Java Edition guides/Horse Update - minecraft.fandom.com

This guide is a simplified overview of all the changes in the Horse Update (Java Edition 1.6.x releases), which assumes at least some familiarity with the Redstone Update (Java Edition 1.5.x releases).

Mobs[]

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Name	Image	Habitat	Drops	Note
Horse		Spawns in plains	Leather (0–2) 1–3 (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	Creation assisted & inspired by DrZhark's Mo' Creatures mod To tame, ride them and get thrown off a few times until hearts appear Can be bred using Golden Apples & Golden Carrots Health can be restored using Bread, Sugar, Hay Bales, Wheat, Apples, Golden Apples & Golden Carrots Baby Horses can be grown the same way Players riding saddled Horses are granted full control over the Horse's movement Color, style, maximum health, jump height and speed vary between Horses Open your inventory, right click a Horse or press the inventory key while holding LSHIFT and looking at a Horse to access their inventory to deal with their storage, armor and saddle Rarely spawn in small groups
Donkey		Spawns in plains	Leather (0–2) 1–3 (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	Like horses, but smaller and gray Can carry chests with 15 slots on their saddles
Mule		Only spawns by breeding a horse with a donkey	Leather (0–2) 1–3 (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	Can wear chests on their saddles, just like donkeys Not breedable with horses, donkeys, or other mules
Skeleton Horse and Zombie Horse		Can be spawned only by using third party programs.	1–3 (when killed by a player or tamed wolf)	Introduced as the code of the normal Horse, although require third-party modifications to be used in the game. Aren't used at this time

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
All mobs		Mobs named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" are now flipped upside down. Now spawn in groups again.
Zombies		Now have a small chance to spawn additional zombies when damaged or not being looked at. Able to lock onto the player from 40 blocks away (formerly 16 blocks). Zombies that are locking onto a player can now move when further than 32 blocks away.
Withers		Armor has been retextured.

Blocks[]

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Name	Image	Obtaining	Tool Required	Uses
Hardened Clay		Ingredients Smelting recipe Clay (block) + Any fuel	Pickaxe	Can be crafted into Stained clay
Stained Clay		Ingredients Crafting recipe Terracotta + Matching Dye 8888888888888888	Pickaxe	Can be used as a decorative block
Carpets		Ingredients Crafting recipe Matching Wool 3333333333333333	Any	Can be used as a decorative block.
Hay Bale		Ingredients Crafting recipe Wheat	Any	Can be used as a building block. Can be used as compact wheat storage. Can be used to accelerate the growth of horses.
Block of Coal		Ingredients Crafting recipe Coal Crafted only with coal, not charcoal.	Pickaxe	Can be used as a building block. Can be used as compact coal storage. Can be used as furnace fuel to smelt 80 items, which is more than its individual 9 coal ingredients can (72 smelted items).

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Lapis Lazuli Block		Retextured subtly, it now has a border around it
Redstone Comparator		Now gives a redstone signal for Cauldrons and End Portal frames depending on their state Cauldrons give a signal strength of zero (empty) to three (full), depending on the water level End Portal frames give a signal strength of either zero or fifteen, depending on if an Eye of Ender has been inserted

Items[]

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Name	Image	Obtaining	Uses
Horse Armor		Cannot be crafted and it can only be found in most types of generated chests, including in Dungeons, Nether Fortresses, Desert Temples, and Jungle Temples	Horse armor
Lead		Ingredients Crafting recipe String + Slimeball 2	Can be used to bind mobs to fences or lead them around Right click mob first, then right-click fence or right-click the mob again to get the leash back
Name Tag		Found in dungeon chests	Name it in an anvil, then right click a mob to name it.
Horse Spawn Egg		Can be obtained via Creative inventory.	Works like any other spawn egg Sometimes a Donkey will be spawned instead

Changed[]

Name	Image	Changed
Charcoal		Retextured, with more brown shading to differentiate from coal
Saddle		The player can now put a saddle on a horse
Golden Apple		Golden apples now require gold ingots instead of gold nuggets to craft Golden apples now give Regeneration II for 10 seconds and both tiers give Absorption for 1 min 30 seconds
Glistering Melon		Glistering melons now require 8 gold nuggets

Biomes[]

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Name	Image	Changed
Deserts		No longer contain water lakes.

Effects[]

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Name	Image	Causes	Description
Absorption		Golden Apples	Increases damage absorption.
Health Boost		Golden Apples	Increases maximum health.
Saturation		Food	Decreases hunger loss.