A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. – Duke of Endinburgh

Horses lend us the wings we lack. – Author Unknown

To ride a horse is to ride the sky. – Author Unknown

…I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh as that was! My very heart leaped with delight at the sound. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Chimæra," A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boy