Over 50 Great Horse Quotes
I love collecting different horse quotes. From the funny ones to the heart warming ones each contains a truth to it that resonates with horse lovers, horse owners, and horseback riders.
I think that horse quotes are so great because they not only resonate with us but because they also inspire us and make us think of what is possible with these magnificent animals that we love.
Over the years I have found a ton of different horse quotes and I wanted to share some of them with you. Here are over 50 great horse quotes, that I hope you love as much as me. If there is a horse quote that you love and don't see on the page please submit it so I can share it with other horse crazy girls!
Horse Quotes
When watching horses, riding horses, and even interacting with horses there are so many emotions that a person can experience. Sometimes we can't express these feelings but when we read a horse quote you feel like someone else has put that feeling into words. That is what makes horse quotes so special in my opinion.
This is also why we love horse quotes, especially those that are aspirational and provide inspiration. So we have taken some of our favorite horse quotes and added them to beautiful horse pictures.
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Horses and Joy
"The essential joy of being with horses, is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire." ~Sharon Ralls Lemon
A neigh
"I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh it was. My very heart leaped with the sound." ~Nathaniel Hawthorne
Know how to fall
Attribution: Photo courtesy of Astrid van Wesenbeeck Photography (with Creative Commons License on Flickr)"It is not enough for a rider to know how to ride; she must know how to fall." ~Mexican Proverb
Saddle Up
"Feeling down? Saddle Up!" ~Author Unknown
horses are the best
"In my opinion, a horse is the animal to have. Eleven-hundred pounds of raw muscle, power, grace, and sweat between your legs - it's something you just can't get from a pet hamster." ~Author Unknown
inspirational horse quote
"A canter is a cure for every evil." ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Horses change your life
"A great horse will change your life. The truly special ones define it..." ~ Author Unknown
The stable is home
"I live in a house, but my home is in the stable." ~ Author Unknown
Borrowing Freedom
"When riding a horse, we borrow freedom." ~ Helen Thomson
Nothing as Beautiful
"I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a horse." ~ John Galsworthy
horses are good for us
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." ~ Winston Churchill
riding is worth it
"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle." ~ Winston Churchill
childhood dream
"A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adult treasure." ~ Rebecca Carroll
courage
"Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyways." ~ John Wayne
Horse's Ears
"The world is best viewed through the ears of a horse." ~ Author Unknown
no secret
"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse." ~ R.S. Surtees
horse and rider
"Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider." ~ Saint Augustine
horses in my dreams
"I frequently dream of being on these horses' backs and running across a field. And the horses and I are one." ~ William Shatner
love, hope, and dreams
"To many, the words love, hope, and dreams are synonymous with horses." ~ Author Unknown
to understand a horse
"To understand the soul of a horse is the closest human beings can come to knowing perfection." ~ Author Unknown
being on a horse
"Being on a horse is one of my most natural places to be." ~ Sinbad
on a great horse
"When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have." ~ Winston Churchill
horses understand us
"I call horses 'divine mirrors'- they reflect back the emotions you put in. If you put in love and respect and kindness and curiosity, the horse will return that." ~ Allan Hamilton
horses are friends
"My horses are my friends, not my slaves." ~ Reiner Klimke
success is like a wild horse
"Success is like a wild horse. If you don't know how to handle it, it will throw you off and look for another rider who can handle it well." ~ Ajith Kumar
the horse with beauty
"The horse, with beauty unsurpassed, strength immeasurable and grace unlike any other, still remains humble enough to carry a man upon his back." ~ Amber Senti
You are loved
"When your horse follows you without being asked; when he rubs his head on yours, and when you look at him and feel a tingle down your spine... you know you are loved." ~ John Lyons
how a horse wins
“A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character.” ~ Tesio
hoofbeats
“Our hoofbeats were many, but our hearts beat as one.” ~ Author Unknown
horsemanship
“When a horse greets you with a nicker and regards you with a large and liquid eye, the question of where you want to be has been answered.” ~ Author Unknown
the history of mankind
“The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse.” ~ Author Unknown
music
“His hooves pound the beat, your heart sings the song.” ~ Jerry Shulman
Good horse
“On the back of a horse you will find Paradise.” ~ Stella A. Walker
Best Horse
“No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.” ~ Herman Melville
back of a horse
“A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger than a man on foot.” ~ John Steinbeck
a good horse
“I can make a General in five minutes, but a good horse is hard to replace.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
heaven
“God forbid I go to any Heaven in which there are no horses.” ~ R.B. Cunningham Graham
in the wind
“A horse in the wind — a perfect symphony.” ~ Author Unknown
Grand Passion
“You took me to adventure and to love. We two have shared great joy and great sorrow. And now I stand at the gate of the paddock watching you run in an ecstasy of freedom, knowing you will return to stand quietly, loyally, beside me.” ~ Pam Brown
Equestrian horse quote
“For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins.” ~ Melissa James
horses are forgiving
“Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we’re not capable of filling ourselves.” ~ Uck Brannaman
horses are the best
“But what truly horsey girls discover in the end is that boyfriends, husbands, children, and careers are the substitute – for horses.” ~ Jane Smiley
horseback riding
“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. It seizes a person whole and once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
on a horse
“There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favorite places is on the back of my horse.” ~ Rolf Kopfle
horse sense
“Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.” ~ W.C. Fields
cowgirl
“I'd rather ride on a Mustang, than in one.” ~ Baileyann Neal
horse loves
“There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.” ~ Missy Lyons
own footsteps
“Wherever man has left his footprints in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization, we find the hoofprint of a horse beside it.” ~ John Trotwood Moore
horses are different
“Every horse is different, and what works with one doesn’t necessarily work on another.” ~ Craig Cameron
A beautiful animal
“He moved like a dancer, which is not surprising; a horse is a beautiful animal, but it is perhaps most remarkable because it moves as if it always hears music.” ~ Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale
Fall off and get up
“You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell.” ~ Bear Grylls, Mud, Sweat and Tears
time
“If you act like you've only got fifteen minutes, it will take all day. Act like you've got all day, it will take fifteen minutes.” ~ Monty Roberts
learning about life
“From horses we may learn not only about the horse itself but also about animals in general, indeed about ourselves and about life as a whole.” ~ George Gaylord Simpson
horse folk
“We are horse folk, and that means more than we think it does.” ~ Elizabeth Carlton, The Royal Rogue
A beautiful thing
“Any real, beautiful thing in this world shouldn't be tamed or claimed or broken. It should be allowed to be, worked with, not against, appreciated. Don't be afraid of the wild she has left. It makes her special." ~ Carly Kade, In The Reins
horses know how to communicate
“Horses don't speak, but they communicate through body language. If you look very closely, you'll find out your horse has been trying to talk to you every day.” ~ Sheikha Hissa Hamdan Al Maktoum
a little wild
“Sometimes a wild horse needs to feel that his rider is just a little bit wilder.” ~ Francesca Lia Block, Ruby
Horse Quotes
I hope you have enjoyed the YouTube video and all these wonderful horse quotes. I also hope and have found as much humor and understanding in them as I have. As I said at the beginning of this page, if you have come up with a horse quote or know a horse quote that you want to share please submit it so we can possibly post it. We would also love for you to tag us on social media if you come across great horse quotes.
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