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Golden Horse Armor

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Golden Horse Armor
Golden Horse Armor.png: Infobox image for Minecraft item 'Golden Horse Armor'
Invicon Golden Horse Armor.png: Inventory sprite for Golden Horse Armor in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Golden Horse Armor When equipped: +7 Armor
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Golden horse armor is the third-strongest tier of horse armor. Unlike other gold items, it cannot be crafted and is only obtainable from chest loot in various structures.

Obtaining

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Golden Horse Armor Monster Room Chest 1 13.3%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.132570480395519, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
Desert Pyramid Chest 1 11.6%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11610352027152815, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
End City Chest 1 4.4%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04406995624694199, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Jungle Pyramid Chest 1 4.4%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04406995624694199, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
Nether Fortress Chest 1 27.4%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2743889585542344, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
Ruined Portal Chest 1 7.3%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0729006411312747, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.5%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.024556901332717374, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Village Weaponsmith's chest 1 5%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.050210595293046056, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }
Bedrock Edition
Golden Horse Armor Monster Room Chest 1 13.3%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.132570480395519, "structure": "Monster Room", "container": "Chest" }
Desert Pyramid Chest 1 11.6%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.11610352027152815, "structure": "Desert Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
End City Chest 1 4.4%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04406995624694199, "structure": "End City", "container": "Chest" }
Jungle Pyramid Chest 1 4.4%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.04397307776206183, "structure": "Jungle Pyramid", "container": "Chest" }
Nether Fortress Chest 1 27.4%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.2743889585542344, "structure": "Nether Fortress", "container": "Chest" }
Ruined Portal Chest 1 7.3%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.0729006411312747, "structure": "Ruined Portal", "container": "Chest" }
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.4%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.02380856230861328, "structure": "Stronghold", "container": "Altar chest" }
Village Weaponsmith's chest 1 5%
{ "item": "Golden Horse Armor", "stacksize": 1, "chance": 0.050210595293046056, "structure": "Village", "container": "Weaponsmith's chest" }

Usage

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

Equipping

Golden horse armor can be equipped to a horse either by manually placing it in its respective slot (SlotSprite Horse Armor.png: Sprite image for Horse Armor in Minecraft) in the horse’s inventory, or by pressing Use on the horse while holding it.

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

Protection

When equipped, golden horse armor gives 7 (🛡🛡🛡🛡) armor points.

Horse armor protects zombie horses from burning in sunlight.

If a horse dies while equipped with golden 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 golden 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
Gold Nugget Golden Horse Armor +
Any fuel
Invicon Golden Horse Armor.png: Inventory sprite for Golden Horse Armor in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Golden Horse Armor When equipped: +7 Armor
Invicon Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Coal with description: CoalInvicon Charcoal.png: Inventory sprite for Charcoal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Charcoal with description: CharcoalInvicon Oak Log.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Log in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Log with description: LogInvicon Oak Planks.png: Inventory sprite for Oak Planks in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Oak Planks with description: Overworld PlanksInvicon Lava Bucket.png: Inventory sprite for Lava Bucket in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lava Bucket with description: Lava BucketInvicon Block of Coal.png: Inventory sprite for Block of Coal in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Block of Coal with description: Block of Coal
Invicon Gold Nugget.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Nugget in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Nugget with description: Gold Nugget0.1

Piglins

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

Java Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Horse armor equipsFriendly MobsWhen armor is equipped to a horseentity.horse.armorsubtitles.entity.horse.armor​0.51.016
​Horse Armor snips awayFriendly MobsWhen armor is removed with shearsitem.horse_armor.unequipsubtitles.item.horse_armor.unequip​1.01.016

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundClosed captionsSourceDescriptionIdentifierTranslation keyVolumePitch
​Horse armor equipsFriendly MobsWhen armor is equipped to a horsemob.horse.armorsubtitles.entity.horse.armor​0.61.0
​Horse Armor snips awayFriendly MobsWhen armor is removed with shearsmob.horse.horse_armor_unequipsubtitles.item.horse_armor.unequip​1.01.0


Data values

ID

Java Edition:

NameIdentifierForm Translation key
ItemSprite golden-horse-armor.png: Sprite image for golden-horse-armor in Minecraft Golden Horse Armorgolden_horse_armorItem item.minecraft.golden_horse_armor

Bedrock Edition:

NameIdentifierAlias ID Numeric ID Form Translation key
ItemSprite gold-horse-armor.png: Sprite image for gold-horse-armor in Minecraft Gold Horse Armorgolden_horse_armorhorsearmorgold532Item item.horsearmorgold.name

