Divination with horses, by their appearances and behaviours: Hippomancy included the understanding of their weighing and stamping.

The Celts kept white horses in consecrated groves, while ancient Germans kept similar steeds in their temples.

If on leaving the temple at the out-break of hostilities, the horses crossed the temple threshold with the left forefoot first, the prophecy was regarded as an evil omen and the war was abandoned. A horse’s pace was also interpreted.