Great Britain: Mirfield horse rider Susi saddles up for Mongol Derby

News.bbc.co.uk - Full Article 26 July 2010 A horse rider from Mirfield is preparing for the challenge of her life as she heads to Mongolia to take part in a 600 mile dash on horseback. Susi Sadler is one of just a handful of British riders joining the epic race across the bleak Mongolian Steppe. Susi is back in the saddle after being thrown off her horse, Rudi, and suffering a serious facial injury. She says: "Doing this will really prove to me that I'm back riding and back to how I was before the accident." Twenty-eight-year-old Susi is hoping that racing in the Mongol Derby will raise money for Operation Smile, a charity which helps children across the world who suffer from facial deformities such as cleft lips and cleft palates... Read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/bradford/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8854000/8854955.stm