Wednesday, September 03, 2014

New Jersey endurance rider does not get to compete at the World Equestrian Games

NJ.com - Full Article

By Hunterdon County Democrat
on September 02, 2014

Margaret Sleeper of Kingwood Township, N.J. was slated to make her third FEI World Equestrian Games appearance in Normandy, France on Aug. 28, with her own Syrocco Reveille. However, after being accepted at the first Horse Inspection on Aug. 27, it was decided by Sleeper, in consultation with the Chef d'Equipe and Team Veternarian, that it would be in the best interest of Syrocco Reveille to be withdrawn from competition.

In 2012 Sleeper was part of the Endurance World CHampionships in The United Kingdon, UK moving onto the squad as a replacement member and turning in the best performance of all U.S. combinations...

Read more here:
http://www.nj.com/horsenews/2014/09/endurance_rider_sidelined.html

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