{"id":60408,"date":"2020-08-27T10:20:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T08:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/rider-ready-to-saddle-up-20200825-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:01:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T10:01:58","slug":"rider-ready-to-saddle-up-20200825-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/rider-ready-to-saddle-up-20200825-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rider ready to saddle up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_913d40f0\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jessi Wessels\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10445\/9cc98452b31f4c9d8ab890c79fd4203a.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/17d07da1bff54c9a9e2ac3c4f26b2c32.jpg\" title=\"Jessi Wessels (16), a Gr. 12 lear\u00adner of the Upington High School, can\u2019t wait to get back in the saddle. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Jessi Wessels (16), a Gr. 12 lear\u00adner of the Upington High School, can\u2019t wait to get back in the saddle. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Kalahari Bulletin<\/span>\u2019s 2019 Supersport Let\u2019s Play Sport Star can\u2019t wait to get back in the saddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year was meant to be the pinnacle of Jessi Wessels\u2019s schooling sports career. 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