Another factor which affects an individual’s personality is the sun sign. The sun signs are better known as the Western zodiac, and they parallel the Chinese lunar signs. Many of us know what our Western zodiac sign is, take a look below to see how they influence the sign of the Horse.

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ARIES: 21 March to 19 April
Fire + Positive Fire = Aries Horse

The Horse refines the impulsiveness of the Ram with speed, grace and skillfulness. You are tireless in your energy and are always game for the latest adventure. However you may lack the staying power to see things through. Both are energetic, highly spirited signs, and you will find it very hard to stop for even a moment. There will always be something new to keep you on your toes. You will always be moving, always looking for action and impatient for new challenges.

You are competitive, enterprising, good company and more capable of devotion than other Horses. This combination of Aries and Horse brings intuitive, impulsive, domineering, generous and optimistic character traits to the highest degree and you are likely to be a great achiever. With your altruistic nature, nothing will be too much for you to do to bring aid to your fellow humans. However, you can be overzealous when giving advice and this can put people off.

Despite a confident front, you can be emotionally fragile. Disappointments can affect you profoundly and cause you to completely change the course of your life, but at the same time a kind gesture can reconcile you with the world. You value your freedom intensely and any threat to it can provoke a strong retaliation from you.

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TAURUS: 20 April to 20 May
Earth + Positive Fire = Taurean Horse

The more pragmatic Taurus dilutes the Horse’s impetuousness but not enough to rule out the fun-loving and colourful nature. Both signs are very determined and find it hard to be put down or discouraged. You are less temperamental and more stable, but you can be too rigid. You are more secure and will be able to hold down your interests and goals with more focus and with longer-lasting results than other Horses. You are not averse to taking advice from others.

You have an engaging and sympathetic personality that makes people feel at ease. You are fond of life, place importance on morals and you find pleasures in the simple things in life. You are generous, idealistic and always ready to come to the aid of others. Your interest in work and great projects helps you achieve professional and material success very early in your life. You are likely to enjoy a good social position.

Where your love life is concerned, you are passionate and can be flirtatious. However, once you have committed yourself, you will be faithful to your partner. You will go all out to bring comfort and take care of your loved ones.

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GEMINI: 21 May to 21 June
Air + Positive Fire = Gemini Horse

The two most unpredictable and impulsive signs meet in this explosive combination. A Gemini’s temperament changes as quickly as the weather, while the Horse acts and reacts constantly on the spur of the moment. One will never quite know what to expect around you. You will respond to situations extremely quickly and you are able to change and adapt to situations much faster and more quick-wittedly than any other Horse.

However, what you gain in speed, you lack in depth – you can be in many places, doing many things at once, but you will become a jack of all trades and master of none. Your propensity for change will also mean that you are constantly restless; you will go into something with a great deal of zeal but then abandon it just as quickly. You tend not to take yourself seriously and you do not show your real emotions. Precise and meticulous, you do not let anyone take advantage of you. You can usually get out of difficult situations with your great intelligence.

In love, you tend to avoid commitment. Nothing is ever definitive with you because you get bored quickly. However, once you engage in a union and marriage, you will be faithful.

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CANCER: 22 June to 21 July
Water + Positive Fire = Cancerian Horse

The Water element makes a softer, calmer more loving Horse while the fiery nature of the Horse helps the Cancer to lighten up and be less passive. You will be active but perhaps less impulsive and more refined in your methods, attitudes, tastes and relations with others. You can still be temperamental but the Horse’s playful energy relaxes you and makes you more forgiving. You are more aware of your surroundings and your intuitive Horse nature makes you more connected with your environment.

You use your painful experiences to learn and strengthen your desire to understand and protect others from suffering. You are gentle, sympathetic, caring, and you know how to make yourself loved. You are the type that dislikes routine. Movements, travels, or sport are more suited to you. In love, you have a tendency to be not committed. However, your happiness lies in being surrounded by family.

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LEO: 22 July to 21 August
Fire + Positive Fire = Leo Horse

The Leo Horse will be very popular, with a great following and loved for his cheerful, bright outlook on life. Rarely does anything get you down and very seldom do you doubt what you set out to do. Expressive in nature, you are prone to grand gestures, impulsive acts and emotional moments. However, you will always rally forward with great optimism, ambition and passion and you are a happy, creative, approachable leader. You are energetic and do best with physical exercise as well as other diverse means for expressing yourself emotionally.

You have a great attraction for unusual things and are spiritually inclined. You have great commercial sense and tend to be good in business. Professional and social success come easily to you because you have great confidence in yourself, are convincing and have an infectious enthusiasm.

In love, you are passionate and loyal. You can commit yourself to a relationship as long as it is no threat to your freedom.

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VIRGO: 22 August to 22 September
Earth + Positive Fire = Virgo Horse

The Virgo careful nature brings stability and order to the disorganized and unruly Horse. You may not be as quick and spontaneous as most Horses but you are still very sharp, alert and intuitive. Your actions will be well thought out and responsible, which can bring greater benefits in the long term.

Virgo cures some of your Horse shortcomings, such as lack of precision, lack of self-discipline, irresponsibility and unruliness. You will excel professionally if you engage in work that thrills you and allows you certain freedom of action. You have great aptitude for work that calls for business sense.

