Horse Update

The Horse Update is a major update labeled as 1.6. It was released on July 1. It adds many new features such as horses, donkeys, carpets, resource packs and a new launcher.

Development began shortly after 1.5.2 was released. Eighteen development snapshots were released, from to. Twenty-five iterations of the new launcher have been released so far during this time period, from 0.1 to 1.0.5. Nearer the end of the snapshot cycle for the 1.6 update, Mojang focused primarily on fixing bugs, rather than adding new features.

The official name for the update - the Horse Update - was only released a week prior to the 1.6 prerelease on the Minecraft update tumblr (which is viewed in the launcher).

Mojang released the 1.6 pre-release on June 25, 2013. This added an easter egg where mobs named "Dinnerbone" or "Grumm" were flipped upside down.

Notable features
This update included the addition of Horses, tameable mobs which could be ridden upon. They can also be strapped to a fence using leads.