may we be master/artist/sage

"The character of the human, too, will find its expression in the training and performance of the horse.

The level-headed one becomes a master, 

the inspired one an artist, 

the correct one a controller, 

the violent one a subduer, 

the crafty one a conman. 

The faint-hearted one makes compromises, 

the timid one capitulates, 

the hot-tempered one becomes unfair, 

the malicious one a torturer, 

the melancholy one a trifler. 

The hasty one becomes frustrated, 

the impatient one becomes unhappy, 

the fool becomes complacent, 

the snob becomes a more or less happy boaster on his horse. 

The prudent one remains a student forever, even if he is a master; 

the sage, however, …?
 

The sage in the saddle is rarely encountered. He is recognizable by his extreme modesty, because he knows that no-one can solve all the riddles the horse presents to us – life is too short."
 

(Udo Bürger, 1959)