Horsepower is energy or power. A horse often represents our instinctual side; animal or sexual impulses arising from the lower part of the body; sexual libido or energy; male prowess; the ability to be fleet or swift; the daily grind or horse race. Perhaps you have been feeling like a workhorse or been working like a horse.
Riding a horse can symbolize sex, and masturbation. Or it may symbolize properly channeled or controlled instincts. The horse or rider together can symbolize the relationship or workings of the psyche and the unconscious horse. In Greek mythology, horses had the ability to heal, or ward off evil.
If you dream of seeing or riding a white horse, the indications are favorable for prosperity and pleasurable commingling with congenial friends and fair women. If the white horse is soiled and lean, your confidence will be betrayed by a jealous friend or a woman. If the horse is black, you will be successful in your fortune, but you will practice deception, and will be guilty of assignations. To a woman, this dream denotes that her husband is unfaithful.
To dream of dark horses, signifies prosperous conditions, but a large amount of discontent. Fleeting pleasures usually follow this dream.
To see yourself riding a fine bay horse, denotes a rise in fortune and gratification of passion. For a woman, it foretells a yielding to importunate advances. She will enjoy material things.
To ride or see passing horses, denotes ease and comfort.
To ride a runaway horse, your interests will be injured by the folly of a friend or employer.
To see a horse running away with others, denotes that you will hear of the illness of friends.
To see fine stallions, is a sign of success and high living, and undue passion will master you.
To see brood mares, denotes congeniality and absence of jealousy between the married and sweethearts.
To ride a horse to ford a stream, you will soon experience some good fortune and will enjoy rich pleasures. If the stream is unsettled or murky, anticipated joys will be somewhat disappointing.
To swim on a horse’s back through a clear and beautiful stream of water, your conception of passionate bliss will be swiftly realized. To a business man, this dream portends great gain.
To see a wounded horse, foretells the trouble of friends.
To dream of a dead horse, signifies disappointments of various kinds.
To dream of riding a horse that bucks, denotes that your desires will be difficult of consummation. To dream that he throws you, you will have a strong rival, and your business will suffer slightly through competition.
To dream that a horse kicks you, you will be repulsed by one you love. Your fortune will be embarrassed by ill health.
To dream of catching a horse to bridle and saddle, or harness it, you will see a great improvement in business of all kinds, and people of all callings will prosper. If you fail to catch it, fortune will play you false.
To see spotted horses, foretells that various enterprises will bring you profit.
To dream of having a horse shod, your success is assured. For a woman, this dream omens a good and faithful husband.
To dream that you shoe a horse, denotes that you will endeavor to and perhaps make doubtful property your own.
To dream of race horses, denotes that you will be surfeited with fast living, but to the farmer this dream denotes prosperity.
To dream that you ride a horse in a race, you will be prosperous and enjoy life.
To dream of killing a horse, you will injure your friends through selfishness.
To mount a horse bareback, you will gain wealth and ease by hard struggles.
To ride bareback in company with men, you will have honest people to aid you, and your success will be merited. If in company with women, your desires will be loose, and your prosperity will not be so abundant as might be if women did not fill your heart.
To curry a horse, your business interests will not be neglected for frivolous pleasures.
To dream of trimming a horse’s mane, or tail, denotes that you will be a good financier or farmer. Literary people will be painstaking in their work and others will look after their interest with solicitude.
To dream of horses, you will amass wealth and enjoy life to its fullest extent.
To see horses pulling vehicles, denotes wealth with some incumbrance, and love will find obstacles.
If you are riding up a hill and the horse falls but you gain the top, you will win fortune, though you will have to struggle against enemies and jealousy. If both the horse and you get to the top, your rise will be phenomenal, but substantial.
For a young girl to dream that she rides a black horse, denotes that she should be dealt with by wise authority. Some wishes will be gratified at an unexpected time. Black in horses, signifies postponements in anticipations.
To see a horse with a tender foot, denotes that some unexpected unpleasantness will insinuate itself into your otherwise propitious state.
If you attempt to fit a broken shoe which is too small for the horse’s foot, you will be charged with making fraudulent deals with unsuspecting parties.
