Top 57 Greatest Horse Quotes That Will Motivate You

1. “I’d rather ride on a Mustang, than in one.” ― BaileyAnn Neal

2. “You try to do the best with what you’ve got and ignore everything else. That’s why horses get blinders in horse racing: You look at the horse next to you, and you lose a step.” ― Jimmy Iovine

3. “When God wanted to create the horse, he said to the South Wind, ‘I want to make a creature of you. Condense.’ And the Wind condensed.” ― Emir Abd-el-Kader

4. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” ― Robert Collier

5. “I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a horse.” ― John Galsworthy

6. “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

7. “A good horse should be seldom spurred.” ― Thomas Fuller

8. “A horse is worth more than riches.” ― Spanish Proverb

9. “I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.” — John Galsworthy

10. “If the horse does not enjoy his work, his rider will have no joy.” ― H.H. Isenbart

11. “To ride on a horse is to fly without wings.” ― Anonymous (one of our favorite horse quotes)

12. “A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him.” ― Thomas Fuller

13. “No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle.” — Sir Winston Churchill

14. “A canter is a cure for every evil.” — Benjamin Disraeli

15. “A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character.” ― Federico Tesio

16. “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” ― Sir Winston Churchill

17. “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” ― ​John Wayne

18. “Horses change lives. They give our young people confidence and self-esteem. They provide peace and tranquility to troubled souls, they give us hope.” ― Toni Robinson

19. “Success is letting go of fear.” ― Carl Wittaker

20. “There are only two emotions that belong in the saddle; one is a sense of humor and the other is patience.” ― John Lyons

21. “You cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper.” ― Dagobert D. Runes

22. “A man on a horse is spiritually as well as physically bigger than a man on foot.” ― John Steinbeck

23. “No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.” ― Winston Churchill

24. “A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.” ― Ovid

25. “There is a touch of divinity even in brutes, and a special halo about a horse, that should forever exempt him from indignities.” ― Herman Melville

26. “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

27. “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

28. “I can make a General in five minutes, but a good horse is hard to replace” — Abraham Lincoln

29. “There’s something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” ― Winston Churchill

30. “Grooming: the process by which the dirt on the horse is transferred to the groom.” ― Anonymous

31. “In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.” ― Helen Thomson

32. “A true horseman does not look at a horse with his eyes, he looks at his horse with his heart.” ― Anonymous

33. “For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins.” ― Melissa James

34. “I live in a house, but my home is in the stable.” ― Anonymous

35. “I would travel only by horse, if I had the choice.” ― Linda McCartney

36. “Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.” ― Saint Augustine

37. “A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger than a man on foot.” ― John Steinbeck

38. “One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.” ― Viggo Mortensen

39. “A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adult treasure.” ― Rebecca Carroll

40. “I can make a General in five minutes, but a good horse is hard to replace.” ― Abraham Lincoln

41. “It is be st not to swap hor ses while crossing the river.” — Abraham Lincoln

42. “A horse is worth more than riches” — Spanish proverb

43. “Success is like a wild horse. If you do not know how to handle it, it will throw you off and look for another rider who can handle it well.” ― Ajith Kumar

44. “A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old workhorse will roll on the ground or break into a lumbering gallop when he is turned loose into the open.” — Gerald Rafferty

45. “A great horse will change your life. The truly special ones define it…” ― Author Anonymous

46. “A pony is a childhood dream; a horse is an adult treasure.” ― Rebecca Carroll

47. “Your seat is a verb, and your reins are adjectives to add beauty and shape.” ― Pat Parelli

48. “ A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground or break into a lumbering gallop when he is turned loose into the open.” ― Gerald Raftery

49. “ 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

50. “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.” ― W.C. Fields

51. “When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.” ― Winston Churchill

52. “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

53. “Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb.” ― Will Rogers

54. “The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.” ― Arabian Proverb

55. “We will never have to tell our horse that we are sad, happy, confident, angry, or relaxed. He already knows – long before we do.” ― Marijke de Jong

56. “It is the horse’s gift to connect us with Heaven and our own footsteps.” ― Ronni Sweet

57. “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.” ― Robert Collier

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