St. Dunstan recognized him and fastened him to a wall. He then set to work with such roughness that the Devil roared for mercy. St Dunstan turned the Devil loose after making him promise never to enter a home on which a horseshoe was fixed. Witches fear horses, so they are also turned away by a door with a horseshoe mounted on it, The horseshoe must be hung with the points up to keep the luck from spilling out. A white horse could warn of danger, and lived longer than a dark horse, so was considered a living amulet against early death.
Spotted horses are magical.
Grey horses and horses with four white socks are unlucky. A bird that flies into a house, foretells an important message. The white bird foretells death, and a Blue Jay spends Fridays with the Devil, telling on us. A Cricket is a lucky house spirit that takes it's luck away when it leaves. A Cricket can tell of oncoming rain, death, and x-lovers.