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    Best & Catchy Horse quotes, slogans, Instagram captions, proverbs, sayings, funny puns, jokes & one liners | National Horse Day

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    Horse Slogans, Taglines & Instagram Captions | National Horse Day

    1. Live. Laugh. Ride
    2. Love horses? Me too!
    3. So wild, so graceful!
    4. Life is better with horses
    5. Riding a horse is never boring
    6. Chin up. Heels down
    7. If you can walk, you can ride!
    8. Ride more, worry less
    9. Every day is horse day
    10. 100% horse crazy!
    11. Born to ride. Forced to work
    12. Wild hearts can’t be tamed!
    13. With you, my heart runs free
    14. The best animal ever!
    15. Let’s ride all day
    16. Follow my tracks
    17. You are the mane event in my life
    18. There is nothing more timeless and beautiful than a horse
    19. If I am not riding horses…. I am dreaming about it
    20. This is where the fun begins
    21. Horses are a girl’s best friend
    22. Feeling down? Saddle up
    23. Ride hard and smile big
    24. Horses keep me stable
    25. Riding a horse is my therapy
    26. Ride and shine.
    27. A horse is my spirit animal


    Funny & Family Friendly Puns, Jokes & Riddles on Horse

    1. Why so sad-dle?
    2. Hay there!
    3. Stop foal-ing around!
    4. I’ve eaten too much, I’m foal
    5. What do race horses eat?
      — Fast Food
    6. What does it mean if you find a horseshoe?
      — Some poor horse is walking around in his socks
    7. How does a horse has a good bank balance?
      — He has a Stable job
    8. Why did the horse eat with its mouth open?
      — Because it had bad stable manners!
    9. What is the horse’s favourite sport?
      — Stable Tennis
    10. Where do horses go when they’re sick?
      — The horse-pital
    11. What did the waiter say to the horse?
      — I can’t take your order. That’s not my stable
    12. What did one horse say to the other horse?
      — The pace is familiar, but I can’t remember the mane
    13. What was the horse sneezing?
      — Hay fever!
    14. Which side of the horse has the most hair?
      — The outside!
    15. How does a cowboy get a stallion to do odd jobs around the farm?
      — Pay him under the stable.
    16. How do you hire a horse?
      — Put a brick under each hoof
    17. Why are most horses in shape?
      — Because they are on a stable diet
    18. What type of horses only go out at night?
      — Night-mares
    19. What do you call a horse that lives next door?
      — A neigh-bour!
    20. Why was the horse naked?
      — Because the jockey fell off


    Popular Quotes on Horse

    1. “Horses make a landscape look beautiful.” — Alice Walker
    2. “I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.” — Abraham Lincoln
    3. “Horses are our silent partners. When we learn their language. This partnership grows strong.” — Monty Roberts
    4. “No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.” — Herman Melville
    5. “Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb.” — Will Rogers
    6. “A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but when old and past service.” — Plutarch
    7. “To me, horses and freedom are synonymous.” — Veryl Goodnight
    8. “A pony is a childhood dream. A horse is an adulthood treasure.” — Rebecca Carroll
    9. “The horse, the horse! The symbol of surging potency and power of movement, of action.” — D. H. Lawrence
    10. “A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!” — William Shakespeare
    11. “My horses are my friends, not my slaves.” — Reiner Klimke
    12. “A man that don’t love a horse, there is something the matter with him.” — Will Rogers
    13. “Don’t give your son money. As far as you can afford it, give him horses.” — Winston Churchill
    14. “Honor lies in the mane of a horse.” — Herman Melville
    15. “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” — Henry Ford
    16. “All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.” — Daniel Boone
    17. “The word “Chivalry” is derived from the French Cheval, a horse.” — Thomas Bulfinch

