Cowboy Quotes and Sayings

If you get thrown from a horse, you have to get up and get back on, unless you landed on a cactus; then you have to roll around and scream in pain.

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor.

Don’t squat with your spurs on.

Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco.

If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

Shirts that cost more than a weeks worth of groceries are like horseshoes that cost more than a horse

We all got pieces of crazy in us, some bigger pieces than others.

Boots, chaps and cowboy hats…. nothing else matters.

An onion can make people cry but there’s never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back.

I took to the life of a cowboy like a horse takes to oats.

Save money on the bull, ride a cowboy.

It’s the bulls and blood, dust and mud, and the roar of a Sunday crowd.

Nature gave us all something to fall back on, and sooner or later we all land flat on it.

Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb

When you’re throwin’ your weight around, be ready to have it thrown around by somebody else.

It don’t take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.

Ain’t nothin’ like ridin’ a fine horse in new country.

The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back into your pocket.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around.

The cowboy is a patriot.

You can tell a true cowboy by the type of horse that he rides.

The cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man or take unfair advantage.

Never miss a good chance to shut up.

Speak your mind, but ride a fast horse.

Always take a good look at what you’re about to eat. It’s not so important to know what it is, but it’s critical to know what it was.

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  • 1. bob wrote on 28 October, 2007, 18:02
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    Shoot Low Sheriff! He’s ridin a Shetland!

  • 2. kim wrote on 29 February, 2008, 1:22
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    in every cowboys life he gets himself a god horse a good woman and a good loop!

  • 3. Shaelynne wrote on 8 March, 2008, 19:22
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    There never was a cowboy who couldn’t be throwed; there never was a horse who couldn’t be rode.
    - Cowboy proverb

  • 4. daryl wrote on 19 March, 2008, 3:53
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    i’d gladly trade 8 seconds for a lifetime of watching from the stands.

  • 5. chloee wrote on 27 April, 2008, 4:23
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    love guts & glory, 1 mortals chance at fame , his legacy is rodeo and cowboy is his name

  • 6. chloee wrote on 27 April, 2008, 4:23
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    are you gonna cowboy up or lie there and bleed??

  • 7. cowgirl wrote on 1 May, 2008, 22:23
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    A cowboy is not a cowboy without rodeo. Rodeo is not a rodeo with out a cowboy.

  • 8. Cortney wrote on 28 May, 2008, 2:00
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    “Don’t be afraid to go after what you want to do, and what you want to be. But don’t be afraid to be willing to pay the price.”
    -Lane Frost

    The boy who chooses to love me must also love my horses.

  • 9. Cricket wrote on 3 June, 2008, 20:20
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    If your not makin’ dust your eattin’ it.

  • 10. OLDTIMER wrote on 14 June, 2008, 0:12
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    “Cowboys are stronger than two red onions.”

  • 11. clancey wrote on 26 July, 2008, 9:26
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    hold on young fella dont let him go hes mighty big and mighty strong but thats what ya knees are for

    was once quoted bye a true cowboy i new

  • 12. mat wrote on 21 October, 2008, 4:09
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    it aint worth fussin’ about unless the bone is showin’ or you ain’t got no feelin’ in it…even then you should cowboy up and walk it off.

  • 13. Whitney wrote on 9 November, 2008, 1:18
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    “Cowgirl Up” means to rise to the occasion, not to give up, and to do it all without whining or complaining.

  • 14. Stephie wrote on 12 November, 2008, 18:14
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    “May your belly never grumble, may your heart never ache, may your horse never stumble, may your cinch never break”

  • 15. Tandy wrote on 19 November, 2008, 20:05
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    Ride em’ and slide em’ don’t feed em’ and lead em’.

  • 16. quarter horse chick wrote on 14 December, 2008, 4:01
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    “A true cowboy is one who says it was nothing when it was everything and that belives that be did better than first but worse than last.”

  • 17. Travis wrote on 18 December, 2008, 3:37
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    You can either go cry in the truck or cowboy up!!!

  • 18. Olivia Flannery wrote on 25 December, 2008, 7:17
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    COWBOYS: work hard, play well, love soft, and are a hell of alot better than any other BOY I’ve ever seen.

  • 19. Taylor wrote on 2 January, 2009, 3:21
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    Winning ain’t everything but losing ain’t fun either. Ride to win!!

  • 20. Brooke wrote on 3 January, 2009, 5:05
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    once my momma asked my grandpa how to train her horse to pull a cart. Grandpa laughed and answered “Hook ‘em up and head ‘em east.”

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