Horse is the seventh zodiac in the 12 Chinese zodiacs. It’s associated with the earthly branch Wu (午), which corresponds to the hours 11-13 at midday. In terms of Yin and Yang, the zodiac Horse is Yang.

Years of the Horse

Years of the Horse	Period	Associated Element	Yin/Yang	Heavenly Stems
1930	Jan.30, 1930 - Feb.16, 1931	Metal	Yang	Geng Wu
1942	Feb.15, 1942 - Feb.4, 1943	Water	Yang	Ren Wu
1954	Feb.3, 1954 - Jan.23, 1955	Wood	Yang	Jia Wu
1966	Jan.21, 1966 - Feb.8, 1967	Fire	Yang	Bing Wu
1978	Feb.7, 1978 - Jan.27, 1979	Earth	Yang	Wu Wu
1990	Jan.27, 1990 - Feb.14, 1991	Metal	Yang	Geng Wu
2002	Feb.12, 2002 - Jan.31, 2003	Water	Yang	Ren Wu
2014	Jan.31, 2014 - Feb.18, 2015	Wood	Yang	Jia Wu
2026	Feb.17, 2026 - Feb.5, 2027	Fire	Yang	Bing Wu

Horse People’s Personality

Strengths

1. Cheerful, romantic, enthusiastic, and optimistic;

2. Heroic and righteous;

3. Active, recalcitrant, active, and straightforward;

4. Open-minded, liberal, and kind;

5. Oratorical, intelligent, and ideaed;

6. Persistent, talented, and agile;

7. Image-conscious.

Weaknesses

1. Hot-blooded, enduring, but short-tempered;

2. Hate loneliness and crave applause and compliment;

3. Immodest and hate being restrained;

4. Like involve in arresting course but often fail to make it to the end;

5. Vain and bad at financial management.

Characteristics of Horse Men

In life: men born in years of the horse are energetic, confidant, kind, generous, and optimistic. They like to participate in all kinds of activities and make friends, but they are impatient and short-tempered. When they attend social events, they often wear bright colored clothes in peculiar styles to attract the spotlight. Besides, horse men also like sports. They have a dexterous outlook.

In relationships: horse men can easily fall in love, but they can get out pretty easily. Although they expect to fall in love at the first sight, horse men doubt the depth of such love and prefer the love process of turning friends into lovers. Once they fall in love, they can be very sensitive and lose themselves. Besides, horse men often fail to stick to one person; therefore, there is a big chance they may get a divorce in their life.

In career: horse men are decisive and enthusiastic. Once they decide to do something, they will put all their energy into it. They also like to participate in multiple kinds of activities and work in different fields simultaneously, which often wears them out. In such a case, horse men will hide deep so that no one can detect their weariness.

Characteristics of Horse Women

In life: In the family, women born in years of the horse are typical wives, daughters, and mothers. They care about their husbands, honor their parents, and adore their children. Years of labor in the family can only make them stronger and want to devote more to their family.

In relationships: horse women, like horse men, are sentimental and sensitive in relationships. They devote themselves to the people they love without regret. However, their effort is often not rewarding.

In career: horse women are strong-willed, hardworking, diligent, and talented. They love what they do and readily devote all their energy to their career. Even simple and boring work will look interesting in their hands. Besides working, they like to place one or two flowers in the office to create a relaxing working environment. Besides, horse women are compassionate; they can stand in other people’s shoes and maintain a good working relationship.

Horses and Western Astrology Signs

	Horse
Aries	Pushful, vigorous, proactive, enthusiastic, and kind.
Taurus	Hardworking, talented, intuitive, and reflective.
Gemini	Contradictory, composed, intelligent, unique, and humorous.
Cancer	Romantic, dignified, peaceful, and untouchable.
Leo	Fearless, decisive, and persistent.
Virgo	Talented, creative, and self-conceited.
Libra	Graceful, educated, rebellious, and stubborn.
Scorpio	Bright, observant, lively, disciplined, social, talented, and persuasive.
Sagittarius	Energetic, caring, and officious.
Capricorn	Nice, caring, and short-tempered.
Aquarius	Versatile, talented in languages, sensitive to numbers.
Pisces	Perceptive, human, devout, and unique.

