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Kendall Jenner revealed she uses a fake name when she competes in horseback riding when speaking on The Tonight Show on Wednesday, Jan. 28
The supermodel told Jimmy Fallon the important reason she uses a different moniker
She previously revealed that she first sat on a horse at around 2 years old and took lessons at age 4
Kendall Jennerhas an alter ego.
The supermodel, 30, revealed on an episode ofThe Tonight Showthat she goes by a different name when she competitively rides horses, a longtime passion of hers that began when she was around 2 years old.
Jenner shared her secret when the late-night show's host,Jimmy Fallon, asked her about her competitors' reactions when they find out they're competing against the famed fashion figure during contests — to which she revealed, "They don't."
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"Not that I think anyone would really care, but it's very precious to me to be doing this," she said of competing in horseback riding during her appearance on the Jan. 29 episode of the show. "I'm also extremely nervous going into a show arena."
"So for myself, I want to avoid all nerves," she continued, adding, "So I think having my name taken off of it just helps me go in and be like, 'Nobody's watching me. Nobody cares'," she says of why she uses a "fake name" in competition.
A baffled Fallon couldn't believe the alter ego strategy, but the model confirmed she's all for it.
"I love it! I just feel like one of the girls," she told the comedian, adding that she would "assume" her competitors don't know it's her beneath the helmet and undisclosed moniker that she declined to share on television.
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Jenner has previously opened up about her love for horses, tellingVogueabout her early experiences on horseback and attempting to explain her nearly indescribable connection with the animal that started when she was a kid.
"Horses have a strength that is almost hard for humans to understand," she told the outlet of her affinity for horseback riding. "Even though I can't communicate with them directly, I feel that the ones I have cared for have always lent that strength to me."
"I was probably two when I first sat on a horse, and maybe four when I took my first lesson," she remembered, before going on to talk about the physical and emotional health benefits she reaps from the sport.
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"It's very calming, it's definitely a form of exercise, it's also a really nice way of getting yourself outside," continued Jenner. "For me specifically, it's something I did in my childhood that I loved so much, I think as an adult now, doing it almost gives me a sense of feeling like I'm a kid again."
"I think that there are so many therapeutic aspects to it, just like a walk would for some people," she said. "If they're, you know, struggling with an answer or trying to find resolution in something in their life I think a lot of people like going for a walk — for me, it's like I run to my horses."
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