As you explore Minecraft, you may occasionally come across a horse! Of course, your first instinct is probably to tame and ride it, but you'll need a Saddle first.
Unfortunately, there's no way to obtain a Saddle via crafting. You'll need to find it in the world somewhere! There are four options you can try, which we detail here for your convenience.
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Chests
There are lots of chests across the world that have a chance of containing a Saddle. They spawn in structures that load into your world.
The chances of a saddle spawning in these chests are…
- Chest in a Dungeon – 28.3%
- Hoglin Stable Chest in a Bastion Remnant – 9.5-13.6%
- Chest in a Desert Temple – 23.5%
- Chest in an End City – 13.3%
- Chest in a Jungle Temple – 12.8-12.9%
- Chest in a Nether Fortress – 35.3%
- Altar Chest in a Stronghold – 2.4-2.5%
- Weaponsmith's Chest in a Village – 16.2%
- Savanna House Chest in a Village – 11.3%
- Tanner's Chest – 17.3%
Fishing
There's a small chance (0.8%) that you'll catch a saddle with a fishing rod. 0.8% is a base chance, so it doesn't take enchantments into consideration.
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Trading
When you encounter villagers, you'll be able to trade with some of them for items. The more you trade with Villagers, the higher level they become. When a Leatherworker Villager becomes fifth level ("Master") it can trade with you for a saddle! If you're playing on the Java Edition, the trade that a Master Leatherworker offers will always be a saddle. If you're playing the Bedrock Edition, a Master Leatherworker will offer a saddle up for trade 50% of the time.
Loot From Killing Mods
Ravagers are a type of mob that spawn during raids against Villages. Those Ravagers always spawn with a saddle and are guaranteed to drop that saddle when they die.
The other mob that you can hunt is a Zombified Piglin riding a Strider, since they spawn with a Saddle. When they die, they have an 8.5% chance of dropping their Saddle (which can be increased by 1% per level you have in "Looting").