{{Infobox item
| group = Leather
| 1-1 = Leather Horse Armor.png
| 1-2 = Leather Horse Armor (item).png
| invimage = Leather Horse Armor
| group2 = Iron
| 2-1 = Iron Horse Armor.png
| 2-2 = Iron Horse Armor (item).png
| invimage2 = Iron Horse Armor
| group3 = Golden
| 3-1 = Golden Horse Armor.png
| 3-2 = Golden Horse Armor (item).png
| invimage3 = Golden Horse Armor
| group4 = Diamond
| 4-1 = Diamond Horse Armor.png
| 4-2 = Diamond Horse Armor (item).png
| invimage4 = Diamond Horse Armor
| *-1class = notpageimage
| extratext = View [[#Gallery|all renders]]
| renewable = 
* '''Leather''': Yes
* '''All others''': No
| stackable = No
}}
'''Horse armor''' is a special type of [[armor]] that can be given to a [[horse]] to wear.

== Variants ==
* {{ItemLink|Leather Horse Armor}}
* {{ItemLink|Iron Horse Armor}}
* {{ItemLink|Golden Horse Armor}}
* {{ItemLink|Diamond Horse Armor}}

== Obtaining ==
=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|iron-horse-armor}}
{{LootChestItem|golden-horse-armor}}
{{LootChestItem|diamond-horse-armor}}

=== Crafting ===
{{crafting
|A1= Leather
|C1= Leather
|A2= Leather
|B2= Leather
|C2= Leather
|A3= Leather
|C3= Leather
|Output= Leather Horse Armor
|type=Miscellaneous
}}

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

=== Trading ===
Expert-level [[leatherworker]] villagers [[trading|sell]] leather horse armor for 6 [[emerald]]s as part of their trade.

== Usage ==
Only normal adult horses can wear armor; foals, [[donkey]]s, [[mule]]s, and undead variants such as [[skeleton horse]]s and [[zombie horse]]s cannot be equipped with armor.

=== Types ===
Horse armor has leather, iron, gold, and diamond variants. It does not have netherite, chainmail or turtle scute variants.

=== Armor stands ===
Horse armor cannot be placed or displayed on [[armor stand]]s as it would be on a horse.

=== Protection ===
Horse armor can be equipped to horses either by manually placing it in its respective slot by pressing {{control|inventory}} while riding the horse ({{SlotSprite|Horse Armor}}), or by {{control|use|text=using}} the horse with it.

There is a gradual increase in the defense given from a horse wearing the different types of armor. Note that golden horse armor provides more protection than iron horse armor, whereas the opposite is true for player [[armor]]. Diamond horse armor is the only horse armor type to provide any armor toughness.
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Armor defense"
|-
! Material !! [[Armor]] !! Armor toughness
|-
! [[Leather]]
| {{armor|3}} 
| 0 
|-
! [[Iron]]
| {{armor|5}} 
| 0 
|-
! [[Gold]]
| {{armor|7}} 
| 0 
|-
! [[Diamond]]
| {{armor|11}} 
| 2 
|}
If a horse dies while equipped with any horse armor, it drops its normal loot, a saddle (if it had one), and the horse 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).

=== Durability ===
Unlike [[armor|player armor]], horse armor does not have durability. This means a single horse armor can be used infinitely unless destroyed.

=== Enchanting ===
Unlike [[armor|player armor]], horse armor cannot be enchanted in Survival mode. However, {{in|java}} Creative mode, horse armor can be used with an [[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 ===
{{main|Dyeing#Dyeing armor}}

Leather horse armor can be dyed by combining it with [[dye]](s) through crafting{{only|je|short=1}} or by {{control|using}} it on a [[cauldron]] containing dyed water.{{only|be|short=1}} {{control|Using}} leather horse armor on a cauldron containing ordinary water removes any dye from it.

{{Calculator|armorColor|icon=horse}}

=== Smelting ===
{{Smelting
|showname=1
|Iron Horse Armor;Golden Horse Armor
|Iron Nugget;Gold Nugget
|0,1
}}

=== Piglins ===
{{EntityLink|Piglin|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.

