Bella Hadid and Adam Banuels Became one of the fastest celebrity couples. The horse-loving pair spend time together in and out of the cutting pen. As both her cutting coach and boyfriend, the million dollar rider could not contain his excitement and pride after his latest achievement in the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity.
On Thursday, a few days after the competition, Banuels shared a video from the event celebrating his latest win. The model was placed as reserve champion, second with a score of 214, riding a horse named Nam Metal hardball.
How close was he to the first conqueror, Christine ShopAccording to the Instagram account Performance Horse Central, scored 215.5 and took home the champion title.
“Futurity Limited Amateur Reserve Champions! To say we’re proud would be an understatement,” Banuelos gushed in the caption. He highlighted some of his other achievements in his first year of cutting: “Futurity Limited Am Reserve Champ ✔️ Amateur Rookie of the Year ✔️,” said the 35-year-old.
The pageant was held in Fort Worth, TX and is one of many places around the United States where Hadid has competed. He earned his first belt buckle last November in Jackson, Mississippi.
After the competition, Banuels shared a video of his competition. “Bella rode 3 horses and qualified for 7 different finals, bringing home her first championship buckle! We are so proud of him on (and off) the field,” he wrote in the caption.
As for what’s next for this couple, they’re probably going to celebrate their anniversary. A video first published by TMZ in October 2023 showed them “kissing, hugging and holding hands” at a Fort Worth stockyard.
He posted her on Instagram for the first time on January 24, 2024, and later posted her birthday photo in October, which showed Banuelos at the party and they already looked like a couple.
© James DevaneyIt’s clear that things are serious between the couple, and he recently built a single-story, horseshoe-shaped house in Texas. “She moved to Texas to be closer to him,” a source told Us Weekly.
© Bella HadidBefore the successful model moved into her new home, she was living in a trailer in Banuelos. The 35-year-old rider said he was “5th wheel happily” on the “Along for the Ride” podcast. “It was bad. That 5th wheel always felt small, and then you find someone you enjoy spending time with and it goes from a 5th wheel to a mansion,” he said.
