My fave HORSE quotes.... --The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse. Author Unknown --Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. W.C. Fields
--No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. Winston Churchill
--I’ve often said there is nothing better for the inside of the man, than the outside of the horse. Ronald Reagan
--Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. John Wayne
--A horse doesn’t care how much you know until he knows how much you care. Put your hand on your horse and your heart in your hand. Pat Parelli
--I’d rather ride on a Mustang, than in one. BaileyAnn Neal
--No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me. Author Unknown
--For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins. Melissa James
--Horses lend us the wings we lack. Pam Brown
--A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot. John Steinbeck
--A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character. Tesio
--I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a horse. John Galsworthy
--A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adulthood treasure. Rebecca Carroll
--There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favorite places is on the back of my horse. Rolf Kopfle
--We have almost forgotten how strange a thing it is that so huge and powerful and intelligent an animal as a horse should allow another, and far more feeble animal, to ride upon its back. Peter Gray
--In their eyes shine stars of wisdom and courage to guide men to the heavens. Jodie Mitchell
--No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. Herman Melville
--One can get in a car and see what man has made. One must get on a horse to see what God has made. Author Unknown
--The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom. Sharon Ralls Lemon
God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses. R.B. Cunningham Graham There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse. Robert Smith Surtees .... add if u know anymore!!!
Horse fun facts --Did you know some horses grow mustaches? It’s true, certain especially hairy breeds, can grow mustaches. --Horses cannot burp, vomit, or breathe through their mouths. They only breathe through their noses! --Horses can’t breathe through their mouth . Horses are obligate nasal breathers. This means that they are unable to breathe through their mouth as humans can. Horses can only breathe through their nose. --When exposed to lavender scented air, heart rates in horses lower, feeling calmer while exposed to the lavender. Do you have any scents that help calm you down? --Asleep on their feet! While horses average 1-3 hours of deep sleep while lying down each day, they mostly take shorter naps standing throughout a 24hour period. --Horses have excellent hearing. As a prey animal, horses need to have sensitive hearing to survive. Humans have only three muscles to control their ears, whereas horses have 10! This allows horses to rotate their ears nearly 180 degrees and move them independently of one another. Being able to rotate their ears lets horses hear sounds all around them without having to turn their head. --Horses have a nearly 360-degree field of vision This is due to the positioning of their eyes on the sides of their head. However, they have two blind spots - one directly behind them, and the other directly in-front of their head. This means that they cannot see the grass they are grazing on, or the carrot you are sticking out to them! Instead, they will move their head or use their mobile and sensitive lips, whiskers and sense of smell to know what is in front of them.
My fave HORSE quotes....
--The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse.
Author Unknown
--Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
W.C. Fields
--No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.
Winston Churchill
--I’ve often said there is nothing better for the inside of the man, than the outside of the horse.
Ronald Reagan
--Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.
John Wayne
--A horse doesn’t care how much you know until he knows how much you care. Put your hand on your horse and your heart in your hand.
Pat Parelli
--I’d rather ride on a Mustang, than in one.
BaileyAnn Neal
--No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me.
Author Unknown
--For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins.
Melissa James
--Horses lend us the wings we lack.
Pam Brown
--A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
John Steinbeck
--A horse gallops with his lungs, Perseveres with his heart, And wins with his character.
Tesio
--I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a horse.
John Galsworthy
--A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adulthood treasure.
Rebecca Carroll
--There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favorite places is on the back of my horse.
Rolf Kopfle
--We have almost forgotten how strange a thing it is that so huge and powerful and intelligent an animal as a horse should allow another, and far more feeble animal, to ride upon its back.
Peter Gray
--In their eyes shine stars of wisdom and courage to guide men to the heavens.
Jodie Mitchell
--No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.
Herman Melville
--One can get in a car and see what man has made. One must get on a horse to see what God has made.
Author Unknown
--The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit and freedom.
Sharon Ralls Lemon
God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses.
R.B. Cunningham Graham
There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.
Robert Smith Surtees
....
add if u know anymore!!!
Horse fun facts
--Did you know some horses grow mustaches? It’s true, certain especially hairy breeds, can grow mustaches.
--Horses cannot burp, vomit, or breathe through their mouths. They only breathe through their noses!
--Horses can’t breathe through their mouth
. Horses are obligate nasal breathers. This means that they are unable to breathe through their mouth as humans can. Horses can only breathe through their nose.
--When exposed to lavender scented air, heart rates in horses lower, feeling calmer while exposed to the lavender. Do you have any scents that help calm you down?
--Asleep on their feet! While horses average 1-3 hours of deep sleep while lying down each day, they mostly take shorter naps standing throughout a 24hour period.
--Horses have excellent hearing. As a prey animal, horses need to have sensitive hearing to survive. Humans have only three muscles to control their ears, whereas horses have 10! This allows horses to rotate their ears nearly 180 degrees and move them independently of one another. Being able to rotate their ears lets horses hear sounds all around them without having to turn their head.
--Horses have a nearly 360-degree field of vision
This is due to the positioning of their eyes on the sides of their head. However, they have two blind spots - one directly behind them, and the other directly in-front of their head. This means that they cannot see the grass they are grazing on, or the carrot you are sticking out to them! Instead, they will move their head or use their mobile and sensitive lips, whiskers and sense of smell to know what is in front of them.