== Sounds ==
{{/Sounds}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Leather Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=leather_horse_armor
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_horse_armor
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_horse_armor
|form=item}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_horse_armor
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|showaliasids=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Leather Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=leather_horse_armor
|aliasid=horsearmorleather
|id=530
|form=item
|translationkey=item.horsearmorleather.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Iron Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=iron_horse_armor
|aliasid=horsearmoriron
|id=531
|form=item
|translationkey=item.horsearmoriron.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Diamond Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=diamond_horse_armor
|aliasid=horsearmordiamond
|id=533
|form=item
|translationkey=item.horsearmordiamond.name}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Golden Horse Armor
|spritetype=item
|nameid=golden_horse_armor
|aliasid=horsearmorgold
|id=532
|form=item
|translationkey=item.horsearmorgold.name
|foot=1}}

=== Item data ===
{{JE}}:
{{see also|Data component format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|components}}: the item's '''components''' tag.
{{:Data component format/dyed_color}}
</div>

{{Calculator|decimalColor}}

{{BE}}:
{{see also|Bedrock Edition level format/Item format}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Oh Shiny}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6.1|dev=13w16a|[[File:Iron Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added horse armor.
|Horse armor can be [[craft]]ed using the following recipe.
{{{!}} class{{=}}"collapsible collapsed"
! Recipe
{{!}}-
{{!}}
{{Crafting Table
  |C1=Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |A2=Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond 
  |B2=Any Wool
  |C2=Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |A3=Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |B3=Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |C3=Iron Ingot; Gold Ingot; Diamond
  |Output=Iron Horse Armor; Golden Horse Armor; Diamond Horse Armor
}}
{{!}}}
}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w18a|The crafting recipe for horse armor has been removed.
|Horse armor can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[jungle pyramid|jungle]] & [[desert pyramid]]s, [[dungeon]]s, [[nether fortress]]es, [[stronghold]] altar rooms and [[village]] blacksmith buildings.
|Iron horse armor can now additionally be found in [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=13w21a|Horse armor is no longer stackable, to be consistent with other types of [[armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w31a|Horse armor has been added to [[end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w43a|The average yield of horse armor in [[nether fortress]] chests has slightly decreased.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=15w44a|The average yield of horse armor in [[desert pyramid]] chests has increased.
|The average yield of iron horse armor from [[dungeon]] chests has slightly decreased.
|Iron horse armor has been removed from [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.1|dev=16w50a|Golden and iron horse armor can now be [[smelt]]ed down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w45a|[[File:Iron Horse Armor JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE2.png|32px]] The textures of horse armor have been changed, as the [[model]] of [[horse]]s has changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w46a|[[File:Iron Horse Armor 17w46a.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor 17w46a.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor 17w46a.png|32px]] The model of horse armor has been changed, but the textures of horse armor have remained unaltered.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 417, 418 and 419.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w03a|[[File:Iron Horse Armor JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of horse armor have been changed, as the [[model]] of [[horse]]s has changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w22a|[[File:Iron Horse Armor JE4 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of iron horse armor when equipped has been changed.<ref>{{bug|MC-124357}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre2|A bug with the [[horse]] skin and horse armor textures not applying correctly has been fixed.<ref>{{bug|MC-124364}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w50a|[[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of horse armor [[item]]s have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=February 20, 2019|slink=https://twitter.com/_LadyAgnes/status/1098134917299531776?s=19|Leather horse armor announced for {{el|je}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w08a|[[File:Iron Horse Armor JE5 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE4 BE3.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of iron, gold and diamond horse armor have been changed.
|[[File:Leather Horse Armor JE1 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) JE1.png|32px]] Added leather horse armor. It is now craftable from 7 leather and can be [[dye]]d 12,326,391 different colors, similar to leather [[armor]].|Horse armor no longer flashes red when the horse takes [[damage]].|Horse armor no longer turns invisible when the horse has the [[invisibility]] effect.|[[Thorns]], [[Feather Falling]], [[Depth Strider]], [[Respiration]], [[Protection]], [[Fire Protection]], [[Projectile Protection]] and [[Blast Protection]] enchantments are now functional for the horse when added to the horse armor in creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Leatherworker [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] leather horse armor.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14.1|dev=Pre-Release 1|[[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) JE2.png|32px]] The texture of leather horse armor [[item]] has been changed to be more consistent with the other types of horse armor.
|[[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] The texture of iron horse armor item has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15|dev=19w37a|[[Curse of Vanishing]] enchantment is now functional for the horse when added to horse armor in creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16|dev=20w15a|Horse armor placed in a dispenser can now be put on tamed horses.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=20w16a|Golden horse armor now generates in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w13a|Leather horse armor now protects [[horse]]s from [[freezing]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.19|dev=22w13a|Diamond horse armor may now be found in [[ancient city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w05a|The armor and armor toughness values of horse armor are now visible in the inventory.|[[Depth Strider]] and [[Respiration]] enchantments are no longer functional for the horse when added to horse armor in creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|exp=Update 1.21|dev=24w05a|Horse armor can now be found in [[trial chamber]] vaults.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=24w11a|Horse armor can no longer be found in trial chamber vaults.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21|dev=24w18a|[[Curse of Binding]] enchantment is now functional for the horse when added to horse armor in creative mode.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.2|dev=24w36a|Horse armor now shows the enchantment glint on the horse when enchanted.<ref>{{bug|MC-16829}}</ref>}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.15.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Leather Horse Armor BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added horse armor and [[dyeing|dyeable]] leather horse armor as a version exclusive.}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.0|dev=alpha 0.17.0.1|Horse armor can now be found inside [[end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron and golden horse armor are now [[smelt]]able.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2.6|dev=beta 1.2.6.2|[[File:Leather Horse Armor BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor JE4 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE3 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE3 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of horse armor have been changed, as the [[model]] of [[horse]]s has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|Horse armor can now be found in [[plains]] [[village]] weaponsmith [[chest]]s.
|[[File:Leather Horse Armor JE1 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor JE5 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE4 BE3.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of all horse armor have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Horse armor can now be found in [[savanna]], [[desert]], [[taiga]], [[snowy taiga]] and [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] weaponsmith [[chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Leather horse armor can now be [[trading|bought]] from leatherworker [[villager]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.5|[[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of all horse armor [[item]]s have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17.0|dev=beta 1.16.230.54|Leather horse armor now protects [[horse]]s from [[freezing]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.60|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.60.20|Iron, gold and diamond horse armor can now be obtained as loot in [[trial chambers]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|exp=Update 1.21|dev=Preview 1.20.80.22|Iron, gold and diamond horse armor can no longer be obtained as loot in trial chambers.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps3=1.12|psvita=1.12|ps4=1.12|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Iron Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added horse armor.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU46|xbone=CU36|ps3=1.38|psvita=1.38|ps4=1.38|wiiu=Patch 15|switch=1.0.1|Horse armor has been added to [[end city]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps3=1.49|psvita=1.49|ps4=1.50|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden horse armor are now [[smelt]]able.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps3=1.64|psvita=1.64|ps4=1.64|wiiu=Patch 30|switch=1.0.11|[[File:Leather Horse Armor BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) BE1.png|32px]] Added leather horse armor.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|switch=none|[[File:Leather Horse Armor JE1 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor JE5 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE4 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE4 BE3.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE3.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE3 BE3.png|32px]] The textures of leather, iron, gold and diamond horse armor have been changed.}}

