Never Too Old For Ponies

An Olympic competitor since 1964, Hiroshi Hoketsu knows what it means to never give up on doing what you love. Hoketsu was born in Japan in 1942, and became the oldest Olympian to compete in the Beijing Olympics in 2008. At the ripe old age of 70, Hoketsu is back in the game, as he qualified last Saturday to compete in London. Hoketsu has been working with horses his entire life, and has won numerous awards and competitions, show jumping aboard his 15 year old horse Whisper. Not only could does this stud teach us all a thing or two about never giving up on our dreams, but about being a successful athlete as well. Let's hear it for Japanese healthcare!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/70-old-equestrian-olympic-miracle-174136391.html