A 100-year-old equestrian in England shows no sign of cutting back on her time in the saddle.
Elizabeth Breton, who hails Cirencester, a picturesque town in the Cotswolds, first rode a pony at the age of two, eventually competing as a young girl in hunter trials. According to the BBC, Breton gave up the sport after World War II began, only to return to riding when she entered her 70s. She grew up on a farm, which meant riding was “part of her DNA” and that her father “popped her on a pony” before she could walk. And now that’s she back in the tack, she’s there to stay, telling the BBC that riding again made her come to life.
“When you ride a horse, it goes right up through your body and I feel it’s the best way to exercise your whole body and I still enjoy it, otherwise I wouldn’t bother,” the mother of two and grandmother of five told the British broadcaster. “I don’t particularly like walking [as an exercise], it’s boring, really boring, and I certainly can’t jog anymore, which is why riding is so good.”