In Java Edition, when riding a horse, the hunger bar is replaced by the horse's health in survival or adventure mode. The player dismounts using the dismount control. The player can control a tamed (and saddled in Java Edition) skeleton horse with standard directional controls, jump, and the mouse. However, in Java Edition, skeleton horses can be equipped with a saddle and then controlled. In Bedrock Edition, skeleton horses can be controlled by the player without a saddle. Despite this, the default texture file, like those of normal horses, donkeys and mules, includes a chest. A skeleton horse's inventory can be accessed by mounting the skeleton horse and opening the player inventory or by sneaking and then right-clicking on the horse.Ī skeleton horse does not have an inventory and cannot be equipped with a saddle or armor. Saddles can be placed on a skeleton horse by holding it and then right-clicking on the skeleton horse, or by accessing its inventory. Skeleton horses have the following slot available: Skeleton horses can be pulled using a lead. Skeleton horses sink in the water and can be ridden along the ocean or river floor. They can be ridden in water in any depth. They can also be used to climb hills and jump fences because the skeleton horses can jump up to five block heights, versus the player's maximum of one (without a potion). Skeleton horses can be used as one of the fastest means of transportation in the game, though they are unable to fit through single block-wide openings. Killing a baby skeleton horse yields no items or experience. 1–3 when killed by a player or tamed wolf.The maximum amount is increased by 1 per level of Looting, for a maximum of 0-5 with Looting III. Skeleton horsemen can be spawned in Java Edition using the command / summon skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~, or in Bedrock Edition using the command / summon skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ minecraft:set_trap. An explosion is heard, but nothing gets destroyed.The skeleton does not shoot any mob that attacks the skeleton horse, whether purposefully or accidently.If the difficulty is set to Peaceful, the skeleton rider despawns but the horse remains.The skeleton drops more experience orbs.A trap horse can trigger normally in clear weather (and often a player encounters a trap horse after the thunderstorm has cleared).A trap horse may spawn in areas that a regular horse may not, such as the middle of an ocean.The skeletons do not despawn if PersistenceRequired is set.The skeleton trap horse becomes fully grown if it was a baby, and the breeding cooldown is reset.The exact level depends on regional difficulty on Easy it is always a level-5 enchantment. The skeleton's bow and helmet are enchanted as if on an enchantment table at level 5–22.The skeleton wears an iron helmet, unless it randomly spawned with some other headgear.The skeleton horses becomes passive and tamed if the player kills the skeleton.Both horse and rider are immune to lightning). Each skeleton is equipped with an enchanted iron helmet and an enchanted bow, and has damage immunity for 3 seconds after spawning (in Bedrock Edition. It also spawns three additional skeleton horsemen in the vicinity. When struck, the skeleton trap horse transforms into a skeleton horseman: a skeleton, a stray or a wither skeleton riding a skeleton horse. The skeleton trap horse is triggered when a player comes within 10 blocks of it, resulting in a lightning strike that does not start fires or damage nearby entities. The trap horse despawns after 15 minutes if not triggered. Lightning strikes caused by a Channeling-enchanted trident and lightning strikes on a lightning rod never spawn a skeleton trap horse. Skeleton horsemen spawn only from a "skeleton trap horse".Ī skeleton trap horse is a hostile skeleton horse spawned from a fraction of lightning generated naturally by a thunderstorm (0.75–1.5% chance on Easy, 1.5–4% on Normal, and 2.25–6.75% on Hard, depending on regional difficulty). For the mob in Minecraft Dungeons, see MCD:Skeleton Horseman.Ī group of skeleton horsemen spawned by a "skeleton trap" horse.Ī skeleton horseman consisting of a skeleton and a skeleton horse.Ī skeleton horseman is a hostile undead mob consisting of a skeleton and a skeleton horse.