Quality of Horse
by Ghoul
Quality of Horse changes how horses and donkeys work, letting two players ride the same horse, giving horses a chest like donkeys have, and letting horses swim and follow their owner more closely.
What it does
Quality of Horse is a simple, configurable mod that improves horses and turns the donkey and camel into more useful mounts. Two players can ride one horse at the same time, a chest can be attached to a horse the way it is to a donkey, and horses can swim across water. Horses also follow their owner more reliably, so a mount does not wander off during a long journey.
The mod is released under the MIT License and is open source, with a source code repository, issue tracker and wiki published alongside it. Builds exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 14 release versions, 1.21 – 26.1.1, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need it. Chest rendering credits go to the authors of Chested Companions and LieOnLion, and the mod was first published on 2026-03-30 and last updated on 2026-04-07.
Key features
Shared horse riding
Two players can ride the same horse at once, which suits travel with a companion on a single mount.
Chests on horses
Horses accept a chest the same way donkeys do, so a horse can carry storage on long trips.
Swimming horses
Horses can swim, so routes that cross rivers and lakes no longer force a detour.
Improved following
Horses follow their owner more closely, reducing the time spent recalling a mount that has strayed.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Long-distance travel
A pair of players can cross a map on one horse, with a chest carrying supplies.
Water routes
Horses swim across rivers, lakes and ocean inlets without a bridge.
Who it’s for: Players who keep horses for travel and hauling, and server owners who want shared mounts and chested horses without adding separate vehicle mods.
How it compares
Simple Horse QOL is a client or server option under All rights reserved, with files for 1.20.1 – 26.3 and no open source release. Better Horses is also client and server, under the MIT License, but only for 1.21.1. Horses With Chests focuses on chests for 26.1.2 – 26.3 under the CC0 1.0 Universal license. Horse Armor Craftings is needed on the server, with the client optional; it is under All rights reserved for 1.21 – 26.2. Following Horses also is needed on the server, with the client optional; it is under the MIT License for 1.21 – 1.21.5.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Horse | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.1.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-07 |
| Simple Horse QOL | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Client or server, optional | 2026-09-16 |
| Better Horses | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-03 |
| Horses With Chests | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 26.1.2 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-25 |
| Horse Armor Craftings | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2025-12-26 |
| Following Horses | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-22 |
Questions
Does Quality of Horse need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Quality of Horse support?
Can the chest feature be turned off?
In the catalog
Quality of Horse is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 11,522 mods support Minecraft 26.1.1.
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What the author says
Quality of Horse is a simple mod designed to improve the usage of your horses, by turning them into a Donkey + Camel.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/quality-of-horse
- Owner
- Ghoul
- Published
- 2026-03-30
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-07
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15