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Modrinth · Minecraft mod

Swimming Horses

Allows you to ride your horses THROUGH the river

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Quick answer

Which Swimming Horses release should I use?

Updated 2 years ago
Latest stable file 1.0.0
Game version 1.21
Loader Fabric

Swimming Horses 1.0.0 targets 1.21 with Fabric. Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional. No extra mods listed for this file.

Where it goes

Is Swimming Horses required on the client, server, or both?

Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

Client Optional
Dedicated server Optional
Loader for this release Fabric
Required install it here Optional supported, not mandatory Not supported do not install here Source doesn’t say do not assume

The source marks this as usable on both the client and server.

What else does Swimming Horses 1.0.0 need?

1.0.0. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add Swimming Horses without breaking your instance.

Built for Swimming Horses 1.0.0. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

  1. 01

    Stick to this file

    Use 1.0.0. It targets 1.21 with Fabric; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.

  2. 02

    Bring the mods it needs

    This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

  3. 03

    Put it on the correct side

    Installation on the client is optional. Installation on the dedicated server is optional.

  4. 04

    Pick the file you checked

    Use the “Get this file” button beside 1.0.0. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does Swimming Horses add?

Swimming Horses

Ride your horses THROUGH the river

Traveling with your horse can be a lot of fun - until you have to cross a river.

With this mod you can simply stay on the horse and ride it through the water (or even lava!) without sinking or being thrown off.
The swimming is implemented in a very vanilla-like way as to not add any unbalances to the game.

Simply get the mod from either GitHub or Modrinth to make traveling with your horse even more fun and stress-free!

Horse Buff compatible!

You like using Horse Buff? Then give this mod a try as well! Swimming Horses is 100% compatible with Horse Buff and greatly improves Horse Buff's inbuilt swimming mechanism:

  • This mod's swimming animation is designed to be very smooth and pleasing to the eye. Glide through the water smoothly, without any tacky movements!
  • At some point during your journey you might find yourself and your horse fully submerged in water. Maybe you jumped off a cliff or were dragged under by magma blocks. Without this mod you would automatically be thrown off the horse. If inside a bubble column you would even have to follow the horse down and save it! (Try it out, horses die to magma blocks if they are not pushed out of the bubble column) With Swimming Horses you get to stay on your horse, even when submerged - it will simply swim back up to the surface once it is able to do so.
  • There may come a point where you want to ride your horse across lava. Which means you better come prepared! With a splash potion of fire resistance and a copy of this mod even a lake of lava stops being an obstacle in your horse riding adventures.

To use Swimming Horses with Horse Buff, simply disalbe Horse Buff's inbuilt swimming mechanism.

Happy trails!

Project description from Modrinth.

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Swimming Horses by Minecraft version and loader

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7 available setups

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Recent files

Swimming Horses versions and loaders

2 of 2 releases match

Looking for an older file? The official Modrinth project page is in Resources.