| 471. | Champing his foam, and bounding o'er the plain, Arch high his neck, and graceful spread his mane.
- Sir R. Blackmore
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| 472. | He with a graceful pride, While his rider every hand survey'd, Sprung loose, and flew into an escapade; Not moving forward, yet with every bound Pressing, and seeming still to quit his ground."
- John Dryden
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| 473. | Lived in his saddle, loved the chase, the course, And always, ere he mounted, kiss'd his horse."
- William Cowper
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| 474. | For one to fly, you needs only to take the reins.
- Melissa James
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| 475. | For a horse to trust you, you must trust the horse.
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| 476. | You can lead a horse to water, but can not make him drink.
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| 477. | You are not a true rider until you have fallen off.
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| 478. | He has galloped through young girls dreams, added richness to grown woman's lives, and served men in war and strife.
- Toni Robinson
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| 479. | You cannot remain unmoved by the gentleness of conformation of a well-bred and well-trained horse. . . more than 1000 pounds of big-boned, well-muscled animal, yet forever a menace with it's innocent power. . .but when it greets you with a nicker and regards you with a large and liquid eye, the question of where you want to be has been answered.
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| 480. | A large and liquid eye. . . the swirl of dust around pounding hooves. . .these, then, are the images that move us.
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