415 Quotes About Horses

Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.

For a human to win, it is not necessary for a horse to lose. You should not have to take things away from a horse or break him in fragments in order to train him; rather you should add to the horse. The goal should be making, not breaking.

Horses know this more than most: The greatest curse of any animal is to be worth money to men.

Everything changes except human behavior and its consequences.

I had been riding horses before my memory kicked in, so my life with horses had no beginning. It simply appeared from the fog of infancy. I survived a difficult childhood by traveling on the backs of horses, and in adulthood the pattern didn't change.

Horses get anxious when their expectations are not met.

Yet when books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them.

Nature is cheaper than therapy.

Why do you like show jumping?""... Beauty and excitement. The elements of trust, talent, training, love, and danger make show jumping a thrilling and aesthetic experience. It's really the ultimate test of two nervous systems--the kinetic transfer of the rider's muscle to the horse's muscle enables them to clear those jumps. And there's nothing like it--horse and rider forming an arc of beauty, efficiency, and power, like a double helix.""DNA,""Yes, DNA, the code to life.