Bella found her new home with Callie in the summer of 2026. After finishing her rehab Callie plans to do lots of in hand/ground and then work towards her goals of dressage, trails, and maybe some jumping in the future.

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Bella Mente is a 3 year old, 17+ hand, bay filly who came to us in partnership with Beyond the Wire in Maryland. Bella is by Silver State and out of a Midnight Lute mare. This means she's also a descendent of Hard Spun, Empire Marker, Real Quiet, and Pulpit!

This big girl retired after just one race. The vet that oversaw her care at the track suspected a possible tibia fracture and she received a few months of rest before coming to us. Our vet found her to be sound and very clean with a terrific prognosis for her next career. Since her first checkup, Bella has graduated from hand walking to having access to a hospital paddock, and now to small turnout! This means very soon she'll be cleared to return to full turnout and back to work!

Bella has been a very sweet girl to work with, has no vices, and is a very attractive filly. She currently sticks just a hair over 17.0 hands and likely still has some growing to do, so she will need someone who appreciates a big horse! She is not expected to have any limitations and will likely be ready to go back to work under saddle around July or August.

Bella is available for adoption to someone willing and able to responsibly complete the last bit of her rehab, and with the experience to restart her themselves when she is ready for that.

For professionals or serious adult amateurs out there, this filly is likely a great one to take a chance on!