Copper horse armor is the fifth-strongest tier of horse armor. Unlike other copper items, it cannot be crafted and is only obtainable from chest loot in various structures.
Obtaining
| Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Java Edition | ||||
 Copper Horse Armor
|
 Monster Room
|
Chest | 1 | 19.4%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.19424250096450613, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
|
 Desert Pyramid
|
Chest | 1 | 17%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17026171025287384, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 End City
|
Chest | 1 | 4.4%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04406995624694199, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Jungle Pyramid
|
Chest | 1 | 4.4%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04406995624694199, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Nether Fortress
|
Chest | 1 | 17.9%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17904394543308721, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
| |
 Stronghold
|
Altar chest | 1 | 2.5%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.024556901332717374, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
| |
 Village
|
Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 5%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.050210595293046056, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| |
| Bedrock Edition | ||||
| Copper Horse Armor
|
Monster Room
|
Chest | 1 | 19.4%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.19424250096450613, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
|
| Desert Pyramid
|
Chest | 1 | 17%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17026171025287384, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| End City
|
Chest | 1 | 4.4%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04406995624694199, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Jungle Pyramid
|
Chest | 1 | 4.4%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04397307776206183, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Nether Fortress
|
Chest | 1 | 17.9%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.17904394543308721, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
| |
| Stronghold
|
Altar chest | 1 | 2.4%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.02380856230861328, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
| |
| Village
|
Weaponsmith's chest | 1 | 5%{ "item": "Copper Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.050210595293046056, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
| |
Usage
Only regular adult horses and zombie horses can wear copper horse armor; baby horses, donkeys, mules, and skeleton horses cannot be equipped with armor.
Equipping
Copper horse armor can be equipped to a horse either by manually placing it in its respective slot (
) in the horse’s inventory, or by pressing use on the horse while holding it.
The copper horse armor can be removed either by manually removing it from the armor slot or by using shears on the horse.
Protection
When equipped, copper horse armor gives 4 (
) armor points.
Horse armor protects zombie horses from burning in sunlight.
If a horse dies while equipped with copper horse armor, it drops its normal loot, a saddle (if it had one), and the horse armor.
Durability
Unlike player armor or wolf armor, horse armor does not have durability. This means a single copper horse armor can be used infinitely unless it is destroyed through other means.
Enchanting
Unlike player armor, horse armor cannot be enchanted in Survival mode. However, in Java Edition 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.
Smelting
| Name | Ingredients | Smelting recipe | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Nugget | Copper Horse Armor + Any fuel |
        0.1 |
Sounds
| Sounds | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
| Horse armor equips | Friendly Mobs | When armor is equipped to a horse | entity | subtitles | 0.5 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Horse Armor snips away | Friendly Mobs | When armor is removed with shears | item | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16 | |
| Sounds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | Closed captions | Source | Description | Identifier | Translation key | Volume | Pitch |
| Horse armor equips | Friendly Mobs | When armor is equipped to a horse | mob | subtitles | 0.6 | 1.0 | |
| Horse Armor snips away | Friendly Mobs | When armor is removed with shears | mob | subtitles | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Horse Armor | copper_horse_armor | Item | item |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Item tags | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Horse Armor | copper_horse_armor | 779 | Item | minecraft:horse_armor |
item |
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.9 | 25w31a |   Added copper horse armor. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21.111 | Preview 1.21.110.22 | Added copper horse armor. | |||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Copper Horse Armor" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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Sunny riding a horse with copper horse armor -
