| 231. | A little neglect may breed mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for wast of a horse the rider was lost; for was of a rider the battle was lost.
- Benjamin Franklin
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| 232. | Horses can't talk but they can speak if you listen.
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| 233. | If your on the horse's neck you not on the horse for long.
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| 234. | Don't corner a frightened horse unless you know what to do with him.
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| 235. | He who needs a mounting block had better not fall off in the middle of the field.
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| 236. | There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it's the risk, the gamble. In any event it's a thing I need.
- William Faulkner
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| 237. | Give a horse what he needs and he will give you his heart in return.
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| 238. | ...only ask, and he will weave a spell to light the dark recesses of your being, spinning around you a web of sweet delights. He will be your children's playmate; a child himself, he'll do no harm. He'll pardon like no other your omissions, errors, thoughtless handling. His back, a throne of feathers, will bear you smoothly at the trot and gallop. He'll go where others dare not.He'll stand firm where others flee in terror. You'll discover that the pirouette is easy, that a rein back can go on forever, that you need not be a great rider to perform airs above the ground. At the spur's light touch he'll take flight with the wind, bearing you safely through the air laden with long forgotten fragrance. With him, the distant mountains will be clearer, brighter the light of the stars, the trilling of the nightingale more joyful, sweeter the gurgling of the streams. And at last you'll understand why he was e'er the chosen one of kings.
- Juan Llamas of the Spanish horse {Andalusian}
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| 239. | Dance above ground, never descending. Grace incarnate. Passion on hooves.
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| 240. | The only reason you don't like Saddlebreds is because your not good enough to ride one.
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