Yup! My grandson was jumping a fancy little Welsh mare I had bought when I decided I was too old to ride - can't remember exactly how old, maybe 57 or so.
We were at a show one day and this man looked at me with a huge smile on his face and said "Makes you want to do it, doesn't it?" That kept bothering me. I decided maybe I wasn't so very old after all, started riding a pony I'd bought to drive, got interested in endurance, started looking for an endurance horse. Now I ride about 25 miles a week in training rides, do an occassional competition, have youngsters coming up. I'll be 65 next week. Sometimes I think about that guy and would like to thank him for his casual remark. Nancy
