Horse Quotes And Sayings

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“Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.” 
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one’s own Trojan horse.”
– Rebecca West 

“There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.”
– Robert Smith Surtees

“Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle and strength by gentleness confined, [the horse] serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient.”
– Ronald Duncan

“There’s nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse.”
– Ronald Reagan

“A fly, sir, may sting a stately horse, and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other a horse still.”
– Samuel Johnson 

“The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.”
– Sharon Ralls Lemon

“When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.”
– Sir Winston Churchill       

“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.”
– Sleur de Sollesell

“A horse is worth more than riches.”
– Spanish Proverb

“A horse is worth more than riches.”
– Spanish Proverb

“Somewhere in time‘s own space/There must be some sweet pastured place/Where creekssing on and tall trees grow/Some paradise where horses go./For by the love that guides my pen/I know great horses live again.”
– Stanley Harrison

“People think I’m strong, but actually I wanted to crawl away. I thought, I’m going to live in the country with my horse and I’ll get a nine-to-five; I don’t need this.”
– Stella McCartney 

“Nothing is more sacred as the bond between a horse and a rider.   No other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on, because an enormous part of his owner’s heart, soul, and the very existence dies also.”
– Stephanie M Thorn 

“He flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.”
– Stephen Leacock 

“Horses and riders are a symbol of complex dependence, one upon the other. The centaur-man and horse are joined together in a way in which no other equestrian sport can demonstrate . . . something deeply primeval within us is touched when we see such perfect empathy between a man and his horse.”
– Sylvia Loch

“A horse gallops with its lungs, perseveres with its heart, and wins with its character.”
– Tessio

“If an ass goes travelling he will not come home a horse.”
– Thomas Fuller 

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

“He has galloped through young girls’ dreams, added richness to grown women’s lives, and served men in war and strife.”
– Toni Robinson

“As a horse runs, think of it as a game of tag with the wind.”
– Tre Tuberville

“In buying a horse or taking a wife, shut your eyes tight and commend yourself to God.”
– Tuscan Proverb

“A good rider can hear his horse speak to him, a great rider can hear his horse whisper, but a bad rider won’t hear his horse even if it screams at him.”
– Unknown

“A horse is like a violin.  First it must be tuned, and when tuned, it must be accurately played.”
– Unknown

“‘You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink’ is an old saying that is not exactly true, because anybody that’s ever been around horses would know if that horse didn’t want to go to water then it wouldn’t”
– Unknown

“Riding is a partnership. The horse lends you his strength, speed and grace, which are greater than yours. For your part you give him your guidance, intelligence and understanding, which are greater than his. Together you can achieve a richness that alone neither can.”
– Unknown

“Half the failures in life result from pulling in one’s horse when it is leaping.”
– Unknown

“A bad day riding is better than a good day fishing.”
– Unknown

“A good rider can hear his horse speak to him, a great rider can hear his horse whisper, but a bad rider won’t hear his horse even if it screams at him.”
– Unknown

“A horse is like a best friend. They’re always there to nuzzle you and make your life a better place.”
– Unknown

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