All over the world, the horse is mentioned very early in man’s history. In the Asian Zodiac, the horse represents valor and endurance, and is classed with fire element. In Buddhism, the horse is honored as one of the Seven Treasures.In China, the horse was considered precious medically, since many parts of his anatomy were used in making medicine. A treatise called Ma Ching, or The Horse Classic, written in the seventeenth century, describes the animal, noting his “thirty-two marks”, of which the eye is the pearl, “round as a banner-bell”; the pupil is “bean-shaped, well-defined, with white striae”; the iris “has five colors (meaning) he will be long-lived”; his nose bears lines “like the characters kung and hao”; he will “live to see forty springs”; the forehead is described as “higher than the eyes”; the mane “soft, with ten thousand delicate hairs”; the face and chops “without flesh”; the ears “like a willow leaf”; the neck “like a phoenix’s or cock’s when crowing”; the mouth large and deep “with lips like a box close joining”; the incisors and molars “far apart”; the tongue “like a two-edged sword and of good color”; the gums “not black (meaning) it will have a long life”; the whole animal “lean as to flesh, fat to bones,” never starting at sounds or fearful of sights.
The Chinese thought of the horse as representing speed and perseverance; a quick-witted youth was often referred to as a “thousand-li colt.”
The horse’s speed has caused him to be compared with the sun, which traverses the earth daily. So in legend, the sun is sometimes associated with the horse . And in early, primitive religions, horses were often sacrificed in worship of the sun. The seahorse too is a symbol of the sun and the sea is often equated with that of fire and water.
The horse has traditionally held such an exalted position among men, is highly esteemed for his sensitivity, alertness, intelligence, and strength, and has always been a trusted companion and friend to man. It’s generally a good year for a boy to be born. Horse-year people are thought to be smooth-spoken, given to compliments, and generous of spirit; therefore they are popular. With their cheerfulness and alertness, they manage to accomplish a great deal; they make friends easily, and they handle their finances ably.
Such people are often talented in many directions and clever in doing things with their hands. They tend to like dress and high style, but they also prone to be impatient and may, if provoked, prove highly emotional. They are independent and can be quick to anger. But they like crowds, entertainment, and gaiety.
But, in Japanese traditions, the horse years would be not a good year for a woman to be born in, although the horse year has one sharp and decided limitation.
Horse-year people best marry to someone who was born in the year of the tiger, the dog, the sheep. Second best is someone from the year of the dragon, the snake, the monkey, the cock, the boar. People from the ox, the rabbit, the horse years are to be avoided as marriage partners. The most unlikely choice would be someone from rat-year.
The Chinese thought of the horse as representing speed and perseverance; a quick-witted youth was often referred to as a “thousand-li colt.”
The horse’s speed has caused him to be compared with the sun, which traverses the earth daily. So in legend, the sun is sometimes associated with the horse . And in early, primitive religions, horses were often sacrificed in worship of the sun. The seahorse too is a symbol of the sun and the sea is often equated with that of fire and water.
The horse has traditionally held such an exalted position among men, is highly esteemed for his sensitivity, alertness, intelligence, and strength, and has always been a trusted companion and friend to man. It’s generally a good year for a boy to be born. Horse-year people are thought to be smooth-spoken, given to compliments, and generous of spirit; therefore they are popular. With their cheerfulness and alertness, they manage to accomplish a great deal; they make friends easily, and they handle their finances ably.
Such people are often talented in many directions and clever in doing things with their hands. They tend to like dress and high style, but they also prone to be impatient and may, if provoked, prove highly emotional. They are independent and can be quick to anger. But they like crowds, entertainment, and gaiety.
But, in Japanese traditions, the horse years would be not a good year for a woman to be born in, although the horse year has one sharp and decided limitation.
Horse-year people best marry to someone who was born in the year of the tiger, the dog, the sheep. Second best is someone from the year of the dragon, the snake, the monkey, the cock, the boar. People from the ox, the rabbit, the horse years are to be avoided as marriage partners. The most unlikely choice would be someone from rat-year.
