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Chinese New Year Horoscopes from Horse to Pig

By , About.com Guide

More Chinese New Year zodiac signs for the Year of the Dragon, 2012.

Horse

After a stumbling start to 2011, horses should have started finding their feet in the latter part of the year and you’ll find your motor is really purring in 2012 – if you can stand the pace there is a great chance for a grandstand first place finish work, at home and in love. With all the success that will be coming your way it might be tempting to throw all your energy into career and business, but try and find time to throw off the saddle and have a nose around the stables. Your charm, confidence and fine set of front teeth should bring plenty of potential partners and if you want to, you can spend much of the year rolling around in the hay.

Sheep

Calm, caring and friendly, sheep like nothing more than chewing the cud with old friends and meandering around the same well-trodden fields. This might make you happy but greater rewards await the ewe that becomes a ram in 2012 and stops following the flock. The year is full of opportunities for the sheep willing to milk them; take a risk or three, throw a little caution to the wind and step into a few new pastures as well as on a few toes and you will find rewards, particularly financial ones.

Monkey

The year of the Tiger was a tough one for monkeys who spent much of it trying not to end up as cat food, but hold on tight because the Year of the Dragon will see a swift swing into good fortune and good luck. It will be a particularly prosperous twelve months for financial gain and career advancement and by the end of the year you should be able to stick a few extra bananas in the bank. Happier and healthier, you’ll also find your relationships, both romantic and otherwise, getting back on track in 2012 and if you and a partner have big plans, this is the time to put them into action.

Rooster

Wow. Get inside the chicken coop, lock the door and sit on the key until 2013 hatches. The wolves are out for chickens in 2012 and you can expect to spend much the year being thrown from one cockfight to another. Locked in conflict, your sharp claws and quick temper will leave you at odds with family, friends and even your boss unless you keep them in check. Yet, while it certainly won’t be a headline year, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad one. Work hard, be cautious with your health, your money and your mouth and you should manage to avoid ending up as Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Dog

Tired of sit, stay and rollover? Use the energy of the year of the dragon to prove you can teach old dogs new tricks and break some of your old routines. Don’t look for grandstand changes but at home give your kennel a new lick of paint or at work get your name on the team shipping out to Alaska for the sledding project. Your most powerful ally is your charm, charisma and willingness to lick other people’s faces. The year can be as successful as you’re willing to make it but you you’ll need the help of friends and colleagues, if your plans and projects are going to work.

Pig

Sociable pigs should find plenty of new friends in the farmyard during 2012 but be wary of jumping into bed with them four trotters first. While 2012 should be a lucky one for pigs and some of these new friends may lead you into new opportunities and advancements, there are plenty of wide grinned wolves around who will be looking to huff, puff and to blow your house down. At work there is the potential to bring home more bacon, but you are likely to encounter problems and arguments with both your boss and potential rivals. It may be frustrating to be toiling over the same projects but it will let you avoid conflict and your hard work won’t go unnoticed.

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