Ride Any Mob
by Aervial
With Ride Any Mob, a player can take direct control of most vanilla mobs, from zombies to dragons, and steer them with WASD like a horse.
What it does
Ride Any Mob lets a player mount almost any living entity in the game and move it directly. Riding and normal mob interaction stay separate, so a player can switch between riding a mob and feeding, breeding or otherwise interacting with it as usual. The mod works in singleplayer and in multiplayer, and it is compatible with multiplayer servers.
Server owners control who may ride through a server-side whitelist, and a player whitelist can be removed when access should open to everyone. A configurable Controls menu lets players adjust how movement is bound. The mod is built to stay lightweight, with its files published for Fabric only. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. The code is released under the MIT License, but the project is not open source in the sense of a public repository.
Key features
Mounting most vanilla mobs
Most vanilla mobs can be ridden, including zombies and dragons, not only horses or other mounts.
WASD movement control
A rider takes direct control of the mob and moves it with the standard movement keys, as with a horse.
Whitelist for riding
A server-side whitelist decides which players may ride, and the player whitelist can be removed to allow everyone.
Switch between riding and interacting
The rider can switch between mounting a mob and normal interaction such as feeding or breeding.
Configurable controls menu
A Controls menu lets players change how riding input is set up.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Mount & Ride is a Fabric, Forge and Quilt mod for 1.20 – 1.20.2 that is server required with an optional client, and it is not open source under All rights reserved. Mob Mounting Control is a server-side only Fabric mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License, so players join without installing it. Horse Speed Changer is a client and server Fabric mod for 1.20.1, also under the MIT License, and it changes horse speed rather than mounting other mobs.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ride Any Mob | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-02-19 |
| Mount & Ride | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.20 – 1.20.2 | Server required, client optional | 2023-09-10 |
| Mob Mounting Control | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-08-15 |
| Horse Speed Changer | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-18 |
Questions
Does Ride Any Mob need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Ride Any Mob use?
How does a server limit who can ride mobs?
In the catalog
Ride Any Mob is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 11,154 mods support Minecraft 1.20.6.
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What the author says
Ride Any Mob lets you mount and fully control almost any living entity in Minecraft. From zombies to dragons, if it moves, you can ride it. Take direct control of any entity and move with WASD, just like a horse. Works in both singleplayer and multiplayer.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/aervial-ride-any-mob
- Owner
- Aervial
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-19
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15