Bella Hadid was named Southern Cutting Horse Futurity’s 2024 Classic LTD Amateur Champion for her horse riding skills.
The Victoria’s Secret vet, 28 —who recently stepped out in a sheer tank top and booty shorts — took to her Instagram Story to show off the impressive belt buckle she was awarded on Saturday.
After emerging victorious, she posed with her bay roan stallion named Metallic Tito while appearing unrecognizable compared to her typical flashy runway looks.
She wore leather chaps and jeans and tan jacket paired with a black cowboy hat — her brunette locks styled in two braids.
‘He already got so many cookies and now he definitely knows he won because now he’s trying to eat our buckle,’ the Palestinian model wrote of her stallion.
Bella Hadid, 28, was named Southern Cutting Horse Futurity’s 2024 Classic LTD Amateur Champion for her horse riding skills
She also shared a close up image of the silver plated buckle made by Gist Silversmiths.
‘My very first @gistsilversmiths CHAMPION buckle!!! I could just cry!!!; she wrote beside the snap.
The brunette beauty added an adorable photo of herself kissing her horse on the head, writing, ‘My sweetest most loving trustworthy perfect boy.’
This year, the Southern Cutting Horse Futurity took place from October 18 through 26, in Jackson, Mississippi.
The accomplished equestrian has participated in various major NCHA events, including the NCHA Summer Spectacular and SCHF derbies where she competes as an amateur.
Growing up, the five-foot-nine looker found solace in horse riding but took a break in 2016 due to Lyme disease. She returned to the sport in 2023 after a seven year hiatus.
Beside Metallic Tito, she has been seen riding several other horses including: Purrn Likeasmoothcat, Imma Be Smooth, Whippish, Amira and Tucker.
Back in 2015, Bella admitted that she grew fond of horseback riding after being introduced to the pastime from her mother, Yolanda Hadid.
‘My devotion stemmed from my mom’s love of horses. I have been riding since I could walk and the fact that my mom knew everything about horses really helped my passion grow,’ she told the outlet.
She took to her Instagram Story to show off the impressive belt buckle she was awarded on Saturday
After emerging victorious, she posed with her bay roan stallion named Metallic Tito while appearing unrecognizable compared to her typical flashy runway looks
The accomplished equestrian has participated in various major NCHA events, including the NCHA Summer Spectacular and SCHF derbies where she competes as an amateur
This year, the Southern Cutting Horse Futurity took place from October 18 through 26, in Jackson, Mississippi
The star has been dating cowboy boyfriend Adan Banuelos, 35, a wildly successful rodeo star and equestrian champion ( they are pictured this month)
She also revealed that it helped her stay fit for her modeling gigs because it kept her body in motion.
‘You know how every model is like, “I do yoga.” Well, I find horses have the same effect,’ she shared.
‘You have to put your ego aside and concentrate on making the horse do the things you want it to do, and move in the way you want it to move.’ she said at the time.
The star has been dating cowboy boyfriend Adan Banuelos, 35, a wildly successful rodeo star and equestrian champion.
The pair first started stirring up dating rumors when they were seen kissing and holding hands together in Fort Worth, Texas in October 2023 by TMZ.
Bella has since moved to Fort Worth, at least part-time, to be closer to her man, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
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