Inspirational Horse Quotes – Quotes to Motivate You & Make You Smile

 

Inspirational Horse Quotes - horses in the sea

 

I love a good quote, and I love horsey inspired ones even more. I’ve collated over thirty of my favourite inspirational horse quotes here (including a couple that are not specifically horse related, but were too good to leave out, and definitely apply to us horse folk!). Whether you’re looking for inspiration, motivation or simply something to make you smile, I’m sure you’ll find at least one horse quote below that resonates with you – I hope you enjoy them as much as I do…

 

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

– Winston Churchill

 

A horse is worth more than riches.

– Spanish Proverb

 

 

Fascination with horses predated every other single thing I knew. Before I was a mother, before I was a writer, before I knew the facts of life, before I was a schoolgirl, before I learned to read, I wanted a horse.

– Jane Smiley

 

 

Good attitude is most important. Good talent is second.

– George H Morris

 

 

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

 

 

Grooming: the process by which the dirt on the horse is transferred to the groom.

– Unknown

 

 

A horse gallops with his lungs,
Perseveres with his heart,
And wins with his character.

– Tesio

 

 

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

– Winston Churchill

 

 

The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.

– Arabian Proverb

 

 

A man on a horse is spiritually as well as physically bigger than a man on foot.

– John Steinbeck

 

 

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

 

 

Success is letting go of fear.

– Carl Wittaker

 

 

A true horseman does not look at a horse with his eyes, he looks at his horse with his heart.

– Unknown

 

 

If the horse does not enjoy his work, his rider will have no joy.

– H.H. Isenbart

 

 

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

 

 

Your seat is a verb, and your reins are adjectives to add beauty and shape.

– Pat Parelli

 

 

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

– Dagobert D. Runes

 

 

It excites me that no matter how much machinery replaces the horse, the work it can do is still measured in horsepower… even in this space age. And although a riding horse often weighs half a ton, and a big drafter a full ton, either can be led about by a piece of string if he has been wisely trained. This to me is a constant source of wonder, and challenge.

– Marguret Henry

 

 

I figure if a girl wants to be a legend, she should go ahead and be one.

– Calamity Jane

 

 

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

– John Wayne

 

 

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

 

 

There are only two emotions that belong in the saddle; one is a sense of humor and the other is patience.

– John Lyons

 

 

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

 

 

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day-in and day-out.

– Robert Collier

 

 

For a human to win, it is not necessary for a horse to lose. You should not have to take things away from a horse or break him in fragments in order to train him; rather you should add to the horse. The goal should be making, not breaking.

– Cherry Hill

 

 

An old adage says that a good rider can hear his horse speak and a great rider can hear his horse whisper.

– Elizabeth Letts

 

 

There is much we can learn from a friend who happens to be a horse.

– Aleksandra Layland

 

 

Horses make a landscape look beautiful.

– Alice Walker

 

 

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

 

 

One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.

– Paulo Coelho

 

 

There is no better place to heal a broken heart than on the back of a horse.

– Missy Lyons

 

 

It is the difficult horses that have the most to give you.

– Lendon Gray

 

 

If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong.

– Pat Parelli

 

 

Care, and not fine stables, makes a good horse.

– Danish Proverb

 

 

All our dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them.

– Walt Disney

 

 

If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.

– Clare Balding

 

 

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

– Thomas Edison

 

 

 

I hope you’ve enjoyed these lovely inspirational horse quotes!

 

If you’re feeling inspired to read more horsey things, browse through this site, and check out these articles…

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Basic Horse Care For Beginners

 

 

 

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