Horse Break Leaves
by MultiBana
Horse Break Leaves changes how a horse ridden through trees interacts with natural foliage, so riders can cut paths through forests.
What it does
A horse that a player is riding breaks non-persistent leaves it collides with, provided those leaves are naturally generated rather than placed by a player. Leaves break a little slower than normal, and a jump breaks the leaves directly above the rider. The mod is aimed at players who like exploring on horseback but find the leaves in dense forests frustrating to ride through. Its author also notes that a datapack making trees taller is available, and that another option would let horses walk through ridden leaves. Horse Break Leaves is server-side only, so players join without installing it, and it is for Fabric files targeting 1.20.1, released under CC0 1.0 Universal and open source.
Key features
Leaf breaking while riding
A ridden horse clears natural, non-persistent leaves it runs into, opening a route through a forest.
Jump clears the canopy
Jumping breaks the leaves directly above the rider, which lets a player clear branches overhead.
Slower leaf breaking
Leaves break slightly more slowly than the default, which keeps the path cleared from being instant.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Horse Speed Changer, Swimming Horses and Floating Horses each run on Fabric with client and server environments, and all three are open source under the MIT License. Horse Archery is client-side only under the MIT License and covers 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, so players need it installed and servers do not. Horse Break Leaves is server-side only, so players join without installing it.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Break Leaves | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-03-24 |
| Horse Speed Changer | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-10-18 |
| Swimming Horses | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-06-27 |
| Floating Horses | Fabric | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-02-19 |
| Horse Archery | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client-side only | 2025-11-24 |
Questions
Do players need to install Horse Break Leaves?
In the catalog
Horse Break Leaves is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
When riding a horse, if you collide with non-persistent leaves (naturally-generated, not player placed) - the leaves will break and you will be slightly slowed. Jump to break leaves directly above you.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/horse-break-leaves
- Owner
- MultiBana
- Published
- 2024-03-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-03-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15