Horses Can Swim
by gohkenytp
Horses Can Swim lets a horse carry its rider through water instead of stopping at the shoreline, for players who cross rivers and lakes on horseback.
What it does
When a player rides a horse into water, the horse keeps swimming with the rider on its back, so routes that crossed water no longer need a detour. The mod is published for Forge and NeoForge, with files for 1.20.1, 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.3 and 1.21.4. Installation covers the server and each player's game. The code is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0 license and is not open source.
Key features
Swimming while ridden
A horse with a player on its back swims through water instead of refusing to enter it.
Adapted from Quark
The author states that the behavior was adapted from the Quark mod, and credits the original Quark developers.
Latest versions covered
The author says updates follow the latest game versions, with the newest Forge file for 1.20.1 and the newest NeoForge file for 1.21.4.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
NoSwim is a Forge mod for 1.7.10 – 1.12.2 under the MIT License, and it is open source. Horses can Float covers 1.21 – 1.21.5 on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt under the MIT License, with the server required and the client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horses Can Swim | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.4 | Client and server | 2024-12-04 |
| NoSwim | Forge | 1.7.10 – 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2022-05-31 |
| Horses can Float | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-22 |
Questions
Does Horses Can Swim need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Horses Can Swim support?
In the catalog
Horses Can Swim is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 17,979 mods support Minecraft 1.21.4.
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What the author says
This mod makes horses swim through water when ridden by players. This seems like a easy mod I have made and ripped it from Quark to make it a single mod!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/swimming-horses-forge
- Owner
- gohkenytp
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-12-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15