Surprisingly, saddles were added pretty early in the game even way before the horses. So what was everyone in all that time? Well, it was ‘oink’. Apart from pigs, saddles are used to ride horses and mules. There are many things in the Minecraft game that you can craft when you require one but it is not the case with a saddle. If you need a Minecraft horse saddle, you have found it. It can be found in many chests that are located in different locations in the game. You can also trade it with the villagers against the loot of emeralds that you have. Also, if you are lucky enough, you may hook one while fishing. And if you are in a hurry to get one, few cheats can be used.
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What is Minecraft?
‘Minecraft’ is a single and/or multi-player game that lets the player build their worlds having all possible necessities like houses, resources, pets, and even foes that might give you a hard time in your game life. The game offers a variety of different modes that will suit virtually any gamer around the world. The game is an open-world environment game and lets you play with your creativity and imagination eventually helping in enhancing your skills especially for the growing children. If you are someone who likes more of a challenging game, there is also a survivor mode the game in which you have to win the battle against the creatures of the night.
Where to Find a Saddle in Creative Mode
How to Make a Saddle in Minecraft 2020
As mentioned above, the saddle is an item that you cannot make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game. Most commonly, a saddle can be found inside a chest in a dungeon or Nether Fortress or you can catch a saddle while fishing.
How to Get a Saddle in Survival Mode
Below is the answer to the question ‘how to get a saddle in Minecraft?’
Find Chest in Dungeon: You can add a saddle to your inventory in Survival mode by finding a chest in a dungeon. First, you need to find a dungeon. Dungeons appear as a small room with a monster spawner in the center and 1 or 2 chests filled with valuable items. You can look for a dungeon by digging underground or you can quickly switch to Spectator game mode and look for a dungeon by flying down underground. Then switch back to Creative or Survival mode once you’ve found the dungeon.
Once you have found a dungeon, look inside the dungeon for chests. Each chest will contain different items. When you find a chest in the dungeon, you need to open it to see what is inside. If you are lucky, you will find a saddle and other valuable items.
Find Chest in the Nether Fortress: In Minecraft, you can also add a saddle to your inventory by going to the Nether and finding a Nether fortress that has a chest inside. If you have not been to the Nether you need to build a nether portal to take you to the Nether. When you walk through a nether portal, it will transport you between the Overworld and the Nether.
Once you have found a Nether fortress, look inside the fortress for a chest. There may be many chests hidden within the fortress and each chest will contain different items.
Catch a Saddle while Fishing: Cast your fishing line into the water. Very soon, you should start to see bubbles start to pop out of the water from the fish swimming. If you wait patiently, the bubbles will get closer to your fishing line, and then the bobber should get pulled under the water.
As soon as the bobber goes under the water, reel in your fishing line. If you are very lucky, you may catch in a saddle. When you see the saddle come out of the water, it will automatically be added to your inventory.
Methods of getting Saddle in Minecraft/steps
Find a saddle in chest
- Look for rare chests on your adventures
- Locate a dungeon: Dungeons can occur anywhere in the overworld
- Head to the Nether and find a Nether fortress
- Find a desert temple
- Seek out a village blacksmith
- Look in jungle temples and abandoned mineshafts
Trading for a saddle
- Find a leatherworker villager to trade with
- Obtain some emeralds
- Open the trading window with the leatherworker
- Use 2-4 emeralds to purchase the leather pants
- Open the trading window again and purchase the leather tunic
- Open the trading window a third time to see the saddle
Fishing for a saddle
- Keep your eyes open for saddles while fishing
- Craft a fishing rod, approach water, and cast your line
- Once the bobber dips underwater reel the line
- Luck of the sea is your enchantment
Cheating to get a saddle
- Enable cheats
- Switch the game mode to Creative
- Use commands to get the saddle
- With the saddle, now you can summon a tamed horse
Can You Get a Saddle from a Villager
You will find many villages in Minecraft and there are meant to be villagers in the villages and those villagers are always happy to trade items for emeralds. Once you have completed the trade, there are going to be additional trade opportunities available for you. In the 3rd tier trade option, the leatherworker villager shall trade a saddle with you. Keep it in mind that you can do such trade in the PC or console version of the game and this is not available in Minecraft PE.
