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Bella Hadid shows off her cowgirl skills with BF at horse competition
Bella Hadid put her horsemanship to the test this weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, as she competed in the Horse Cutting championships in Las Vegas.
Her cowboy boyfriend, Adan Banuelos, was at the show and held her hand as they rode out of the ring side by side.
Bella looked at home on her horse in a black-and-white checked shirt, beige chaps over jeans, and a white cowboy hat.
It's unclear how long Bella and Adan have been dating. They were first spotted together in October 2023, walking through the historic Fort Worth Stockyards.
Bella, who was trained in equestrian skills during her youth, went public with Adan on Valentine's Day in 2024, sharing images of him and calling him: 'My Valentine.'
She began training in cutting alongside Adan.
Cutting is a western-style equestrian competition in which a horse and rider work together before a judge or panel of judges to demonstrate the horse's athleticism and ability to handle cattle.
She was a very good student and has since won several competitions.
Banuelos praised her after she received a major honor in the cutting world: she was crowned the National Cutting Horse Association's (NCHA) 2024 Limited Age Event (LAE) Rookie of the Year.
In April, Bella revealed she would be taking a step back from modeling after moving to Texas with her 'partner'.
'For the first time now, I'm not putting on a fake face. If I don't feel good, I won't go. If I don't feel good, I take time for myself,' she told Allure.
'And I've never had the opportunity to do that or say that before,' she continued.
'Now when anybody sees me in pictures and they say, I look happy, I genuinely am. I am feeling better; my bad days now were my old good days.'
Winner: In 2024, she was crowned the NCHA Limited Age Event Rookie of the Year
Peace: In interviews, Bella has said she feels most at peace when she's with horses or in nature
