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"Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb" ~Will Rogers |
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"Your horse is almost like a
painting. He is a work of art, whether he is In riding a horse, we borrow freedom. ~Helen Thomson If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong. ~Pat Parelli I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment. ~Ludwig Wittgenstein "The hardest horses to train are received by those who are the most apathetic of the training process and personal progression with their animal." The 6W Ranch
"A horse has no future. It cannot greet the sun and say today will be better. It can only reflect upon days of past experiences. It is our job to create a positive past." Karen West
"You don't break these animals, you come to an understanding with them."Phil West
"A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but also when they are old and past service." Plutarch
"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse." Robert Smith Surtees "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." Winston Churchill "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." Peter Gray "'He's not going to look back if you don't,' he said, 'They're the most forgiving creatures god ever made." Nicholas Evans, "The Horse Whisperer"
"When I can't ride anymore, I shall still keep horses as long as I can hobble about with a bucket and a wheelbarrow. When I can't hobble, I shall roll my wheelchair out to the fence of the field where my horses graze, and watch them."Monica Dickens, "Talking of Horses..." "When God created the horse, he said to the magnificent creature: I have made thee as no other. All the treasures of the earth shall lie between thy eyes. Thou shalt cast thy enemies between thy hooves, but thou shalt carry my friends upon they back. Thy saddle shall be the seat of prayers to me. And though fly without any wings, and conquer without any sword."The Koran
"Women, I never met one yet that was half as reliable as a horse."John Wayne, "North To Alaska"
- "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 is pure air and fire;" William Shakespeare "...there is a secret pleasing and cherishing of the horse with the bridle, which the rider must accomplish with so unperceiving a motion that none but the beast may know it." Gervase Markham- "But if a rider teach his
horse to go with the bridle loose...he would "If a horse becomes more
beautiful in the course of his work, it is a "It is the horse's gift to connect us with Heaven and our own footsteps."Ronni Sweet- "Cha cḥir an t-each glan a chur uige." (The willing horse should not be spurred.) Old Gaelic proverb- Author Unknown- My treasures do not click together or glitter, they gleam in the sun and neigh in the night. Red Steagall- "Born to this Land" "...there's nothin' in life that's worth doin', if it cain't be done from a horse..." Ken Alstad, Savvy Sayin's- "The future has been losing the wisdom of the past ever since the freeway bypassed the corral." "Saddle your horse before sassin' the boss." "You've got to control yourself before you kin control your horse." Epitaph for Clyde Kennedy- "When
they lay me down to rest Put my spurs and rope upon my chest All I pay my psychiatrist is the cost of feed and hay, and he'll listen to me any day. ~Author Unknown No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the
saddle. ~Winston Churchill Jack Palance: "Do you know what the secret of
life is? One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and
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