2008 Olympic show jumping champion, Ontario’s Eric Lamaze has put his Olympic hopes in Fine Lady 5 for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio this August.

Lamaze was considering three horses for the upcoming Olympic Games, all owned by Andy and Carlene Ziegler’s Artisan Farms in partnership with Lamaze’s Torrey Pines Stable.

His 2015 Pan American Games team gold medal partner, Coco Bongo, and Check Picobello Z were also in contention but, following the opening week of competition at the CSI***** Spruce Meadows ‘National’ tournament in Calgary, Lamaze has made his choice.

“She is the most reliable, experienced horse that I have,” said Lamaze, of the 13-year-old bay Hanoverian mare (Forsyth x Drosselklang II). “Every time I have asked her to step up and do a big class, she has always done it easily.”