Horses and Five Elements

Types of Tiger	Years	Characteristics
Wood Horse	1954, 2014	Wood horses are clear-minded and audacious; they can make outstanding achievements in almost everything they involve. If they can learn philosophy from great mentors and pay attention to their self-cultivation, wood horses are likely to be leading figures in a country. Besides, they are very imaginative and insightful. The downside is that wood horses are short-tempered and emotional. In some cases, they only start strong and finish weak.
Metal Horse	1930, 1990	People born as metal horses are kind-hearted and candid; they are popular among their friends and like to help people in need. However, metal horses are straightforward, and they can offend others without knowing it. They are unable to accept critics from other people. Unanimous public opinion only drives them to go the other way in the course they believe. For them, the most important thing is to reach the goal.
Water Horse	1942, 2002	People born as water horses are very talented and capable, but peculiar and emotional sometimes. If they can overcome their weaknesses, water horses will succeed in their career. Besides, water horses are nice and considerate.
Fire Horse	1966, 2026	People born as fire horse are straightforward and tolerant. They are born smart, lively, and enthusiastic, but they are too proud to listen to others. If they can be a little modest and control their temper, fire horses will gain respect and trust from others.
Earth Horse	1978, 2038	Earth horses are optimistic, kind, and righteous; they like to make friends. They are also responsible and appreciated by their boss. Although they are short-tempered and make mistakes once in a while, their boss still trusts them.

Horses with Different Blood Type

Horses with Blood Type A

Horses with blood type A are very patient and enduring. They are doers, but they don't usually care about their performance, making them progress little even if they have worked a lot. Besides, these horses are short-tempered, arbitrary, and selfish.

Horses with Blood Type B

Horse people born in blood type B are cheerful, lively, frank, and outgoing. They always bring happiness to their friends. These horse people are optimistic, no matter what. Therefore, they have a lot of friends who are always there for them.

Horses with Blood Type AB

Horse people born with blood type AB crave freedom all their life. They can abandon everything for a free, colorful life. Besides, they are pure and kind-hearted, often condescending to people below them. At work, they always like to show off and try to prove themselves. However, these horses are often overly ambitious and miss a lot of opportunities.

Horses with Blood Type O

Horse people born with blood type O are cheerful, free, extravagant, and vain. They have a lot of friends, but no confidant. Besides, these people neither care about money nor can manage their money. In their career, they just want to be free and do what they like. Therefore, they often miss great opportunities. If they can work harder and be more patient, such horses will succeed.

Horses’ Love Compatibility

Each zodiac has its characteristics. Love compatibility of Chinese zodiacs takes these characteristics, five elements, and the horoscope into account to predict the best and worst matches. Refer to the following table for Horses’ best matches.

Rat

Ox

Tiger

Rabbit

Dragon

Snake

Horse

Goat

Monkey

Rooster

Dog

Pig

Horse

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Good Matches: Tiger, Goat

Bad Matches: Rat, Ox, Horse, Rooster

Lucky and Unlucky Things for Horse People

Lucky Things for Horses

Lucky Numbers: 2, 3, 7

Lucky Colors: yellow, green

Lucky Flowers: calla lily, jasmine

Lucky Directions: east, west, south

Things to be avoided

Unlucky numbers: 1, 5, 6

Unlucky Colors: blue, white

Unlucky Direction: north and northwest

Suitable Jobs and Careers for Horses

Best Career for Horses: tourism.

Horse people are very flexible, playful, and like to travel a lot. Meanwhile, they have delicate thinking and talent in organizational capabilities. Therefore, horses are suitable to work in tourism development and management.

Best Business for Horses: gallery

Horse people have a strong intuition of artistic appreciation. Even if they can't paint themselves, they can still discover many masterpieces. Besides, horse people are eloquent and persuasive. All these qualities make horses great businessmen in the gallery.

Who is the Best Business Partner for Horses?

Horse and Rat	Bad partners. They hate each other.
Horse and Ox	Bad partners. They are very different persons.
Horse and Tiger	Great partners in both marriage and business. They can trust and rely on each other.
Horse and Rabbit	Average partners. They don’t have much common ground, can only work together for a short time.
Horse and Dragon	Average partners. They respect each other and can work at certain levels.
Horse and Snake	Average partners. There is a misunderstanding between them, but they can still work together if they both remain polite.
Horse and Horse	Great partners. They are similar people and have similar interests.
Horse and Goat	Good partners. They are attracted to each other and willing to help with each other ’s course.
Horse and Monkey	Average partners. They can only work at certain points.
Horse and Rooster	Bad partners. There are misunderstandings between them that keep them from cooperating.
Horse and Dog	Great partners. They can make a great team.
Horse and Pig	Average partners. There are big conflicts and small commons between them.

How to Build a Relationship with Horses?

Comply with Their Thoughts

Horse people are enthusiastic, cheerful, friendly, but controlling. They can't bear people who do things differently than themselves. If you want to get along with them for a long time, you need to comply with their thoughts.

Be Modest Around Them

Horse people are very proud and competitive. They don’t like people who steal their thunder. Therefore, you need to be modest and discreet around them. Otherwise, horses will take you as an enemy.

Be Honest

Horse people are generous, cheerful, social, humorous, and frank. They can get along with almost everyone. The secret is that they don't play tricks or gossip around. Even if they disagree with other people's deeds, horses will often be frank about it. Thus, if you have a horse friend, remember to be honest with them.

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