Adan Banuelos biography: 10 things about Fort Worth, Texas equestrian

Who is Adan Banuelos?

Adan Banuelos is a Mexican-American equestrian and horse trainer from Fort Worth, Texas, United States. He was born in Texas to Ascension Banuelos and Tiffani Banuelos-Ray.

Ascension is the first Mexican-American ever inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Hall of Fame. Here are 10 more things about Adan:

1. He specializes in training and showing cutting horse.
2. His horse training facility Adan Performances Horses is located in Weatherford, Texas.
3. Aside from Fort Worth, he has lived in other parts of Texas including Granbury.
4. His parents and his late uncle Carlos Banuelos taught him the importance of family, hard work and how to be a horseman. 
5. His father emigrated from Mexico to the U.S. at age 13.
6. His mother graduated from David High School in Houston, Texas in 1985.
7. In 2012, he became the AQHA Battle in the Saddle Champion.
8. In 2017, he was inducted into the NCHA Hall of Fame.
9. He secured the title of the NCHA’s leading opening rider in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
10. In 2020, he won the NCHA Futurity Open Championship.

TIMELINE

2023

• On October 9, 2023, he attended Bella Hadid‘s 27th birthday.

2024

• On February 14, 2024, Hadid officially confirmed her romantic relationship with him.
• On March 3, 2024, he was in New York City, New York, USA with Hadid.
• On March 8, 2024, Hadid attended The American Performance Horseman by Teton Ridge at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas to support him.
• On September 12, 2024, he and Hadid attended Teton Ridge’s “Window to the West” series premiere at Kemo Sabe Pop-Up in New York City.

2025

• On April 8, 2025, he will turn 37.