Bedrock Jockey
by AvatarKage
Bedrock Jockey lets baby zombies seek out Bedrock-exclusive mounts and ride them as jockeys, changing how zombie encounters play out on a server.
What it does
Baby zombies that spawn in the world look for Bedrock-exclusive mounts and climb on, so the mounted pairs appear as jockeys. The mod builds on Jockey API, which must be installed alongside it on both Forge and NeoForge.
Mob types covered include zombies, zombie villagers, husks, zombie piglins and the other zombie variants the author text lists. Bedrock Jockey is server-side only, so players join without installing anything. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.20 – 1.21.8, under All rights reserved.
Key features
Baby zombie jockeys
Baby zombies look for Bedrock-exclusive mounts and become jockeys when they find one.
Chicken and spider mounts
Chicken jockeys and spider jockeys are among the mounted combinations the mod produces.
Dolphin mounts
Dolphin jockeys are included, giving water-based encounters a mounted variant.
Zombie variants
Zombies, zombie villagers, husks and zombie piglins all take part in the jockey behaviour.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Server encounters
Server owners can add mounted zombie variants to a world without requiring any client-side install.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want mounted zombie encounters on Forge or NeoForge, and players who join those servers.
How it compares
Chicken Jockey is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and open source, and it runs on client and server. Zombie Take Over is server-side only, published for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.5, and is not open source. FasterZombies targets only 1.20.1 on Forge and is server-side only under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Jockey | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-08-08 |
| Chicken Jockey | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-19 |
| Zombie Take Over | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.5 | Server-side only | 2025-05-27 |
| FasterZombies | Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2025-07-10 |
Questions
Does Bedrock Jockey require Jockey API?
Does a player need to install Bedrock Jockey?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
Bedrock Jockey is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
This mod makes baby zombies seek out Bedrock exclusive mounts so they can become jockeys. Zombies, zombie villagers, husks, and zombie piglins are all supported!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/bedrock-jockey
- Owner
- AvatarKage
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15