Seeing “riding horses”
in your dream

If a person sees a sheep mounting him and riding on him it means some powerful and strong man will subjugate him, rendering him powerless.

If a person sees himself as allowing another person to ride with him on his horse it means he will have his mission accomplished through that person.

An elephant trainer in a dream represents the master teacher of children of noble families, a horse trainer, a sports trainer or a translator. (Also see Elephant)

A mare or female horse symbolises a woman. If a person sees himself as becoming the owner of a mare or as mounting his own mare it means he will acquire a good, honourable and blessed woman.

• Sweeping horse droppings: Will obtain money from an honest man.

• Cow droppings: Good dream only for those who plow and till the land.

• Holding animal droppings: Money from relatives.

Seeing as ass in the dream is regarded as better than seeing a pack-horse. It symbolises a perbond good fortune and luck. Seeing any excellences or defects in an ass means similar excellences or defects in his luck. The interpretation of a female ass is the same as a male ass.

Seeing oneself circumambulating Allah's house while riding on a mare in a dream means that one will commit the abominable sin of adultery with a member of his own family or with a consanguineous blood relative with whom it is not permissible to have sexual relationship. (Also see Kabah; Rituals of the pilgrimage; Sai)

(Horse; Kindness) Generosity or open handedness in a dream means acknowledgment of Allah's favors and expressing one's gratitude for them. Generosity in a dream also could represent the return to noble thinking, proper moral conduct, good character and finding guidance after heedlessness.

The gurgling of a camel in a dream represents a blessed journey, a pilgrimage, a successful business trip, or toiling and hardships. The roaring of a lion in a dream represents alarm, esteem, fear, or being threatened by someone in authority. In general, the sound of animals in a dream connotes adversities or fear. The neighing of horses in a dream means an invasion or might. The harking of dogs in a dream means vain talk, interference in others business, regret, intending to harm others, hostility toward others, or dissonance. The blaring of a leopard in a dream means coquetry, vanity and wantonness.

The sound of a crowd in a dream means money beside other benefits. The bleating of sheep in a dream means distress and fear. The neighing of horses in a dream means might and honor. The barking of a dog in a dream means vein talk and meddling in people's business. The sound of a lynx in a dream means pampering oneself, or wantonness. The cooing of pigeons in a dream means crying, sorrows or marriage. The chirp of swallows in a dream means beneficial words. The croaking of frogs in a dream means beatings. The sound of bells and the hissing of snakes in a dream means a fight, an argument, a warning, or a war.

The bleating of a ewe in a dream means kindness shown by one's mistress, his wife, or by a gracious man. The bleating of a Billy goat or a ram in a dream means happiness and prosperity. The neighing of horses in a dream means receiving guidance from a noble person, or it could represent a courageous soldier. The braying of a donkey in a dream means hideousness, or the ugly character of a despicable enemy. The braying of a mule in a dream means a hardship which is combined with a difficult person, or it could mean vain talk, or indulging in suspicious acts. The mooing of a calf, a cow, or a steer in a dream means a riot.

In a dream, the sound of a crowd means money beside other benefits. The bleating of sheep in a dream means distress and fear. The neigh of horses in a dream means might and honor. The barking of a dog in a dream means vain talk and meddling in others business. The sound of a lynx in a dream means pampering oneself and wantonness. The cooing of pigeons in a dream means crying, sorrows or marriage. The chirp of swallows in a dream means beneficial words. The croaking of frogs in a dream means beatings or death. The sound of bells and the hissing of snakes in a dream represents a fight, an argument, a warning, or a war. The braying of donkeys in a dream means cursing in the darkness.

The same interpretation of horses colours should apply to cows, which, as mentioned, refer to women or years.

• Seeing in one’s house a cow sucking the milk of her own calf: A woman is trading in her own daughter.

• A man slave milking his master’s cow: Will marry the latter’s daughter.

• Being scratched by a cow or a bull: Will be ill inasmuch as the scratch was severe.

• A cow or a bull raping the dreamer: Will experience hardships and punishment and might even get killed.

• Falling on a cow’s back: Luck will change during the year.

• An ox falling on the dreamer: Will die during that year.

• Having a dispute with a cow: Controversy with a hot-tempered and impolite woman.

• Being bitten or kicked by a cow: Children will betray their father.

• Beating a cow or an ox with a stick or biting either one: The dreamer has plenty of sins and should seek God’s forgiveness.

• The angels working in the dreamer’s craft or doing as he does: He will excel in his industry.

• Angels coming to destroy the dreamer’s home or a group of fewer than ten angels appearing in a country, a village, or a place: A prominent scholar or hermit will die in that place, the victim of an injustice will be killed, or a house will crumble over its dwellers.

• An evil person dreaming that an angel is ordaining him to read the Book of Allah: A stern warning in view of the Quranic verse: “And it will be said unto him, Read thy book. Thy soul sufficeth as reckoner against thee this day’ ” 
(“Al-Israe” or “Bani Ismail” [The Children of Israel], verse 14.)

• Seeing angels on horses in a place: A tyrant will be brought down.

The foal, or colt, and the filly  (the female) refer to the son and daughter or simply a boy and a girl, slave or not. Dreaming of riding on a colt without saddle or reins means one will sodomize a boy underage or a delinquent one or will experience fear and worries. The same applies to the filly.

• A ladder placed on the ground: Sickness.

• A standing ladder: Good health.

• Going downstairs:  (1) If the dreamer is on a journey, he will return. 
(2) If the dreamer is a chief, he will step down.  (3) If the dreamer is riding, he will continue on foot. 
(4) If the dreamer’s wife is ill, she will die.

A blond workhorse in a dream means sad news. A workhorse in a dream also means a conflict, a foreigner, a wife, a husband or a servant. A gray workhorse in a dream represents a high rank, and a black workhorse means prosperity. (Also see Horse)

The rhinoceros is a great king whom nobody likes to meet.

• Calling a rhinoceros that responds by coming to the dreamer: The latter will obtain illicit money from the supreme chief.

• Riding a rhinoceros: The dreamer will have his way with a king.

(A leather loop passing under a horse's tail and is buckled to the saddle.) In a dream, a crupper represents a contemptuous and a lowly guardian who profiteers and takes advantage of his position. A crupper in a dream also represents a servant who has a secret affair with his mistress. A crupper in a dream also means money or a money belt.

• Running: Triumph over enemies.

• Running on a horse, camel, or any such animal or on one’s feet: Request will be granted speedily; escape and salvage from a fearful matter. It could also mean trying to flee from God Almighty or the Angel of Death, in which case the dreamer is doomed to perish.

• A dead person running:  (1) Danger is gone.  (2) The dreamer has fallen short of achieving a certain goal and feels bitter about it.