Exploring the vast world of Minecraft can be a fun adventure for everyone. However, it may feel like a tedious grinding chore in lengthy landscapes. That’s where horses in Minecraft hop in for help!

These reliable and trustworthy steeds are quite fast, and you’ll quickly develop a lovely and successful companionship in the game. 

Unfortunately, you don’t get a horse by default in the game. So in this article, we’ll show you how to tame a horse in Minecraft to ride it around the world. Let’s jump right in!

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Here’s a step by step guide that walks you through everything you need to know to get your first horse in the game:

The first thing you need to do before you tame your horse is to get yourself a saddle. Depending on the version of the game you have, you can get one even after you tame a horse. 

However, you won’t be able to ride your tamed steed or move them around the world unless you have them saddled.

The thing is, you won’t be able to craft a saddle. Instead, you need to find one by searching around the world. Luckily, saddles aren’t a rare commodity in the game and you’ll be able to find one pretty easily.

The best way to find a saddle is by looking for them in chests that you find in dungeons and nether fortresses or by trading them with the villagers around the map.

Oddly enough, another way to find a saddle in Minecraft is to catch one in the water while fishing. However, you can find a saddle in 1 out of 120 attempts while using a standard fishing rod. 

Now that you have your handy saddle in your inventory, you have all the essentials you need to ride a horse around the map.

Keep in mind that taming a horse doesn’t necessarily require a saddle. Yet, it’s quite pointless to tame a horse that you can move around, which is why getting a saddle first is strongly advised to save you the back and forth.

To find a horse in Minecraft, you need to look in the right kind of biome where horses spawn. Ideally, horses in Minecraft are usually found in either the Savannah or the Plains biomes.

In most cases, you should find anywhere between 2 to 6 Minecraft horses in a group together, which makes them easy to spot. Horses are passive, which means that they don’t attack players, so don’t be afraid to approach one.

You’ll typically find different types of horses in the game, as they come in 7 different colors as well as 5 different patterns and markings that vary in rarity. However, apart from looks, they’re all the same.

Once you’re settled on your favorite horse that you want to take back home, it’s time to start taming the horse. 

First, make sure that you remove any weapons on you, so you don’t accidentally attack the horse and spook it away. You can do that by either removing the weapon from the Hotbar or choosing any empty slot in it.

To tame a horse, you’ll need to mount the horse. You can easily do that by clicking on the horse like you’d do to interact with or use an item. Alternatively, in other versions of Minecraft, you only need to hover on the horse, then click on the “Mount” button that appears.

Once you mount the horse, it’ll try to buck you off. Once that happens you’ll need to mount your horse again the same way you did before. In most cases, it may take you up to 6 mounting attempts to tame your horse.

In addition to mounting the horse and getting bucked off, you can also feed your horse to raise your chances of taming them quickly. Horses enjoy a variety of foods, including apples, hay, carrots, etc.

This is typically unnecessary unless the horse takes a bit longer than usual to be tamed or you’re in a hurry. 

You’ll know that your horse is finally tamed when the red hearts start floating around the horse. The horse won’t buck you off as you try to mount it from now on.

Now that you’ve tamed the horse, it’s time to move it around the map. Keep in mind that you must have a saddle for this step. 

To put the saddle on your horse, you need to either mount the horse or point at it, then open your inventory. This will give you an extra window where you can see the horse’s inventory.

Simply transfer the saddle from your inventory to the horse, then close the menu. Now, you’ll be able to move your horse around the map!

Step 6: Put an Armor on Your Horse (Optional)

To protect your horse, you should put horse armor on them. Similar to saddles, horse armor is found and not crafted, and you can typically find them the same way you find a saddle.

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A Brief Guide to Help You Tame and Ride a Horse in Minecraft

To breed horses, you need to have tamed two horses in the game and keep them close to each other. Additionally, you’ll need to have two of any of the following food items:

Feed each horse one of the food items, then feed the other horse its pair (they must be the same food item). Hearts will start to appear above the horses, and once it disappears, a small pony will spawn in the vicinity.

How to Breed Horses in Minecraft

With that said, you now know how to tame a horse in Minecraft the right way. As you can see, taming a horse with a saddle will always come in handy because it can make your adventure a lot easier in Minecraft’s vast world!

Luckily, with this guide, you’ll have everything you need to make use of these magnificent creatures!

How to Tame a Horse in Minecraft: A Brief Guide

How to Tame a Horse in Minecraft: A Brief Guide

A Brief Guide to Help You Tame and Ride a Horse in Minecraft

How to Breed Horses in Minecraft

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How to Tame a Horse in Minecraft: A Brief Guide

How to Tame a Horse in Minecraft: A Brief Guide

A Brief Guide to Help You Tame and Ride a Horse in Minecraft

How to Breed Horses in Minecraft

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