Sara BronfmanSara Bronfman
Sara Bronfman, humantitarian and human rights activist is the daughter of the billionaire philanthropist and former Seagram chairman, Edgar Bronfman Sr.-Background:...
, formed a non-profit organization called the Ethical Humanitarian Foundation after being "conceptualized" by Keith Raniere in 2007. Clare is listed as a being a Trustee within the organization. The group claims that its goal is to move humanity "towards a more noble civilization" by adopting a "humanity first foundation". As part of their involvement in WEFC, Sara and Clare were credited with being able to bring the Dalai Lama to Albany to participate in the WEFC's inaugural event on May 6, 2009.
Clare is also listed as a Producer within A Cappella Innovations, a group to that seeks to explore how music can be applied to "humanity, civilization, and ethics."