Horses With Chests
by bobrokeit
Horses With Chests lets a player attach a chest with 15 storage slots to a tamed horse, and the chest shows on the horse's body from both sides.
What it does
Once a chest is attached to a tamed horse, the horse's own inventory screen gains the 15 extra slots, so the storage opens the same way the horse's saddle and armor slots do. The chest is visible on the body of the horse, on both the server and the client, so other players can see which animals carry storage.
When the horse dies, the chest contents drop where the animal fell. Shift-right-clicking the horse with shears removes the chest and returns it to the player's inventory, so the attachment is reversible. Zombie horses work with the same chest setup, which lets a player keep storage on undead mounts as well.
The mod is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across three release versions, 26.1.2 – 26.3, and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. The code is CC0 1.0 Universal, which places the mod in the public domain, and it is not open source.
Key features
Chest on a tamed horse
A chest can be placed on any tamed horse, adding 15 storage slots to the animal.
Chest visible on the horse
The attached chest appears on the horse's body, so it can be seen from both sides.
Items drop on death
When the horse dies, the stored items fall to the ground at its location.
Shears remove the chest
Shift-right-clicking the horse with shears takes the chest off and gives it back to the player.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Storage on the move
A player who travels between distant places can carry extra items on a mount without building a base at each stop.
Zombie mounts
Players who ride zombie horses can attach storage to them as well, since the chest works with those animals too.
Who it’s for: Players who want extra inventory space while traveling, and server owners who want storage available on horses without adding new mob types.
How it compares
Quality of Horse is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server for 1.21 – 26.1.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge. Inventory Storages is not open source, is released under All rights reserved, runs on client and server on the same loaders and covers 1.21.1 – 26.3. Horses With Chests covers 26.1.2 – 26.3 and is not open source. Larger Ender Chest is server-side only and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horses With Chests | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| Quality of Horse | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-07 |
| Inventory Storages | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-10-08 |
| Larger Ender Chest | Fabric and Quilt | 26.1 – 26.1.2 | Server-side only | 2026-05-29 |
Questions
Does Horses With Chests need Fabric API?
Do server owners need the mod installed?
What happens to the chest contents if the horse dies?
In the catalog
Horses With Chests is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/horses-with-chests
- Owner
- bobrokeit
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15