The twelve Animal Signs

for Women

Horse woman
Her physical background

The female native of the Horse has a certain something. To say she is beautiful would amount to making an overstatement; there is nevertheless no denying her attractiveness and natural charm. Her overall physique unmistakably gives out an air of thoroughbredness and distinction. However, she often leans toward flamboyance in dress and manner, unafraid to verge on eccentricity and dubious taste; her comportment is less an attention-getting device than a way to convey her fierce claim to independence and disregard of convention.

Unless adversely aspected, this woman generally bubbles over with health and vitality. Her demeanor expresses a great deal of self-confidence, ease, equilibrium, a frank and open manner. Her appearance is as rule athletic and in full bloom. Overactive, restless, with quick movements and vigorous gestures, she has a taste for physical exertion and finds nothing more depressing than idleness.

She is graced with a solid sense of rhythm and movement, just as the Cat woman; but unlike her feline counterpart, she as the woman; but unlike her feline counterpart, she enjoys great self-assurance and is on good terms with her own body instead of feeling clumsy about it. Her physical presence is always strongly felt by others, and she would be quite surprised should she meet someone who would remain indifferent to her.

With her very expressive face which faithfully translates every hue of all her emotions, the Horse woman is incapable of concealing the various states of her soul and remaining impassive; usually radiant, her expression may suddenly darken and show menacing signs under the effect of a strong feeling or melancholic thought. Her eyes are extremely clear, lively, mobile, with a somewhat provocative gleam; she never lowers her gaze and is prone to stare at other people out of their countenance. Her mouth is large, her lips full and fleshy, her teeth well planted and long. Her resonant, cheerful voice constitutes one of her most distinctive characteristics.

One can often recognize the female of this sign by her wiry build, the manner she keeps herself upright, her relatively large shoulders, short chest, long arms and thighs. Although not very feminine by current standards, she is pleasing and sexy in her own way and sees no reason to envy other women in this respect.

This woman has about the same physical weaknesses and pathological predispositions as her masculine counterpart. Her exceptionally fragile liver often proves the seat of a host of disorders, minor and major; so is her capricious gall-bladder. However, she rarely shows a willingness to take appropriate steps to prevent trouble. Naturally greedy, she likes to eat everything without discrimination and does not care about overeating. When things do not go according to plan she tends to console herself by ingesting large quantities of high-calorie foods such as pastry, thus making herself more vulnerable yet. Unfortunately for her, emotions generally have the effect of intensifying instead of lowering her appetite.

She is also liable to allergic reactions, which may show themselves in various ways - by provoking skin affections, fever, digestive upheavals, or every sign of hay fever. They do not seem to result from the action of material agents such as mold spores or pollutants, but more clearly have their origins in her very psyche and can generally be accounted for by her strong emotions, annoyances, suppressed angers, deceptions, and the like.

Such reactions are all the more difficult to circumvent as she displays constant emotional instability to a very marked degree. She is wont to pass quickly, without warning signs, from laughter to tears, from serenity to trepidation, from affability to aggressiveness, from good humor to deep gloom. Her temperament resembles the summer weather, where sunshine and thunderstorms alternate without transition.

While her womb certainly cannot be held responsible for her occasional sudden hysterics - contrary to what the word "hysterics" indicates - she does suffer from disturbances of this organ as well as from those of her entire generative system.

Despite the lot of her miseries, the average Horse female has high hopes of living to a ripe old age if she earnestly takes correct measures to keep herself fit. She must first of all try by all means to secure emotional stability - she is often so high-strung that nervous breakdowns become a regular part of her existence. While there is nothing original in advising her to lead a wholesome, well-balanced, and stress-free life, she could not expect to find happiness without a good physical and moral equilibrium. She has to learn to appreciate leisure - reading, listening to good classic music, the pursuit of some artistic activity, relaxation, or meditation are all a good means to achieve peace of body and mind. There may be no need to incite her to do some regular physical exercise since she loves outdoor life and open-air sports, particularly horseriding and golf. As for her troubled reproductive organs, surveillance by a good gynecologist is often sufficient in keeping them functioning properly.

She must above all be careful about her diet. Carbohydrates and in general all foods that are too rich or too heavy are detrimental to her hypersensitive liver and gall-bladder. Spinach, asparagus, and sorrel - all of them rich in oxalic acid - must be avoided as they can do her great harm. She had better refrain from alcohol and tobacco altogether despite the strong temptation to use them. She would be well advised to eat barbecued meats, seafood, salads, and a lot of green vegetables. An infusion of thyme, verbena, chamomile, or orangeblossoms, taken as a nightcap, will not only act as a good soporific but also is a precious aid to her digestion.

It is in her vital interest to observe alimentary moderation, allowing nevertheless for some excess every now and then in order to safeguard or boost her joy of living.