A woman uses a mobile phone next to horse soft toys during an event for the release of the annual CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets "feng shui" index of the upcoming Chinese New Year of the Horse in Hong Kong on January 22. Photo: AFP
A guide explains to visitors how to saddle and bridle a horse on January 22 at an exhibition at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum. Photo: Cai Xianmin/GT
Two men stand in front of a rocking horse in Sanhsing township, Yilan county, northeastern Taiwan, on January 22. Photo: CFP
A student of the Beileng Village Primary School demonstrates an equine-themed Chinese paper cuttings, which was made to mark the upcoming Year of the Horse, in Wenxian County, Central China's Henan Province, January 20, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhu Xiang)
Blue calico horses made to commemorate the coming Year of the Horse on the Chinese lunar calendar sit on display at the Nantong Museum of Blue Calico on January 10, 2014, in Jiangsu Province. Photo: JS.NEWS.cn
A wall-hanging art piece titled "Galloping" shows a white horse in mid-stride set on an indigo-colored background at the Nantong Museum of Blue Calico on January 10, 2014, in Jiangsu Province. Photo: JS.NEWS.cn
A series of horse-themed artworks on display at The Cavalcade Photos: Courtesy of Galerie Dumonteil Shanghai
Craftsman Shan Mengbo uses an eraser to clean his eggshell carved with a horse pattern in Ji'nan, Esat China's Shandong Province, January 3, 2014. (Xinhua/Zhao Xiaoming)
A man holds horse-themed coins made to mark the year of the horse at a bank in Fuyang, Anhui Province on December 24, 2013. Photo: CFP
US Treasurer Rosie Rios displays the "Year of Horse" lucky money note during a press conference in Washington D.C., capital of the United States, December 3, 2013. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun)
A horse-shaped glass sculpture from Liuligongfang Photo:Courtesy of the brand
A stamp issued by China Post to celebrate the Year of the Horse Photo: CFP
A coin issued by the Royal Mint Photo: CFP
A 2014 calendar from Pilingpalang Photo:Courtesy of the brand