Horse Powered
by Saereth
Horse Powered lets leashed animals turn a crank, so the early game can run machines powered by horses, donkeys, mules and llamas.
What it does
Hand-cranked machinery driven by animals covers the early stages of production: grinding, chopping, pressing, drying and crushing. A starter block is worked by hand, and an upgrade lets leashed workers run the same process. Vanilla horses, donkeys, mules and llamas can be leashed as workers, and any mob with the horsepowered:valid worker tag can be added through a data pack.
Recipes are data-driven, so modpack makers can add, remove or rebalance processing steps through a datapack. Recipes can also list a secondary output with a chance roll. The machines give full JEI, EMI and Jade support, and an optional Create integration is available for the power tie-in. Rather than storing animal effort, the generator converts the work done by workers straight into Forge Energy that feeds the remaining equipment in a technical setup.
Horse Powered is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1, 1.21.1, 26.1.1 and 26.1.2. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The mod is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Hand Grindstone
Manual milling that takes one turn per operation, suited to the earliest stage of production.
Horse Grindstone
A leashed worker keeps milling without a player present, moving hands-off through the same recipes.
Chopping Block
Axe-driven log splitting that turns logs into planks, sticks, signs and trapdoors.
Passive press and dryer
A 2x2 multiblock with eight independent slots dries items over time, and hoppers can insert and extract from its sides.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
How it compares
Rack It Up is open source under the MIT License and runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, with client and server sides both needing it. Create Horse Power is also open source under the MIT License for Forge and NeoForge across 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, as a client and server mod. Custom Machinery Create is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.18.2 – 1.21.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Powered | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-03 |
| Rack It Up | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-08 |
| Create Horse Power | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-11-25 |
| Custom Machinery Create | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-12 |
Questions
Does Horse Powered need Create?
Do both the server and players need Horse Powered?
Which loader should be chosen for Horse Powered?
Can other mobs work as horse-powered workers?
In the catalog
Horse Powered is one of 8,499 Technology mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,122 Technology mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Pre-industrial farming machinery for Minecraft. Process grain, wood, fluids, and rock the old-fashioned way: by hand for the early game, then with leashed animals walking in circles once you have a herd. Every recipe, time, and tier is data-driven, so modpacks can re-balance the entire mod from a datapack. Grain to…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/horse-powered
- Owner
- Saereth
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15