    1. “There are friends and faces that may be forgotten, but there are horses that never will be.” — Andy Adams
    2. “I don’t even like old cars. I’d rather have a goddam horse. A horse is at least human, for God’s sake.” — J. D. Salinger
    3. “A lovely horse is always an experience…. It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.” — Beryl Markham
    4. “The hooves of the horse! Oh! witching and sweet is the music earth steals from the iron-shod feet; no whisper of love, no trilling of bird, can stir me as hooves on the horse have stirred.” — William Henry Ogilvie
    5. “I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.” — John Galsworthy
    6. “The horse is flesh and blood on a noble scale.” — Jeff Griffin
    7. “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 Cotten
    8. “I go about looking at horses and cattle. They eat grass, make love, work when they have to, bear their young. I am sick with envy of them.” — Sherwood Anderson
    9. “There will never be a time when the old horse is not superior to any auto ever made.” — Will Rogers
    10. “A dog may be man’s best friend but the horse wrote history.” — Unknown
    11. “The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse.” — Unknown
    12. “It is quite right what they say: the three most beautiful sights in the world are a ship in full sail, a galloping horse, and a woman dancing.” — Honore de Balzac
    13. “A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground or break into a lumbering gallop when he is turned loose into the open.” — Gerald Raftery

    1. “A stubborn horse walks behind you, an impatient horse walks in front of you, but a noble companion walks beside you.” — Unknown
    2. “I call my horses ‘divine mirrors’—they reflect back the emotions you put in. If you put in love and respect and kindness and curiosity, the horse will return that.” — Allan Hamilton
    3. “There is no wall that is high enough to stop a horse with a cart filled with gold.” — Philip II of Macedon
    4. “The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.” — Anton Chekhov
    5. “Horses have different levels of intelligence and different levels of work ethic.” — Anson Mount
    6. “You can’t get angry with a horse. They will get angry and frisky with you.” — Randeep Hooda
    7. “In 2010, I sold my car, a Toyota Majester, for just a lakh-and-a-half to be able to feed my horses. It continues to be like a hole, where I put all my money.” — Randeep Hooda
    8. “And no matter how serious an environmental problem the automobile poses in today’s big city, the horse was dirtier, smelled worse, killed and maimed more people, and congested the streets just as much.” — Peter Drucker


    Funny Quotes on Horse

    1. “I wish my horse had the speed of your tongue.” — William Shakespeare
    2. “The Circus a place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.” — Ambrose Bierce
    3. “A camel looks like a horse that was planned by a committee.” — Alec Issigonis


    Wild Horse Quotes

    1. “If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse… but surely you will see the wildness!” — Pablo Picasso
    2. “Success is like a wild horse. If you do not know how to handle it, it will throw you off and look for another rider who can handle it well.” — Ajith Kumar
    3. “I have seen things so beautiful they have brought tears to my eyes. Yet none of them can match the gracefulness and beauty of a horse running free.” — Unknown


    Horse Riding Quotes

    1. “Boot, saddle, to horse, and away!” — Robert Browning
    2. “Horses lend us the wings we lack.” — Pam Brown
    3. “In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.” — Helen Thompson Woolley
    4. “When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have.” — Winston Churchill
    5. “There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse.” — Robert Smith Surtees
    6. “No one can teach riding so well as a horse.” — C. S. Lewis
    7. “A horse is the projection of peoples’ dreams about themselves – strong, powerful, beautiful – and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence.” — Pam Brown
    8. “A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.” — John Steinbeck
    9. “Don’t be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is beneath him” — Rumi
    10. “Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and once it has done so, he/she will have to accept that his life will be radically changed.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

    1. “It’s a lot like nuts and bolts – if the rider’s nuts, the horse bolts!” — Nicholas Evans
    2. “There is something about riding down the street on a prancing horse that makes you feel like something, even when you ain’t a thing.” — Will Rogers
    3. “A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him.” — Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
    4. “A Woman never looks better than on horseback” — Jane Austen
    5. “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
    6. “People on horses look better than they are. People in cars look worse than they are.” — Marya Mannes
    7. “No ride is ever the last one. No horse is ever the last one you will have. Somehow there will always be other horses, other places to ride them.” — Monica Dickens
    8. “After seeing kids play polo against big guys, it only shows that horses are the greatest equalizer in the world. No matter what you weigh, the little fellow is your equal on a horse.” — Will Rogers
    9. “A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities.” — Nuno Oliveira
    10. “No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle.” — Winston Churchill

