How to make Gold Horse Armor in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft gold horse armor with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

In Minecraft, gold horse armor is an item that you can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game. Most commonly, gold horse armor can be found inside a chest in a dungeon or Nether Fortress.

gold horse armor

Let's explore how to add gold horse armor to your inventory.

Supported Platforms

Gold horse armor is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.6.1)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.15.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU19)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU7)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.12)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.12)
Wii U Wii UYes
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionYes (0.15.0)
Education Edition Education EditionYes (1.0)

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Where to find Gold Horse Armor in Creative Mode

How to get Gold Horse Armor in Survival Mode

There are 2 ways to add gold horse armor to your inventory in Survival mode.

1. Find a Chest in a Dungeon

You can add gold horse armor to your inventory in Survival mode by finding a chest in a dungeon. So, let's get started!

First, you need to find a dungeon that is located underground. Dungeons appear as a small room with a monster spawner in the center and 1 or 2 chests (sometimes a double chest) filled with valuable items. The walls and floor of the dungeon are made of cobblestone and mossy cobblestone.

You can look for a dungeon by digging underground or you can quickly switch to Spectator gamemode and look for a dungeon by flying down underground. Then switch back to Creative or Survival mode once you've found the dungeon.

This is what a dungeon looks like in Spectator mode with Night Vision:

gamemode spectator dungeon

Once you've found a dungeon, look inside the dungeon for chests. Each chest will contain different items.

When you find a chest in the dungeon, you need to open it to see what is inside.

mineshaft chest

If you are lucky, you will find gold horse armor and other valuable items.

gold horse armor inside mineshaft chest

In this example, we have found gold horse armor, a saddle, a music disc, iron ingot, gunpowder, string, and a bucket.

Make sure you move the gold horse armor to your inventory.

gold horse armor

Gold horse armor is very rare and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.

2. Find a Chest in the Nether Fortress

In Minecraft, you can also add gold horse armor to your inventory by going to the Nether and finding a Nether fortress (ie: looks like a castle) that has a chest inside.

A Nether fortress is found in the Nether.

nether fortress

If you haven't been to the Nether you need to build a nether portal to take you to the Nether. When you walk through a nether portal, it will transport you between the Overworld and the Nether. This is what a nether portal looks like:

how to make a nether portal

Once you've found a Nether fortress, look inside the fortress for a chest. There may be many chests hidden within the fortress and each chest will contain different items.

When you find a chest in the Nether fortress, you need to open it to see what is inside.

nether chest

If you are lucky, you will find gold horse armor and other valuable items.

gold horse armor inside nether chest

In this example, we have found gold horse armor, gold ingot, iron ingot, and a diamond. Move the gold horse armor to your inventory.

gold horse armor

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Gold Horse Armor

Things to Do with Gold Horse Armor

Here are some activities that you can do with gold horse armor in Minecraft: