To tame a horse in Minecraft, follow these steps:
- Find a Horse : Horses commonly spawn in Plains and Savanna biomes.
- Mount the Horse : Approach the horse with an empty hand (no items held) and right-click (or use the mount button) to get on its back. The horse will likely buck you off several times.
- Repeat Mounting : Keep mounting the horse repeatedly until heart particles appear, indicating the horse is tamed. You can also feed the horse items like apples, wheat, golden apples, golden carrots, or hay bales to speed up taming, but feeding is optional.
- Equip a Saddle : Once tamed, open the horse's inventory by pressing the inventory key (usually E) while riding it, then place a saddle in the saddle slot. Saddles cannot be crafted and must be found in chests in dungeons, temples, bastions, villages, or other structures.
- Ride and Control : With the saddle equipped, you can now control the horse’s movement. Optionally, you can also equip horse armor for protection.
Additional notes:
- Horses can jump up to 2 blocks high by holding the jump key.
- Horses cannot be ridden in water deeper than one block.
- Donkeys and mules can be equipped with chests for extra storage, but horses cannot.
This method is confirmed by multiple sources including Minecraft guides and tutorial videos
