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Floating Horses

by Lancet_

Floating Horses changes how horses behave in water, so they float instead of sinking when they enter it.

FabricClient and serverMIT LicenseOpen source1.20.1

What it does

Horses and skeleton horses float on water rather than sinking when they enter it, which keeps a rider from losing a mount to a river or pond. The mod works with modded horse mobs as well. Fabric API and Fzzy Config are both required, and the config screen controls the swimming speeds.

Key features

  1. Floating horses

    Horses and skeleton horses stay on the surface of water instead of sinking after they enter it.

  2. Skeleton horse support

    Skeleton horses float along with regular horses, so both kinds of mount can cross water.

  3. Configurable swimming speeds

    A config screen lets players adjust the swimming speeds of horses in water.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.2-fabric-1.20.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

Fabric APILightweight and modular API providing common hooks and intercompatibility measures utilized by mods using the Fabric toolchain.
Required
Fzzy ConfigConfig API with automatic GUIs, powerful validation options, server-client sync, and more!
Required

How it compares

Full comparison

Horse Speed Changer is an open source Fabric mod for 1.20.1 that is also client and server, under the MIT License. Horse Break Leaves is open source under the CC0 1.0 Universal license for 1.20.1, but it is server-side only, so players join without installing it.

ModLoadersGame versionsEnvironmentUpdated
Floating HorsesFabric1.20.1Client and server2026-02-19
Horse Speed ChangerFabric1.20.1Client and server2024-10-18
Horse Break LeavesFabric1.20.1Server-side only2024-03-24

Questions

Does Floating Horses need Fabric API?

Yes. Fabric API and Fzzy Config are both required dependencies and must be installed alongside the mod.

Does Floating Horses have to be installed on the server?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Which game version does Floating Horses support?

The mod is published for 1.20.1 only, with the latest Fabric file 1.0.2-fabric-1.20.1 for 1.20.1.

In the catalog

Floating Horses is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

Transportation mods3,932Fabric modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

This is a simple mod that makes horses and skeleton horses float on water instead of sinking like a broken ship! Also works with modded horses:) This mod only depends on Fabric API and additionally Fzzy Config for the config screen to control swimming speeds of horses and skeleton horses.
Lancet_, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Lancet_
Published
2025-09-17
Updated on Modrinth
2026-02-19
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

Game mechanicsMobsTransportation
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