Equine Update

The Equine Update 🐴

Horses are now generated from genetics: coat colour, markings, mane & tail, eye colour, and body shape.

New behaviours: horses graze, drink, rest, and sleep. They can even lie on their side at night, but riding them wakes them up.

Horse Whistle

• Stay
• Wander
• Follow

Each command has its own whistle tune. Sneak-use affects all equines within 20 blocks.

Breeding Rework

• Carrot: lower stats, great for growing herds.
• Apple: average stats.
• Golden Carrot: averages parent stats.
• Golden Apple: improved inheritance.
• Enchanted Golden Apple: best inheritance and stat boosts.

View horse stats by pressing a key while mounted.

New Equines

• Donkeys: storage-focused travel companions.
• Zebras: wild, defensive herd animals with unique stripe patterns.
• Zorses & Zonkeys: zebra hybrids.
• Ghost Horses: rare breeding rewards with excellent stats. Includes White Ghost, Midnight Phantom, and the ultra-rare Blood Spirit.

Customisation

• Carpets become horse blankets.
• Dyed saddles.
• Armour trims on horse armour.
• Banners can be attached behind saddles.
• Leather horse armour can be dyed.

Horseshoes Wood, iron, gold, diamond, and netherite variants. Improve speed and jump, support enchantments like Frost Walker, and can apply effects when trampling mobs.

Tack Stand Display saddles, blankets, armour, horseshoes, and banners.

Anything else?