Top 323 Horses Quotes

I was thrust, excitingly, via ‘Elizabeth’ and ‘Shakespeare in Love,’ into a position one can only dream of, but it was startling, too. I was offered a multitude of roles riding horses in flouncy shirts, and I just thought, ‘Hang on, I’ve just done that. What next?’

From about 700 B.C. to A.D. 500, the vast territory of Scythia, stretching from the Black Sea to China, was home to diverse but culturally related nomads. Known as Scythians to Greeks, Saka to the Persians, and Xiongnu to the Chinese, the steppe tribes were masters of horses and archery.

I don’t think I started kicking a ball until I was six or seven. Horses were my first love, so I was occupied with that.

I had that upbringing. Of watching ‘Bonanza,’ watching ‘Hee Haw,’ which both black and white would watch. I rode horses. I did gun spinning as a kid. I do these things.

Most races are claiming races. For the lower-caliber horses, it’s a way the track has of forcing people to run their horses at approximately the price at which they would not mind having the horse bought.

All horses are different – sometimes they have a long neck – so you don’t ride the same way on every horse. It depends on their body, and your body, but the object is to get down low so you’re aerodynamic, so you call pull from the horse through the head. The best jockeys do that really well, and know how much to push.

In 2010, I sold my car, a Toyota Majester, for just a lakh-and-a-half to be able to feed my horses. It continues to be like a hole, where I put all my money.

Cars did not kill off horses. Digital publishing will not kill off books.

You cannot make horses ‘safe.’

I’ve worked with horses on and off most of my life, but literally ‘on and off’ – flipping on them and falling off them.

Yeah, I’d been around horses most of my life.

My heart started running away, like a pack of horses. Then it slowed down and became irregular.

I think some horses are meant to do… eventing or dressage. We have Western horses who canter around. I think it takes, especially at the level I’m at now, it takes a horse that wants to do it.

The circus was born with animals, horses at the start. This is part of our cultural heritage. It’s a whole, with clowns and acrobats.

I’m not sitting around saying, ‘Man, I’d really love to direct a western.’ That’s just not something I’m probably going to do, mostly because I’m allergic to horses.

My mom grew up with horses, and when I turned 14, 15, she’s like, ‘Do you want to take a riding lesson?’ I thought, ‘Oh, gross, dirty.’ She was like, ‘Okay.’ And then I did, and now I’m the one cleaning those damn stalls out. You can’t get me away from the barn now. It shocks even me.

If wishes were fishes we’d all be throwing nets. If wishes were horses we’d all ride.

I encourage people who don’t believe in evolution to look for horses in Jurassic Solenhofen limestone.

I don’t play polo anymore because I am too old. But we still have a half a dozen horses – a couple of young horses we are teaching how to play polo and older horses that are real trustworthy when you get them up in the mountains.

Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.

You know that saying, ‘You broke it, you bought it’? With horses, if you don’t make sure it’s a good fit… they tend to break you.

I ride horses, I love horses, I’ve owned horses.

The real lover of cats is one who demands a clearer adjustment to the universe than ordinary household platitudes provide; one who refuses to swallow the sentimental notion that all good people love dogs, children, and horses while all bad people dislike and are disliked by such.

I don’t play golf and I don’t collect stamps. I don’t ride horses. I don’t go mountain hiking, I don’t go star gazing. I don’t do any of that.

I’ve had quarter horses for the last 18 years.

I don’t know if you saw the parting of the Red Sea with the chariots on the horses, I did stuff like that.

Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result.

I suppose ‘Gladiator’ could be a Western – if you were writing your review in Athens, that is! To be honest, we didn’t really think that way at the time. But there is common ground. And they both have horses – I liked that, obviously.

There is a lot that horses and art share in common. I have found that most horse people are art lovers, and vice versa.

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits – and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful.

I wanted total control and leadership. I wanted to buy the horses and choose the players.

I like folk songs, but ten horses couldn’t bring me to a concert or an opera.

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.

I wouldn’t mind doing a film revolving around horses, but I wouldn’t dilute my equity just sitting on one.

But I do love horses. They are such an expression of joy.

Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.

I think about my dwindling anonymity, and that’s really scary because a very large part of me would be perfectly happy living on a ranch in Colorado and having babies and chickens and horses – which I will do anyway.

Breeders’ Cup is your last chance to make serious money, and it’s for championships, which impacts how much these horses earn to breed. Ton of money on the line.

Adam Levine and I remade the Rolling Stones’ classic Wild Horses, and it is right up my alley, that whole style. It has a style of its own but still stays very true to the classic arrangement, and I love it.

I like horses.

I want a place where I can have horses.

I’ve always had a love for horses since I was really young. When I was 5 years old, the only thing that made me happy was when they’d take me out and give me pony rides.

To ride two horses at the same time is difficult.

I always worry about the horses I haven’t beaten yet.

I have no time for real horses, so I have a plastic horse. Large size. Called Max Von Sydow. For photographs it looks real. If I do a photo shoot and it stands in the background, you think it’s a horse. A horse is a horse.

I don’t night-club, don’t get into fights or scandals, don’t own a yacht, don’t play the horses, don’t wear plaid overcoats, don’t go to Hollywood parties, don’t own a motorcycle, don’t run back and forth to New York, don’t go in for politics.

For ‘Hidalgo,’ I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense.

It’s so busy in London, and I’m used to the countryside, fields, family, the horses and stuff.

It was every day on the horses and every single race. I was betting on anything; horses, dogs, virtual racing, roulette.

They were, I doubt not, happy enough in their dark stalls, because they were horses, and had plenty to eat; and I was at times quite happy enough in the dark loft, because I was a man, and could think and imagine.

We didn’t get agitated over the closure of blacksmiths when people stopped riding horses and started driving cars.

Although I agree that wild horses are a symbol of the American West, I also believe that it is the responsibility of Congress to ensure that these animals are managed, protected, and controlled in an effective manner.

I loved horses and horse books as a child.

The only sport I’m not interested in is horse racing. That’s because I don’t know the horses personally.

With horses, familiarity breeds comfort. If you haven’t been around horses for a while (or ever), the best thing to do is to go to the racetrack, a horse show, a rodeo, or some other horsey activity, and watch the horses. Familiarize yourself with the way they move and behave themselves.

I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realized that it’s nothing but a business. I treat my horses better than the owners treat us. It’s a shame they’ve destroyed my love for the game.

The wildest colts make the best horses.

I love the outdoors. I love getting to hunt and fish and work on the land and ride our horses.

You don’t need a pack of wild horses to learn how to make a sandwich.

I remember being told very early on, ‘Just say what they want to hear in the audition, and we’ll figure it out later on.’ So there have been a few tricky moments. I once said I could ride, when the truth is I’m terrified of horses, but I got the job!

The world went tilted in a lovely way – suddenly, television was no longer television. It was like, ‘Oh, my God, this is the new world!’ I got to work with horses and cannons, and fight sequences and castles.

If you don’t have good horses, it’s very tough to win.

My favourite smell is horses. In fact, most of the time, I do smell like horses.

The emphasis in thoroughbreds is managing the horses as much as it is training them.

Horses are a mirror of who you are. They’re emotionally dependent on you.

I was raised on a ranch in Wyoming, and I’ve been riding horses most of my life.