Chantal Sutherland Quotes

If you're lucky enough to draw a good horse, you still have to ride him, then the next ones.

I wouldn't mind starting to ride some more if I had a really good horse to just work a little bit with every day.

Making a movie where the central character is a horse was a challenge. Because I'm scared of riding. I was thrown as a kid. One of my daughters is a competitive jumper, we live with horses, we have stables on our property. But I don't ride. I observe, and I worry.

I started spending time at stables with my daughter while she was riding. I was reminded of my love for the form and different aspects of the horse. Then I thought about the bit, halter, and bridle in terms of how we harness and ride this animal. There were a lot of interesting elements to explore.

Being a great horseman does not rely on physical strength but more on the mind and sensibility.

I'm the worst rider. I'm a terrible rider. Me and horses are not a good mix. For some reason, people are always trying to get me on a horse in a movie.

I grew up riding. From the time I was nineteen years old to the time I was twenty five I exercised race horses.

I gallop and jump and ride young horses with intense pleasure.

You know yourself, once you've had the excitement of riding thoroughbreds, it's not very interesting riding anything else. But I still love horses; I just don't have one any more.

I've always ridden horses.

I have always loved animals, and as a child, I read a lot of horse books. I had a particular favorite called 'Silver Snaffles' that my mother gave away.

Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result.

I grew up loving horses. I was relatively obsessed, starting with my rocking horse at age 2, all the way through my painting and drawing phase.

I'm going to start a polo team with my friend, and we're trying to collect as many horses as we can. You have to find time for things you love.

I ride horses, I love horses, I've owned horses.

I grew up with horses when I was a kid in Argentina. I like them. I respect them. I'm careful around them. You never know what they're going to do. They're endlessly interesting. I've had some good acting partners that were horses over the years.

As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.

I always loved to gamble. I never got close to a horse. Fate dealt me a terrible blow when it gave me a good horse the first time out. I thought how easy this is. Now I love being around them.

I try to find some time for my horses. I began when I was a child, because I was born and grew up in a little village. And many people ride the horses. So, it was a big - it has been a big passion for me.

I wanted to be a jockey.

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.

Everything comes back to the horse, which is why I love it. You put your ego aside, and you concentrate on getting the best performance out of this creature.

I've always enjoyed being on a horse.

I've been riding since I was maybe three or four. Ponies at first, and then I've really always been doing it since.

I'm not against competitive racing. I obviously grew up with horses.