    1. “If everybody (traded his car for a horse) they would be out of debt in a couple of years. Just think, no gas, no tires, no roads to pay for.” — Will Rogers
    2. “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” — John Wayne
    3. “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
    4. “The horse, with beauty unsurpassed, strength immeasurable and grace unlike any other, still remains humble enough to carry a man upon his back.” — Amber Senti
    5. “There are no problem horses, only problem riders.” — Buck Brannaman
    6. “It is better to ride a pony than a horse which throws you.” — Navjot Singh Sidhu


    Horse Training Quotes

    1. “In training horses, one trains himself” — Antoine de Pluvinel
    2. “A good trainer can hear a horse speak to him. A great trainer can hear him whisper.” — Monty Roberts
    3. “You cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper.” — Dagobert D. Runes
    4. “If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.” — Socrates
    5. “Every time you interact with a horse, you are teaching the horse.” — Buck Brannaman
    6. “But talent—if you don’t encourage it, if you don’t train it, it dies. It might run wild for a little while, but it will never mean anything. Like a wild horse. If you don’t tame it and teach it to run on track, to pace itself and bear a rider, it doesn’t matter how fast it is. It’s useless.” — Elizabeth Hand
    7. “When educating horses there is no greater maxim than slow is fast and fast is slow.” — Monty Roberts
    8. “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
    9. “Animals can learn, but it is not by learning that they become dogs, cats, or horses. Only man has to learn to become what he is supposed to be.” — Eric Hoffer


    Derby / Horse Racing Quotes

    1. “You know horses are smarter than people. You never heard of a horse going broke betting on people.” — Will Rogers
    2. “A horse gallops with his lungs, perseveres with his heart, and wins with his character.” — Federico Tesio
    3. “It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.” — Mark Twain
    4. “Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.” — W. C. Fields
    5. “The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.” — John Steinbeck
    6. “Money, horse racing and women: three things the boys just can’t figure out.” — Will Rogers
    7. “You’re in a horse race but you’re thinking like a sheep. Sheep don’t win horse races.” — Jeannette Walls
    8. “I feel as a horse must feel when the beautiful cup is given to the jockey.” — Edgar Degas
    9. “I’m a dark horse, running on a dark race course” — George Harrison


    Wise Quotes on Horse

    1. “A good horse makes short miles.” — George Eliot
    2. “Emotions are wild horses. It is not explanations that carry us forward, but our will to go on.” — Paulo Coelho
    3. “Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.” — John Adams
    4. “Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.” — Duke of Wellington
    5. “A man in a passion, rides a mad horse.” — Benjamin Franklin
    6. “Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.” — William Penn
    7. “Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse.” — Texas Bix Bender
    8. “A few fly bites cannot stop a spirited horse.” — Mark Twain
    9. “As the old proverb says: “Well-fed horses don’t rampage.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
    10. “You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.” — Bear Bryant
    11. “Hard it is to teach the old horse to amble anew.” — Edmund Spenser
    12. “You may bring a horse to the river, but he will drink when and what he pleased.” — George Herbert
    13. “Life is a gift horse in my opinion.” — J. D. Salinger
    14. “Hay smells different to lovers and horses.” — Bill Vaughan
    15. “Time’s horses gallop down the lessening hill.” — Richard Le Gallienne
    16. “A slow horse does not always reach the end of the journey.” — Robert Jordan
    17. “A horsefly can’t do a horse much real damage, but it can drive it wild anyhow.” — Harry Turtledove
    18. “Men use care in purchasing a horse, and are neglectful in choosing friends.” — John Muir


    Traditional Proverbs & Sayings on Horse


    Woman & The Horse Proverbs

    1. “Wait for a month before you praise a horse, and for a year before you praise a woman.” — Czech Proverb
    2. “There are no women or horses without shortcomings.” — French Proverb
    3. “A woman like a horse needs spurs.” — French Proverb
    4. “The lucky fellow loses his wife, the unlucky fellow loses his horse.” — Georgian Proverb
    5. “The eye of the master makes the horse fat, and the eye of the mistress makes the chambers neat.” — Dutch Proverb
    6. “It is a good horse that never stumbles, And a good wife that never grumbles.” — Italian Proverb
    7. “He who has a white horse and a fair wife is seldom without trouble.” — Danish Proverb
    8. “When lazy horses begin to start, old women to dance, and white clouds to rain, there is no stopping them.” — Danish Proverb


