How to Summon a Horse with Armor in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to summon a horse wearing armor and a saddle with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

You can summon a horse that is already tamed, wearing horse armor and a saddle, and ready to ride whenever you want using a cheat (game command) in Minecraft. This is done using the /summon command.

horse wearing iron armor

horse wearing gold armor

horse wearing diamond armor

Let's explore how to do this.

Supported Platforms

The command to summon a horse with armor is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

PlatformSupported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac) Java Edition (PC/Mac)Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE) Pocket Edition (PE)No
Xbox 360 Xbox 360No
Xbox One Xbox OneNo
PS3 PS3No
PS4 PS4No
Wii U Wii UNo
Nintendo Switch Nintendo SwitchNo
Windows 10 Edition Windows 10 EditionNo
Education Edition Education EditionNo

* 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.

Requirements

To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.

Summon Command

Examples

How to Enter the Command

1. Open the Chat Window

The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the T key to open the chat window.

2. Type the Command

In this example, we are going to summon a horse wearing diamond armor in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20 with the following command:

/summon horse ~ ~ ~ {Tame:1, SaddleItem:{id:saddle,Count:1}, ArmorItem:{id:diamond_horse_armor,Count:1}}

Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.

summon horse with diamond armor

Once the cheat has been entered, the horse with armor (in this case, diamond horse armor) will spawn and appear in your world:

completed summon horse diamond armor

You will see the message "Summoned new Horse" appear in the lower left corner of the game window to indicate that the horse has been summoned. You may need to look behind you to see it.

This horse will be tamed, wearing horse armor and a saddle. Since both horse armor and a saddle are difficult items to find in the game, this is a great cheat that can save you a lot of time. To ride the horse, you can right-click the mouse button to mount the horse and then control the horse's movements.

Congratulations, you have summoned a horse wearing armor and ridable in Minecraft.

Other Horse Command Examples

Here are some game command examples for a horse in Minecraft:

Command Generators

If you need help with /summon commands, you can use these tools to automatically generate commands for you: