may need this one day....

When we think of those companions who traveled by our side down life's road, let us not say with sadness that they left us behind, but rather say with gentle gratitude that they once were with us.

A large and liquid eye...the swirl of dust around pounding hooves...these, then, are the images that move us.

One can get in a car and see what man has made. One must get on a horse to see what God has made.


 To understand the soul of a horse is the closest human beings can come to knowing perfection.

For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins.

His is a power enhanced by pride, a courage heightened by challenge. His is a swiftness intensified by strength, a majesty magnified by grace. His is a timeless beauty touched with gentleness, a spirit that calls our hearts to dream.

Wherever man has left his footprints in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization, we find the hoofprint of a horse beside it.

 Horse thou art truly a creature, for thou fliest without wings and conquorest without sword.

You and your horse. His strength and beauty. Your knowledge and patience and determination and understanding and love. That's what fuses the two of you onto this marvelous partnership that makes you wonder, "What can heaven offer any better then what I have here on earth?". Monica Dickens

 A good rider can hear his horse speak to him. A great rider can hear his horse whisper.

About the head of a truly great horse there is an air of freedom unconquerable. The eyes seem to look on heights beyond our gaze. It is the look of a spirit that can soar.

John Taunter Foote

Through the days of love and celebration and joy, and through the dark days of mourning - the faithful horse has been with us always. Elizabeth Cotton