Fine Lady 5
| Fine Lady 5 | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Hanoverian |
| Discipline | Show jumping |
| Sex | Mare |
| Color | Bay |
| Owner | Artisan Farms & Torrey Pines Stable |
| Trainer | Eric Lamaze |
| Major wins | |
| Individual bronze medal in show jumping, 2016 Summer Olympics | |
Fine Lady 5 is a Hanoverian horse ridden in show jumping by Canadian Eric Lamaze. Riding Fine Lady 5, Lamaze won an individual bronze medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Life and career
[edit]Fine Lady 5 is a bay Hanoverian mare, owned by Artisan Farms and Torrey Pines Stable. She is ridden in show jumping competitions by Eric Lamaze of Canada.[1]
In June 2016, Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 placed second in the Spruce Meadows Grand Prix in Alberta, Canada.[2] They were part of the Canadian equestrian contingent at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] While the Canadian team finished in fourth place,[3] Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 had a clear round in the finals of the individual jumping competition.[2] They and 5 other horses and riders advanced to a jump-off for the medals. Fine Lady 5 knocked down the seventh jump on the course, but had a final time of 42.09 seconds. She and Lamaze took the individual bronze medal.[2]
On December 10, 2021, Fine Lady 5 was officially retired in a special ceremony held during the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final at CHI Geneva, Switzerland.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eric Lamaze Selects Fine Lady 5 as Olympic Mount". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Canada's Eric Lamaze And His Fine Lady Prove Neigh-Sayers Wrong With Bronze Win". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 post nearly mistake-free run to win Olympic bronze in equestrian". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Eric Lamaze Retires Olympic Bronze Medal Mount, Fine Lady 5". Retrieved 11 December 2021.