|{{HistoryLine|3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|[[File:Leather Horse Armor BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor JE1 BE1.png|32px]]<br>[[File:Leather Horse Armor (item) BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Iron Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Golden Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Diamond Horse Armor (item) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added horse armor.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
{{needs render|section=Section mode|All horse armors with enchantment glint, both as worn entity models and item images.}}
=== Renders ===
<gallery>
Leather Horse Armor.png|Undyed leather armor
White Leather Horse Armor.png|White leather armor
Light Gray Leather Horse Armor.png|Light gray leather armor
Gray Leather Horse Armor.png|Gray leather armor
Black Leather Horse Armor.png|Black leather armor
Brown Leather Horse Armor.png|Brown leather armor
Red Leather Horse Armor.png|Red leather armor
Orange Leather Horse Armor.png|Orange leather armor
Yellow Leather Horse Armor.png|Yellow leather armor
Lime Leather Horse Armor.png|Lime leather armor
Green Leather Horse Armor.png|Green leather armor
Cyan Leather Horse Armor.png|Cyan leather armor
Light Blue Leather Horse Armor.png|Light blue leather armor
Blue Leather Horse Armor.png|Blue leather armor
Purple Leather Horse Armor.png|Purple leather armor
Magenta Leather Horse Armor.png|Magenta leather armor
Pink Leather Horse Armor.png|Pink leather armor
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Armored Horse.png|A [[horse]] equipped with iron horse armor and bound to a fence post by a [[lead]].
13w21a-new-HorseUI-inventory.png|The GUI for horses implemented in [[13w21a]], which allows the removal and switching of armor.
Example monster room loot.png|A golden horse armor found in a [[dungeon]] chest, which coincidentally contains an [[enchanted golden apple]].
Horses with armor.png|4 [[horse]]s equipped with [[leather]], [[iron]], [[gold]], and [[diamond]] armor.
Leather Horse Armor 1.jpg|First image of leather horse armor.
Leather Horse Armor 2.jpg|Second image of leather horse armor.
Leather Horse Armor 3.jpg|Third image of leather horse armor.
Leather Horse Armor 4.jpg|Fourth image of leather horse armor.
Leather Horse Armor 5.jpg|Fifth image of leather horse armor.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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