Canadian Olympian Megan Lane of Collingwood, ON, won the $20,000 Royal Invitational Dressage Cup, presented by Butternut Ridge, on Thursday, November 10, at the Royal Horse Show, held as part of the 94th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, ON.

Fresh off their Olympic debut this summer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lane and her mount Caravella made their inaugural Royal Horse Show appearance a winning one.

On Thursday night, Lane and Caravella performed their freestyle, in which riders choreograph required movements to the music of their choice, in front of a packed house in the Ricoh Coliseum. Riding to an original composition by Dutch freestyle designer Joost Peters, Lane’s freestyle was highlighted by impressive flying changes, piaffe and one-handed pirouettes. The panel of international judges rewarded the pair with a score of 76.75%, giving Lane the victory in her Royal Horse Show debut.

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