Bella Hadid poses with a horse in her post dedicated to horseback riding, which she was recently able to resume after quitting in 2016 due to her struggle with Lyme disease.Photo:Bella Hadid/Instagram
Bella Hadid/Instagram
Bella Hadidis reconnecting with her roots — and hitting the stables!
On Saturday, the model gave her nearly 60 million followers an inside look at her love of horseback riding through several carousels of herself and her four-legged friends at Wellington International, an equestrian club in Wellington, Florida.
Bella Hadid plants a kiss on a horse.Bella Hadid/Instagram
In one of theposts, Bella posed in full riding attire alongside her horses, and even planted a kiss on one of them. She also showcased her talent with some photos taken mid-hurdle.
“Thank you to all the great trainers and people who allowed me to ride their incredible horses🙏🏽 And my Lucy , Blue , Ami 🤍,” she wrote in the carousel.
“I love these animals,” she added.
Bella Hadid plants a kiss on one of the horses at her Florida equestrian club.Bella Hadid/Instagram
In another one of the Saturday posts, which she captioned with the same message, Bella sharedadditional photosof herself riding, smooching and posing with horses.
Bella Hadid poses with mom Yolanda Hadid at Wellington International, an equestrian club in Wellington, Florida.Bella Hadid/Instagram
The model also shared a photo of herself fueling up during a day of horseback riding, still sporting her helmet while she enjoyed a hotdog loaded with toppings.
She dedicated herfinal horseback riding postto one companion in particular, a horse named Amira, who she called “my little flying mare.”
In March, the modelwas photographed competing at a Florida equestrian eventfor the first time since she was forced to quit seven years ago for health-related reasons.
Bella Hadid with a horse at Wellington International in Wellington, Florida.Bella Hadid/Instagram
Bella excelled at horseback riding during her youth — even aiming to compete in the sport at the Olympics — beforeshe was forced to give it up in 2016because of her Lyme disease diagnosis and treatment, perBazaar.
“My devotion stemmed from my mom’s love of horses,” Bella toldPorterin 2015. “I have been riding since I could walk and the fact that my mom knew everything about horses really helped my passion grow.”
Bella Hadid poses with a horse at Wellington International, an equestrian club in Florida.Bella Hadid/Instagram
In the same interview, the model also said that her horseback riding expertise helped her modeling career.
“You know how every model is like, ‘I do yoga.’ Well, I find horses have the same effect,” she explained at the time. “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.”
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In ahealth updateshe shared earlier this month, Bella revealed that she is “finally healthy” after over a decade of intense health struggles including “100+ days of Lyme, chronic disease, [co-infection] treatment [and] almost 15 years of invisible suffering.”
“The little me that suffered would be so proud of grown me for not giving up on myself🫶🏼,” Bella began the Instagrampost, adding that she is grateful for momYolanda, who was also diagnosed with Lyme disease a decade ago along with Anwar, the youngest Hadid sibling.
source: people.com