To ride a horse down hill, your affairs will undoubtedly disappoint you. For a young woman to dream that a friend rides behind her on a horse, denotes that she will be foremost in the favors of many prominent and successful men. If she was frightened, she is likely to stir up jealous sensations. If after she alights from the horse it turns into a pig, she will carelessly pass by honorable offers of marriage, preferring freedom until her chances of a desirable marriage are lost. If afterward she sees the pig sliding gracefully along the telegraph wire, she will by intriguing advance her position,
For a young woman to dream that she is riding a white horse up and down hill, often looking back and seeing some one on a black horse, pursuing her, denotes she will have a mixed season of success and sorrow, but through it all a relentless enemy is working to overshadow her with gloom and disappointment.
To see a horse in human flesh, descending on a hammock through the air, and as it nears your house is metamorphosed into a man, and he approaches your door and throws something at you which seems to be rubber but turns into great bees, denotes miscarriage of hopes and useless endeavors to regain lost valuables. To see animals in human flesh, signifies great advancement to the dreamer, and new friends will be made by modest wearing of well-earned honors. If the human flesh appears diseased or freckled, the miscarriage of well-laid plans is denoted.
Related dream symbolsRace, Racing
25 Personal Dreams and Interpretations so far ↓
TN // Jul 16, 2010 at 2:38 am
I was dreaming about the Horse which was in front of my House door and I tried to chase it away but it kept on coming back.
osmin // Jun 7, 2010 at 9:03 am
i dreamed of a large heavily built yellow horse..and suddenly I was riding in its bareback and I could feel how it moves and was able to give directions through its mane..when I passed by some old friend, I told the horse to stop then it laid down to let me go down then I introduced it to them–its name is cei-ca or lei-ca. what is the meaning of my dream?
Sadio // Jun 4, 2010 at 6:35 pm
I’ve been having a recurring dream that either myself or a relative is being chased by a cow. In one of the dreams, a relative was actually injured by the cow’s horn.
natalie // May 9, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I had a dream that two painted white and black horses , one being a female ( she was wearing a wedding vail) and the other a male running fast into the mountains and as they passed me I was riding one of them or become one with them, I am not too sure, I just remember running with them.
Valerie // Feb 9, 2010 at 4:01 pm
I dreamt that a man in like New Orleans (idk? haha) brought a wheelbarrow to me and my best friend full of dried horse meat that looked like horse jerky, if they even make that. Haha I picked it up and looked at it but didn’t eat it, and the dream ended. Help me out here
Lynette // Jan 21, 2010 at 9:04 am
I dreamed my daughter and i was laying on a hill that was grass covered, but the grass was finely trimmed and we were watching horses that were grazing down below. It was a beautful day, warm and sunny, comfortable. One of the horses, which was white, came to me and stood over me as if to give me its attention, started to lower its head to me, I thought it was trying to nudge my head so I lifted my left arm up as if to block it; so it opened its mouth and locked its mouth onto my forearm, I tried pulling away from it but it didn’t move. I looked up at my daughter and asked for help, but all she did was hold my hand. I wasn’t afraid of the horse, I just merely tried to block its head from nudging me.
sakthi // Jan 16, 2010 at 11:11 am
hello
i had a dream, in which i was riding a horse made of water in fact there are 3or 4 other similar horses riding along my side. we are rushing towards a gate (grill type one with spikes on them) with great speed. our intension here is to bring down the gate. if anyone knows the meaning of this dream please be kind enough to tell me
sera // Jan 10, 2010 at 1:41 am
In mine, I was riding a horse uphill through a stone village, we were moving fast but I felt I was too large for the horse, so I would try to lessen my weight. I kept having to slow him down. Then we stopped and he became a person I don’t know, and we rested on a bench to talk..and I woke.
Elyse // Dec 29, 2009 at 2:49 am
In my dream, there are a beautiful brown horse that came up to me and tried to kiss me and for some reason either I was ok with it or thought it was funny in my dream. Then the same horse tried to kiss someone else right by me.
Ali // Dec 19, 2009 at 9:34 am
Hello
In my dream, two horses with their hands touch me. They wanted to explain or show me something. They were very much in a hurry.
Kirsty // Nov 23, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I have a recurring dream of a race horse (usually my own chasing) (trying to kill me), but very recently it seems to not be my own horse. Any ideas?
tasha // Nov 13, 2009 at 10:51 am
I dreamt that i was cycling my bike in a round field and this horse appeared and started racing alongside me & then i let the bike down and the horse was really tall with a massive smile and it was jumping so high in the air and landing on its belly and jumping everywhere i was scared i was going to get trampled on but it was a very weird dream. If anyone knows the meaning of this could post a comment?
