Carrot on a Stick

"Carrots on stick!. Get on your pig and tell it where to go!"

- The Pretty Scary Update Promo Poster

A Carrot on a Stick is an item that can be used to control saddled pigs.

Crafting
The carrot must be placed at a diagonal below the fishing rod, hence making it possible to craft a carrot on a stick using the inventory 2×2 crafting arrangement.

Usage
To use a carrot on a stick, the player must first saddle a pig. The pig will then move in the direction that the carrot on a stick points to. Also, if the player holds a carrot on a stick, all pigs will follow the player. The pigs will slowly eat the carrot, eventually leaving you with a fishing rod. You'll have to re-craft the carrot on a stick before controlling the pig again.

To make the pig run faster, the player can press while holding the carrot on a stick. This is called "boosting." Each boost costs 7 durability. If the Carrot on a Stick has less than 7 durability, the boost cannot be used. After a boost is used, the player may switch to another item while retaining the boost.

The speed of a mounted pig is at 4.00 m/s, boosting it doubles the speed to 8.00 m/s. These speeds are unaffected by potions of swiftness. The boost takes 5 seconds to warm up and lasts 40 seconds. Therefore, it is possible to travel up to 340 blocks on a single boost without holding the carrot on a stick.

Enchantments
An enchanting table will not offer any enchantments, but Unbreaking can be added with an anvil.

Prior to 1.8.2, a carrot on a stick will keep the enchantments on the fishing rod used to craft it, and so can have Luck of the Sea, Lure, and Unbreaking if crafted with an enchanted fishing rod.