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Bella was born in 2012 at Robin Hill Farm in Metchosin B次元官网网址� more commonly known simply as PaulaB次元官网网址檚 Horses B次元官网网址� to dame Ivy. Her sire was imported by Dreamscape Farms in Vancouver. Both have Olympic grandsires, explained Paula Leweke, who raised Bella.

Bella Balatora is her registered name B次元官网网址� Bella, for beautiful and Balatora, a feminized version of the second highest mountain in the Himalayas.

B次元官网网址淚 wanted something that meant beautiful, strong and powerful,B次元官网网址� Leweke said.

Bella was a feisty foal. From the start she showed power and athleticism that parlayed into an athlete and current jumping partner for rider Alicia Gadban Lewis.

Gadban Lewis calls her a special and rare combination of a horse invested in her job. Bella loves doing the work and is careful, but confident.

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Based at Imperial Stables in Delta, Gadban Lewis has had Bella since July 2017. She had no need for another horse at the time, but knew Leweke and saw the value of Bella. A client in the mainland barn was looking for an investment horse and purchased Bella.

Gadban Lewis rode her over the years and within a couple of transactions, now calls Bella her own.

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Leweke harbours not-so-secret Olympic dreams for Bella, putting a little pressure on the horseB次元官网网址檚 current partner.

B次元官网网址淭hat would be a huge goal. Who knows? ThatB次元官网网址檚 a long way away and a lot of hurdles to jump over to get there. IB次元官网网址檓 going to do as much as I can with her,B次元官网网址� Gadban Lewis said.

Metchosin residents may remember Bella, who was ponied up and down the Galloping Goose and worked with several riders and trainers on the Island B次元官网网址� and as far off as Kamloops B次元官网网址� in her younger years.

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B次元官网网址淪ometimes these horses only come once in a lifetime,B次元官网网址� the breeder said. However, she has her fingers crossed as the same dame is pregnant for only her second time B次元官网网址� from the same sire B次元官网网址� and is due to birth in June 2022.