Chris LeDoux Quotes

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

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

I'm actually an equestrian, and I showed in the American Paint Horse Association and competed for top 20 in the nation.

In summer winter rain or sun, it's good to be on horseback.

I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track.

I have five horses. My first was a professional jumper named Santos. I got him when I was 18.

I rode horses since I was a kid.

I'm about to challenge for the Maryland Cup in the next couple of years, as an owner, a trainer, and a rider.

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

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.

You can have the most amazing horse in the world and not be able to ride it, so it has to be a good match for sure.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.

I haven't met a horse I didn't love. I love caring for them, cleaning them. I love doing my own tack and giving them treats.

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

It's going to be hard to ever have a horse to replace Valegro. He is a professor. I think he read the dressage book and learnt it all before he ever did it.

My first ambition was to be a show jumper. I did a bit of dressage as part of it, and the dressage trainer saw me and said, 'Why are you wasting your time with the other stuff? You should be concentrating on this.'

I might have been a jockey, you know. I started by riding horses bareback and holding on to the mane before they finally threw me off.

My devotion stemmed from my mom's love of horses. I have been riding since I could walk, and the fact that my mom knew everything about horses really helped my passion grow.

Thanks to my father, we were always in good horses.

I got to a point where I was doing county-level shows, but it was dressage that I really loved where, effectively, the horses are dancing. At one point, I was a groom for Hannah Esberger, who has competed for Great Britain and has seven national championship titles.