“Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, friendship without envy, or beauty without vanity? Here where grace is laced with muscle and strength by gentleness confined” — from the Ode to the Horse by Ronald Duncan, created for Horse of the Year Show
“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
“No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.” – Herman Melville
“Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb.” – Will Rogers