Horse Quotes
Round Hoofed, short joined, fetlocks shag and long. Broad breast, full eye, small head and nostril wide High crest, short ears, straight legs and passing strong Thin mane, thick tail, broad buttocks, tender hide. Look, what a horse should have he did not lack Save a proud rider on so proud a back. -Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis
The horse, with beauty unsurpassed, strength immeasureable, and grace unlike any other, still remains humble enough to carry a man upon his back. -Amber Senti
Where in the world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is laced with muscle, and strength by gentleness confined. he serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent; there is nothing so quick, nothing so patient. England's past has been borne on his back. All our history is his industry. We are his heirs, he our inheritance. Ladies and Gentlemen - the Horse!
Written for the Horse of the Year Show Ronald Duncan (1954)
God forbid that I should go to a Heaven in which there are no horses. -R. Graham