Ability Quote by Larry McMurtry

“FIRE’S HORSE WAS named Small, and he was another of Cansrel’s gifts. She had chosen him over all the other horses because his coat…

— Kristin Cashore

“That evil-tempered horse she was riding has a tendency to kick, Jake tells me.” “Was Lucinda badly hurt?” Elizabeth asked, already trying to think…

— Judith McNaught

“The horse raised his massive hooves high with each step, as if strutting in lieu of the rider on his back. And Ferghus did…

— Vivienne Savage

There is nothing to be learned from the second kick of a mule.

— Mark Twain

“He (Thomas Smith) believed with complete conviction that no animal was permanently ruined. Every horse could be improved. He lived by a single maxim:…

— Laura Hillenbrand

The mind of a horse is a very limited concern, relying almost entirely upon memory. He rivals our politicians in that he has little…

— Apsley Cherry-Garrard

A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind. Like his master he…

— Anthony Trollope

“He became known for breaking in wild horses for local farmers, a sight that drew admiring spectators to the village square. He tamed even…

— Ron Chernow

His instincts should have warned him sooner than they had, but thanks to his agimortus, he'd been hobbled like a brood mare waiting to…

— Larissa Ione

The horse has such a docile nature, that he would always rather do right the wrong, if he can only be taught to distinguish…

— George W. Melville

“The horses wore no gear at all but a halter without bit. Their manes were braided with streamers of silver, gold, and green. They…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

He became quicker of movement than the other dogs, swifter of foot, craftier, deadlier, more lithe, more lean with ironlike muscle and sinew, more…

— Jack London