Bella Hadid Rides Into Rookie of the Year for Horse Cutting

Bella Hadid fans have certainly backed the right horse by supporting her … ’cause she proved herself at the rodeo — winning Rookie of the Year this week!

The model shared several pictures of her new title … sitting atop a horse with a cowboy hat, tight blue jeans and fringe pants on.

In her hand, Bella holds a golden belt buckle, bearing the words “Rookie of the Year” and the acronym “NCHA” — National Cutting Horse Association.

Horse cutting is the act of a rider and horse separating a steer from the rest of its group … full of quick jumps by horse and rider to keep the cattle from sneaking past them.

BH shared videos of her cutting atop a horse … and, ya gotta check it out — she puts the “model” in “model cowgirl.”

As for winning ROTY … Bella explains she started competing after meeting Adan Banuelos — and, about six months ago, she learned she was in the running to win the award.

Bella writes she and Adan went all out to get her ready to win … and, she ended up pulling out the upset at a rodeo competition this week — galloping past the leader into first place and winning the belt buckle.

Hadid adds she’s very competitive … but, Adan’s been helping her learn to embrace the losses as well as the wins — and, she simply loves horses, so competing is icing on the cake.

We broke the story last year … showing Bella and Adan holding hands down in Fort Worth, Texas. Obviously, their relationship has grown a ton in the ensuing months — and, after moving to Texas, it looks like Bella’s embracing the Southern lifestyle.