The Weirdest Phobias That People Have

Published on April 22, 2017
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Horseback Riding

Equinophobia or hippophobia is a psychological fear of horses and the actress Kristen Stewart in fact suffers from this phobia. Often this phobia stems of a negative experience as a child or at any point in time. Or there are times when this phobia is also caused by a simple fear of the animal itself due to the fact of a horse’s size, weight and big teeth.

Kristen Stewart

Horseback Riding

Thunder

Madonna needs a thunder buddy as she has a phobia of thunder or Astraphobia. This is in fact a phobia that is treatable and both humans and animals have this phobia. In fact in 2007 scientists found that astraphobia is the third most prevalent phobia in the United States.

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Madonna

Thunder