Fine Lady 5 Explained

Horsename:Fine Lady 5
Breed:Hanoverian
Discipline:Show jumping
Sex:Mare
Color:Bay
Owner:Artisan Farms & Torrey Pines Stable
Trainer:Eric Lamaze
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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Lamaze Selects Fine Lady 5 as Olympic Mount. 9 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Canada's Eric Lamaze And His Fine Lady Prove Neigh-Sayers Wrong With Bronze Win. 9 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 post nearly mistake-free run to win Olympic bronze in equestrian. 9 September 2016.
  4. Web site: Eric Lamaze Retires Olympic Bronze Medal Mount, Fine Lady 5. 11 December 2021.