Mary Pilon

At 71, An Olympian Again

The Japanese equestrian Hiroshi Hoketsu, who is 71, will likely be the oldest Olympian competing in the London Games this summer. And he’s exactly who I wanted to be interviewing the week of my birthday. 

A Veteran Horse Woman on Equestrian at the Summer Games

Vying for a London berth is veteran show jumping competitor Elizabeth “Beezie” Madden, a two-time gold medalist in team jumping and winner of a bronze medal in Beijing for individual jumping. 

Fire Survivor and Possible Olympian: A Horse Named Neville

Today on the front page of The New York Times, we meet Neville Bardos, a horse that “cheated death — twice” and is now a contender for the Olympics in London this summer. 

Please don’t miss Josh’s great photos or the video! 

A Bareback Hedge Fund

Today, I report on a hedge fund that invests in horses. 

I’ll let you go on and on and on with the infinite puns about corralling this “stable” investment…