Horse Armor

Horse armor is an item, a special type of armor that can be given to a horse to wear. Placing armor on a horse will cause any previous armor to be removed and drop as an item. Horse armor does not have durability and can only be found in dungeons as well as randomly generated chests in the Nether fortresses.

Horse armor is not enchantable.

Protection
There is a gradual increase in the defense given from a horse wearing the different types of armor:

History
This is how horse armor was crafted pre-. The color wool did not matter and would not alter the armor's appearance whatsoever.

Trivia

 * Unlike regular armor: Horse armor does in fact become invisible with an invisibility potion.
 * Gold horse armor is better than iron horse armor.
 * Horse armor does not exist as leather or chain.
 * You cannot breed horses if they have armor equipped.

Gallery
Pferderüstung Armure pour cheval 馬鎧 Конская броня 马铠