How to make Leather Horse Armor in Minecraft

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.

leather horse armor

Let's explore how to make leather horse armor.

Supported Platforms

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

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.14)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)Yes (0.15.0)
Xbox 360 Xbox 360Yes (TU60)
Xbox One Xbox OneYes (CU51)
PS3 PS3Yes (1.64)
PS4 PS4Yes (1.64)
Wii U Wii UYes (Patch 30)
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchYes (1.11)
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 Leather Horse Armor in Creative Mode

Required Materials to make Leather Horse Armor

In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft leather horse armor:

How to craft Leather Horse Armor in Survival Mode

1. Open the Crafting Menu

First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3x3 crafting grid that looks like this:

3x3 crafting area

2. Add Items to make Leather Horse Armor

In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3x3 crafting grid. To make leather horse armor, place 7 leather in the 3x3 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.

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.

leather horse armor

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.

Completed leather horse armor

Congratulations, you have made leather horse armor in Minecraft!

Item ID and Name

Give Command for Leather Horse Armor

Things to Do with Leather Horse Armor

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