How to tame a horse in Minecraft? [Complete Guide]

To taming a horse in Minecraft, climb onto it with empty hands and repeat until you see some hearts appear. Each attempt increases your chances.

You can speed things up by feeding it before you climb. Once it's tamed, this big animal serves as a fast mount and can carry a saddle as well as a horse armor for the fight.

This guide also covers the cheval-squelette, raising foals, and the differences between donkeys and mules.

How to tame a horse in Minecraft?

It exists five types of horse in Minecraft :

• The horse (horse) ;
• The donkey (donkey) ;
• The mule;
• The skeleton horse (skeleton horse) ;
• The zombie horse (zombie horse).

You can tame horses, donkeys, and mules, but not foals. The method of’taming remains the same for these three animals. You can also get on a wild horse, but you won't be able to equip or control it until it's tamed.

Horses appear mainly in the plains and the game's savannas. These are the two biomes where you're most likely to find them. Spot a herd and choose your future pet.

How to tame a classic horse in Minecraft?

Here are the steps to follow to to tame a horse in Minecraft :

1. Get on the horse with a right click. Make sure your hands are empty—don't hold anything in them.
   

   

2. Start over at to mount the animal even if it kicks you out. The wild horse will push you away several times before giving in. When he poster of hearts, is that the The horse is tame.
   

   

3. Every time you ride a horse, your mood improves (temper) from +5 points.

The number of attempts varies because a random threshold is drawn between 0 and 99 during the first training session. If your cumulative mood exceeds this threshold, the horse is tamed. A wild horse A stubborn one might kick you out about ten times, while another works on the first try.

The food speeds up the bonding process, because it also increases the temper before he even gets in. Give him some wheat, of sugar, a apple or, even better, a golden apple or a golden carrot. The bale of straw, on the other hand, is used only for horses that have already been tamed.

Once you've tamed the horse, get off with the «Shift» key». Then place a saddle Where a suit of armor on your pet to ride and control it. To equip your mount, check out how to make a saddle on Minecraft in our dedicated article.

How do you tame a skeleton horse in Minecraft?

The skeleton horses are passive creatures with a skeletal appearance. Their main strengths are their speed and jump statistics, as well as their ability to move through water without slowing down.

This is the « undead »of the horse." Like the zombie horses, it has doesn't need to be tamed. So you can install it right after you find it, once you've put it on a saddle. There are two methods for breeding this type of horse.

Skeleton horse traps on Minecraft

The skeleton horse traps are the best way to make these creatures appear in Minecraft. Here's how it works:

• During a thunderstorm, the lightning do skeleton horses appear trapped. The odds vary depending on the difficulty: from 0.75 to 1.5 % in Easy, from 1.5 to 4 % in Normal and 2.25 to 6.75 % on "Difficult.".
  

  

• If the trap isn't triggered, the skeleton horses disappear after 15 minutes (18,000 ticks).

Even without a storm, on a clear day, if you approach a skeleton horse within a radius of 10 blocks, here's what happens:

• The lightning strikes the skeleton horse and turns him into a skeleton rider (a horse with a skeleton on top of it).
• At the same time, two other skeleton riders appear around the point of impact.
• Then you'll have to eliminate these skeleton horsemen to retrieve the skeleton horses.

Controls in Minecraft

You can also use orders to summon a skeleton horse. The command depends on which version of Minecraft you're using:

What is it like to raise a horse on Minecraft?

The raising of horses is based on the coupling of two animals bred to produce new offspring: a foal or a mule. There food The food you give the horse plays a direct role in this process. Here's how it works, step by step.

• Gives a golden carrot or a golden apple with two tame horses. This triggers the love mode (or mating behavior) of animals in Minecraft.
  

  

• After mating, the foal inherits the his parents' statistics. This applies to health points, the jump height and the travel speed.
  

  

You can also get a mule by crossing two different species, such as a horse and a donkey. It's the perfect choice if you want a versatile frame that can hold a trunk thanks to the donkey, while preserving the speed and jump statistics of the horse.

Please note, however:

• The statistics (jump height, speed, health points) are set at the onset of the animal. Food does not affect these values. This applies to horses, donkeys and the game's mules.
• The offspring, whether a foal or a mule, doesn't automatically belong to you. Even if you have both parents, you have to figure it out on your own.
• Skeleton Horses and Zombie Horses cannot reproduce.
• A foal is born as a wild animal. You'll have to wait until he's an adult, and then to tame it just like any other horse.
• Approximately 20 minutes in real time so that it can reach adulthood. You can speed up its growth by feeding it wheat, of sugar, a apple, a golden carrot or a golden apple.

How do you use a horse as a mount in Minecraft?

Use a horse As a mount, it allows you to move much faster and cross several blocks in one go jump. Your pet also helps you fight enemies, especially if it's wearing a armor. Here are the steps to to ride a tame horse and use it as a frame in Minecraft.

• Once the tamed horse, climb on it with a right click.
  

  

• Press the E key to open the’inventory of the horse, then place your saddle in the box provided at the top.
  

  

The saddle There are several ways to get it. You can fish for it or find it in the coffers from dungeons or buy it from a villager. This is the item indispensable to guide your animal. Donkeys and mules can also carry a trunk in their inventory, making them practical mounts for travel.

• Once the saddle is in place, use the directional buttons the usual ways to get around on horseback.
  

  

• On horseback, your hunger and oxygen bars give way to Your pet's statistics.
  

  

A jump power bar Replace your’experience. From hearts with a different texture display the health points value of the animal (horse, donkey, mule, skeleton horse, zombie horse). These health points range from 8 to 12 cores depending on the horse.

• You can add armor to your horse. There are four saddlecloths : in leather, in iron, in gold and in diamond, from the least protective to the most protective.
  

  

• To jump, keep the Space bar. The animal jump only when you release the key. A horse thus crosses a jump height ranging from two to four blocks.

When you're riding a horse in Minecraft, keep these few important points in mind.

Have you tried a method or tip that works well for tame your horses ? Tell us about your experience in the comments.

And if you want to train other creatures:

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