How to Breed Horses in Minecraft

It’s not always possible to have all the biomes and structures close to your spawn point, even when using some of the best Minecraft seeds. So, travelling is unavoidable and is a part of the Minecraft experience. And it is made so much easier, thanks to all the rideable mobs in the game. The fastest option is a horse, as they can be tamed and saddled to move faster through your blocky world. In this guide, we discuss how to breed horses in Minecraft, so you can have more and better mounts.

Where to Find a Horse in Minecraft

The horse is a passive mob that can be saddled up and ridden in Minecraft. They spawn primarily in plains and savanna biomes in herds of 2 to 6 horses. You can also find a horse naturally spawned as a part of a stable in villages. They have a few different colors and marking variants.

Steps to Breed a Minecraft Horse

Before you can breed horses, you will need to tame them first. So, you will first need to learn how to tame horses in Minecraft.

Once tamed, you can follow the steps below to breed the horses:

• After you have tamed two horses, you need their favorite food to get them in love mode.
• The horses in Minecraft eat golden carrots, golden apples, and enchanted golden apples.
• We suggest you use golden carrots, since they are more easily obtainable in the game. The best way to get golden carrots is through villagers in Minecraft or by crafting them with carrots and gold nuggets.
• Right-click on one of the horses with golden carrots in your hand and then do the same with the other horse.
• The horses will now enter Love Mode, and you will see heart particles above their heads.

Then, the horses will get close to each other and breed a baby horse (foal) in Minecraft. In addition to the foal, you will also get a little bit of XP from breeding the horses. After you breed horses, you need to wait for the cooldown to wear off before you can breed them again.

How to Breed a Mule in Minecraft

Besides breeding two horses, you can also cross-breed a horse and a donkey in Minecraft. You need to use golden carrots or golden apples for this as well.

Follow the same steps as above, feed the golden carrot or apple to the horse and donkey. They will enter Love Mode and then spawn a mule foal in Minecraft. Adult mules cannot be bred, so it is the only way to get them in the game.

Speed Up Growth and Get a Minecraft Horse with Better Stats

After you breed two horses or a horse and a donkey, you can speed up the growth of the baby in Minecraft. Here’s a complete list of food items you can feed the baby horse or mule to speed up their growth:

When it comes to the appearance of the foal, they have the same colors and markings as one of the parents most of the time. However, the baby horse’s appearance is random, and it can be assigned random colors too. If you want a baby horse of a specific color, use two adult horses of the required color.

On the other hand, there are three unique states for every horse: health, maximum movement speed, and jump height. For a baby horse, these values can be affected by their parents’ stats. The stats of both parents are averaged with the third random set of values. This means, when you breed horses in Minecraft, their values for health values are added with a third random value and divided by 3. The same thing goes for the other two stats. This means there is randomness involved here as well.

To increase these values and produce the ultimate horse or mule, you will need to breed parents of the best stats you can find. If the foal born has any value higher than the parent when mature, start breeding that horse. Eventually and after many breeding sessions, you will start noticing better and better horses being produced. This is a time-consuming process, so be patient.

If your horse gets damaged, you can also use the food items listed above to heal them in Minecraft. That’s pretty much everything you need to know about breeding horses in Minecraft. If you still have any questions, let us know in the comments below.