Four legs good, two legs bad. George Orwell
"Stotting" is jumping upward with all four legs simultaneously. My advice: do not die until you've seen a large black poodle stotting in the snow. Douglas Adams
Church was doing what he often did when dropped - lying on his back with all four legs in the air, pretending to be dead in order to induce guilt in his owners. Cassandra Clare
A horse falls though he has four legs. Italian Proverb
A horse may stumble that has four legs. Romanian Proverb
When a stiff-necked bull stands with its four legs planted firmly and refuses to move, you cannot make it go ahead only by pulling it by the reins and using your whip. African Proverb