    Donkey / Mule & The Horse Proverbs

    1. “He who is born a mule can never be a horse.” — Corsican Proverb
    2. “Don’t harness the donkey and the horse together.” — French Proverb
    3. “Cutting off a mule’s ears doesn’t make it a horse.” — Creole Proverb
    4. “Mules are always boasting that their ancestors were horses.” — German Proverb
    5. “If an ass goes traveling, he’ll not come home a horse.” — Akan Proverb
    6. “Donkey’s lips don’t fit onto a horse’s mouth.” — Chinese Proverb
    7. “Better ride a good horse for a year than an ass all your life.” — Dutch Proverb
    8. “The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace.” — Haitian Proverb
    9. “Rather an ass that carries than a horse that throws.” — Italian Proverb
    10. “The donkey recognizes the tracks of a horse.” —  Mongolian Proverb
    11. “A donkey decked in gold is better than an over-laden horse.” —  Spanish Proverb
    12. “The horses of hope gallop, but the asses of experience go slowly.” —  Russian Proverb
    13. “A donkey that carries me is worth more than a horse that kicks me.” —  Mongolian Proverb
    14. “On your own donkey it is quicker than on someone else’s racehorse.” —  Yugoslavian Proverb
    15. “The father may well be a horse, but it’s most likely that the son will be a mule.” —  Tibetan Proverb


    Blind Horse Proverbs

    1. “Better a blind horse than an empty halter.” — Dutch Proverb
    2. “Nothing is so reckless as a blind horse.” — Greek Proverbs
    3. “A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet.” — German Proverb
    4. “A blind horse goes straightforward.” — German Proverb
    5. “A nod’s as good as a wink to a blind horse.” — Irish Proverb
    6. “Bravery without foresight is like a blind horse.” — Persian Proverb


    Saddle & The Horse Proverbs

    1. “Judge not the horse by his saddle.” — Chinese Proverb
    2. “When he looked under the saddle he lost his horse.” — Ethiopian Proverb
    3. “It is better to lose the saddle than the horse.” — Italian Proverb
    4. “You can’t put two saddles on the same horse.” — Mongolian Proverb
    5. “The best horse can’t wear two saddles.” — Darkovan Proverb
    6. “Stroke the horse until it is saddled.” — Polish Proverb
    7. “An old friend is like a saddled horse.” — Afghan Proverb
    8. “The horse may wish to do one thing, but he who saddles him another.” — Spanish Proverb
    9. “A horse of good breed is not dishonoured by his saddle.” — Arab Proverb


    Other Popular Proverbs on Horse

    1. “Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.” — Indian Proverb
    2. “Three things are not to be trusted; a cow’s horn, a dog’s tooth, and a horse’s hoof.” — Spanish Proverb
    3. “A horse with two masters is always skinny; the ship with two captains sinks.” — Chinese Proverb
    4. “An old horse for a young soldier.” — Italian Proverb
    5. “All lay loads on a willing horse.” — Russian proverb
    6. “If you can’t ride two horses at once, you shouldn’t be in the circus.” — American Proverb
    7. “You think you’ve lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday.” — Chinese Proverb
    8. “On a steep road, let your horse set the pace.” — Darkovan Proverb
    9. “A good horse has many faults; a bad one has hardly any.” — Croatian Proverb
    10. “A good horse is worth his fodder.” — Dutch Proverb
    11. “Don’t lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.” — English Proverb
    12. “Don’t close the barn door after the horse runs away.” — American Proverb
    13. “Only when the horses have escaped do men repair the stable.” — German Proverb
    14. “A horse is worth more than riches.” — Spanish Proverb
    15. “A horse may stumble, though he has four feet.” — Dutch Proverb
    16. “Be on a horse when you go in search of a better one.” — Chinese Proverb
    17. “A poor old horse will have a worn-out tail.” — Korean Proverb
    18. “A ragged colt may make a good horse.” — English Proverb
    19. “Dead horses can’t kick.” — Bulgarian Proverb
    20. “A young woman is to an old man the horse that he rides to hell.” — Spanish Proverb

