Jane Smiley Quotes

I can gallop, I can trot, I can move sideways and turn around. I can do everything I need to do on a horse.

I rode horses since I was a kid.

I love horseback riding. I still do it.

I have a secret passion for horse riding. I haven't done it for ages, but I used to have a horse. I love it; it's one of my favourite things.

And it's not that going out for a hack is wrong or bad, I certainly don't view it as that; it's just that there's something about the dressage, being put through your paces, that makes you better.

It felt so good and natural, I should have been on a horse my entire life. I fell in love with riding.

There's footage of me bouncing around, all uncoordinated, trying to work out how on earth you're supposed to do a rising trot on a really extravagant moving eventing horse.

I started horse-riding when I was a child and still try to go as often as I can.

I just got on a pony's back and away I went.

I grew up riding when I was younger in Texas. I actually learned how to ride in Norway. I really love riding horses.

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.

Richard Armitage is very good at the old horse riding because of course he did it in 'Robin Hood,' so he's very good at that.

I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me my own horse I couldn't wait to go off on my own.

I'd been horse-riding a couple of times, but I wasn't that good.

He was very commanding, and you had to know what you were doing to work for Mr. Rogers. I learned how to ride very quickly with him as my riding teacher.

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

I mean, I grew up riding. I can't ever remember not being able to ride or rope and all that stuff. It was part of my life growing up, so it was fun for me.

I learned how to horseback ride in English style, which is very hard, by the way. I had no idea how challenging it was. I've always ridden horses, but Western is like riding a horse in a rocking chair, as opposed to English, where you have to balance and hold on with your legs.

I've always loved horses. When I was younger, I competed in horse shows and did quite well.

I love the freedom you feel on horseback, and enjoy the discipline of competition.

I grew up in a place where a lot of my friends had horses, so I grew up riding. But I'm not an expert.

Competing in show jumping is a school of life. And it's one of the few Olympic sports where men and women are equal.

I ride my horse at competition level.

The best riders in the world with the best horses make it look so elegant and graceful. When you watch it done well, it looks so easy that it's difficult for the public to understand how hard this really is.

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.