On the 8th day
God created Quarter Horses
And on the 9th day
He "PAINTED" the good ones...

The hardest thing about learning to ride is the ground!

A man of kindness to his horse, is kind
But brutal actions show a brutal mind.
He was designed thy servant, not thy drudge.
Remember his creator is thy judge.

Horse... If God made anything more beautiful he kept it for himself!

How to ride a horse:
Step One - Mount the horse.
Step Two - Stay mounted ...


“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.”
~ Pam Brown

“Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

If you think I'm quiet, it is because we aren't talking about horses.

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

'Your head and your heart hold high;
Your hands and your heels hold low.
Your knees keep close to your horse's sides,
Your elbows close to your own.'

"If I want to know you, all I have to do is ask your horse".
anon.

"Lord, let me be the person my horse thinks I am".
Authour? I don't know, but it is on one
of my T-shirts .

This is just a myth, but here is a rhyme I found about horse leg markings:

"One white foot, buy him.
Two white feet, try him.
Three white feet, doubt him.
Four white feet, do without him."

"Some horses are so polite that when they come to a fence, they stop and let you go over first."

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A HORSE PERSON WHEN...
1. You cluck to your car when you go up a hill.
2. Your horse's hair is in better condition than your own.
3. You refer to your car as "my portable tack room."
4. You are excited when your friend tells you there is a huge sale at the bridle shop, then you are disappointed when you realize they mean the bridal shop.
5. You have the vet's number but not your kid's pediatrician on your speed dial.
6. Your spouse can track dirt into the house all they want, but God help them if they muddy up the tack room.
7. Your house is a mess, but the barn is as neat as a pin.
8. Your nice clothes are the ones without horsehair all over them.
9. You have to go to your friend's wedding wearing riding clothes because you took too long at the barn.

"The horse is an animal, which, from the earliest ages of the world, has been destined to the pleasure and service of man." --Berenger, Gentleman of the Horse, to George III

"Would you speak to me of wild horses? Then speak to me quickly, and to the point, like the treks of those noble savages." --Pask, in Conversations

"There is something in bestriding a fine horse, that makes a man feel more than mortal." --Irving, Bracebridge Hall

"For eminent and moral reasons, the horse deserves to be bred with scrupulous care." --Henry Ward Beecher, in The Perfect Horse

"The best training tool in your barn is at the end of your arm." -John Lyons, saying you don't need to buy the latest greatest training aid.

"Pet the sweaty things,
Don't sweat the petty things."
-author unknown

"A good horse is never a bad color."

"One white foot -- keep him not a day,
Two white feet -- send him far away,
Three white feet -- sell him to a friend,
Four white feet -- keep him to the end."

"My horse's feet are swift as rolling thunder,
He carries me away from all my fears.
And when the world threatens to fall asunder,
His mane is there to wipe away my tears."

"When you ride a horse, you are borrowing freedom."

"A canter is a cure for any evil." --Benjamin Disraeli

"The horse stopped with a jerk, and the jerk fell off."

"Look back at our struggle for freedom,
Trace our present day's strength to its source,
And you'll find that man's pathway to glory
Is strewn with the bones of the HORSE."

"No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle." --Winston Churchill

"Dreams are like horses. You have to let them run free and be brave enough to follow."

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen are defrocked, shouldn't it follow that cowboys would be deranged?

"Courage is being scared to death - and saddling up anyway." -- John Wayne

If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question or you asked the question wrong.


"When they lay me down to rest put my spurs and rope upon my chest, get my friends to carry me and then go turn my horses free." - Epitaph for Clyde Kennedy

The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.

Feeling down? Saddle up!

Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride,
Friendship without envy,
Or beauty without vanity?
Here, where grace is served with muscle
And strength by gentleness confined
He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity.
There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent.
There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient.
~Ronald Duncan, "The Horse," 1954

No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.

"Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb." - Will Rogers

"No man is poor who sees the world from the back of a fine horse."

A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart and wins with his character.

I've spent most of my time with horses. The rest of the time i just wasted.

Hard it is to teach the old horse to amble anew.

Horses make a landscape beautiful.

I used to have money....now I have horses.

"Gypsy gold gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark." - Gypsy saying

Life is good, horses make it better.

To ride or not to ride. That's a stupid question!

For want of a nail a shoe was lost, for want of a shoe a horse was lost,
for want of a horse a rider was lost, for want of a rider a army was lost,
for want of an army a battle was lost, for want of a battle the war was
lost, for want of the war the kingdom was lost, and all for the want of a
little horseshoe nail.
--Benjamin Franklin

Riding is a partnership. The horse lends you his strength, speed and grace, which are greater than yours. For your part you give him your guidance, intelligence and understanding, which are greater than his. Together you can achieve a richness that alone neither can. - Lucy Rees


Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one's horse as he is leaping.
--Augustus Hare

Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
--Dale Carnegie

Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.

There are only two emotions that belong in the saddle, one is a sense of humor, and the other is patience -John Lyons

Words are as beautiful as horses, and sometimes just as difficult to corral.

It is the difficult horses that have the most to give you.

All horses deserve, at least once in life, to be loved by a little girl.

Life without horses is possible but pointless.

The only people who never fall off are those who never get on.
--anonymous

That hoss wasn't built to tread the earth.
He took natural to the air.
And every time he went aloft,
He tried to leave me there.
--anonymous tribute to an unmanageable horse

What shall we choose in life--Pegasus or workhorse? Shall it be sprinters and jumpers to entertain us, or workers to pull the load?Do we have more need of strong hocks than we do winged hooves? Do we choose to ride the wind, feet off the ground, knowing--however briefly--an intensity, a magic that transcends the everyday? Or shall we seek stamina and support, the straining muscles of an old war horse for the journey? Maybe it all depends on what we think we need for the long haul; Pegasus, a thing of beauty, or the workhorse, a joy forever.
--Jean Schaefer

I'm all for good conformation, but rarely have I seen it. If you examine the top [dressage] horses today, you will find many faults. If the imperfect machine works perfectly, who cares what the machine looks like?
--John Winnett