Charlotte Casiraghi Quotes

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

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

I always thought I was going to be a professional horse rider because I rode horses competitively from zero to 17 years old.

I actually used to compete at show-jumping when I was a young'un.

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.

Eventing is way too dangerous. People get killed every year doing cross-country.

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.

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.

At first I wanted to be a jockey. I rode horses in Cleveland but I kept falling off and I was afraid of horses. So there wasn't much of a future in it.

I only knew basic western trail riding. Nothing fancy.

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 just look like someone with a long face. Not just A. P. McCoy himself, but some of the horses he rides.

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

I'd like to play a horse, many people think I already have. Either end of the horse would be fine.

Horseback riding is my passion. Other than work. People can't imagine me getting dirty, but that's what I love about it.

My mom grew up with horses, and when I turned 14, 15, she's like, 'Do you want to take a riding lesson?' I thought, 'Oh, gross, dirty.' She was like, 'Okay.' And then I did, and now I'm the one cleaning those damn stalls out. You can't get me away from the barn now. It shocks even me.

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

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.

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.

I grew up riding horses since I was eight. I rode English style and competed every weekend. I had two horses, Scout and Camille, and they were my babies. It taught me a lot about responsibility and commitment. I hope horses will always be in my life.

I wanted to be a jockey.

I ride horses once in a while, but I'm no expert. I hold on for dear life.

I've always enjoyed being on a horse.

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.