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This article is about normal saddles. For the removed horse saddle, see Java Edition removed features § Horse saddle.

Saddles are items that can be placed on ridable mobs with the exception of zombie horses , llamas and skeleton horses.

Obtaining

Natural generation

Item Structure Container Quantity Chance
Java Edition
Saddle Dungeon Chest 1 27.9%
Ancient City Chest 1 16.1%
Bastion remnant Hoglin stable chest 1 13.6%
Desert temple Chest 1 23.5%
End city Chest 1 13.3%
Jungle temple Chest 1 12.9%
Nether fortress Chest 1 35.3%
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.5%
Village Weaponsmith's chest 1 16.2%
Savanna house chest 1 11.3%
Tanner's chest 1 17.3%
Bedrock Edition
Saddle Dungeon Chest 1 27.9%
Ancient City Chest 1 16.1%
Bastion remnant Hoglin stable chest 1 13.6%
Desert temple Chest 1 23.5%
End city Chest 1 13.3%
Jungle temple Chest 1 12.8%
Nether fortress Chest 1 35.3%
Stronghold Altar chest 1 2.4%
Village Weaponsmith's chest 1 16.2%
Savanna house chest 1 11.3%
Tanner's chest 1 17.3%

Fishing

Saddles can be obtained as a "treasure" item from fishing with a base chance (without fishing rod enchantments) of 0.8%.

Trading

Leatherworker villagers will sell saddles for 8-10 emeralds as a third tier trade.‌[until BE 1.11]

Leatherworker villagers have 50% chance to sell a saddle for 10 emeralds as their last tier trade.‌[upcoming: BE 1.11]

Drops

Ravagers always drop one saddle when killed. This drop rate is not increased by the looting enchantment.‌[upcoming: Lua error in Module:Version_link at line 112: attempt to concatenate local 'text' (a nil value). & BE Edition 1.10]

Usage

SaddledHorse

A horse equipped with a saddle.

Saddles may be used to ride horses, donkeys, mules, and pigs. An equine mob equipped with saddle is rendered wearing a bridle along with the saddle.

Using a saddle on a pig will equip the saddle, allowing the player to ride the pig, though controlling the pig requires usage of a carrot on a stick. The saddle can only be retrieved by killing the pig.

Tamed horses, donkeys, and mules can be ridden without them wearing a saddle, but a saddle is required to control them. Once tamed, they can be equipped with a saddle by placing it in their inventory which can be opened by pressing use while holding a saddle or sneaking. The saddle can be unequipped by removing it from File:Grid layout Saddle Empty.png the specific inventory slot.

Achievements

Icon Achievement In-game description Actual requirements (if different) Gamerscore earned Trophy type (PS4)
PS4 Other
When Pigs FlyUse a saddle to ride a pig, and then have the pig get hurt from fall damage while riding it.Be riding a pig (e.g. using a saddle) when it hits the ground with a fall distance greater than 5.40GSilver

Video

Note: The video is outdated, as saddles can now also be used with horses.

History

infdev
June 25, 2010, 2Added saddles.
Saddles do not drop from saddled pigs.
Saddles can be found in the new dungeon chests.
beta
1.8Pre-releaseSaddles have now been added to the new mineshaft and stronghold altar chests.
Java Edition
1.112w01aSaddles can now be found in the new village blacksmith chests.
1.2.4When baby animals were introduced, baby pigs could be ridden just like adult pigs. After this version, baby pigs can now no longer be saddled.
1.3.112w21aSaddles can now be bought from butcher villagers for 6–7 emeralds each, and thus have become renewable.
Saddles can now be found in the new desert temple chests.
12w22aSaddles can now be found in the new jungle temple chests.
1.4.212w36aSaddles will now drop from killing saddled pigs.
Added carrot on a stick to direct saddled pigs, effectively controlling them.
12w37aPigs can now jump when being ridden.
1.6.113w18aSaddles can now be used to ride horses, while previously they required horse saddles.
1.7.213w36aSaddles can now be fished with fishing rods and are described as treasure.
1.814w02aTrading has now been changed: leatherworker villagers now sell saddles for 8–10 emeralds each, and butchers no longer trade saddles.
1.915w31aSaddles can now be found in end city chests.
15w43aThe average yield of saddles in nether fortress chests has now been slightly decreased.
15w44aSaddles have now been removed from mineshaft chests.
The average yield of saddles in dungeon chests has now been decreased.
The average yield of saddles in desert temple chests has now been increased.
1.1317w47aPrior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 329.
Upcoming Java Edition
1.1418w43aAdded Illager Beasts, which drop saddles.
Pocket Edition Alpha
0.7.0Added saddles.
0.9.0build 1Saddles can now be obtained from village blacksmith chests.
0.11.0build 1Saddles can now be fished with fishing rods and are described as treasure.
0.12.1build 1Saddles can now be found in nether fortresses.
0.13.0build 1Saddles can now be found in desert temples.
0.15.0build 1Saddles can now be used for riding pigs and horses.
Saddle can now be found inside jungle pyramids.
Pocket Edition
1.0.0alpha 0.17.0.1Saddles can now be found in end cities.
1.0.4alpha 1.0.4.0Saddles are now sold by leatherworker villagers for 8-10 emeralds as their only third tiers trades.
Upcoming Bedrock Edition
1.10.0beta 1.10.0.3Saddles can be found in plains village tannery and weaponsmith chests.
Added ravagers, which drop a saddle upon death.
1.11.0beta 1.11.0.1Saddle can now be found in savanna, snowy taiga, taiga, and snowy tundra village tannery chest.
Saddle can now be found in savanna, taiga, snowy taiga, and desert village weaponsmith chest.
Saddle can now be found in savanna village house chests.
beta 1.11.0.4Trading changed, Leatherworker villagers now have 50% chance to sell saddle for 10 emeralds as part of their last tier trade.
Legacy Console Edition
TU1CU1 1.0 Patch 1Added saddles.

Issues

Issues relating to "Saddle" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.

Trivia

  • A saddle is considered "armor" by the game, but the value of protection to the pig is equal to null, making no additional protection to the pig.
  • A saddle can still be seen if the pig is invisible.
  • Punching a pig or horse while holding a saddle caused the mob to wear the saddle, and it will be taken out of your inventory, even in Creative mode.
  • The "When Pigs Fly" achievement requires "Cow Tipper" even though you do not need leather to obtain saddles.

Gallery

See also


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