Western Riding Quotes

I rodeo-ed for nine years. That's my other life.

It's really hard to teach me anything. I can't read music. I never learned how to read music. I read books about things and try to learn - I don't like to learn from anybody. Later on I would, once I'd get the hang of things. Like I ride horses, I'm good at that, Western riding. I learned all about it reading and studying. I'm always learning about horses, I like that.

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.

There's a big difference between me and a real, legitimate working hand, or a world-champion rodeo cowboy. I play 'em, and I aspire to be like that, but those guys are tough.

I think some horses are meant to do... eventing or dressage. We have Western horses who canter around. I think it takes, especially at the level I'm at now, it takes a horse that wants to do it.

I got a horse when I was eight or 10 years old. And dad used to take me to the rodeo back home. I got into it big time.

Even though I grew up surfing and sailing in Southern California, I was born horse crazy.

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

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 only knew basic western trail riding. Nothing fancy.

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