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Horse Quotes and ProverbsCompiled by Debora JohnsonThe following are some horse quotations that you might enjoy. I have listed them in alphabetical order by author, if known. If the author is unknown that will be noted. Proverbs will follow. This will be an ongoing project and I will add quotes as I find them. Please e-mail me any that you would like to add to this list. I will post them immediately. Enjoy.
Many people have sighed for the "good old days" and regretted the "passing of the horse." But today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses.
Heaven is high and earth wide. If you ride three feet higher above the ground than other men, you will know what that means.
Horses lend us the wings we lack.
You took me to adventure and to love. We two have shared great joy and great sorrow. And now I stand at the gate of the paddock watching you run in an ecstasy of freedom, knowing you will return to stand quietly, loyally, beside me.
A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence.
If the world was truly a rational place, men would ride sidesaddle.
One reason why birds and horses are happy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.
A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adulthood treasure.
When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.
No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.
There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.
Through the days of love and celebration and joy, and through the dark days of mourning--the faithful horse has been with us always. If a Dog is man's best friend, By Monica Dickens
A canter is a cure for every evil.
A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment.
Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride,
The horse. Here is nobility without conceit, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity. A willing servant, yet never a slave.
It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts!
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
For want of a Nail the Shoe was lost; for want of a Shoe the Horse was lost; and for want of a Horse the Rider was lost; being overtaken and slain by the Enemy, all for want of Care about a Horse-shoe Nail.
Even an E-type Jaguar looks merely flash beside a really smart pony and trap.
"War Horse"
There was no greater companion, then the horse of war
Ah, steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes? Is there a sensitive ear, alert as a flame, in your every fiber? Hearing the familiar song from above, all in one accord you strain your bronze chests and, hooves barely touching the ground, turn into straight lines cleaving the air, and all inspired by God it rushes on!
To me, horses and freedom are synonymous.
God forbid that I should go to any Heaven in which there are no horses.
We have almost forgotten how strange a thing it is that so huge and powerful and intelligent an animal as a horse should allow another, and far more feeble animal, to ride upon its back.
Somewhere in time's own space, there must be some sweet pastured place By Nathaniel Hawthorne "The Chimera" (A book about Pegasus)
The horse moved like a dancer, which is not surprising. A horse is a beautiful animal, but it is perhaps most remarkable because it moves as if it always hears music.
The horses paw and prance and neigh,
For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins.
Four things greater than all things are,
The horse, through all its trials, has preserved the sweetness of paradise in its blood.
They say princes learn no art truly but the art of horsemanship. The reason is the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.
There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favorite places is on the back of my horse.
It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required.
The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom.
A thousand horse and none to ride!
My horse's feet are as swift as rolling thunder, he carries me away from all my fears, By John Lyons
A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
In their eyes shine stars of wisdom and courage to guide men to the heavens.
Wherever man has left his footprints in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization, we find the hoof print of a horse beside it.
A Hibernian sage once wrote that there are three things a man never forgets: The girl of his early youth, a devoted teacher, and< a great horse.
We kept him until he died...and sat with him during the long last minutes when a horse comes closest to seeming human.
If your horse says "no," you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong.
Small children are convinced that ponies deserve to see the inside of the house.
A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground or break into a lumbering gallop when he is turned loose into the open.
In riding a horse, we borrow his freedom. Horses love freedom. The weariest old work horse will roll on the ground or break into a lumbering gallop when he is turned loose into the open.
I bless the hoss from hoof to head
Horses change lives. They give our young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls. They give us hope!
He has galloped through young girl's dreams, added richness to grown women's lives and served men in war and strife.
When you're young and you fall off a horse, you may break something. When you're my age and you fall off, you splatter.
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain't a thing.
Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb.
The horse, with beauty unsurpassed, strength immeasurable and grace unlike any other, still remains humble enough to carry a man upon his back.
When I bestride him, I soar, I am a hawk: he trots the air; the earth sings when he touches it; the basest horn of his hoof is more musical than the pipe of Hermes.
His hooves pound the beat, your heart sings the song.
A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
Horses are uncomfortable in the middle and dangerous at both ends.
There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.
Brahma was excessively sparing with earth, water, and fire.... The reckless expenditure of air and ether in his composition was amazing. And, in consequence, he perpetually struggled to outreach the wind, to outrun space itself. Other animals ran only when they had a reason, but the Horse would run for no reason whatever, as if to run out of his own skin.
