One of the few “Minecraft” items that cannot be made is a saddle. You will need to find a saddle rather than create one, similar to the Elytra, one of the game’s other transportation-related items.
Luckily, there are lots of ways to find saddles. Additionally, using one is simple once you have one, though you might need to bring a treat or two for the animal you want to ride.
Here is all the information you need to know about the saddle in Minecraft, including how to obtain one, which enemies can be mounted, and how to manage them once you have.
Chest loot
With a base chance of 0 (without fishing rod enchantments), saddles can be acquired from fishing as a “treasure” item. 8%.
Master-level leatherworker villagers have a 50% chance to sell a saddle for 6 emeralds as their trade This trade is always presented in Bedrock Edition only.
Mob loot
Any mob that a player equips with a saddle and then kills drops the saddle.
A strider might spawn wearing a saddle if it is being ridden by a zombified piglin. This saddle always drops when the strider is killed.
A saddle is always present when a ravager spawns, and it is always lost when the ravager dies. Looting does not affect the drop.
While camels[upcoming: JE 1. 20 & BE 1. 20. 0], a saddle is always necessary to control horses, donkeys, mules, and skeleton horses (Java Edition only). By putting a saddle in their inventory, which can be accessed by pressing use while holding a saddle or sneaking, these mobs can be outfitted with it (though only after being tamed, in the case of equine mobs). Removing the saddle from the designated inventory slot will render it unequipped.
Pigs and striders must be ridden on saddles, but even then, their movement cannot be controlled like that of other mobs. To control these hordes, one needs a carrot on a stick for pigs or a warped fungus on a stick for striders. These mobs can be saddled by using a saddle on them, but since they lack an inventory, there is no way to get the saddle back without killing the mob.
Animals can also be equipped with saddles by a dispenser.
Even though ravagers have saddles and are occasionally ridden by other mobs, the player cannot mount ravagers.
| Sound | Subtitles | Source | Description | Resource location | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saddle_equip.ogg | Saddle equips | Friendly Creatures | When a saddle is equipped to a camel [upcoming: JE 1.20] | entity.camel.saddle |
subtitles.entity.horse.saddle |
0.5 | 0.8 | 16 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saddle_equip.ogg | None[sound 1] | Friendly Creatures | When a saddle is equipped to a strider | entity.strider.saddle |
None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 1.0 | 16 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saddle_equip.ogg | Saddle equips | Friendly Creatures | When a saddle is equipped to a horse, donkey, mule, skeleton horse, or zombie horse | entity.horse.saddle |
subtitles.entity.horse.saddle |
0.5 | 1.0 | 16 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saddle_equip.ogg | Saddle equips | Friendly Creatures | When a saddle is equipped to a pig | entity.pig.saddle |
subtitles.entity.pig.saddle |
0.5 | 1.0 | 16 |
| Sound | Source | Description | Resource location | Volume | Pitch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saddle_equip.ogg | Friendly Creatures | When a saddle is equipped to a camel | mob.horse.leather |
1.0 | 1.0 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saddle_equip.ogg | Friendly Creatures | When a saddle is equipped to a horse, mule, skeleton horse, or zombie horse | mob.horse.leather |
0.6 | 1.0 |
| https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/File:Saddle_equip.ogg | Friendly Creatures | When a saddle is equipped to a donkey | mob.horse.leather |
0.5 | 1.0 |
Data values
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle | saddle |
371 |
Item | item.saddle.name |
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | |||||
| When Pigs Fly | Use a saddle to ride a pig, and then have the pig get hurt from fall damage while riding it. | Be riding a pig (e.g. using a saddle) when it hits the ground with a fall distance greater than 5. | 40G | Silver | ||
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Resource location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Boat Has Legs | Ride a Strider with a Warped Fungus on a Stick | Nether | Boost[1] a strider with a warped fungus on a stick. | nether/ride_strider |
Issues relating to “Saddle” are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
- The game views a saddle as “armor,” but the animal receives no benefit from the protection.
- Even if a pig has the invisibility disease, its saddle can still be seen.
- Hearts (representing the health of the mounted mob) in the shape of a saddle replace the hunger bar when riding a saddled mob.
- A player riding a pig (before Beta 1.8).
- A player riding a horse.
- The removal of saddles is permitted by the horse interface in 13w21a, but only for horses, donkeys, or mules.
- Mule equipped with both a saddle and a chest.
- A saddle discovered in a dungeon chest that also happens to hold an enchanted golden apple
See also
Minecraft how to get a saddle PS3
FAQ
How do I create a saddle in Minecraft?
The materials needed to make a saddle are two sticks and nearly five pieces of leather. Step 2: Arrange them on your Crafting Table. Step 3: Trust the process. Lay one leather piece on each corner of your table. In the middlebox of your table, place a leather piece. Step 4: Voila! Your Saddle is complete.
Does a saddle have a crafting recipe?
One of the few things in “Minecraft” that cannot be created is saddles.
Why can you not craft a saddle in Minecraft?
Saddles, in Minecraft, are mysterious relics from a bygone age. No-one knows how to make them. There’s no crafting recipe. That means there are only a certain number of saddles in existence, and once they’re gone, they’re gone. As a result, you should probably avoid letting them catch fire in lava.