Mary // Oct 27, 2009 at 7:44 am
I was with a man walking a huge black stallion along a dirt road. There was no saddle, just a bridle. The next scene is the man, the horse and I are all in a bed. The black horse separates me from the man. What do you think?
Daydre // Sep 30, 2009 at 2:15 am
In a recent dream, I was riding a horse being chased by several wolves. At first, there was only one wolf. Suddenly, more and more began to show up and I realized they were going to start thier pursuit. One of them actually nipped at my foot. My horse and I were able to jump over a fence into a corral of sorts, but then we were trapped. I remembered thinking that there was no way to escape, and hopefully they would just go away.
Mildred // Aug 13, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Dreamt I and a whole lot of people were chased by many dark beautiful coloured horses with huge men wearing masks. I and everyone was running for our lives for safety. I came to a beautiful Japanese sort of temple and god protection and shelter, where was made to wear their kimono. It was a tiring and exhausting dream.
Rebecca // May 7, 2009 at 3:41 pm
My dream started in a restaurant, as I was dining with a great mentor. After we finished eating, I realized the salad I ordered was at the next table, alone, and I was eating someone else’s food. I let it go, but ordered a Bailey’s to go. We got in the car to go home, taking some country back roads. A little while down, a black cow passed in front of us, and went underground to get back into his pasture, which was separated from the road by a fence. As we drove, we saw cows and horses in the pastures and then the road became the pasture and I was no longer in the car. I saw the beginnings of a forest and a trail through it, and started walking that direction when I was confronted by a grey zombie horse. I started to walk away, and it followed me. I picked up a walking stick and kept going, a little faster, and it pursued me a little faster. I looked at the stick I’d picked up and it was the skull and front bones and flesh of another horse. At that point I decided I’d better face up to the zombie horse that was chasing me, and then I woke up.
lin // Mar 25, 2009 at 1:02 pm
In my dream, I was getting out of a car and 3 or more ponies came to me and were very excited to see me.
Clare // Mar 12, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I was reclining on a hill, watching a magnificent white stallion prancing and restlessly pacing. He found a somewhat smaller chestnut horse to mate with and did so, with amazing gusto. I was excited and amazed at the beauty of the sight.
It is rather obvious but any added interpretation would be most welcome.
Candice // Feb 12, 2009 at 8:28 pm
In my dream I saw a mini horse, and it was my pet….. any ideas?
Jenn // Nov 5, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I dream of man riding dark horse while I’m wandering in forest. He stared at me. He didn’t have clothes on.
Lynnsie // Oct 19, 2008 at 12:23 pm
I had a dream I was crawling up a steep hill, it was actually a road right by my house, but I was going up it with more ease than usual, and as I got to the top there was horses, running around, and they kept jumping over me. I would crouch down as I saw them running towards me, and one horse, she was light brown came and stopped behind me, and told me to get on her back because a police car was driving at me. She lowered her head so I could grab her neck and she lifted me onto her back and I was okay. Thats all I remember from my dream.
Patty // Sep 28, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I dreamt that I looked out the back window of my house and saw an extremely large beautiful dark brown horse. At first, I was stunned by the big horse. Then I was worried the horse did not have enough room to run around in the yard. Later as I looked around the whole yard, I realized the horse had plenty of yard to run and roam. I was then content with the horse being in my yard.
Victoria // Sep 12, 2008 at 3:24 am
I dreamt I was walking along a road and there were cars on one side and a horse and rider cantering round a paddock on the other side, but the paddock had no fences, and they were riding right next to a paddock with fences! The horse was a bit spooked by the cars, and cantered right past me, so close I felt a little gust as it passed!
cherita // Sep 10, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I dreamed I was riding a spirited brown horse through the streets, yelling at people to move as I raced. I was in control..we came to an intersection with cars, and the horse became upset as we crossed..at the other side, it became a little violent and angry. I dismounted and tried to calm it..a police woman approached and asked what was going on, when I turned to look back, the horse had changed into a very tall, large white woman with black shoulder length wet hair..she was sobbing and frightened and ran to me for comfort. I let her cry on my shoulder and the police woman left. I do not recognize the horse-woman.
George // Jan 30, 2008 at 2:40 am
I was being chased by a very powerful dark horse. It was very angry with me, i think it wanted to kill me. We were in a city with cars and everything, and it was night. I managed to get away from it, but it could still find me and chase me away. What does this mean?
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