Horse Armor Smithing

A unique take on craftable horse armor, making it upgradable via smithing!

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About this Mod

So, as you may (or may not) know, there is only 1 type of horse armor that is craftable: Leather Horse Armor. A lot of people don't think that makes much sense, myself included, and a lot of people make datapacks to fix that and allow for crafting of other variants.

The issue is, though, these recipes are oftentimes pretty pricey, costing up to 5-6 of the material you want to use. Who's willing to spend 5-6 of their well earned diamonds to keep their horse armored up? I'd rather not.

That's the main idea behind this pack. It's a cheaper alternative to various craftable horse armor packs. Instead of using large amounts of material in a crafting table, you can upgrade your horse armor using just 2 ingots/diamonds in a smithing table!

A gif showing the 3 recipes available for horse armor upgrading

Available Versions

Horse Armor Smithing v1release

MC 1.21.4fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt

January 19, 2025

Horse Armor Smithing v1release

MC 1.21.4datapack

January 19, 2025

How to Install Horse Armor Smithing on Your Server

Order Server

Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).

Set datapack Loader

In the panel under "Egg", select the datapack loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.4).

Install Mod

Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Horse Armor Smithing". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

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Minecraft Versions

1.21.4

Server-side

✓ Required

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Horse Armor Smithing server crashes on startup – what to do?

Most common cause: wrong datapack 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 Armor Smithing compatible with datapack and fabric and forge and neoforge and quilt?

Horse Armor Smithing officially supports datapack, fabric, forge, neoforge, quilt for Minecraft 1.21.4. Note: Forge and Fabric mods are NOT cross-compatible – pick one loader and stick with it. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.

Server lagging with Horse Armor Smithing – how to optimize performance?

Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Horse Armor Smithing 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.