2014 Chinese Zodiac: Wood Horse

Wood Horse personality

Free-spirited, energetic and sociable.

The Horse is the seventh animal of the zodiac, a symbol of freedom, speed and perseverance. Horses are outgoing, energetic and cheerful, with a love of movement and independence.

Wood years add growth, creativity and flexibility. Wood people tend to be idealistic, cooperative and always learning.

Strengths: Energetic and cheerful, Independent, Sociable and warm, Adaptable, Honest. Watch for: Impatient, Restless, Blunt, Commitment-shy, Self-focused when stressed.

Read the full Horse guide for love, career and compatibility.

Born early in 2014?

The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2014, Chinese New Year fell on January 31, 2014. Anyone born before that date is a Water Snake instead. See the Snake guide.

2014 zodiac year facts

• Chinese New Year 2014 fell on a Friday, January 31, 2014.
• The Horse year lasted 384 days, longer than a calendar year because the lunisolar calendar added a leap month.
• Anyone born in the first 30 days of 2014 (January 1 to January 31, 2014) belongs to the previous sign.
• People born in 2014 turn 12 or 11 during 2026, depending on their birthday.
• The same Wood Horse combination appears every 60 years: previously in 1954.

Other Horse years: 1990, 2002, 2026. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.

Horse compatibility

The Horse is traditionally most harmonious with Tiger and Dog, and tends to clash with the Rat.

Near 2014, the Horse's harmonious partners were born in: Tiger: 2010; Dog: 2018.