Men are better when riding, more just and more understanding, and more alert and more at ease and more under-taking, and better knowing of all countries and all passages; in short and long all good customs and manners cometh thereof, and the health of man and of his soul. – Attributed to Edward Plantagenet

There is nothing so good for the inside of a man as the outside of a horse. – John Lubbock, “Recreation,” The Use of Life, 1894

The ass will carry his load, but not a double load; ride not a free horse to death. – Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote