Part I
“A good rider on a good horse, is as much above himself and others, as this world can make him.”
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583–1648) Anglo-Welsh soldier, diplomat, historian, poet and religious philosopher
Source: The Autobiography, P. 39
“Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider.”
Aurelius Augustinus (354–430) early Christian theologian and philosopher
De Libero Arbitrio (388 - 395)
“A horse must be a bit mad to be a good cavalry mount, and its rider must be completely so.”
Steven Pressfield (1943) United States Marine
Source: The Virtues of War: A Novel of Alexander the Great
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) Austrian-British philosopher
Source: Culture and Value (1980), p. 36e
George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest
Jacula Prudentum (1651)
Jaime Jackson (1947) Horse hoof care professional
The Natural Horse (1997)
“Little black horse.
Where are you taking your dead rider?”
Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director
Caballito negro.<br>¿Dónde llevas tu jinete muerto? <br class="br">" Canción de Jinete, 1860 http://www.poesia-inter.net/fglc0401.htm" from Canciones (1927)
Robert Smith Surtees (1805–1864) English writer
Source: Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour (1853), Ch. 30
