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[RC] [Endurance Tracks] USA: Sleeper gets quite a jolt in Malaysia - MerriNJ.com - Full Article by Nancy Jaffer/for The Star-Ledger Saturday November 22, 2008 A night ride through the Malaysian jungle during monsoon season sounds more like an Indiana Jones adventure than the World Endurance Championships -- especially after it became a harrowing cliffhanger for U.S. team member Meg Sleeper of Kingwood Township. Sleeper, who returned last week from the competition, was riding her homebred Arabian Syrocco Reveille beside another U.S. competitor, Jan Worthington, on Nov. 9 when a bolt of lightning struck the ground by their horses, sending sparks flying as a clap of thunder followed. Worthington's mount, ironically named Golden Lightning, smacked into Reveille as both spooked horses galloped off the trail and into the jungle. Sleeper's first thought? "We're dead." More... -- Posted By Merri to Endurance Tracks at 11/22/2008 05:12:00 PM
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