I’m a Wood Horse:
“Like other Animal Signs, wood gives this Horse stability and strength. These Horses don’t have such a hard time making decisions that other Horses do. Their ability to stick to their guns makes them a bit more predictable than other Horses. They are better equipped to maintain a disciplined approach to their lives and the lives of those they are associated with. They have no problem working with other people and to a point, Wood Horses will stick to their scheduled tasks more readily than other Animal Signs, or even other elemental Horse signs. Because of their ability to easily adapt and work with other people they are successful in their professional and personal lives. Still, don’t try to tell a Wood Horse what to do unless you are his superior. Otherwise, he will simply gawk at your attempt to boss him around.”

Basic Horse characteristics:
Self-reliant, Joyful, Outgoing, Sophisticated, Greedy, Resilient, Arrogant ;)

Let’s see, you don’t look like you were born 24 years ahead of me, so I’m betting you were born only one year of the rat before me, or ‘72. Your birthday is in January though, or near the end of the Chinese year, so that would actually be ‘73.

Some characteristics of the Rat according to the Chinese:

Smart, Magnetic, Well-liked, Affable, Quick-witted, Surreptitious, Selfish, Protective, Calculating.

Sounds about right, wouldn’t you agree?

I’m a born rat and I’m proud of it.