Poltroon was an

event Event may refer to: Gatherings of people * Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion * Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest * Event management, the organization of eve ...

horse ridden by American rider

Torrance Watkins Torrance Watkins (born July 30, 1949) is an American equestrian and Olympic champion. Formerly known as Torrance Fleischmann, she won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and finished 4th in the individual co ...

. Polroon and Torrance competed at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow winning a bronze Medal. This was particularly notable due Poltroon's diminutive size for an event horse and that this was the first time a woman had won an Olympic Medal for eventing. Poltroon was a 15.1h Paint mare who went on to become a broodmare in her retirement.

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