Cowboys And Horses Quotes

• There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.

  Robert Smith Surtees

  Horse, Secret, Riding

  'Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour' (1853) ch. 31

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

  Winston Churchill

  Horse, Animal, Cowboy

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• A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks - but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more then a loan.

  Pam Brown

  Wise, Horse, Equestrian

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• A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.

  John Steinbeck

  Horse, Men, Feet

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• A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

  Beryl Markham

  Horse, Cowboy, Emotional

  Beryl Markham (2012). “West with the Night”, p.133, Open Road Media

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• Spending that many hours in the saddle gave a man plenty of time to think. That's why so many cowboys fancied themselves Philosophers.

  Charles Marion Russell

  Horse, Cowboy, Men

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• Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb

  Will Rogers

  Horse, Cowboy, Dumb

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• Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are.

  Unknown

  Horse, Food, Garden

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• Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.

  John Wayne

  Veterans Day, Courage, Fear

  John Wayne, Carol Lea Mueller (2007). “The Quotable John Wayne: The Grit and Wisdom of an American Icon”, p.34, Taylor Trade Publications

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• Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

  Debbie Macomber

  Horse, Cowboy, Grandpa

  Debbie Macomber (2013). “Texas Two-Step”, p.98, Harlequin

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• When will they make a tractor that can furnish the manure for farm fields and produce a baby tractor every spring?

  George Erik Rupp

  Baby, Horse, Spring

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• It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

  Will Rogers

  Cowboy, Sheep, Genius

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• Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

  Will Rogers

  Cowboy, Men, Chewing

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• You know horses are smarter than people. You never heard of a horse going broke betting on people.

  Will Rogers

  Horse, Gambling, People

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• Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse.

  Texas Bix Bender

  Horse, Cowboy, Speak Your Mind

  Texas Bix Bender (2000). “Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On!”, p.81, Gibbs Smith

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

  Federico Tesio

  Horse, Inspiration, Heart

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• Alfred Austin said, "Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

  Alfred Austin

  Horse, Food, Journey

  "Fictional character: Alex Blake". "Criminal Minds". Season 8, Episode 5: "The Good Earth", www.imdb.com. October 31, 2012.

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• If in another world there is any riding — and God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses — I cannot but think that there will be a soft swishing as of the footsteps of some invisible horse heard occasionally on the familiar trails over which the equestrian statue is to look.

  Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham

  Horse, Heaven, Equestrian

  "Thirty Tales & Sketches".

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• When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

  Tammara Webber

  Inspirational, Cowboy, Digging A Hole

  Tammara Webber (2014). “Between the Lines: The Complete Series”, p.521, Tammara Webber

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• It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts!

  Nicholas Evans

  Horse, Cowboy, Nuts

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• Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

  Warren Buffett

  Cowboy, Needs, Rodeo

  "Retirement a la Warren Buffett" by Paul A. Merriman, www.marketwatch.com. April 17, 2013.

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• Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.

  W. C. Fields

  Funny, Horse, Crazy

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• Horses lend us the wings we lack.

  Pam Brown

  Horse, Wings, Equestrian

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• Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor.

  Pam Brown

  Horse, Sense Of Humor, Equine

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• Never slap a man who is chewing tobacco.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Humor, Cowboy

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