Know all about horses

It is due to version 1.0 of the Minecraft game, which added the concept of breeding and baby animals. The mechanism made the game interesting for players to pet and use animals for the upcoming game hurdles. 

Besides, horses are one of the fastest animals in real life, as is Minecraft. Birth to a baby horse takes time to turn into an adult horse, after which you can ride it. Thus, this article centered around explaining how much time it will take for a horse to grow up, and other vital details. 

How Much Does a Horse Take to Grow into an Adult? 

In Minecraft, baby animals usually take 20 minutes, one in-game time to grow into fully adult animals. In the case of horses, the baby foals will take a similar time slot to transform into adults fully. However, feeding them after some time of birth can alter the behavior, but in normal circumstances, the foal will eventually grow in under 20 minutes. 

Feeding them appropriate food will help them with improved growth and health restoration. To feed horses, hold the food and tap on the use option.

What is the Fastest Horse in Minecraft?

The fastest Minecraft horse is the Arabian Horse with a whopping speed of 14.25 blocks per second. Interestingly, this excellent horse will help you travel distances at incredible lightning speed. 

Additionally, the Arabian Horse is a great all-rounder animal that you can have to make an enjoyable ride. With the fantastic jump strength of 5.5 blocks high and 13 Hearts, the Arabian Horse will help to leave most of the hurdles in Minecraft easily. 

Once you ride this horse, you will learn and won’t be able to compare it with other horses. Overall, for a quick and safe journey in Minecraft, you must aim to get the Arabian Horse as soon as possible. 

Can Horses Be of Different Color in Minecraft? 

Fortunately, Minecraft has a variety of color options for horses. For the base, you can choose from 7 colors. Also, you will have 5 marking patterns for Minecraft horses. Overall, there are 35 Horse Coat combinations.

• Base Colors of Horses: White, Black, Bay, Buckskin, Flaxen Chestnut, Dapple Gray, and Dark Bay.
• Marking Patterns: No Markings, Appaloosa, Blaze, Snowflake, Stockings, Sooty, and Paint.

Customizing horses isn't possible once they are tamed, unlike the cats and wolves of Minecraft. Every horse has unique markings and features, making every variant exciting. The more options will make your journey with Minecraft horses more interesting. 

The baby horse will have a random appearance determined by their parents. But, the baby can look completely different from both parents. 

If you like some variant and want the baby to be of the same variant, you can make the identical parents mate for the desired results. Interestingly, the speed, jump speed, and stats of baby horses will be determined by their parents. 

A Brief of Minecraft Horses

• Classification Type: Animal
• Behavior: Passive
• Health: 15-30

Horses roam around aimlessly and will occasionally stop to flick their tails, rear, and bow their heads down to consume the grass. However, if you come near a horse, it may stop eating grass and look up to you. 

Additionally, horses can ride on a boat or a minecart like most Minecraft mobs. These animals remain passive and don't attack first, even when hit.

• Best Location to Find Horses

In Minecraft, horses spawn in savannas and plains in 2-6 herds. All herd members have an identical color, but markings can vary. In villages, horses can be found in stables and animal pens.

• How to Tame a Horse in Minecraft?

To tame a horse, you must place the mount repeatedly until it stops denying it. Taming a Minecraft depends entirely on their temper. After continuous placements, if the hearts appear it indicates that the horse is finally tamed.

• What Does a Horse Drop? 

• When a horse dies, it will drop 0 to 2 Leather; however, the amount can be increased by Looting.
• If the horse is already equipped with a saddle or horse during the death, you can obtain them.
• If the horse is killed by a tame wolf or a player, it will give you 1 to 3 experience points.

• What Encourages Horse Breeding in Minecraft? 

If you want to encourage the breeding of horses in Minecraft, you can feed them 2 Golden Apples or Carrots. After you feed them, it will cause them to enter into love mode, producing a foal at the end. 

To boost the foal's growth, feed it with any of the fruits mentioned above. The fruits can be discovered in the Inventory or crafted using the necessary ingredients. 

• The Golden Apple can be made by placing 1 Apple at the center of the crafting table surrounded by 8 Gold Ingots in the remaining spots.
• 1 Carrot and  8 Gold Nuggets are required to make the Golden Carrot by placing them similarly on the crafting table as the Golden Apple.

Why are Horses a Crucial Addition in Minecraft?

In Minecraft, horses are considered one of the most useful mobs. These mobs are great for traveling around the Minecraft realms. Additionally, you can tame them and use them as pets for various benefits. 

• Used for Transportation and Climbing

If you have saddled and tamed horses, horses can be used for transportation. When you ride them, you can quickly transport them from one place to another and jump higher than usual. Additionally, they can be used for climbing and jumping higher fences. 

Some variants can jump up to 5 block heights, giving you a great opportunity in the Minecraft journey. You can ride horses in water up to 2 blocks deeper, but if you dive deeper, it will result in dismantling the horse. 

Importantly, the white horses in Minecraft possess the fastest speed stats, so you can mate two white horses to get more improved speed for transportation.

• Can be Used to Produce Mules

You can make a mule by mating a horse and donkey in Minecraft. To do this, you must follow the same steps you did in mating two horses. After you get the mule, you can equip it with the chest, benefiting you to carry extra Inventory. However, besides horses, mules can't be mated with other Minecraft animals.