Horsemanship Quotes

Yet when the books have been read, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them

Walter Farley

Horse, Book, Goes On

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The knowledge of the nature of a horse is one of the first foundations of the art if riding it, and every horseman must make it his principal study.

Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere

Art, Horse, Foundation

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You cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper.

Dagobert D. Runes

Horse, Great Horse, Train

Dagobert D. Runes (2015). “Treasury of Thought”, p.172, Open Road Media

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Once you have seen quality horsemanship and are exposed to the things you can do to help a horse be gentle and dependable, then why wouldn't you do those things? No matter what your horse's age, you are going to try to offer him the best that you can. If you adjust what you are doing, he will adjust too; horses have an amazing capacity to make changes. There is always hope.

Buck Brannaman

Horse, Quality, Age

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When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.

Winston Churchill

Horse, Equestrian, Equine

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No test... no testimony. You can not make lemonade with sugar alone... you must have some sour lemons. You can not learn good horsemanship by riding a tame horse. The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.
Regardless of what happens to you, never say you are having a bad day... say you are having a character building day. All the things that you are going through are building your character. You are being shaped and designed for your greatness. You have something special! You have GREATNESS within you!

Les Brown

Horse, Character, Bad Day

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Horsemanship is the one art for which it seems one needs only practice. However, practice without true principles is nothing other than routine, the fruit of which is a strained and unsure execution, a false diamond which dazzles semi-connoisseurs often more impressed by the accomplishments of the horse than the merit of the horseman.

Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere

Art, Horse, Practice

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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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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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In nature this animal would have nothing to do with you. "Natural horsemanship" is just words. It's not natural at all. There's an abundance of trust that must be developed for you. Imagine if humans were that pliable.

Buck Brannaman

Animal, Imagine, Abundance

Source: www.americancowboy.com

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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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Horsemanship should be fun. By learning how to control your horse in any situation, your confidence will greatly increase. When you're confident, you can relax and enjoy your partnership.

Clinton Anderson

Horse, Fun, Relax

Clinton Anderson (2013). “Clinton Anderson Philosophy”, p.37, Trafalgar Square Books

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Horses lend us the wings we lack.

Pam Brown

Horse, Wings, Equestrian

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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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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The number one worst piece of horsemanship on earth is violence.

Monty Roberts

Horse, Numbers, Pieces

FaceBook post by Monty Roberts from Sep 05, 2011

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A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!

William Shakespeare

Horse, Memorable, Animal

'Richard III' (1591) act 5, sc. 4, l. 7

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Good horses make short miles.

George Herbert

Horse, Miles, Good Horse

George Herbert (1861). “The Poetical Works of G. H. and R. Heber. With Memoir”, p.272

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Horsemanship through the history of all nations has been considered one of the highest accomplishments. You can't pass a park without seeing a statue of some old codger on a horse. It must be to his bravery, you can tell it's not to his horsemanship.

Will Rogers

Horse, Accomplishment, Bravery

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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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Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor.

Pam Brown

Horse, Sense Of Humor, Equine

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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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...Vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.

William Shakespeare

Horse, Angel, Clouds

'Henry IV, Part 1' (1597) act 4, sc. 1, l. 104

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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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A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him.

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

Horse, World, Riders

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