CurseForge · Minecraft mod
Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses)
Upgrading everything minecraft equestrian in our love for horses.
Quick answer
Which Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) release should I use?
Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) swem-1.21.1-1.6.12.jar targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. All 2 required mods have matching files.
Where it goes
Is Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) required on the client, server, or both?
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
The source does not explicitly classify this release as client-only or server-only.
What else does Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) swem-1.21.1-1.6.12.jar need?
swem-1.21.1-1.6.12.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.
Install playerAnimator, GeckoLib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.
1 extra mod was pulled in by another dependency. Indented rows show who needs each one. We only count dependency files that match this setup. A file for another loader does not fill the gap.
Before you install it
Add Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) without breaking your instance.
Built for Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) swem-1.21.1-1.6.12.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.
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Stick to this file
Use swem-1.21.1-1.6.12.jar. It targets 1.21.1 with NeoForge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs
Install playerAnimator, GeckoLib first. We found matching files for this game-version and loader setup. 1 comes through another mod in the chain.
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Put it on the correct side
The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked
Use the “Get this file” button beside swem-1.21.1-1.6.12.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.
About this project
What does Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) add?

We are Star Worm Equestrian Mod (SWEM)!
Upgrading everything Minecraft Equestrian. Model, tack, animations, armor, decor- all of it and soon to be more!
--------- THIS MOD REQUIRES GECKOLIB & PLAYERANIMATOR ---------
DOWNLOAD A LITE VERSION OF THE MOD(minimised features, survival and modpack-friendly)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SWEM LITE

Our ★ additions to the game:
✮ Custom model and animations
✮ Separate gaits!
✮ Training and bonding
✮ Colored variants and full sets of functional English, Western and Adventure Tack!
✧ Bridles, Saddles, Girths, Blankets, Leg Wraps, Earnets, Breastcollars! Complete with Saddle, Bridle, and Armor Racks.
✮ Pasture Blankets and Armored Pasture Blankets in 16 colors!
✮ 112 Coats in game!
✧ From bays to grays to splashes and more... and secrets?
✮ Functional armor with wings + extra cosmetic horse armors. (Flight only available in 1.20.1)
✮ Foals
✮ Food and Water Systems!
✧ Functional feeders, buckets and troughs
✮ Stall Doors
✮ And more...



Here is a showcase of some (not all) of our custom animated horse model and player!
Walk

Trot

Canter

Gallop

One of our 5 levels of jump!



A trailer for our recreation of Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron, created by Redzeal. Find more content on our official youtube channel!
Check out Peachy's '10 reasons why I love SWEM' video! It showcases our in-game items, tack, and jumps + how to use them!
An episode of Redzeal's SWEM-based RRP series!
Brooke's short and sweet guide on looking after your SWEM ponies <3


SWEM is no longer open source, however we are always looking for help! If you would like to contribute to the mod, join the discord linked at the bottom of the page to inquire about how you can aid development and/or maintaining SWEM's resources. We are hiring devs, texture artists and animation artists currently, please reach out on discord.


Q: Please can I have a custom coat?
A: We will not be making custom coats. You are free to make your own coat for a texturepack or commission someone to make one for you.
Q: I have a suggestion for the mod! Where may I contact you?
A: In our discord, we have a channel dedicated to our suggestions named #suggestions-faq. There you may also search for previous suggestions and our plans to instate said suggestions.
Q: What are the phases and what are we on?
A: Originally, Phase One was our Adventure Release, focused on upgrading everything horse for survival mode. Horse model, coats, animations, skill levelling, stable care, training equipment, horse armor, and equestrian decor were worked on for this.
Phase Two was our planned English/Western Release. Focused on fluffing equestrian servers with all those pleasantries and upgrades. More saddles, more tack, more horse models, more animations, more decorations, more coats, breeding and genetics, illnesses, and options.
Phase Three was our planned Alight (magic) Release. The biggest and last release would be completely based on adventure, including a prebuilt dimension with lore, layers of exploration, new blocks, new mobs and mythical equines, and new things to discover.
We are currently in a sort of a "Phase one-and-a-half," where Phase One is completed and some features of Phase Two are present, however development will not majorly continue to finish everything we had planned; instead, we will be working on devving features the community votes for and focusing on bug fixes. More information is available on our discord.
Q: How may I donate?
A: Donations to support development can be made through our Ko-fi. More information on these and their purposes/perks can be found in our discord's how-to-help channel <3
Q: How do I download mods? What are this mod's dependencies?
A: Please use Google or Youtube to find out how to download forge and mods. This mod requires geckolib and playeranimator.
Q: Will you update/backport to [version]? A: No. Development is entirely focused on 1.18.2 and 1.20.1, and we will likely only be taking on a new version if Forge was to offer Long Term Support for it.
Q: Will you make the mod available for Fabric?
A: No. We do not have the developmental resources to manage updating for two separate modloaders.
Q: I found a bug, where should I report it? A: You can report bugs in our discord's bug-reports forum. Bugs for 1.16.5 will not be fixed, and your bug will not be addressed without a formal report.


Credits:
Owner and Production Lead || AlaharranHonor
Dev || Quarris (Primary), Legenden (Legacy)
Resources and Textures || SWE/M Texture and Model Art Team
See website for full credits list.
Rights: Under SWE/M || All Rights Reserved
Code || Private unless asked.
Modpacks, Add-ons and Videos:
Can I use this in my modpack(s)? || Yes! Please let us know so we can play too!
Can I make a video using SWEM? || Yes! Let us know so we can show our dedicated community!Can I make an add-on for SWEM? || Yes! While we require your work be original in it's majority, we do allow and encourage add-ons!


Project description from CurseForge.
Pick your setup
Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) by Minecraft version and loader
Choose the version and loader you play, then open the matching release.
1.21.1
1 loader build1.20.1
2 loader builds1.18.2
1 loader build1.16.5
1 loader buildCheck the dependencies, then try the file in a copied instance before changing a world you care about.
Recent files
Star Worm Equestrian (Upgrading Horses) versions and loaders
swem-1.21.1-1.6.12.jar
1 Aug 2026
swem-1.21.1-1.6.11.jar
14 Jun 2026
swem-1.21.1-1.6.10.jar
15 May 2026
swem-1.20.1-1.6.6.jar
15 May 2026
swem-1.21.1-1.6.9.jar
9 May 2026
swem-1.21.1-1.6.8.jar
21 Apr 2026
swem-1.20.1-1.6.5.jar
19 Feb 2026
SWEM 1.18.2 - 1.4.6
swem-forge-1.18.2-1.4.6.jar
15 Nov 2023
SWEM - 1.16.5-0.5.3.22
swem-1.16.5-0.5.3.22.jar
18 Feb 2023
Looking for an older file? The official CurseForge project page is in Resources.