How to Feed a Horse in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to feed a horse with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, you can restore a horse's health by feeding it and you can also speed up how fast a baby horse grows by feeding it food. Let's explore how to feed a horse.
Foods to Feed a Horse
In Minecraft, these are the foods that you can feed a horse:
| Item | Name | Health Restored | Speeds Growth By |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sugar | 1 health point (  x 0.5) |
30 seconds |
 |
Wheat | 2 health points ( x 1) |
20 seconds |
 |
Apple | 3 health points ( x 1.5) |
1 minute |
 |
Golden Carrot | 4 health points ( x 2) |
1 minute |
 |
Golden Apple | 10 health points ( x 5) |
4 minutes |
 |
Enchanted Golden Apple | 10 health points ( x 5) |
4 minutes |
 |
Hay Bale | 20 health points ( x 10) |
3 minutes |
Note: The chart above shows the amount of health restored for each type of food eaten by a horse. It also displays the amount of time that it speeds up growth if you feed the food to a baby horse (foal).
Steps to Feed a Horse
1. Find a Horse
Once you have one of these foods, you will need to find a horse to feed.
Horses are usually found in the Plains biome.
If you are having trouble finding a horse, you can summon a horse using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.
2. Use the Food
Next, with the food selected in your hot bar, you will need to feed it to the horse. In this example, we are going to feed the horse wheat.
TIP #1: To feed a horse, you must have the food item selected in your hot bar and the horse must "be hungry". Otherwise, the horse will not eat.
Tip #2: If you are not holding a food item and you follow the instructions below, you may end up mounting the horse instead. So be sure to hold the food first before trying the instructions.
The game control to use/feed the wheat to the horse depends on the version of Minecraft:
- For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the horse.
- For Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the horse and press the Feed button.
- For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
- For PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
- For Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
- For Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
- For Windows 10 Edition, right click on the horse.
- For Education Edition, right click on the horse.
Once you have fed the horse, the wheat will disappear from your hot bar.
The horse's health will be increased and if the horse was a baby, it will grow into an adult in less time than normal.
Congratulations, you just learned how to feed a horse in Minecraft!
Things to Do with Horses
Here are some activities that you can do with horses in Minecraft:
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