To tame a horse in Minecraft, follow these steps:
- Find a Horse
Horses typically spawn in Plains and Savanna biomes, often in small herds
- Approach the Horse with an Empty Hand
Make sure you are not holding any items. Right-click (or use the mount button) on the horse to mount it
- Mount Repeatedly Until Tamed
The horse will likely buck you off several times. Keep mounting it repeatedly. Each attempt increases the horse's "temper" until hearts appear, indicating it is tamed
- Optional: Feed the Horse to Help Taming
You can feed the horse items like apples, wheat, golden apples, golden carrots, or hay bales to speed up taming, though feeding is not strictly required
- Equip a Saddle to Control the Horse
After taming, the horse will no longer kick you off, but you need a saddle to control its movement. Saddles cannot be crafted and must be found in chests in dungeons, temples, bastions, or obtained via fishing or trading
.
To equip the saddle, mount the horse, open its inventory (press E), and drag
the saddle into the saddle slot
- Optional: Equip Horse Armor
You can also equip horse armor for protection, which is found similarly to saddles. This is optional and only available for horses, not donkeys or mules
Once tamed and saddled, you can ride and control the horse for faster travel and jumping over obstacles up to 2 blocks high
. In summary, taming involves mounting the horse repeatedly with an empty hand until hearts appear, then equipping a saddle to ride and control it
