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Minecraft:Horse Armor

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Template:Infobox item Horse armor is a type of Minecraft:armor that can be equipped on a tamed adult Minecraft:horse or zombie horse to reduce the damage it receives. There are six tiers of horse armor; only leather and netherite armor can be crafted or smithed respectively; the rest must be found as generated loot.

Variants

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Obtaining

Generated loot

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Crafting

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Smithing

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Only leather and netherite horse armor can be created; other horse armor can be obtained only from chest loot from structures listed above.

Trading

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Usage

Equipping

Horse armor can be equipped to a horse either by manually placing it in its respective slot (Template:SlotSprite) in the horse’s inventory, or by pressing Use on the horse while holding it. The horse armor can be removed either by manually removing it from the armor slot or by using Minecraft:shears on the horse. Only regular adult (and zombie) Minecraft:horses can wear horse armor; baby horses, donkeys, mules, and skeleton horses cannot be equipped with armor. Leather horse armor protects horses from freezing in powder snow, but it does not negate other powder snow effects (e.g., falling through, inability to jump). In case of zombie horses, horse armor also prevents the mob from burning in sunlight. If a horse dies while equipped with any horse armor, it will drop it along with any other loot upon death.

Statistics

Type Armor Armor toughness Knockback resistance
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3 (Template:Armorbar) 0 (Template:Armorbar) 0
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4 (Template:Armorbar) 0 (Template:Armorbar) 0
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5 (Template:Armorbar) 0 (Template:Armorbar) 0
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7 (Template:Armorbar) 0 (Template:Armorbar) 0
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11 (Template:Armorbar × 5.5) 2 (Template:Armorbar) 0
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19 (Template:Armorbar × 9.5) 3 (Template:Armorbar) 1

Damage reduction

Horse armor reduces incoming damage according to two values: armor, and armor toughness.

The strength of incoming damage also determines the damage reduction of horse armor, as horse armor does not protect in a linear fashion, and instead drops off more and more as incoming damage increases. The total damage reduction of horse armor cannot drop off below 20% of its maximum.

The following tables represent the damage reduction of the different horse armor types depending on the incoming damage, accounting for armor toughness:

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Minimum 25% 50% 75% Maximum
Damage reduction 6% 7.5% 9% 10.5% 12%
Incoming damage Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp
Script error: No such module "SpriteFile". Copper Horse Armor
Minimum 25% 50% 75% Maximum
Damage reduction 8% 10% 12% 14% 16%
Incoming damage Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp
Script error: No such module "SpriteFile". Iron Horse Armor
Minimum 25% 50% 75% Maximum
Damage reduction 10% 12.5% 15% 17.5% 20%
Incoming damage Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp
Script error: No such module "SpriteFile". Golden Horse Armor
Minimum 25% 50% 75% Maximum
Damage reduction 14% 17.5% 21% 24.5% 28%
Incoming damage Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp
Script error: No such module "SpriteFile". Diamond Horse Armor
Minimum 25% 50% 75% Maximum
Damage reduction 20% 26% 32% 38% 44%
Incoming damage Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp
Script error: No such module "SpriteFile". Netherite Horse Armor
Minimum 25% 50% 75% Maximum
Damage reduction 32% 40% 52% 64% 76%
Incoming damage Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp Template:Hp

Durability

Unlike player armor or wolf armor, horse armor does not have durability. This means a single horse armor can be used infinitely unless it is destroyed through other means.

Enchanting

Unlike player armor, horse armor cannot be enchanted in Survival mode. However, in Template:Editions Creative mode, horse armor can be used with an Minecraft:anvil to enchant with Thorns, Feather Falling, Protection, Fire Protection, Projectile Protection, Blast Protection, Curse of Binding, and Curse of Vanishing. Other enchantments can be applied, but they have no effect.

Dyeing

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Leather horse armor can be dyed by combining it with Minecraft:dye(s) through craftingTemplate:Only or by {{#vardefine: control | right click on mouse or left trigger on gamepad }}using it on a Minecraft:cauldron containing dyed water.Template:Only {{#vardefine: control | right click on mouse or left trigger on gamepad }}Using leather horse armor on a cauldron containing ordinary water removes any dye from it.

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Smelting

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Piglins

Minecraft:Piglins are attracted to golden horse armor and run toward any golden horse armor on the ground, inspecting it for 6 to 8 seconds before putting it in their inventory.

Armor stands

Horse armor cannot be placed or displayed on armor stands as it would be on a horse.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Item data

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Data component format/dyed color

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Advancements

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History

Java Edition

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Bedrock Edition

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Legacy Console Edition

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New Nintendo 3DS Edition

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Issues

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Trivia

  • The "neck" of iron horse armor has a checkerboard-like pattern resembling chainmail.
  • The seats on certain armors are colored to resmble a related element to the material of the armor.
    • The seat on copper horse armor resembles the color of oxidized copper.
    • The seat on netherite horse armor resembles the color of Minecraft:lava, which netherite horse armor is immune to.

Gallery

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Renders

Item Renders

Screenshots

In other media

Notes

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References

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External links

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