“This land was an enigma. It was like a horse that no one knows how to break to harness, that runs wild and kicks things to pieces.” KnowsRunningBreakKnow HowPiecesLandHorseKicksHarnessEnigma Book:The Best of Willa Cather Source: The Best of Willa Cather
“Thanks is part to our education system, we tend to think that we're smarter than the stupid guys in funny wigs who came before us. But that's because we are mistaking technology, progress, and access to information for intelligence. We think that because we know how to use iPhones (but not build them), browse the Internet (but not understand how it works), and use Google (but not really know anything), our educational system is working just great. By the same token, we think that those dumb aristocrats who used horses to get around and didn't have electricity were neanderthals.” ThinkingKnowsUseUsedGuyTechnologyKnow HowProgressStupidInformationInternetHorseEducationalAccessThanksDumbSmarterGoogleElectricityEducation SystemIphoneTokensEducational SystemWigsAccess To InformationNeanderthalsStupid Guy Author:Glenn Beck
“Horses know how to be loyal but still keep their distance.” KnowsStillsKnow HowHorseDistanceLoyal Author:Sadie Jones
“It's very good for you, riding. You know how every model is like, 'I do yoga.' Well, I find horses to have the same effect, in that you have to put your ego aside and concentrate on making the horse do the things you want it to do, and move in the way you want it to move - particularly if you're doing dressage.” IfsKnowsWayWantWellsMovingKnow HowEffectsEgoModelsYogaHorseVery GoodRidingDressage Author:Edie Campbell
“A lot of my words come to me when I'm out and about as well, riding the bus or sat in the pub. I went through a stage of going to a strip bar called the White Horse at lunch times and did a lot of writing in there. They were fine with that but I don't know how they would feel about me setting up the easel.” KnowsFeelsWritingWellsWhiteKnow HowStageFineHorseBarsSettingSettingsSatBusLunchRidingPubsWhite Horse Author:Danny Fox
“You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.” KnowsKnow HowHorseAdversityHeavyLoadHookAlabama FootballHeavy Loads Author:Bear Bryant
“Vin snorted, kneeling in the low tent as she pulled her belt tight; then she crawled over to him. "I don't know how you read while riding," she said. "Oh, it's quite easy - if you aren't afraid of horses." "I'm not afraid of them," Vin said. "They just don't like me. They know I can outrun them, and that makes them surly.” IfsKnowsSaidI CanEasyKnow HowLowsHorseLike MeNot AfraidRidingBeltsTentsOutrunKneelingDon't Like MeSurly Author:Brandon Sanderson
“Let me drive," she said, reaching for the reins. He turned to her in disbelief. "This is a phaeton, not a single-horse wagon." Sophie fought the urge to throttle him. His nose was running, his eyes were red, he couldn't stop coughing, and still he found the energy to act like an arrogant peacock. "I assure you," she said slowly, "that I know how to drive a team of horses.” KnowsSaidStillsEyeRunningFoundEnergyKnow HowTeamRedLet MeHorseNosesHis EyesReachingUrgesArrogantDisbeliefSophieReinsWagonsPeacockCoughingThrottle Author:Julia Quinn
“We're an Ag college," I explain to them. "Not as good as the one in Yanco but we have livestock." "Cows?" Anson Choi asks, covering his nose. "Pigs, too. And horses. Great for growing tomatoes. The Cadets are wanna-be soldiers. City people. They may know how to street fight but they don't know how to wade through manure. "I'm going to throw up," one of the guys says. "Don't feel too bad," I explain. "Some of our lot did while they were laying out this stuff. Actually, right there where you're standing.” PeopleKnowsFeelsMayGuyFightingAsksStuffCitiesKnow HowGrowingStreetsCollegeStandingHorseSoldierNosesCowsPigsCoveringTomatoesWadeManureLivestockCadets Author:Melina Marchetta
“Having a fling with you doesn't appeal to me. You're handsome, but you're too inexperienced to be good in bed. Having ridden many horses doesn't make you a good rider; it just proves that you can't recognize a good one or don't know how to keep her.” KnowsKnow HowBedProveHorseBe GoodAppealsHandsomeRidersFling Book:Steel's Edge Source: Steel's Edge
“To make a perfect horseman, three things are requisite. First, to know how and when to help your horse. Secondly, how and when to correct him. And thirdly, how and when to praise him and to make much of him.” KnowsFirstsHelpingThreePerfectKnow HowHorsePraiseThree ThingsHorsemen Author:Thomas Blundeville
“We humans will never know how meadows or mountains smell, but deer and horses and pigs do. Bando sniffs deeply and shakes his head. We were left out when it comes to smelling things, he says. I would love to be able to smell a mountain and follow my nose to it.” KnowsHumansAbleLeftKnow HowMountainHorseSmellNosesShakesPigsMeadowsDeerLeft Out Author:Jean Craighead George
“Politics is like a race horse. A good jockey must know how to fall with the least possible damage.” KnowsPoliticalFallPoliticsRaceKnow HowHorseDamageJockeysRace Horses Author:Edouard Herriot