Inspiring Quotes

Words of Wisdom from the Heart

Overtime horses and horse riding have brought about thousands of inspiring quotes. We have chosen a few of our favourites, both ancient and modern.

We hope you may enjoy these inspirational words as much as we do. When we are riding or training horses, these horse quotes help us - we hope that they may help you flourish too.

“The horse knows. He knows if you know. He also knows if you don’t know.”

~ Ray Hunt

 

“And indeed, a horse whom bears himself proudly is a thing of such beauty and astonishment that he attracts the eyes of all beholders. No one will tire of looking at him as long as he will display himself in his splendour.”

 ~ Xenophon

 

“In the calmness of the walk, horse and rider can find the time to think and to prepare the quality of the following trot and canter.”

~ Nuno Oliveira

 

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

~ Lucy Rees

 

“Proceed so that the horse finds himself willingly into the exercise, and not by force.”

~ Nuno Oliveira

 

“Make it a habit to praise the horse when the horse yields.” 

~ Nuno Oliveira

 

“One who believes that he has mastered the art of horsemanship has not yet begun to understand the horse.”

~ Author Unknown

 

 “Communication is two or more individuals sharing and understanding an idea."

~ Author Unknown

 

If your horse doesn't do what you asked, either you asked the wrong question, or you asked the question wrong.

~ Author Unknown

 

“Riding this way is like playing a finely tuned instrument, at times delicate, at other times powerful… The true artist can play with equal dexterity a soft ballad or a crashing march.”

~ Sally Swift

 

 “And what exactly do you whisper in the horse’s ear?”

Her reply was “Oh, it’s not what I whisper in the horse’s ear, its what he whispers in mine!”

~ Lucy Rees

 

“The secret in riding is to do few things right.  The more one does, the less one succeeds.  The less one does, the more one succeeds.” 

~ Nuno Oliveira

 

The horse is a mirror to your soul……

     And sometimes you might not like what you see in the mirror.”

~ Buck Brannaman

 

“A true horseman does not see his horse with his eyes, he feels his horse within his soul.”

~ Lesley-Ann Passmore

 

THINK AND FEEL

 

 “Remember you’re working with a mind, so cause your ideas to become their ideas.”

~ Ray Hunt

 

  “Natural Balance is the communication between two beings by the most subtle, almost invisible, signals, minute changes in the center of gravity and through pure thought and feeling.”

~ Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling

 

 “Above all, let us begin to “feel”! The ability to feel is a gift from God to each one of us. Let us begin to feel ourselves and understand our horses.”

~ Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling

 

 “Control the life in the body, so then the mind gets it.  When the mind understands, then the feet [will] understand.”

~ Ray Hunt

 

 “Listen to the horse. Try to find out what the horse is trying to tell you.”

~ Tom Dorrance

 

 “Just try to feel it. He’ll tell you when he’s ready”

~ Tom Smith to Red Pollard (‘Seabiscuit’the movie)

 “Life isn’t about the number of breaths we take but about the number of moments that take our breath away.”

~ Ray Hunt

 

Horses have moved man since the dawn of time, inspiring quotes from which all of us may gain a little more wisdom and, hopefully, understanding.