- In Minecraft, horses spawn in groups around the plains and savanna biomes of Minecraft.
- To tame horses in Minecraft, players must ride them repeatedly and increase their temper.
- Once tamed, players can equip a saddle to their horse to control and steer them in the world.
The survival world of Minecraft can be frustrating at times because of the plethora of biomes. Most players even struggle to travel around the world. Technically, you can teleport or use an Elytra later in the game. But unless you want to cheat or wait for later stages, we have an alternate solution. You can learn how to tame a horse in Minecraft, and you have a pretty reliable vehicle.
Horses in Minecraft are easy to find, they are fast, and they even provide combat advantages. Plus, you can even look for a horse that matches your Minecraft skin. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves and first learn how to tame a horse in Minecraft.
How to Find a Horse in Minecraft
Horses spawn in groups of up to 6 at a time, making them a pretty reliable companion. But when spawned in a group, all the horses have the same or similar color. The marks on their skins can be slightly different, but you will have to look for a new group if you want variety.
If you are looking for regular overworld horses, they spawn in the following biomes:
- Plains
- Sunflower Plains
- Savanna
- Savanna Plateau
- Windswept Savanna
- Villages
Steps to Tame a Minecraft Horse
The process of taming horses in Minecraft is similar to real life. You have to interact with and train the horse until it accepts you as its owner. Follow these steps to tame a horse in Minecraft:
- First, look for a horse and choose any horse variant as long as it’s an adult.
- Then, use right-click or the secondary action key on the horse to mount it.
- Within seconds, the horse will reach its temper and push you off.
- When the horse pushes you off, you have to mount it again.
- You have to repeat this process until hearts appear on top of the horse’s head and it accepts you.
What is the Temper of a Horse in Minecraft
Temper is the acceptance rate of horses towards Minecraft players. It is assigned randomly on a scale of 0 to 99. As you might’ve guessed, the higher the temper, the easier it is to tame the horse. Each time a player rides a horse, their temper increases by 5 points. So, unless you are lucky, it can take you some time to tame multiple horses in Minecraft.
How to Improve the Temper of a Minecraft Horse
You can improve a horse’s temper by feeding it food. Unlike most tameable mobs, horses are open to a variety of options when it comes to food. You can feed the following items to a horse with the given temper points:
- Sugar: +3
- Wheat: +3
- Apple/ Carrot: +3
- Golden Apple: +10
- Golden Carrot: +5
Once the horse is tamed, you can feed a hay bale to it. Hay bale is the best food to heal a horse in Minecraft. Not to forget, golden apples and golden carrots can force a horse to breed. So, unless you want to get a baby horse, you should stick to non-golden food while taming it. Although the golden apple does improve its temper by 10 points, which is higher than any other food.
How to Ride a Horse in Minecraft
Once you have tamed a horse, you can mount it without the fear of getting pushed off. But the horse won’t allow you to steer it.
To counter that and control the horse, you will need to find or craft a saddle in Minecraft. After you obtain a saddle, follow the steps below to easily ride a horse in Minecraft:
- First, walk up to your tamed horse and hold a saddle in your hand.
- Right-click or use the secondary action key while holding a saddle.
- This will place a saddle on the horse, and you will be able to ride it.
Alternatively, if you are riding the horse, you can press your inventory key (I) to see the horse’s inventory. Here, you can place the saddle in its slot to make the horse equip a saddle.
Once your horse is ready, you can use the movement keys to control it. The horse moves at a faster pace than a player and can even jump a longer range.
With that, you know everything about how to tame a horse in Minecraft. You can now use this new best friend to explore some of the best Minecraft biomes with ease.
Now that we are getting the new aquatic rideable mob, Nautilus, in the Mounts of Mayhem update, which other mob do you think should be made rideable in Minecraft? Tell us in the comments!
Minecraft only allows you to ride or tame an adult horse. So, you first have to feed baby horses to help them grow. Then you can easily ride them as adult horses.
The simplest way to keep a horse in Minecraft is to use a lead to tie it to a fence. But you can also build a small stable-like structure with a roof for added protection.
If you want to remove a saddle, you need to open your inventory while riding the horse. Doing so will also display the horse’s inventory. Then, move the saddle from the horse’s inventory to your inventory.
Similar to the armor for players, horse armor gives additional protection to the horse. You can get four types of horse armor, including iron, gold, diamond, and leather.
