There are so many great horse quotes out there that I thought I would make a post that features some of my favorites.  Of course, I’m always finding new ones to love so I continue to add to the list. Of course, I can’t start a post about beautiful horse quotes without including a very special one!

If you ever wondered where the name Ride the Sky Equine Photography comes from, here is your answer.

Beautiful Horse Quotes

Below are some more beautiful horse and equestrian quotes that I hope speaks to the heart of anyone who loves horses. Enjoy!

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

There are many wonderful places in the world, but one of my favorite places is on the back of my horse. -Rolf Kopfle

No heaven can heaven be, if my horse isn’t there to welcome me. -Author Unknown

Ask me to show you poetry in motion and I will show you a horse. – Author Unknown

A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adulthood treasure. – Rebecca Carroll

For one to fly, one needs only to take the reins. – Melissa James

I feel lucky that I found my talent, not unlucky that I was born with a disability. When I’m on a horse, I’m more worried about what the riding hat is doing to my hair than what my bent legs and arms are doing. What riding has given me is respect. – Lee Pearson

If you have seen nothing but the beauty of their markings and limbs, their true beauty is hidden from you. – Author Unknown

A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character. – Tesio

No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. -Herman Melville

The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse. – Author Unknown

Bread may feed my body, but my horse feeds my soul. – Author Unknown

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

Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. – John Wayne

No Hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. – Winston Churchill

At its finest, rider and horse are joined not by tack, but by trust. Each is totally reliant upon the other. Each is the selfless guardian of the other’s well-being. – Author Unknown

When riding a horse we leave our fear, troubles, and sadness behind on the ground. – Juli Carlson

Even More Beautiful Horse Quotes

One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress. – Viggo Mortensen

We have almost forgotten how strange a thing it is that so huge and powerful and intelligent an animal as the horse should allow another, and far more feeble animal, to ride upon its back. – Peter Gray

I’ve often said there is nothing better for the inside of a man than the outside of a horse. – Ronald Reagan

I’d rather ride on a Mustang, than in one. – Bailey Ann Neal

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

The horse you get off is not the same as the horse you got on. It’s your job as a rider to ensure that as often as possible, the change is for the better. – Author Unknown

In riding a horse, we borrow freedom – Helen Thompson

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

Got a great horse quote that you love? Leave it in the comments below!

​Betsy Bird of Ride the Sky Equine Photography spends her days doing insane things to make horses look at her. Clearly, she’s desperate for attention. When she’s not acting like a total goofball, she’s mentoring photographers, wrangling teenagers, or hanging with Derby, hanging out with Derby, the new puppy who is currently training to be office assistant (jury’s still out on whether “chewing cords” counts as professional development).

Betsy is an award-winning equine and pet photographer based in Chattanooga, TN, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Professional Photographers of East Tennessee (PPETN) and is the current President-Elect of the Tennessee Professional Photographers Association (TNPPA). Her work has been published nationally and is found in barns and homes across the U.S. Ride the Sky is creates heirloom artwork for horses and their humans.