In love, you are more inclined to security than great passionate experiences. You are devoted to your partner and family.

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LIBRA: 23 September to 22 October
Air + Positive Fire = Libran Horse

An independent and happy personality, the Libran Horse will be less self-absorbed and more willing to work with and compromise with others. You are a cheerful character and can speak very well when the occasion demands. Your unpredictable Horse tendencies will still be there, but you are is more astute and discerning, and will know how to look out for good opportunities and take care of yourself. You are level headed and realistic but can be indecisive.

You are practical, organized and you like order but at the same time, you can be a dreamer. You will do well in things that require movement, flexibility and constant change. You are somewhat averse to routine and are likely to engage in careers that require artistic skills, intellect and travel.

You are cautious when engaging in your love life so as not to compromise your freedom and desire for constant change. Although sincere in your feelings, your love life will be fraught with uncertainty and challenges.

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SCORPIO: 23 October to 21 November
Water + Positive Fire = Scorpio Horse

The Scorpio Horse is among the most serious and has less of that happy-go-lucky impulsiveness of other Horses. Your stubbornness is made all the more impenetrable by your quietness and the elusive mystery of all Scorpios. Like all Horses, you will be all the more resistant to menial work, petty rules and regulations or opposition that may get in the way of your goals.

The Scorpio Horse combination makes your Horse nature even more fixated in thought processes that can make you unreasonable and difficult to work with. You have a tendency to direct your highly charged energies into fulfilling your desires. You are an extreme personality and can be ambitious to the point of giving yourself insurmountable goals or can also be totally withdrawn from the world and be engaged in spirituality.

In love, you are passionate, vulnerable to love but not very expressive. For a union with you to succeed, you must be given ample freedom.

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SAGITTARIUS: 22 November to 21 December
Fire + Positive Fire = Sagittarian Horse

Two very active and spirited signs come together to form a Horse that will live life to the fullest potential, at a level far more intense than most of us can handle. However, this very quality can make you emotional, unstable and lacking in composure. There is too much speed and energy but not enough stamina and staying power to see you through your activities. You have the tendency to take on more than you can handle and subsequently burn out when your mental prowess gets the better of your physical limitations.

You are energetic and love an active, sporty life. You are kind, helpful, generous and have goodwill towards people. Money comes and goes easily for you. In love, you are sincere but can be very impulsive. Before you decide to attach yourself to someone, you tend to place more importance on your freedom than your feelings. However, once you have made your decision to settle down, you will make a good partner.

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CAPRICORN: 22 December to 20 January
Earth + Positive Fire = Capricorn Horse

The Capricorn Horse will be very successful in all he sets out to do. The consistency and reliability of the Capricorn sign brings stability to the Horse’s unpredictable and impulsive ways. As a Horse, you are intuitive and quick to respond to situations, but the careful Goat helps you check things out thoroughly before acting. This quality makes you all the more industrious, active and productive.

You work with your feelings but are highly aware of what is going on in your surroundings. You are able to prioritize, analyze and execute your goals simultaneously with speed. The Capricorn makes the Horse in you relatively materialistic. You are not afraid of hard work to achieve financial security. You have great confidence, and are optimistic and ambitious, but your need for security stops your from taking too much risk. You have sound commercial sense and are good in business.

When negative, you are prone to a depressive state but this can be mitigated if you focus out and put your mind towards taking care of others. In love, you are spontaneous and follow your heart. You have the tendency to throw caution to the wind and may end up with responsibilities you are not ready for. However, you are very responsible towards your loved ones.

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AQUARIUS: 21 January to 19 February
Air + Positive Fire = Aquarian Horse

A dreamer at heart, the Aquarian Horse lives between the reality of this world and his imagination. You are always ready for an adventure and nothing is too far-fetched for you. You have a great love for the possibilities that life presents and you never dwell on the past, no matter how bad it may have been. You are always active, involved and constantly surrounded by people, things, projects and dreams to keep you busy, stimulated and in love with life itself.

You are idealistic in nature and believe in world peace and universal brotherhood. You are a good Samaritan who is ever ready to help the weak, the oppressed and the underprivileged. You have great interest in the world, ideas, human sciences and communication. You are not the type that would comply with rigid discipline or routine. You are at the best of your capabilities when moving or travelling.

In love, you are intensely passionate but difficult to grasp. In order for you to be happy, your relationships should be based on friendship and understanding as much as love.

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PISCES: 20 February to 20 March
Water + Positive Fire = Piscean Horse

The Piscean moderateness and patience tempers the Horse’s hot-headedness. The self consciousnature of Pieces makes you more cautious but you maintain the swiftness and intuitive impulses of your Horse sign, creating a fine balance between speed, meticulousness and sensitivity. You are accommodating to the needs of others, loving, eager to please and understanding.

However, you can be naïve at times and be easily taken in by appearances, especially when you have a good feeling about someone or something. You thrive on continuous change and travels and you tend to be attracted to foreign people, philosophies and cultures. You have a great inclination towards things that are religious and mystical. You can be overly ambitious and tend to overestimate your strength, your chance and your intuition. Generally, you are more interested in ideas than money. You are likely to engage yourself in the artistic or spiritual field.

Your love life can be unstable, subject to entangled situations and sudden changes. You may have many marriages in your life.

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