Horse armor in Minecraft can be very helpful for players whose preferred method of transportation is via horse or donkey.
There are four different kinds of horse armor in Minecraft: leather, iron, gold, and diamond.
Horse armor helps prevent a donkey or horse from taking significant damage when attacked, similar to a player’s armor. There is an added benefit to Minecraft horse armor, however, and that is the fact that it will never break, unlike regular player armor.
Because horse armor is an item that will last forever, it is definitely worth obtaining. The following is a guide on every way to find horse armor in Minecraft.
Types of Minecraft horse armor and where to search for them
Iron, gold and diamond horse armor
loot chests within various structures around any given world. Unfortunately though, finding horse armor in a loot chest is not always guaranteed.
Luckily, however, there are plenty of places to look for the item, so a player is sure to find some sort of horse armor eventually when searching in the following structures:
- Dungeon
- Desert temple
- End city
- Jungle temple
- Nether fortress
- Stronghold
- Village (with weaponsmith)
- Ruined portal*
*Ruined portals will only have gold horse armor as opposed to any other kind.
Iron horse armor is the most commonly found armor in loot chests. It is somewhat strong and will add a small layer of protection when equipped on a horse or donkey.
Gold horse armor is slightly less common to find in chests. Although, it is a bit stronger than iron horse armor.
Diamond horse armor is of course the rarest kind to find in a loot chest. While it is much less common, it’s unsurprisingly the superior armor available in Minecraft for horses or donkeys.
Once a gamer is able to locate diamond horse armor for their trusty steed, they will likely not need any other kind of horse armor that they might also have on hand. Luckily, gold and iron horse armor can be smelted into nuggets of the same kind, and players will likely get more value out of gold or iron nuggets than an extra set of horse armor.
Leather horse armor
