William Cavendish Quotes

Well could he ride, and often men would say, "That horse his mettle from his rider takes: Proud of subjection, noble by the sway, What rounds, what bounds, what course, what stop he makes!" And controversy hence a question takes, Whether the horse by him became his deed, Or he his manage by the well-doing steed.

I mean, I grew up riding. I can't ever remember not being able to ride or rope and all that stuff. It was part of my life growing up, so it was fun for me.

I grew up riding when I was younger in Texas. I actually learned how to ride in Norway. I really love riding horses.

I'd been horse-riding a couple of times, but I wasn't that good.

I can gallop, I can trot, I can move sideways and turn around. I can do everything I need to do on a horse.

When you get on a good horse, you just know. They are powerful, they stop quickly, they can turn in both directions, and they are fast.

The really expert riders of horses let the horse know immediately who is in control, but then they guide the horse with loose reins and very seldom use the spurs. So it was with our chief [William Rehnquist]. He guided us with loose reins and used the spurs only rarely to get us up to speed with our work.

What's that old cowboy saying? Never was a horse that couldn't be rode, never was a man who couldn't be throwed.

The first time we did cavalry charge I was so breathless with excitement I nearly fell off the horse. I actually saw stars in front of my eyes and thought I was going to faint. The second time I had a bit more control but was still giddy with excitement. And the third time I was an emotional wreck. I had to really try hard not to cry.

If you ride a horse, sit close and tight, if you ride a man, sit easy and light.

Would you like to cross another item off this list today?" "I should like that very much. Which do you propose?" "I think it's time to try riding astride". "You can't mean..." "Oh, but I do, indeed, mean, Empress.

Every job requires a certain riding of a horse.

All Mongol women are born to the horse and the bow.

On horseback he seemed to require as many hands as a Hindu god, at least four for clutching the reins, and two more for patting the horse soothingly on the neck.

If you'd rather learn how to ride a horse or something, I would say do that. That'll keep you out of trouble. You would think a band would get you in trouble, but I think it's the opposite.

If her rump were any stiffer, she'd break it every time she rides', I thought to Pounce. 'If she fell on the steps, they would never be able to put her together again', he replied.

I do, and I hunt. I like small horses best. They're like small men. They have more to prove so they take all the more risks and jump higher and faster than all the rest.

Hundreds and hundreds of beautiful horses in the parade and a man without a silver saddle is a vagrant.

Little black horse. Where are you taking your dead rider?

Anyone who is concerned about his dignity would be well advised to keep away from horses.

It is good walking when one hath his horse in hand.

It was fantastic to be on the set again with Denzel (Washington) and Antoine (Fuqua) and then to have the situation be so different. We weren't making a sequel to Training Day. We were in the middle of the desert riding around on some horses.

Stagecoach is really my first Western-Western, the whole horses and gunplay. It was really fun. We shot it fast, too. We got lucky with the weather. If it rained, I don't know if we would have been able to finish it. We had like 12 shooting days for the whole thing.

I went horseback riding and got a big chunk of horse manure kicked into my face. It has a way of slapping you right back into reality.