Quotes About Equine

Here's the thing about horses--evidently if they hang out together a lot, they buy into this whole "best friends forever" thing, and when one of them suddenly bolts, the other feels obligated to join in the fun and frolics.

Why did you blow in his nose like that?" he asked. "Horses in the herd do that to each other to show affection.

mom thought all differences melted away and that anyone could be pleasant company once they were on horseback.

His palfrey was as broun as is a berye.

It always amazes me when people go rent horses and ride them. You mean you want me to pay you to ride a horse?

How do you know when you find the right saddle? You just "feel" it, because your horse is relaxed and willing under you, and your hours in the saddle are less hard work and far more pleasurable. Your saddle feels like a comfortable pair of shoes

Dancer nudged him in the shoulder. "I know, fella. She got me good. And it's my own fault." His horse poked him in the jaw in agreement.

You can have the most amazing horse in the world and not be able to ride it, so it has to be a good match for sure.

A surprising number of owners never touch the horses they own. Some, like Mrs. Benson, are afraid of them.

When you see a good horseman, you're unable to tell where the instruction is coming from. It's like telepathy.

Spending time with the horses was also a good place to escape to if you were having a bad day, so it was good from a mental point of view.

I have five horses. My first was a professional jumper named Santos. I got him when I was 18.

Yes, I've just bought a new horse, named Jedi.

I'd been focusing strongly on green since my days in pasture seeing through the eyes of a horse.

I'd say, yes, the horse has a way of communicating pain without words. I can't always put my finger on how.

Simon came and found me in time, and from then on they'd call him to come get me. Since he couldn't be reached at work, and he didn't come home until six, and since it caused a great stampede to scare me in any way, I found plenty of time to pursue equine grace.

Yozzy is a horse, for which I envy her.

A horse is worth more than riches.

The horse is, like man, the most beautiful and the most miserable of creatures.

When I ride, I always like to look neat.

Lauren St. John

I think the riding uniform has always been so classic, with the britches and the blazers.

A less sensitive horse was found to serve.

The jockey never recalls using a whip. The horse never forgets.