Horse (zodiac)

The Horse (simplified Chinese: 马; traditional Chinese: 馬) is the seventh of the 12 animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Horse is associated with the earthly branch symbol 午.

Years and the Five Elements

Persons born within these date ranges can be said to have been born in the "year of the Horse," while also bearing the following elemental sign:

• 25 January 1906 – 12 February 1907: Fire Horse
• 11 February 1918 – 31 January 1919: Earth Horse
• 30 January 1930 – 16 February 1931: Metal Horse
• 15 February 1942 – 4 February 1943: Water Horse
• 3 February 1954 – 23 January 1955: Wood Horse
• 21 January 1966 – 8 February 1967: Fire Horse
• 7 February 1978 – 27 January 1979: Earth Horse
• 27 January 1990 – 14 February 1991: Metal Horse
• 12 February 2002 – 31 January 2003: Water Horse
• 31 January 2014 – 18 February 2015: Wood Horse
• 17 February 2026-5 February 2027: Fire Horse

Traditional Horse attributes and associations

Attribute
Zodiac Location	7th
Ruling hours	11am-1pm
Direction	South
Motto	"I control"
Season and month	Summer, June
Fixed element	Fire
Stem	Positive
Lunar Month Dates	June 6 – July 6
Gemstone	Topaz
Color	Yellow
Roughly equivalent western sign	Gemini
Polarity	Yang
Ruling Countries	Portugal, Italy Mexico, Belarus, South Africa, Israel, Dominican Republic, Pakistan

References

• Horse compatibility page
• Chinese Zodiac
• Chinese Horse Zodiac