Poems, Prayers and Famous Quotes:
Horse Quotes Page

 

by Albert Schweitzer
as printed in The Light Within Us

'O, heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath;
guard them from all evil, and let them sleep in peace.'

 

Birtwick Horse Balls - John Manly's Recipe
from Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

"A regular course of the Birtwick horse balls would cure almost any viscous horse; these balls, he said, were made up of patience and gentleness, firmness and petting, one pound of each to be mixed up with half-a-pint of common sense and given to each horse every day."

also from Black Beauty

"A bad-tempered man will never
make a good-tempered horse"

 

from the book of Job 39:19 - 39:25
verse located at Pleasure Gait Farms website

Job 39:19 - Hast thou given the horse strength?
Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

Job 39:20 - Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper?
The glory of his nostrils [is] terrible.

Job 39:21 - He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his] strength:
he goeth on to meet the armed men.

Job 39:22 - He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted;
neither turneth he back from the sword.

Job 39:23 - The quiver rattleth against him,
the glittering spear and the shield.

Job 39:24 - He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:
neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.

Job 39:25 - He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha;
and he smelleth the battle afar off,
the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

 

Unknown, remembered and paraphrased from the book
"The Horse Masters"

"Throw your heart over the jump and the horse will follow."

 

The Veterinarians Creed

"Do no harm"

 

by Stephanie M. Thorn
as printed in America's Horse magazine

"Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and 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, very existence dies
also... but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be."

 

by Ronald Duncan

"The horse. Here is nobility without conceit, friendship without envy,
beauty without vanity, a willing servant, yet no slave."

 

William Shakespeare
from Henry V (3.7.9)

"I will not change my horse with any that treads but on four pasterns. Ça, ha! He bounds from the earth as if his entrails were hairs: le cheval volant, the Pegasus, qui a les narines de feu! 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."

 

He knows when you're happy. He knows when you're comfortable.
He knows when you're confident, and he ALWAYS knows when you have carrots. Unknown

 

Legend accompanying a black horse fetish purchased
at the annual Pow Wow in Austin 2003.

 The horse represents your strength and intense desire
to accomplish more things at a time than seem possible.
The horse guides the ability to transport you
to ever higher levels of awareness.
The horse also is considered a protector of spirituality,
and it watches over you as a spiritual guide

 

by Will Rogers, 1932

"There will never be a time when the old horse
is not superior to any auto ever made."

 

by Olympic Dressage Gold Medalist, Dr. Reiner Klimke

"When your horse has reached his potential, leave it.
It's such a nice feeling when you and your horse are still friends."

 

by author Mary Midkiff, as quoted in the Denver Press

"Horses know nothing of money, status, beauty, or accomplishment.
Horses see only our hearts, and they accept or reject us based
on what they find within. In short, horses do naturally what
humans can pass a lifetime without ever mastering."

 

Mongol Proverb:

A nomad without a horse is a bird without wings.

 

Arab Proverb:

Enthusiasm without discipline is a runaway horse.

 

by Vladimir S. Littauer, Russian cavalry officer
as published in Amierca's Horse magazine

"A perfect book on riding could be written only by a horse."

 

by Pam Brown

"Be wary of the horse with a sense of humour!"

and in the same vane...

by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

"Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would
be well advised to keep away from horses."

 

unknown

"We gaze upon their quiet beauty, their natural elegance, and we are
captivated. They see us softly, in gentle light, rewarding human
companionship with strength, grace, and intelligence. As they run through
arenas and open fields, past mountains and seas, moving like the wind
blows toward heaven, we travel with them, if only in our hearts."

 

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