This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft leather horse armor with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
Leather horse armor is a type of armor that you can put on your horse to use as protection.
Let’s explore how to make leather horse armor.
Where to find Leather Horse Armor in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find leather horse armor in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.14 – 1.19
Miscellaneous
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.3 – 1.19.4
Combat
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s)Â is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make Leather Horse Armor
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft leather horse armor:
7 Leather
How to craft Leather Horse Armor in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make Leather Horse Armor
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make leather horse armor, place 7 leather in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When making leather horse armor, it is important that the leather is placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 leather in the first box and 1 leather in the third box. In the second row, there should be 3 leather. In the third row, there should be 1 leather in the first box and 1 leather in the third box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for leather horse armor.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the leather horse armor will appear in the box below the crafting grid.
3. Move the Leather Horse Armor to Inventory
Once you have crafted leather horse armor, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made leather horse armor in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, leather horse armor has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Leather Horse Armor
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Leather Horse Armor is:
/give @p leather_horse_armor 1
Things to Do with Leather Horse Armor
Here are some activities that you can do with leather horse armor in Minecraft:
How to Put Armor on a Horse  How to Take Armor off a Horse
Other Horse Armor
You can make other horse armor in Minecraft such as:
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