How Do You Cheat on a Saddle in Minecraft?
If you don’t want to make any effort in obtaining a saddle, you can always create a world using the Creative mode. Everything Minecraft has to offer is shoved into your inventory. But if you already created a world, you can still activate a “cheat” mode that allows you to enter commands. Here’s how for most platforms:
- Java Edition: Open to LAN > Allow Cheats: On > Start LAN World (you’ll need to do this every time you load the world)
- Windows 10 / Mobile: Settings > Game > Activate Cheats
- Console: Settings > Cheats > Activate Cheats
To enter a code, do the following:
- PC: Press the Enter or T key
- Console: Press right on the D-Pad
- Mobile: Tap the Chat button
For the saddle-related cheats, you can enter the following:
- /give player name saddle 1
- /summon EntityHorse ~ ~ ~ {Tame:1,SaddleItem:{id:329,Count:1}}
How to Ride Horse in Minecraft
- Java Edition (PC/Mac), right-click on the horse.
- Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the horse and press the Mount button.
- Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller.
- PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller.
- Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad.
- Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller.
- Windows 10 Edition, right-click on the horse.
- Education Edition, right-click on the horse.
How to Put a Saddle on a Horse in Minecraft
- Java Edition (PC/Mac), right-click on the horse to mount it and then press E for inventory.
- Pocket Edition (PE), you move your pointer over the horse and press the Mount button. Once mounted, tap on the button with 3 dots to open your inventory to get the saddle.
- Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press the LT button on the Xbox controller to mount the horse and then press the Y button for inventory.
- PS3 and PS4, press the L2 button on the PS controller to mount the horse and then press the p3 button Triangle button for inventory.
- Wii U, press the ZL button on the gamepad to mount the horse and then press the X button for inventory.
- Nintendo Switch, press the ZL button on the controller to mount the horse and then press the X button for inventory.
- Windows 10 Edition, right-click on the horse to mount it, and then press E for inventory.
- Education Edition, right-click on the horse to mount it, and then press E for inventory.
How Do You Ride a Minecraft Horse Without a Saddle in Minecraft?
You do not need a saddle to ride a horse, but you do need one on the horse to control it. For a pig, you need a saddle to ride it, but you can’t control it without a carrot on a stick.
Can You Get a Horse Saddle Minecraft From Fishing?
Yes, you can get a horse saddle. Unfortunately, the chances are low, but you can increase those odds a bit by enchanting your Fishing Rod with the Luck of the Sea enchantment. This is not the recommended way though, but if you were planning on doing a lot of fishing anyway, you may find one.
Now Use the Minecraft Saddle
Step 1: Make sure you are empty-handed and do the following to tame a horse:
- PC – Press the right-click button
- Console – Press the left trigger
- Mobile – Tap the Mount button
Step 2: The horse may or may not try to buck you off. If it does, repeat step 1 until the horse gives up.
Step 3: To dismount, do the following:
- PC – Press the left Shift key
- Console – Press down on the Right Stick
- Mobile – Tap the Center button twice
What Animals Can I Ride?
You can ride horses, pigs, donkeys, and mules in the Minecraft game.
Final Verdict
We are pretty sure that you must have got an answer to the question How to craft a saddle? As there is no way that you can craft one in Minecraft instead, you have to find one in the dungeon, nether fortress, and while fishing (if you are lucky). If none of these work, trade one with villagers for emeralds, or as a last resort you can use some cheats to get one. This article is a complete Minecraft saddle recipe. We have also written a detailed guide on how do you make a smooth stone in the Minecraft game in 2020.
