Via Equina
by thebee03
Via Equina lets a horse carry its rider along Via Romana roads on its own, choosing turns at intersections based on where the player is looking.
What it does
While mounted on a horse, the player presses the Auto Ride key and the horse follows the road network, deciding its direction at each intersection from the way the rider is facing. Auto Ride can be turned off again with its own toggle key, and the horse stops automatically at the end of a road.
The mod is an addon for Via Romana: Infrastructure-Driven Fast Travel, which must be installed alongside it. Its road graph is what the horse follows, so Via Equina adds no roads of its own. Via Equina is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. The code is released under CC0 1.0 Universal and is not open source.
Key features
Automatic horseback riding
A horse ridden on a Via Romana road can travel without input from the player, following the road network.
Intersection steering
At each junction the horse takes the branch that matches the direction the rider is looking, so the route stays under the player's control.
Automatic stop at road ends
When the road ends, the horse halts instead of continuing into open ground.
Auto Ride toggle key
A bound key starts and stops Auto Ride while mounted, so the player can take back control at any time.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Long journeys on Via Romana
Players crossing a network of Via Romana roads can let the horse handle navigation and spend the trip looking around.
Who it’s for: Players who already use Via Romana on NeoForge 1.21.1 and want horse travel on its roads. Server owners need to install it on the server as well.
How it compares
Conditional Riding [Cobblemon] is server-side only and is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge 1.21.1 and targets Cobblemon riding rather than road travel. Horses can Float is server required with client optional and is released under the MIT License, covering 1.21 – 1.21.5 on four loaders.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Via Equina | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-30 |
| Conditional Riding [Cobblemon] | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-06 |
| Horses can Float | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21 – 1.21.5 | Server required, client optional | 2025-04-22 |
Questions
Does Via Equina need Via Romana?
Does Via Equina have to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Via Equina support?
Can the player still steer the horse?
In the catalog
Via Equina is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Via Equina is an addon for Via Romana that adds intelligent horseback travel along your roads. Simply mount your horse, press the Auto Ride key, and your horse will follow the road network while you decide which direction to take at intersections by looking where you want to go.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/via-equina
- Owner
- thebee03
- Published
- 2026-07-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-30
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15