Life with horses can be difficult, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun! No matter the breed, age, or training level, our horses give us plenty to laugh about every day. These funny horse quotes for equestrians are sure to make you smile.
“I like to keep my money where I can see it: running around in the pasture or hanging up in the tack room.”
– Unknown
“Get creative… or your horse will.”
– Craig Johnson
“Bad days… everyone has them, but when a horseback rider has them, they hurt a lot more!”
– Unknown
“Owning horses is perfect for people who never want to sleep in ever again.”
– Unknown
“Be wary of the horse with a sense of humor.”
– Pam Brown
“Coffee, Chocolate, Cowboys… some things are just better rich.”
– Unknown
“The horse: the noblest, bravest, proudest, most courageous, and certainly the most perverse and infuriating animal that humans ever domesticated.”
– Anne McCaffrey
“Your horse’s behavior always seems to depend on the number of people watching you.”
– Unknown
“Whoever said that money can’t buy happiness didn’t know where to buy a horse.”
– Unknown
“Horses are God’s way of apologizing for men.”
– Catherine the Great
“Grooming: The process by which the dirt on the horse is transferred to the groom.”
– Unknown
“Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.”
– W.C. Fields
“Tell a gelding, ask a mare, and discuss with a stallion. Pray if it’s a pony.”
– Unknown
“When I hear somebody talk about a horse… being stupid; I figure it’s a sure sign that the animal has somehow outfoxed them”
– Tom Dorrance, True Unity: Willing Communication Between Horse & Human
“Do not underestimate a horse’s pride, or he will dent yours!”
– Unknown
“Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friend never owned a horse.”
– Unknown
“It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”
– Adlai E. Stevenson
“Equestrians walk a fine line between bravery and insanity… and a few of us use that line as a jump rope.”
– Unknown
“If you want a stable relationship, get a horse.”
– Unknown
“I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse’s good nature that I am not thrown off at this very moment.”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein
“One man’s wrong lead is another man’s counter-canter.”
– S. D. Price
“Horses are predictably unpredictable.”
– Loretta Grace
“Horses are only afraid of two things: 1. Things that move. 2. Things that don’t move.”
– Unknown
“That some people are happy to live their lives around horses is almost as baffling as the fact that horses are happy to live their lives around humans.”
– Unknown
“There is more to life than horses…there are ponies too!”
– Unknown
“Why do we call riding on a horse ‘equestrianism’? Because “staying on a big powerful animal that could kill you if it wanted to” wouldn’t fit on the trophy.”
– Unknown
If you have another favorite humorous horse quote we should add to the list, please let us know!
Photo by ccestep8.
