The animal itself
Horses sleep standing through a locking mechanism in the legs, but must lie down for REM sleep. A horse that never lies down is a horse that does not feel safe.1 of 2 calendars · 1,620 searches a month
Horse
Drive that needs somewhere to go.
Which calendar assigns it, and when
Celtic calendar
8 July – 4 August
Its tree
Holly
Only the Celtic calendar assigns this one. Anyone born in these dates gets a different animal from the other system — the two agree on 4.7% of days →
What it stands for, and where that came from
Drive that needs somewhere to go — energy that turns destructive when penned.
Honoured in: Celtic Epona, the only Gaulish deity Rome adopted wholesale; Norse Sleipnir; Chinese zodiac.
The symbolism usually grew out of the behaviour rather than the other way round — which is the part worth keeping when the rest is set aside.