Sep 03, 2005 21:56
"Riding is a complicated joy. You learn something each time. It is never quite the same, and you never know it all."
"I must not forget to thank the difficult horses, who made my life miserable, but who were better teachers than the well-behaved school horses who raised no problems."
"I am still under the impression there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse."
"The blood runs hot in the Thoroughbred and the courage runs deep.
In the best of them, pride is limitless. This is their heritage and
they carry it like a banner. What they have, they use."
"A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him."
"A lovely horse is always an experience...It is an experience of the kind that is spoiled by words."
"The sight of that horse did something to me I've never quite been able to explain. He was more than tremendous strength and speed and beauty of motion. He set me dreaming."