Again the early-morning sun was generous with its warmth. All the sounds dear to a horseman were around me - the snort of the horses as they cleared their throats, the gentle swish of their tails, the tinkle of irons as we flung the saddles over their backs - little sounds of no importance, but they stay in the unconscious library of memory.
In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.
I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary.
On the back of a horse you will find Paradise.
"The Grandest Horse"
If I were a rider with desert to cross,
What is a horse?
And indeed, a horse who bears himself proudly is a thing of such beauty and astonishment that he attracts the eyes of all beholders. No one will tire of looking at him as long as he will display himself in his splendor.
To see the wind's power, the rain's cleansing and the sun's radiant life, one need only to look at the horse.
Half the failures in life result from pulling in one's horse when it is leaping.
I have seen things so beautiful they have brought tears to my eyes. Yet none of them can match the gracefulness and beauty of a horse running free.
The way to heaven is on horseback.
Nothing does as much for the insides of a man than the outsides of a horse.
Virtue shall be bound into the hair of thy forelock. I have given thee the power of flight without wings.
I've spent most of my life riding horses. The rest I've just wasted.
All I pay my psychiatrist is the cost of feed and hay, and he'll listen to me any day.
To many, the words love, hope and dreams are synonymous with horses.
All horses deserve, at least once in their lives, to be loved by a little girl.
A true horseman does not look at the horse with his eyes, he looks at his horse with his heart.
A stubborn horse walks behind you, an impatient horse walks in front of you, but a noble companion walks beside you.
A large and liquid eye...the swirl of dust around pounding hooves...these, then, are the images that move us.
One can get in a car and see what man has made. One must get on a horse to see what God has made.
If you have seen nothing but the beauty of their markings and limbs, their true beauty is hidden from you.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
To understand the soul of a horse is the closest human beings can come to knowing perfection.
No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn't there to welcome me. His is a power enhanced by pride, a courage heightened by challenge. His is a swiftness intensified by strength, a majesty magnified by grace. His is a timeless beauty touched with gentleness, a spirit that calls our hearts to dream. Author Unknown
Horse thou art truly a creature, for thou fliest without wings and conquorest without sword.
Don't change horses in midstream.
A good rider can hear his horse speak to him. A great rider can hear his horse whisper.
The love for a horse is just as complicated as the love for another human being...if you never love a horse, you will never understand.
A dog may be man's best friend...but the horse wrote history.
Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul.
Our hoof beats were many, but our hearts beat as one.
Your horse's behavior always seems to depend on the number of people watching you.
When a horse greets you with a nicker and regards you with a large and liquid eye, the question of where you want to be has been answered.
At its finest, rider and horse are joined not by tack, but by trust. Each is totally reliant upon the other. Each is the selfless guardian of the other's very well-being.
Ask me to show you poetry in motion and I will show you a horse.
The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse.
One must think when looking at a horse in motion, that it hears music inside its head.
He knows when you're happy. He knows when your're comfortable. He knows when you're confident. And he always knows when you have carrots.
The world is best viewed through the ears of a horse.
Many a happy colt makes a fine horse.
When the Almighty put hoofs on the wind and a bridle on the lightning, He called it a horse.
If a horse stands on you its because your in the way.
It is the difficult horses that have the most to give you.
Of all creature God made at the Creation, there is none more excellent, or so much to be respected as a horse.
A good horse is never a bad color.
There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.
To see a horse is to see an angel on earth.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
Canter does not mean Tally Ho!
A dog looks up to a man. A cat looks down on a man. But a patient horse looks a man in the eye and sees him as an equal.
Horse, thou art truly a creature without equal, for thou flies without wings and conquers without sword.
There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something; even when you ain't a thing.
Let a horse whisper in your ear and breathe on your heart. You will never regret it.
Show me your horse and I will tell you what you are.
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
To ride on a horse is to fly without wings.
The Horse. Man's noblest companion.
Everyone lays a burden on the willing horse.
Before I loved horses, I had nothing to live for. Now I love horses and can't stop seeing things to live for.
Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground.
One who believes that he has mastered the art of horsemanship has not yet begun to understand the horse.
To ride a horse is to ride the sky.
The horse is God's gift to man.
Don't lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.
Stay away from a horse long enough and you'll start tapping your fingers to the beat of a trot.
A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care.
A horse in the wind--a perfect symphony.
A horse is worth more than riches.
In the steady gaze of the horse shines a silent eloquence that speaks of love and loyalty, strength and courage. It is the window that reveals to us how willing is his spirit, how generous his heart.
The horse you get off is not the same as the horse you got on. It is your job as a rider to ensure that as often as possible, the change is for the better.
