“But maybe prayer is a road to rise, A mountain path leading toward the skies To assist the spirit who truly tries. But it isn't a shibboleth, creed, nor code, It isn't a pack-horse to carry your load, It isn't a wagon, it's only a road. And perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries Is not the goal, but the exercise!” TryingSpiritGoalPrayerPathSkyExerciseMountainHorseRewardsCodeCreedsLoadPacksWagons Author:Edmund Vance Cooke
“You must in all Airs follow the strength, spirit, and disposition of the horse, and do nothing against nature; for art is but to set nature in order, and nothing else.” ArtSpiritOrderAirArt IsHorseDisposition Author:William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle
“In the partnership between ourselves and the horse there must be one ruling spirit, and that one must be the rider.” SpiritHorsePartnershipRulingRiders Author:Muriel Wace