You've got to stop whipping a dead horse sometime.
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I've always been that way where, if something doesn't work out the first time, I won't try to beat a dead horse.
But there is nothing to be done till a horse's head is settled.
You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him to a heavy load.
You can't get angry with a horse. They will get angry and frisky with you.
I can't say that I've ever actually got on a horse and roped a cow, no.
Ride the horse in the direction that it's going.
One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him.
One time, I was given an essay topic: to describe a perfect horse, whom the mere sight of the rider's whip would make obedient. I depicted this perfect horse throwing his rider at the sight of the whip.
Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.
I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.