An entire book could be written on the significance of the horse alone, for no one single animal has contributed more to the spread of civilization than the horse. It has been associated with both burial rites and birth-with individuals riding into and out of the world upon it. The Norse god Odin rode upon an eight-legged steed. In the Hindu tradition, the chariot of Surya, the sun god, is pulled by stallions, as is the chariot of Apollo in Greek Mythology. In Chinese astrology the horse is associated with appeal and persuasiveness.
Horses are symbols of freedom-oftentimes without the proper restraints.
Horse people in Chinese astrology are friendly and adventurous, and they can be very emotional. Before the horse's domestication the distances between peoples and societies was great, and there was little interaction. It served humanity in travel, in war, in agriculture, and in most other major areas of life. Today the horse is limited mostly to recreation and agriculture, but its energy is expansive. Because of it, the world has been brought closer together.