NotAnnoyingHorses

Name: NotAnnoyingHorses
Author: JustHuman228

NotAnnoyingHorses lets a player use a nametag to switch the AI of a chosen horse to a calmer, less aggressive behavior, and to reset it later.

FabricForgeNeoForgeQuiltServer required, client optionalMIT LicenseOpen source1.14 – 1.20.4

What it does

The mod targets the AI of horses in the world. Applying a nametag to a specific horse makes it stop the annoying behavior, and applying a nametag to a nerfed horse restores its original AI. Only the horses the player picks are changed, so the rest of the world keeps its normal behavior.

The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt across 29 release versions, 1.14 – 1.20.4, and a data pack build is also available. The server must run it for the change to take effect, while players may add it to their own clients, and the code is under the MIT License, so it is open source.

Key features

Per-horse AI change
A nametag applied to a single horse switches that horse's AI to the calmer behavior, leaving other horses untouched.
Reset with a nametag
A second nametag on a changed horse returns it to its original AI, so the change can be undone at any time.
Data pack option
Besides the loader builds, a data pack version exists for servers that prefer not to install a mod.

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Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

No stable releases

Every published file is a beta or alpha build.

Version

1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds

1.20.40.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.20.30.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.20.20.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.20.10.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.200.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds

1.19.40.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.19.30.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.19.20.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.19.10.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.190.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds

1.18.20.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.18.10.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.180.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod0.1.2-build.1+mod

1.17.x2 of 2 versions with builds

1.16.x6 of 6 versions with builds

1.15.x3 of 3 versions with builds

1.14.x5 of 5 versions with builds

ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.

How it compares

Full comparison

Horse armor craft works only on the server, so players join without installing anything, and it is not open source. No Horse works on either side, and neither needs it to be present for the server to run, under All rights reserved and not open source. NotAnnoyingHorses shares its server-side focus with these options but changes horse AI rather than armor or removing horses.

Mod	Loaders	Game versions	Environment	Updated
NotAnnoyingHorses	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.14 – 1.20.4	Server required, client optional	2025-04-25
Horse armor craft	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.12.2 – 1.21.8	Server-side only	2026-10-06
No Horse ❌	Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt	1.13 – 1.21.11	Server required, client optional	2025-11-28

Questions

Does NotAnnoyingHorses need to be installed on the client?

No. Only the server must run the mod for the change to take effect, and a player who adds it to their own client gets no extra requirement.

In the catalog

NotAnnoyingHorses is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,575 Optimization mods for Fabric. 13,907 mods support Minecraft 1.20.4.