
Horse Buff
QOL tweaks for horses
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About this Mod
!! Deprecation Notice !!
Horse Buff's entire feature-set can be found in HorseMan 1.3.0+
Horse Buff
About
Improve horses by removing stupid stuff and adding useful stuff.
Server Changes:
Horses Sit in Rafts
Rafts only because its impossible to break boats when they are in a boat. Works with horses, donkeys, mules, zombie horses, skeleton horses, camels and llamas.

Saddled Horses don't wander

Remove break speed debuff
Normally being mounted on a horse makes you mine at 1/5 the speed.
Now you can actually do stuff on horseback

Improve "Step Height" capability
Increases horse step-height from 1 block to 1.1 blocks.
This makes riding horses around path blocks way less frustrating.

Client Changes:
Allow swimming while Mounted
Normally Horses will sink in water when you are riding them.
This makes you float on the surface as if they weren't mounted.
The default config turns this ability off for undead horses and camels.

Prevent "Bucking"
Normally horses will randomly "Buck", stopping dead in their tracks while you are riding them.
This prevents them from doing that.
Fade Horse as you look down
The same applies to donkeys, mules, zombie horses, skeleton horses, camels and llamas.

Horse Head Pitch offset
Option to lower horse's head down up to 45 degrees to improve visibility.
Works with horses, donkeys, mules, zombie horses and skeleton horses.

Horses named `jeb_` become rainbow
The same can be applied to donkeys, mules, camels, llamas, zombie horses and skeleton horses.

Hotkey to open survival inventory

- Pre 1.20.2
- Horse Buff pulls from your Minecraft keybinds, so if you change your inventory/sprint key, that will change what you need to press to access your survival inventory
- Post 1.20.2
- A keybind for opening your inventory while on a horse has been added. ALT + Inv (ALT + E) is now the default, but you can change it to whatever you like
Legacy features (removed due to them being added to the game officially)
[Server Side] Fix rubber banding on stairs/slabs "Horse moved wrongly!"
(MC-100830) (1.16.5 - 1.21.3)

[Server Side] Allow travel through portals without dismounting (1.16.5 - 1.20.6)
[Server Side] Better Breeding Logic (1.16.5 - 1.19.3)
- Take average of the parents' traits
- Random amount added/subtracted from said average
- +/- 10% of range between max and min
- clamp to vanilla min/max stat
Related:
Server Side:
- Can't find your horse? Get Horse Trumpet (highlights your horse) or Horse Whistle (horse runs/tps to you)
- Stop banging your head into stuff and taking damage VehicleFix Ride through forests with ease
- Horse stat overhaul (horses get better the more you use them) Superb Steeds
- Upgrade horse speed with Horseshoes
Client Side:
- See how good your horse is Horse Stats Vanilla
- Better Mount HUD
Available Versions
How to Install Horse Buff on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set fabric Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the fabric loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.4).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Horse Buff". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.1 (+25 more)
Server-side
~ OptionalRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Horse Buff server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong fabric version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.4). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Horse Buff compatible with fabric?
Horse Buff officially supports fabric for Minecraft 1.21.4, 1.21.3, 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Horse Buff – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Horse Buff consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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Details
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International
- Server-side
- Optional