Every ass loves to hear himself bray.
No horse goes as fast as the money you bet on him.
The Horse: Here is nobility without conceit, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity, a willing servant, yet no slave.
Horses change lives. They give our young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls- they give us hope!
Horse sense is what keeps horses from betting on what people will do.
Horses leave hoof prints on your heart.
In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.
It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.
I have spent most of my life riding horses-the rest I've just wasted.
Don't be the rider who gallops at night and never sees the horse that is beneath him.
The horse-the noblest, bravest, proudest, most courageous, and certainly the most perverse and infuriating animal that humans ever domesticated
Care, and not fine stables, makes a good horse.
Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them.
Good horses make short miles.
To ride a horse well, you have to know it as well as you know your best friend.
There are only two emotions that belong in the saddle; One is a sense of humor, and the other is patience.
If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong.
A man on a horse is spiritually as well as physically bigger than a man on foot.
Riding is a complicated joy. You learn something each time. It is never quite the same, and you never know it all.
We have almost forgotten how strange a thing it is that so huge and powerful and intelligent an animal as a horse should allow another, and far more feeble animal, to ride upon its back.
No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle.
If wishes were horses-dreamers would ride.
There is just as much horse sense as ever, but the horses have most of it.
It's better to want the horse you don't have than to have the horse you don't want.
Horses and children, I often think, have a lot of the good sense there is in the world. ~Josephine Demott Robinson
All I pay my psychiatrist is the cost of feed and hay, and he'll listen to me any day.
Look back at our struggle for freedom,
A Horseman should know neither fear, nor anger.
Horses-If God made anything more beautiful, he kept it for himself.
If you want a stable friendship, get a horse.
The horse is God's gift to mankind.
Feeling down? Saddle up.
A woman needs two animals: The horse of her dreams and a jackass to pay for it. Horses are scared of two things: Things that move and things that don't move. Author Unknown
It's the same donkey, but with a new saddle. African Two Hausa proverbs about horses: "A bit with fire, the medicine for a mad horse." "A boisterous horse needs a boisterous bridle." This is the African, communal approach to life: If you must walk fast, walk alone. If you're going to walk far, walk with others.  America Don't change horses while crossing a stream.
The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. I am a prince and you are a prince; who will lead the donkeys? Bedouin Legend My treasures do not click together or glitter. They gleam in the sun and neigh in the night.
Horses fly without wings and conquer without swords.
The Horse: Epona and Macha are Celtic horse goddesses who watch over the land, protecting it's abundance and insuring a good harvest. As protectors of nature, they both grant sovereignty over the land and are the goddesses of the stable. As goddesses of maternity , prophecy, and prosperity, they guide and protect mortals on their journeys through life.  China And God took a handful of southerly wind, blew his breath upon it, and created the horse. Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden. Donkey's lips do not fit onto a horse's mouth. A horse cannot gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night; a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from his regular salaries. Judge not the horse by his saddle.
One cannot shoe a running horse.
A horse hired, never tired. A horse made and a wife to make. A horse may stumble though he have four legs. Better ride on ass that carries me, than on a horse that throws me. For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost. English Proverb Gamesters and race-horses never last long. Look not a gift horse in the mouth. No hoof, no horse. The horse that draw most, it's most whipped. The wife, the horse and the sword may be shew'd, but not lent. When the manger is empty, the horses fight. You can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
Making money selling manure is better than losing money selling musk.
Honey is not sweet for a donkey.
It's too late to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. Fools worship mules that carry gold. Misfortunes come on horseback and depart on foot. A colt is worth little if it does not break its halter. What the colt learns in youth he continues in old age. A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can.
Set a beggar on horseback, and he 'll out ride the Devil. The ass of a King is still but an ass. An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome.
A fly can drive away horses.
It is the good horse that draws its own cart. The raggy colt often made a powerful horse. The world would not make a racehorse of a donkey. Youth sheds many a skin. The steed does not retain its speed forever.
Trouble rides a fast horse. Flies flock to the lean horse.
When you go to a donkey's house, don't talk about ears.
A donkey always says thank you with a kick.
It is not enough for a man to learn how to ride; he must learn how to fall.
No one sees a fly on a trotting horse.
Fear the goat from the front, the horse from the rear, and man from all sides. Spring and summer are riding on a piebald mare. It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
A horse is worth more than riches. The man who does not love a horse cannot love a woman. If three people say you are an ass, put on a bridle.
An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold.
Have a horse of your own and then you may borrow another's. The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never.
Whoever plows with a team of donkeys must have patience. |