    1. “Better one poor horse than an empty stall.” — Danish Proverb
    2. “Beware of the front of a bull, the back of a horse and both sides of a blind man.” — Georgian Proverb
    3. “Choose a friend with the eyes of an old man, and a horse with the eyes of a young one.” — Armenian Proverb
    4. “Distance tests a horse’s strength; time reveals a marls character.” — Chinese Proverb
    5. “Do not change horses in the middle of the river.” — Native American Proverb
    6. “Don’t look for speed in a cheap horse; be content if it neighs.” — Nigerian Proverb
    7. “Don’t put the cart before the horse.” — English Proverb
    8. “Feed your horse as a friend, mount him as an enemy.” — Croatian Proverb
    9. “Give a horse to the one who likes the truth so that on it he can escape.” — Armenian Proverb
    10. “Good people get cheated, just as good horses get ridden.” — Chinese Proverb
    11. “He who was presented with an ox must give in return a horse.” — Chinese Proverb
    12. “Hobby horses are more expensive than Arabian stallions.” — German Proverb
    13. “If a pedestrian sees a horse, he will want to ride it.” — Korean Proverb
    14. “If the horse is already dead, more hay will not help it.” — Filipino Proverb
    15. “It is the good horse that draws its own cart.” — Irish Proverb
    16. “If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.” — English Proverb
    17. “If you would shoot a general, shoot his horse first.” — Japanese Proverb
    18. “It is easy to go on foot if you are holding your horse by the rein.” — French Proverb
    19. “Nobody wants to buy a sleeping horse.” — Mexican Proverb
    20. “Old horses don’t forget the way.” — Japanese Proverb
    21. “One can’t shoe a running horse.” — Dutch Proverb

    1. “One takes care of the horse, another ride it.” — Spanish Proverbs
    2. “Only by falling do you learn how to mount a horse.” — Kurdish Proverb
    3. “Quiet horses kick the hardest.” — Armenian Proverb
    4. “Sleep after selling horses and elephants.” — Hindu Proverb
    5. “Sweet tongues buy horses on credit.” — Hawaiian Proverb
    6. “Swiftest horse cannot overtake the word once spoken.” — Chinese Proverb
    7. “The day your horse dies and your money’s gone, your relatives change into strangers.” — Chinese Proverb
    8. “The horse is God’s gift to mankind.” — Arabian Proverb
    9. “When you are in a hurry, the horse holds back.” — Chinese Proverb
    10. “The horse may run quickly, but it can’t escape its own tail.” — Russian Proverb
    11. “The horse must graze where it is tethered.” — Belgian Proverbs
    12. “To fall off a good horse is at least worthwhile.” — Yiddish Proverb
    13. “The horse never refuses a homeward gallop.” — African Proverb
    14. “The horse that arrives early gets good drinking water.” — Zulu Proverb
    15. “Where a horse of a Turk passes the grass will not grow again.” — Albanian Proverb
    16. “The horse that you love draws more than four oxen.” — Danish Proverbs
    17. “The nail supports the hoof, the hoof the horse, the horse the man, the man the world.” — Arabian Proverb
    18. “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” — English Proverb
    19. “The slow horse reaches the mill.” — Irish Proverb
    20. “The war horses are born on the frontiers.” — Chinese Proverb
    21. “When he mounts his horse, he forgets God; when he dismounts, he forgets his horse.” — Russian Proverb
    22. “You do not need a whip to urge on an obedient horse.” — Russian Proverb
    23. “Your tongue is like a horse, if you take care of it, it takes care of you; if you treat it badly, it treats you badly.” — Arabic Proverb
    24. “Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.” — English Proverbs


    List of Horse Related Days Celebrated Worldwide

    DateDay
    19 FebruaryNational Arabian Horse Day
    1 MarchNational Horse Protection Day
    2 AprilNational Ride Your Horse to a Bar Day
    26 AprilNational Help a Horse Day
    Last Sunday in AprilThe Turkmen Racing Horse Festival
    15 JulyCelebration of the Horse Day
    15 JulyNational I Love Horses Day
    13 DecemberNational Horse Day


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