Horse Quotes

Will Rogers: "Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb"

Epitaph for Clyde Kennedy: "When they lay me down to rest put my spurs and rope upon my chest get my friends to carry me and then go turn my horses free"

Nocholas Evans: "It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the riders nuts, the horse bolts!"

Helen Thomson: "In riding a horse, we borrow freedom."

Winston Churchill: "No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle."

The Koran: "Horse, you are truly a creature without equal, for you fly without wings and conquer without sword."

R.B. Cunningham Graham: "God forbid I should go to any heaven where there are no horses"

C.M. Russell: "Spending that many hours in the saddle gave a man plenty of time to think. That's why so many cowboys fancied themselves philosophers."

Anonymous: "Is he broke? Yeah, he broke the stall, the wagon and the horse trailer"

Anonymous: "You can tell a gelding, ask a mare, but you must discuss it with a stallion."

Benjamin Disrael: "A canter is the cure for every evil"

Ronald Reagan: "I've often said there's nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse"

Spanish Proverb: "A horse is worth more than riches"

Mexican Proverb: "It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall."

Hans H.E. Isenbart: "Never thank yourself; always thank the horses for the happiness and joy we experience through them."

Toni Robinson: "He has galloped through young girls' dreams, added richness to grown women's lives, and served men in war and strife."

Arabian Proverb: "The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."

Rebecca Carroll: "A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adult treasure."

Anonymous: "There are times when you can trust a horse, times when you can't, and times when you have to."

 

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere: "Above all, a horse should never be chastised out of foul mood or anger, but always with complete dispassion."

Will James: "A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse."

Elias Canetti: "Whenever you observe a horse closely, you feel as if a human being sitting inside were making fun of you."

Frederico Tesio: "A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character."

John Steinbeck: "A man on a horse is spiritually as well as physically bigger than a man on foot."

James Shaw: "Always smile when you are riding because it changes your intent."

George Rupp: "The old mare watched the tractor work, a thing of rubber and steel, ready to follow the slightest wish of the man who held the wheel. She said to herself as it passed by, you gave me an awful jolt, but there's still one thing you can't do, you cannot raise a colt."

Mamie Francis: "Everything depends upon myself and my horse."

Toni Robinson: "Horses change lives. They give our young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls, they give us hope!"

Bedouin Legend: "And God took a handful of southerly wind, blew his breath over it and created the horse."

Leur de Sollesell: "When you are buying a horse, take care not to fall in love with him, for when this passion hath once seized you, you are no longer in a condition to judge his imperfections."

Pam Brown: "A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks, but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more than a loan."

Teresa Becker: "Is it the smell of their body as I hug their long neck, or the scent only a horse has that I can't forget? Is it the depth of their eyes as they contentedly rest? No, it's just being around them that I like the best."

Gypsy Saying: "Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark."

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere: "A light hand is one which never feels the contact of the bit with the bars."

W.C. Fields: "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people."

Ralph Waldo Emmerson: "Riding is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion!"

Beryl Markham: "A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words."