Japanese zodiac
Year of the Horse

People born in the year of the horse have a friendly personality and can get along well with anyone.

They are the type of people who take initiative, so have a wide network of contacts and quick to take on challenges.

Because they are full of an adventurous spirit and can use their time efficiently, their experience is likely to be higher than others. However, because they are impatient and have a rough side, they have difficulty maintaining long-term goals.

It's best to take advantage of their high explosive power and work in a short-tempered and focused manner.

In addition, they are good-natured and easily influenced by emotions and easily trusts others, so they may need to take care not to be deceived.

To summarise, they are sociable yet independent, active, tolerant, hardworking.

Were you born in the Year of the Horse?

If so, do you share any traits or attributes with these famous people, also born in the Year of the Horse?

• Genghis Khan
  (c. 1162–1227)
  Founder of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in history.
• Rembrandt
  (1606–1669)
  Dutch painter and etcher, considered one of the greatest visual artists.
• Isaac Newton
  (1642–1727)
  Scientist and mathematician, known for his laws of motion and gravity.
• Louis Pasteur
  (1822–1895)
  Pioneer in microbiology, known for pasteurization and vaccines.