/v ft t Belleville teen rides horse into international history SUBMITTED PHOTO Gwen Lazier (now Braidwood) was 18 years old when in May of 1924 she went on horse back to deliver an invitation to President Calvin Coolidge to attend the 140th anniversary celebrations of the United Empire Loyalists settlement in the Quinte area. She was met by President Coolidge on the lawns of the White House.