Netherite Horse Armor

Netherite Horse Armor

Rarity tier	Common
Armor	19 ( × 9.5)
Armor toughness	3 ()
Knockback resistance	1 (10%)
Renewable	No
Stackable	No

Netherite horse armor is the strongest tier of horse armor.

Obtaining

Smithing

Ingredients	Smithing recipe
Netherite Upgrade + Diamond Horse Armor + Netherite Ingot

Usage

Only adult horses and zombie horses can wear netherite horse armor; baby horses, donkeys, mules, and skeleton horses cannot be equipped with armor.

Equipping

Netherite 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 netherite horse armor can be removed either by manually removing it from the armor slot or by using shears on the horse.

Protection

When equipped, netherite horse armor gives 19 ( × 9.5) armor points, 3 armor toughness, and 1 (10%) knockback resistance.

Horse armor protects zombie horses from burning in sunlight.

If a horse dies while equipped with netherite horse armor, it drops its normal loot, a saddle (if it has one), and the horse armor.

Durability

Unlike player armor or wolf armor, horse armor does not have durability. This means a single netherite 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.

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Translation key
Netherite Horse Armor	netherite_horse_armor	Item	item.minecraft.netherite_horse_armor

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item tags	Translation key
Netherite Horse Armor	netherite_horse_armor	729	Item	minecraft:horse_armor	item.netherite_horse_armor.name

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.21.11			25w45a				Added netherite horse armor.
			25w46a				The textures of netherite horse armor have been changed to match Bedrock Edition.
							No longer burns in fire or lava.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.21.130			Preview 1.21.130.26				Added netherite horse armor.
26.0			Preview 26.0.23				Netherite horse armor's toughness is now 3.

Issues

Issues relating to "Netherite Horse Armor" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

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  6 horses equipped with leather, copper, iron, gold, diamond, and netherite armor (old textures)
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  Kai in netherite armor next to a horse in netherite horse armor
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  25w45a promo (old textures)
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  Ari on a jumping horse in netherite armor
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  A horse in netherite horse armor

Textures

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  Texture before 25w46a
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  Texture after 25w46a