How to Take Armor off a Horse in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains how to take armor off a horse with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Now that your horse is wearing armor in Minecraft, how do you remove the armor from the horse? Let's explore how to do this.

Steps to take Armor off a Horse

1. Mount the Horse

In this example, the horse is wearing diamond horse armor and we want to take it off. So stand in front of the horse and use the game control to mount the horse.

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), right click on the horse.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the horse and press the Mount 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.

horse wearing diamond horse armor

2. Open the Inventory

Now that you see yourself riding the horse, open your inventory. The game control to open your inventory depends on the version of Minecraft:

  • For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the E key to open the inventory menu.
  • For Pocket Edition (PE), tap on the button with 3 dots to open the inventory menu.
  • For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the Y button xbox 360 y button on the Xbox controller to open the inventory menu.
  • For PS3 and PS4, press the Triangle button p3 button on the PS controller to open the inventory menu.
  • For Wii U, press the X button on the gamepad to open the inventory menu.
  • For Nintendo Switch, press the X button on the controller to open the inventory menu.
  • For Windows 10 Edition, press the E key to open the inventory menu.
  • For Education Edition, press the E key to open the inventory menu.

riding horse with diamond horse armor

3. Remove the Armor

A window should open displaying the items that your horse is wearing. Move the diamond horse armor from the armor box on the left side of the horse picture back to your hot bar.

armor equipped on horse

After you move the diamond horse armor to the hot bar, you will see your horse's appearance change as the armor is removed.

equip armor on horse

Now when you return to the game, you should see the horse not wearing any armor.

horse and horse armor

Congratulations, you have just taken armor off a horse in Minecraft!

Things to Do with Horses

Here are some activities that you can do with horses in Minecraft: