Horses walk on powdered snow (HWOPS)
by Lxaur
Horses walk on powdered snow in Horses Walk on Powdered Snow (HWOPS), a server-side mod that lets horses with leather horse armor cross the block without sinking.
What it does
Horses equipped with leather horse armor can walk onto powdered snow, where they would otherwise sink and stall. The change applies to horses and to other horse-like mobs from supported mods, and players can ride them across snowy ground as usual. Horses Walk on Powdered Snow is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and a data pack version is available for servers that cannot install a mod.
In multiplayer, the server is the side that runs the mod, and players join without installing anything. In single-player and modded setups, the mod version is used instead. A data pack alternative makes powdered snow behave as a constrained surface, so a solid block of ground can be jumped onto. Walking directly into the snow slows the jump and does not help escape. Files cover the game versions 1.21.6 – 26.2, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, which means the project is not open source.
Key features
Horses on powdered snow
Horses wearing leather horse armor walk across powdered snow instead of sinking into it.
Horse-like mobs
Other horse-like mobs from supported mods can also walk on powdered snow.
Data pack option
A data pack makes powdered snow act as a constrained surface, letting players jump onto solid ground from inside the snow.
Upward push from solid blocks
Moving against a solid wall inside powdered snow pushes the player upward, so higher surfaces are reached by jumping.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.21.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want horses to cross powdered snow, and players who ride horses across snowy biomes on servers that run the mod.
How it compares
Snow Boots is a Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt mod for server and client, under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license, and is not open source; it covers 26.2 and the versions from 1.21.11 onward. Horse Armor Craftings also runs on all four loaders, but targets 1.21 – 26.2 and is released under All rights reserved. Easier Powdered Snow is server-side only, under the MIT License, for Fabric and Forge across 1.17 – 1.20.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horses walk on powdered snow (HWOPS) | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-05 |
| Snow Boots | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.11 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-08-10 |
| Horse Armor Craftings | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-26 |
| Easier Powdered Snow | Fabric and Forge | 1.17 – 1.20.4 | Server-side only | 2023-03-14 |
Questions
Does Horses Walk on Powdered Snow need to be installed on every player's client?
Which loaders does Horses Walk on Powdered Snow support?
Do horses need leather horse armor to walk on powdered snow?
In the catalog
Horses walk on powdered snow (HWOPS) is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,052 Adventure mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
For multiplayer, install it only on the server. For singleplayer or modded setups, use the mod versions. Now available for Minecraft 1.21.6, 1.21.7, 1.21.8, and 1.21.9-26.1.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/horses-walk-on-powdered-snow-hwops
- Owner
- Lxaur
- Published
- 2026-05-17
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-05
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15