Advancements

IconAdvancementIn-game descriptionActual requirements (if different)
Oh ShinyDistract Piglins with gold The player must not be wearing any golden armor when the piglin accepts or picks up the item.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.6.113w16a Added gold horse armor.
Gold horse armor can be crafted using the following recipe.
Invicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon White Wool.png: Inventory sprite for White Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to White Wool with description: White WoolInvicon Light Gray Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Light Gray Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Gray Wool with description: Light Gray WoolInvicon Gray Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Gray Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gray Wool with description: Gray WoolInvicon Black Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Black Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Black Wool with description: Black WoolInvicon Brown Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Brown Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Brown Wool with description: Brown WoolInvicon Red Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Red Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Red Wool with description: Red WoolInvicon Orange Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Orange Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Orange Wool with description: Orange WoolInvicon Yellow Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Yellow Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Yellow Wool with description: Yellow WoolInvicon Lime Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Lime Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Lime Wool with description: Lime WoolInvicon Green Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Green Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Green Wool with description: Green WoolInvicon Cyan Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Cyan Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Cyan Wool with description: Cyan WoolInvicon Light Blue Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Light Blue Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Light Blue Wool with description: Light Blue WoolInvicon Blue Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Blue Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Blue Wool with description: Blue WoolInvicon Purple Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Purple Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Purple Wool with description: Purple WoolInvicon Magenta Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Magenta Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Magenta Wool with description: Magenta WoolInvicon Pink Wool.png: Inventory sprite for Pink Wool in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Pink Wool with description: Pink WoolInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold IngotInvicon Gold Ingot.png: Inventory sprite for Gold Ingot in Minecraft as shown in-game linking to Gold Ingot with description: Gold Ingot
Invicon Golden Horse Armor.png: Inventory sprite for Golden Horse Armor in Minecraft as shown in-game with description: Golden Horse Armor When equipped: +7 Armor
13w18aThe crafting recipe for gold horse armor has been removed.
Gold horse armor can now be found in chests in jungle & desert pyramids, dungeons, nether fortresses, stronghold altar rooms and village blacksmith buildings.
1.915w31aGold horse armor has been added to end city chests.
15w43aThe average yield of gold horse armor in nether fortress chests has slightly decreased.
15w44aThe average yield of gold horse armor in desert pyramid chests has increased.
1.11.116w50aGold horse armor can now be smelted down into one gold nugget.
1.1317w45a The texture of gold horse armor has been changed, as the model of horses has changed.
17w46a The model of gold horse armor has been changed, but the texture of horse armor have remained unaltered.
17w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral IDs was 418.
18w03a The textures of gold horse armor have been changed, as the model of horses has changed.
18w20aChanged name from "Gold Horse Armor" to "Golden Horse Armor".
1.1418w50a The textures of golden horse armor has been changed.
19w08a The texture of golden horse armor has been changed.
1.1620w16aGolden horse armor now generates in ruined portal chests.
1.20.524w05a If golden horse armor is equipped on a wolf via commands, it appears identical to wolf armor.
24w09a Golden horse armor equipped on a wolf now uses the golden horse armor texture, but forced to fit the wolf armor model, resulting in a highly broken appearance.
Pre-Release 2Golden horse armor equipped on a wolf is no longer visible.[1]
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21		24w05aGolden horse armor can now be obtained as loot in trial chambers.
1.20.5
Experiment
Update 1.21		24w11aGolden horse armor can no longer be obtained as loot in trial chambers.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.15.0build 1 Added gold horse armor.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Gold horse armor can now be found inside end city chests.
1.1.0alpha 1.1.0.0Gold horse armor is now smeltable.
Bedrock Edition
1.2.6beta 1.2.6.2 The textures of gold horse armor has been changed, as the model of horses has been changed.
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Gold horse armor can now be found in plains village weaponsmith chests.
The textures of gold horse armor has been changed.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Gold horse armor can now be found in savanna, desert, taiga, snowy taiga and snowy tundra village weaponsmith chests.
beta 1.11.0.5 The textures of gold horse armor items has been changed.
1.20.60
Experiment
Update 1.21		Preview 1.20.60.20Gold horse armor can now be obtained as loot in trial chambers.
1.20.80
Experiment
Update 1.21		Preview 1.20.80.22Gold horse armor can no longer be obtained as loot in trial chambers.
1.21.130Preview 1.21.130.20"Gold Horse Armor" has been renamed to "Golden Horse Armor".

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU19CU71.121.121.12Patch 11.0.1 Added golden horse armor.
TU53CU431.491.501.49Patch 231.0.3Golden horse armor is now smeltable.
1.90 The texture of golden horse armor has been changed.

New Nintendo 3DS Edition

New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0 Added golden horse armor.

Issues

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

Screenshots

  1. ↑ MC-269304

Sources