In the last six months, Aldergrove鈥檚 Kassidy Keith has felt a difference in her nine-year-old stallion, Fenelon WF.

The bay Irish Sport Horse took his first U25 win in August at tbird鈥檚 CSI2* Summer Fort Festival, and on Thursday, Sept. 22, at the CSI3* BCHJA Fall Finale at 91原创鈥檚 Thunderbird Show Park, he and his rider were again best in the CSIU25-A MarBill Hill U25 1.35m鈥攖he pair鈥檚 first foray into the FEI U25 division.

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The duo comfortably crossed the timers of Peter Holmes鈥� speed track more than four seconds in front (63.15) of runners-up Reid Pankewicz and Barack (67.21 seconds). Carly Stevens and VIP des Majuros were third (68.62).

鈥淗e鈥檚 really starting to follow me. He鈥檚 looking where he鈥檚 going now, [when] before he didn鈥檛 pay attention,鈥� Keith said. 鈥淥ur partnership has flourished over the last six months. He鈥檚 really turned out to be a very cool horse.鈥�

On Friday, another strong performance by the pair at tbird saw them take second in that day鈥檚 CSIU25-A MarBill Hill U25 1.40m, less than a second behind winners Jarne Francken and Gogolinus.

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Elsewhere, 91原创-based rider Kyle King and 9-year-old Ittolo swept right to the top of the leaderboard on Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the CSI3* tbird 1.40m.

Last to go in the 33-horse field, the pair crossed the timers of Peter Holmes鈥� speed course in a much-the-best time of 56.09 seconds. James Chawke and Gamble finished second (58.55 seconds), just ahead of Conor Swail and Nadal Hero & DB (58.71).

The win marked the first FEI victory of Ittolo鈥檚 career; the bay made his international debut exactly a year ago in 91原创.

鈥淚 got [Ittolo] two winters ago,鈥� King said. 鈥淟ast year, I rode him in this same class, and he got a ribbon. We moved up really fast鈥攎aybe too fast. He鈥檚 bold and brave, but the ride-ability wasn鈥檛 really there.鈥�

Some calculated moves up and down the levels for Ittolo have resulted in a more confident, mature, responsive horse, nicknamed the 鈥淗oney Badger鈥� in the barn. The athletic bay鈥斺�渁 character,鈥� as King says鈥攊s full of happy, excitable energy and usually gets his way.

The five-day BCHJA Fall Finale concludes the annual FEI calendar in 91原创 on Sunday, Sept 24.