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QuoteA Hibernian sage once wrote that there are three things a man never forgets: The girl of his early youth, a devoted teacher, and a great horse.  - C.J.J. Mullen

 

Quote - A man on a horse is spiritually as well as physically bigger than a man on foot.  - John Steinbeck

 

Quote - The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears.   - Arabian Proverb

 

Quote - Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground.   - Author Unknown

 

Quote - It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.   - Mexican Proverb

 

Quote - Horses and children, I often think, have a lot of the good sense there is in the world. - Josephine Demott Robinson

 

Quote - To ride a horse is to ride the sky. - Author Unknown

 

Quote - A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground or break into a lumbering gallop when he is turned loose into the open. - Gerald Raferty

 

Knowledge - The earlist known ancestor of the modern horse was the Eohippus, an animal that was about the size of a medium sized dog with four toes. Millions of years later, the horse we see today, called Equus, first appeared in North America.

 

Quote - A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. - Duke of Endinburgh

 

Knowledge - In the eighteenth century the English Thoroughbred horse was established by crossing selected local mares with the three Arabian stallions - the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerly Turk. Since then the Thoroughbred has been crossed with many other breeds.

 

Tip - Although they are not used widely, modern plastic horseshoes can be a successful treatment aid for lame horses. Your farrier should be able to give you more information.

 

Quote - In my opinion, a horse is the animal to have. Eleven-hundred pounds of raw muscle, power, grace, and sweat between your legs - it's something you just can't get from a pet hamster. - Author Unknown

 

Joke - Did you hear about the horse that has made a dozen films? He's not a star though, he just does bit parts! - Author Unknown

 

Quote - One reason why birds and horses are happy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses. - Dale Carnegie

 

Joke - How do you go about hiring a horse? Try two pairs of platform shoes! - Author Unknown

 

Quote - When you're young and you fall off a horse, you may break something. When you're my age, you splatter. - Roy Rogers

 

Joke - A guy walks into a bar. A horse is behind the bar making drinks. The guy is just staring at the horse, when the horse says, 'What are you staring at? Haven't you ever seen a horse serving drinks in a bar?' The guy says, 'Actually, no. I just thought that the cat would never sell this place.'

 

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