Elizabeth Breton, a 100-year-old horse rider from Cirencester, continues to ride weekly, celebrating her passion for horses and her milestone birthday.
A horse rider who recently celebrated her 100th birthday says she has no plans to give up her reins. Elizabeth Breton , from Cirencester , started riding when she was only two years old and marked her milestone birthday with champagne, a party and a card from King Charles. Despite riding being 'part of her DNA', Ms Breton had 30 years out of the saddle before returning to the sport in her 70s, going on to ride competitively for a number of years.
The centenarian said she has no plans to stop her weekly visits to Cotswold Riding Stables and said she 'came to life' when she started riding again. '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,' she said. 'I don't particularly like walking, it's boring, really boring and I certainly can't jog anymore which is why riding is so good.' Born in 1924, Ms Breton remembers being 'popped on a pony' by her father before she could even walk. She has been horse-mad since then and told the BBC: 'Dogs I like, and I had one very special dog but I love horses. They just excite me.' 'I didn't think I was doing anything special, I sat on my mum's hunter and didn't think anything of it,' she added. One of her early memories in the saddle, which still makes her smile today, was on a pony call Snowflake when she was seven years old. Riding Snowflake is one of her earliest memories on horseback 'In those days we would have three in a team and we had to keep level. The team consisted of me, the eldest about 12 years old, then Rosemary who was eight. But she said the war then 'interrupted all that fun'. Ms Breton was about 13 years old when World War Two took hold of the country and put a stop to riding. It was in her 70s when she got back in the saddle, this reignited the flame for the passion she once had. She went back into competing into her 80s, she said: 'I thoroughly enjoyed it and proceeded to do quite well. In December last year, Ms Breton celebrated her 100th birthday, although she does not ride competitively anymore, she still looks forward to her hacks around the village of Stanton twice a week
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