Chinese Zodiac animals: What is a Metal Horse and what year is it?
IN CHINESE culture, the Horse represents speech and freedom. Some cultures revere the horse in a god-like fashion.
The Horse is the seventh of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
A Metal Horse is collected and balanced, and by nature, honest and principled. Everything is done neatly and slowly, but they are still forthcoming and straightforward.
Other years of the Horse
Years of the horse include 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, and 2026.
The horse occupies the seventh position in the Chinese zodiac, after the snake, and before the goat.
Celebrities who fall in the year of the horse include Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Watson.
Characteristics and personality traits of the Metal Horse
The Metal Horse has unwavering amounts of steely determination. "Focus" is the keyword here, they're so single-minded in their pursuance of their goals they can become quite blinkered and distant.
They go about life in a very efficient, machine-like fashion. The potential for brilliance is there from the get-go - they’re grounded, energetic, positive, and tenacious.
Contradicting characteristics of the Metal Horse are their ever-changing emotional states, as they are quick to anger and have a short fuse.
They are encouraged to relax and take on more of an understanding of other people's opinions.
Types of Horse
Each zodiac sign is associated with one of the five elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. Their predominant element is Fire.
Metal Horse: Kind, positive, straightforward, and blunt. They place great value on love, they are enticing.
Water Horse: Emotional, impatient, attractive to others. Able to receive recognition from higher-ups at work.
Wood Horse: Emotionally sensitive and full of imagination, they look at everything from a unique perspective.
Fire Horse: Bright, energetic, trendsetter. They don't take criticism well.
Earth Horse: Work fanatics, optimistic, and kind. They love helping others and have many friends.
Compatibility
The Horse is the most compatible with the Goat, attracted by their tenderness and their reliance.
Tigers are willing to put in effort for a Horse, and their relationship is genuine and based on truth.
Horses and Rats have clashing personalities. They are the least compatible and their marriage will be painful.
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Horses are also incompatible with themselves.