How do you get Golden Horse Armor in Minecraft?

Golden Horse Armor is obtained through chest loot. Nothing you can build: Golden Horse Armor is found, and nether fortress chests come out at about 27%.

Can Golden Horse Armor be enchanted?

No. Golden Horse Armor sits outside the enchanting system entirely in vanilla Minecraft.

What is Golden Horse Armor used for?

Golden Horse Armor is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Horse armor equipped on a horse to grant 7 armor points of protection.

When was Golden Horse Armor added to Minecraft?

Golden Horse Armor was added in version 1.6.

How many Golden Horse Armor can you stack?

Golden Horse Armor does not stack, so a second one is a second slot, and nether fortress chests hand over one at a time. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.

Where do you find Golden Horse Armor in chests?

Golden Horse Armor is chest loot in nether fortress chests (about 27%), dungeon chests (about 13%), desert pyramid chests (about 12%), and ruined portal chests (roughly 1 in 14). It shows up in 8 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Armor

Golden Horse Armor

Horse armor equipped on a horse to grant 7 armor points of protection.

Stack Size

Durability

N/A

Golden Horse Armor at a glance

Golden Horse Armor comes from chest loot, and Armor is where it sits as a piece of armor. No stacking for Golden Horse Armor: a slot goes the moment a second one comes in, and a chest row of nine holds nine.

Gold gear mines and attacks quickly and enchants exceptionally well, but its very low durability means it wears out fast compared with sturdier materials. Of the 8 kinds of generated chest that can hold Golden Horse Armor, nether fortress chests are the best bet at about 27% per chest. It sits between Golden Helmet and Golden Leggings in Armor, number 22 of 43 there.

How to obtain

Chest loot

Notes

Horse armor cannot be crafted; it is found only in chest loot such as dungeons, temples, mineshafts and nether fortresses. Horse armor never wears out and cannot be enchanted.

Frequently asked questions about Golden Horse Armor

How do you get Golden Horse Armor in Minecraft?
Golden Horse Armor is obtained through chest loot. Nothing you can build: Golden Horse Armor is found, and nether fortress chests come out at about 27%.
Can Golden Horse Armor be enchanted?
No. Golden Horse Armor sits outside the enchanting system entirely in vanilla Minecraft.
What is Golden Horse Armor used for?
Golden Horse Armor is worn for protection, so it takes the hit instead of you. Horse armor equipped on a horse to grant 7 armor points of protection.
When was Golden Horse Armor added to Minecraft?
Golden Horse Armor was added in version 1.6.
How many Golden Horse Armor can you stack?
Golden Horse Armor does not stack, so a second one is a second slot, and nether fortress chests hand over one at a time. A full backpack of 36 inventory slots carries 36 of them, one apiece.
Where do you find Golden Horse Armor in chests?
Golden Horse Armor is chest loot in nether fortress chests (about 27%), dungeon chests (about 13%), desert pyramid chests (about 12%), and ruined portal chests (roughly 1 in 14). It shows up in 8 kinds of chest in total. Those odds are per chest, and Luck does not move them.

Building with it

Golden horse armour gives seven armour points and, like every barding, has no recipe: it is found in chests. It never wears out, so one piece found in a desert temple keeps a horse protected for the whole life of the world.

In practice

Golden barding turns up in desert temples and dungeon chests, and it gives seven armour points with no durability cost at all. Since a named horse with armour is effectively permanent, one find is usually enough for the whole life of a world.

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