Year of the Horse: what Horse people are like

The Horse is the seventh animal of the cycle, and it rarely stands still. People born in its year often like to keep moving, toward new places, new people and new plans. A bit of open road ahead makes them happy.

Born in January or early February? Check the Lunar New Year date for your year.

What Horse people are like

Horse people tend to be energetic, cheerful and independent. They're good company, quick to join in and quick to make friends. Your birth year is only one part of who you are, so read this as a set of tendencies.

• Free-spirited. Horses like room to move and choose their own path.
• Warm and social. A Horse often makes strangers feel like old friends.
• Energetic. They bring momentum to anything they care about.
• Open-hearted. Horses tend to wear their feelings openly, which makes them easy to trust.

With so much go, a Horse sometimes starts a new thing before the last one is done. They're happiest when they pick the races that matter most to them and run those with joy.

Good company

Traditionally the Horse runs with the Tiger and the Dog, its trio partners. The Tiger has the same courage and love of adventure, and the Dog adds loyalty and a steady heart. The Goat is often called the Horse's secret friend, a gentle soul who calms the gallop.

Any animal can be friends with any other. The traditional pairs are just a fun place to start.

A small thing to try this week

Finish one small thing you started and left behind: a book half read, a drawer half sorted, a message half written. Horses love beginnings, so this week, try enjoying an ending for once. Tick it off, out loud if you like, then gallop on to the next thing.

In Slipmatic

Press the button on the Robo-Booth ’84 and it prints a slip on how your Chinese year sits with today. With Slipmatic Plus, a fresh slip for the Horse is waiting every morning.

For entertainment and reflection.