Stunning Bella Hadid beams with joy as she wins award at rodeo horse event
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MODEL Bella Hadid shows she’s the reining champ as she wins an equestrian award. The Victoria’s Secret beauty was crowned Rookie of the Year at a rodeo horse event. Dressed in a black cowboy hat and green tasselled jacket, Bella, 28, beamed with pride as she held up her medal.
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The Texas-based model has spent a large chunk of 2024 learning how to compete at “cutting” — which involves a horse and rider separating a cow from a herd of cattle. And it has paid off with her scooping the 2024 National Cutting Horse Association’s rookie gong.
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On Instagram, Bella wrote: “Being able to try new things and reach new goals, especially on horses again, has been the biggest joy. “I thank God everyday for horses — for teaching and showing me unconditional love, happiness, connection, patience and hard work.”.
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Bella, who is dating her trainer Adan Banuelos, added: “I just really loved coming to shows to support my man, step dad and friends.”. The Vogue regular added: “Adan always had faith in me, from the first day we rode together, which gave me confidence and faith in myself again.
