Flora de Mariposa

Flora de Mariposa
Breed	Belgian Warmblood
Sire	For Pleasure
Dam	Adeline
Sex	Female
Died	30 July 2020

Flora de Mariposa was a chestnut show-jumping mare registered in the Belgian Warmblood studbook, born on April 26, 2005 in Belgium at the Herman de Brabander stud. She achieved excellent results in her early years, from age 4 to 7, under the saddle of Belgian rider Kurt De Clercq. French rider Geneviève Mégret, owner of the Clarbec stud farm in the Pays d'Auge region, acquired her at the end of 2012 and entrusted her to Rouen rider Pénélope Leprévost, who took her to the highest level. Flora de Mariposa was the French revelation of 2014, despite her young age, thanks to her performances during the World Equestrian Games. In 2015, she won two Grand Prix and had the best season of any French show jumping horse, earning her the title of "Horse of the Year". Selected for the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won a team gold medal. Injured in 2017, she fell to another rider, Félicie Bertrand, at the end of 2018. She died of endotoxemia at the age of 15 on July 30, 2020.^[1]

A daughter of For Pleasure, Flora de Mariposa inherited his jumping style, with a high head carriage and grouped hind legs. Respectful and reputedly gentle, she nevertheless has a sensitive and sometimes difficult character, requiring her to be channeled in competition. Pénélope Leprevost, seduced by her mount's sporting qualities, was also entrusted with Ilena de Mariposa, one of Flora's daughters.