{{Infobox named horse | horsename = Fine Lady 5 |breed = Hanoverian |discipline = Show jumping | sex= Mare |foaled = |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.<ref name="equisearch.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.equisearch.com/article/eric-lamaze-selects-fine-lady-5-olympic-mount-53284|title=Eric Lamaze Selects Fine Lady 5 as Olympic Mount|publisher=|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref>
In June 2016, Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 placed second in the Spruce Meadows Grand Prix in Alberta, Canada.<ref name="huffingtonpost.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/08/19/eric-lamaze-bronze_n_11611828.html|title=Canada's Eric Lamaze And His Fine Lady Prove Neigh-Sayers Wrong With Bronze Win|publisher=|accessdate=9 September 2016}}</ref> They were part of the Canadian equestrian contingent at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<ref name="equisearch.com"/> While the Canadian team finished in fourth place,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/m/wp/sports/rio-2016/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/sports/rio-2016/lamaze-and-fine-lady-5-post-nearly-mistake-free-run-to-win-olympic-bronze-in-equestrian|title=Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 post nearly mistake-free run to win Olympic bronze in equestrian|publisher=|accessdate=9 September 2016}}{{dead link|date=October 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Lamaze and Fine Lady 5 had a clear round in the finals of the individual jumping competition.<ref name="huffingtonpost.ca"/> 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.<ref name="huffingtonpost.ca"/>
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.<ref name="www.equnews.com">{{cite web|url=https://equnews.com/sport-news/eric-lamaze-retires-olympic-bronze-medal-mount-fine-lady-5|title=Eric Lamaze Retires Olympic Bronze Medal Mount, Fine Lady 5|publisher=|accessdate=11 December 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Show jumping horses Category:Hanoverian horses Category:Horses in the Olympics