{{Item
| image = <gallery>
Leather Horse Armor.png | Leather 
Iron Horse Armor.png | Iron
Golden Horse Armor.png | Golden
Diamond Horse Armor.png | Diamond
</gallery>
| image2 = <gallery>
Leather Horse Armor (item).png|Leather
Iron Horse Armor (item).png|Iron
Golden Horse Armor (item).png|Golden
Diamond Horse Armor (item).png|Diamond
</gallery>
| 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.

== Obtaining ==

===Chest 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 some generated structures.

===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. However, horse armor does not have netherite or chainmail variants.

=== Armor Stands ===
Horse armor cannot be placed or displayed on [[armor stand]]s. 

===Protection===
Horse armor can be equipped to horses either by manually placing it in its respective slot by pressing E while riding the horse ({{SlotSprite|Horse Armor}}), or by right-clicking 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 [[armor|player armor]].
{| class="wikitable" data-description="Armor defense"
|-
! Material !! [[Armor]]
|-
! [[Leather]]
| {{armor|3}} 
|-
! [[Iron]]
| {{armor|5}} 
|-
! [[Gold]]
| {{armor|7}} 
|-
! [[Diamond]]
| {{armor|11}} 
|}
When a horse dies while equipped with any horse armor, it drops its normal loot, 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 [[Depth Strider]], [[Thorns]], [[Respiration]], [[Feather Falling]], and [[Curse of vanishing]]. Other enchantments can be applied, but they have no effect.

=== Dyeing ===
Leather horse armor can be dyed 12,326,391 different colors (using lone dyes or dye combinations) and put onto a horse to display that color. These changes can be reverted by {{control|using}} a filled [[cauldron]] with dyed leather horse armor.

===Smelting usage===
{{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 ==
{{Edition|Java}}:
{{Sound table
|sound=Horse armor.ogg
|subtitle=Horse armor equips
|source=neutral
|description=When armor is equipped to a horse
|id=entity.horse.armor
|translationkey=subtitles.entity.horse.armor
|volume=0.5
|pitch=1.0
|distance=16
|foot=1}}

{{Edition|Bedrock}}:
{{Sound table
|type=bedrock
|sound=Horse armor.ogg
|source=neutral
|description=When armor is equipped to a horse
|id=mob.horse.armor
|volume=0.6
|pitch=1.0
|foot=1}}

== 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 ===
When leather horse armor is dyed, it has the following NBT:

{{el|java}}:
{{main|Player.dat format}}
<div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound|tag}}: Parent tag.
** {{nbt|compound|display}}: Display properties.
*** {{nbt|int|color}}: The color of the leather armor. The tooltip displays "Dyed" if advanced tooltips are disabled, otherwise it displays the hexadecimal color value. Color codes are calculated from the Red, Green and Blue components using this formula:<br>'''<span style="color:red">Red</span>[[wikipedia:Logical shift|<<]]16 + <span style="color:green">Green</span><<8 + <span style="color:blue">Blue</span>'''<ref>For positive values larger than 0x00FFFFFF, the top byte is ignored. All negative values produce white.</ref>
</div>

{{el|bedrock}}:
: See [[Bedrock Edition level format/Item format]].

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.6.1|snap=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 [[crafting|crafted]] 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
}}
{{!}}}
}}
{{History|||snap=13w18a|The crafting recipe for horse armor has been removed.
|Horse armor can now be found in [[chest]]s in [[jungle temple|jungle]] & [[desert temple]]s, [[dungeon]]s, [[nether fortress]]es, [[stronghold]] altar rooms and [[village]] blacksmith buildings.
|Iron horse armor can now additionally be found in [[mineshaft]] chests.}}
{{History|||snap=13w21a|Horse armor is no longer stackable, to be consistent with other types of [[armor]].}}
{{History||1.9|snap=15w31a|Horse armor has been added to [[end city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=15w43a|The average yield of horse armor in [[nether fortress]] chests has slightly decreased.}}
{{History|||snap=15w44a|The average yield of horse armor in [[desert temple]] chests has increased.
|The average yield of iron horse armor from [[dungeon]] chests has slightly decreased.
|Iron horse armor has been removed from [[mineshaft]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.11.1|snap=16w50a|Golden and iron horse armor can now be [[smelting|smelted]] down into one of their respective [[nugget]]s.}}
{{History||1.13|snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=17w47a|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], these [[item]]s' numeral IDs were 417, 418 and 419.}}
{{History|||snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=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>}}
{{History|||snap=pre2|A bug with the [[horse]] skin and horse armor textures not applying correctly has been fixed.<ref>{{bug|MC-124364}}</ref>}}
{{History||1.14|snap=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.}}
{{History|||snap=February 20, 2019|slink=https://twitter.com/_LadyAgnes/status/1098134917299531776?s=19|Leather horse armor announced for {{el|je}}.}}
{{History|||snap=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, which can be [[dyeing|dyed]] 12,326,391 different colors, similar to leather [[armor]].}}
{{History|||snap=19w11a|Leatherworker [[villager]]s now [[trading|sell]] leather horse armor.}}
{{History||1.14.1|snap=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.}}
{{History||1.16|snap=20w15a|Horse armor placed in a dispenser can now be put on tamed horses.}}
{{History|||snap=20w16a|Golden horse armor now generates in [[ruined portal]] chests.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=21w13a|Leather horse armor now protects [[horse]]s from [[freezing]].}}
{{History||1.19|snap=22w13a|Diamond horse armor may now be found in [[ancient city]] [[chest]]s.}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.15.0|snap=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.}}
{{History|pocket}}
{{History||1.0.0|snap=alpha 0.17.0.1|Horse armor can now be found inside [[end city]] [[chest]]s.}}
{{History||1.1.0|snap=alpha 1.1.0.0|Iron and golden horse armor are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.2.6|snap=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.}}
{{History||1.10.0|snap=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.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.1|Horse armor can now be found in [[savanna]], [[desert]], [[taiga]], [[snowy taiga]] and [[snowy tundra]] [[village]] weaponsmith [[chest]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Leather horse armor can now be [[trading|bought]] from leatherworker [[villager]]s.}}
{{History|||snap=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.}}
{{History||1.17.0|snap=beta 1.16.230.54|Leather horse armor now protects [[horse]]s from [[freezing]].}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU19|xbone=CU7|ps=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.}}
{{History||xbox=TU53|xbone=CU43|ps=1.49|wiiu=Patch 23|switch=1.0.3|Iron and golden horse armor are now [[smelting|smeltable]].}}
{{History||xbox=TU60|xbone=CU51|ps=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.}}
{{History||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps=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.}}

{{History|3ds}}
{{History||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.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
<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 [[Java Edition 13w21a|13w21a]], which allows the removal and switching of armor.
GodSpawner.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>

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{items}}

[[Category:Armor]]

[[de:Rossharnisch]]
[[es:Armadura para caballo]]
[[fr:Armure pour cheval]]
[[it:Bardatura]]
[[ja:馬鎧]]
[[ko:말 갑옷]]
[[nl:Paardenharnas]]
[[pl:Zbroja końska]]
[[pt:Armadura para cavalo]]
[[ru:Конская броня]]
[[uk:Кінські обладунки]]
[[zh:马铠]]
