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  • Question
    What should I do if I have followed your steps and nothing has happened?
    Community Answer
    Try taming the horse first before you breed it. Otherwise, if it still doesn't work, then you may have a bug.
  • Question
    If a horse has a lot of hearts, is fast, but can't jump high, is it best to breed it with a horse that can jump high, but has low hearts and speed?
    Community Answer
    Yes, you'll want a horse that can jump high, so that trait will most likely show up in the baby.
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    Do horses in Minecraft come only in 1 color?
    Community Answer
    No, horses in Minecraft come in seven base colors, (white, buckskin, dark bay, bay, black, dapple gray, or flaxen) and they either have no markings, stockings and blaze markings, snowflake appaloosa markings, paint markings, or sooty markings. In total, there are 35 possible horse coat combinations.
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    How do I tame a horse in Minecraft?
    Community Answer
    You simply ride the horse until it has hearts coming out of it, even if it bucks you off. You can also feed it golden apples. If you have fed it enough, the next time you get on it, it will immediately be tame.
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    Can you breed in Creative?
    Community Answer
    Yes.
  • Question
    What do I do if it doesn't work for me?
    Community Answer
    It should work every time unless you haven't waited long enough to breed the horses again.
  • Question
    Do I have to tame my horse or not?
    Community Answer
    You do not have to tame your horse, though if you want to ride it, you'll have to tame it.
  • Question
    Which Minecraft version are horses on?
    Community Answer
    They are on all the versions - Minecraft PC, MInecraft Xbox Edition, and Minecraft PE.
  • Question
    Can it be used on the iPad?
    Community Answer
    Yes, it can if you have an updated version.
  • Question
    Can you tame horses in Creative?
    Community Answer
    Yes.
  • Question
    What is the best way to kill a spider in Minecraft?
    Community Answer
    Get above it and attack it with a sword, or shoot it with a bow. This will prevent it from jumping on you .
  • Question
    Why did the mother and father horses disappear after the baby was born?
    Community Answer
    They either despawned or ran away because they were not kept in a pen.
  • Question
    Is it possible to breed skeleton horses? If it is, what should I use?
    Community Answer
    Not in the standard game, but mods may allow you to do so.
  • Question
    Can I breed a zombie horse?
    MoonAngle53
    Community Answer
    Like skeleton horses, you can only do this with mods, but it is possible.
  • Question
    How do you feed the horses?
    Community Answer
    You don't have to feed them. but to heal them you can give them an apple by clicking on their head.
  • Question
    How do you feed a golden apple to your horse if it is not hungry?
    Community Answer
    It is always going to eat it. Unlike the Minecraft people (you), they don't have hunger bars, and will eat everything you give them.
  • Question
    How do I know if the horse is grown?
    Nora Lacasse
    Community Answer
    If the horse is as big as a full grown horse, and when you feed it, it doesn't get any bigger, then you know the horse is full grown.
  • Question
    We just purchased a new Minecraft 360 game. It does not appear to have horses. Why is that?
    CaptianYaya
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    Make sure you have a version of 1.6.4 or higher on the Xbox 360 for this to work. Also, horses only spawn in grassy biomes, such as the plains or savanna.
  • Question
    Do I hold the golden apple/golden carrot and move towards the horse to feed it?
    CaptianYaya
    Community Answer
    You have to click on the horse with your "Use Item" button, as long as the horse is tamed. On computers or on pi this is the right click button. On any mobile device, you will see a feed button. On Xbox and Nintendo switch this is the Left Trigger, and on PlayStation it is L2 (or L on PlayStation Vita).
  • Question
    Can I Bbeed horses on Xbox 360?
    Nora Lacasse
    Community Answer
    Yes. You can breed horses on any platform. It's the same way for any console.
  • Question
    Will the foal be smaller than the adults?
    CaptianYaya
    Community Answer
    It will for a few minutes, and then it should grow up.
  • Question
    Do the horses have to be the same color?
    CaptianYaya
    Community Answer
    They do not.
  • Question
    Why are some horses slower than others?
    CaptianYaya
    Community Answer
    Every horse has different characteristics, just like in real life. Keep in mind a bred horse will be a combination of both parents' characteristics.
  • Question
    Can I breed my horse again?
    Artemi
    Top Answerer
    Yes. After 5 minutes, you can give your horse another golden apple or golden carrot and it can breed again.
  • Question
    How do I breed a skeleton horse?
    Community Answer
    Just like a normal horse! You should have mods on. You can use hay and golden apples.
  • Question
    I want to breed two horses that are tamed, but whenever I right-click with a golden apple I just sit on them. How can I breed them?
    Artemi
    Top Answerer
    Press sneak and then right-click with the golden apple.
  • Question
    So I was wondering in Minecraft PE on my iPad, can I really ride dolphins?
    Iris Sullivan
    Community Answer
    Sadly Mojang has not added the ability to ride or mount dolphins in the game. You can find add-ons to do so.
  • Question
    I brought the Minecraft game Xbox 360 for my child, and she can't find any horses, what does she need to do?
    CaptianYaya
    Community Answer
    She needs to find a grassy biome. They might spawn there. Alternatively, you can create a world in creative mode and spawn them yourself.
  • Question
    I can't get both my horses in "love mode." What am I doing wrong?
    Community Answer
    Make sure they're tamed and that you have at least version 1.8 and that you have not already bred them. Wait 15 minutes and try again. If that doesn't work, it's probably a glitch.
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    How do you fly in Survival?
    Community Answer
    You can't fly in Survival, only in Creative.
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