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Home»Minecraft»How to Make a Saddle in Minecraft?
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How to Make a Saddle in Minecraft?

José ZapataBy José ZapataFebruary 27, 2023

What can your animal do if you don’t have a saddle? Look cute? You probably want more than that, so we’re talking about the Minecraft saddle, the item that allows you to ride horses, donkeys, mules, camels, pigs, and striders. 

In particular, you need the saddle to control most of these animals. You need to tame equine mobs (horses, donkeys, and mules) before placing a saddle on their back. You can do it by putting the item on your action bar, and using it on the animal.

Lastly, while you can put a saddle on striders and pigs, you can’t control their movement as well as you do on other animal NPCs. You’d need a warped fungus on a stick (striders) or a carrot on a stick (pigs) for better control. 

It’s a lot of fun, so let’s show you how to get a saddle. 

Get a Saddle in Minecraft

There’re five ways to get a saddle: 

  • The first one is fishing, but the chance of finding one amount to 0.8%, even with enchantments. 
  • The second method is trading with master-level leatherworker villages, where you get a 50% chance to buy one for 6 emeralds.
  • The third alternative is looting a saddle from mobs. Particularly, zombified piggins raddle striders, so they can drop it. Ravagers always spawn with a saddle, so they can drop it as well. However, they only spawn during raids in villages.
  • Similarly, you can loot it from chests in the Overworld. Chests in dungeons have the highest chance of giving you a saddle, but you may also find it in chests from Ancient Cities, Bastion Remnants, Desert Temples, End Cities, Jungle Temples, Strongholds, Villages, and Nether Fortresses. 
  • Lastly, you can spawn a saddle in your inventory with console commands.

You can’t craft a saddle in Minecraft, though. Blocks like the Blast Furnace or the Crafting Table don’t have a recipe for the item—unless you mod the game.

Best Place to Find a Saddle in Minecraft

In Minecraft survival mode, the best chance of finding a Saddle is by visiting a Dungeon.

If you don’t know where to find a dungeon, you could check your Minecraft Seed, and then put the Seed on an online Seed finding to check the coordinates of key locations.

Here’re the steps to check your Seed in Bedrock:

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Go to Worlds.
  3. Click the pen button on the first world. This should be the one you’re playing or the last one you played. minecraft find seed
  4. Find your Seed number in the Seed box. seed number bedrock

On the Java Edition, press the “T” button on your keyboard and type /seed to get it.

Once you get the seed, go to Chunkbase and put the number. This is an interactive map, and we’re looking for dungeons. What you’d need to do is click the dungeon icon to check its coordinates.

dungeon minecraft

Clicking the icon will reveal the coordinates. That said, the icon for Dungeons (“Likely Dungeon”) is a square green mob.

You may have to zoom in with the slider below. Otherwise, you won’t see these icons.

zoom in minecraft interactive map

Dungeons are underground, though, so they are always connected to underground caves. You’ll know you’ve found the entrance when you see cobblestone stairs going down. Alternatively, you may recognize it because you found various chests and mobs in an underground area.

Generally, dungeons are small rooms with monsters spawning in the center, plus one or two chests. Also, the walls and floor of the dungeon are made of cobblestone.

Lastly, you may also find an entrance at the feet of a mountain, which looks like a cavernous gateway.

zombie dungeon

The best way of finding these areas is by going to the coordinates and digging below. Use stairs and torches and don’t rush it, though, otherwise, you may put your character at risk.

Chests in dungeons have an above 27% chance of giving you a saddle in Bedrock or Java. However, there’re other key locations you can scavenge to find a saddle. You may use the interactive map as well to reach them.

In specific:

Java Edition Chest LocationSaddle Spawn Chance
Nether Fortress35.3%
Dungeon27.9%
Desert Temple23.5%
Bastion Remnant13.6%
End City13.3%
Jungle Temple12.9%
Village’s Weaponsmith chest16.2%
Stronghold2.5%
Bedrock Edition Chest LocationSaddle Spawn Chance
Nether Fortress35.3%
Dungeon28.3%
Desert Temple23.5%
Bastion Remnant13.6%
End City13.3%
Village’s Weaponsmith chest16.2%
Stronghold2.4%

As you see, Nether Fortresses have the highest chance of giving you a saddle in their chests. However, you’d need to repair a Ruined Nether Portal, and go to the Nether. And if you’re asking how to get a saddle, you’ve probably not gone that far.

That said, villages are a nice and safe place to get a saddle and find some animals you can tame. You may also use the interactive map to find village coordinates—just click on the villager icon!

village icon interactive map minecraft

You can also use commands to find villages and teleport to these locations. On Bedrock Edition, go to Chat & Commands, and then type /locate village. You can walk and go to the location, or use the teleport command.

locate village on bedrock

To teleport on Bedrock, go back to Commands & Chat, type /tp @p and then type the coordinates in X Y Z format. 

teleport minecraft

If you’re a Java player, you find village coordinates by hitting the “T” button on your keyboard, and then typing /locate. Finally, select “Minecraftvillages” from the list. The menu will prompt a teleport option.

village teleport java

You can teleport in Java on the “T” chat as well. Type /tp and then the coordinates in X Y Z format.

teleport to portal

Minecraft Console Command to Create a Saddle

Let’s wrap up by teaching you the command to summon a saddle to your inventory.

  • On Java: Open the command console by pressing “T”
  • On the Bedrock Edition: Go to Chats & Commands and type /give @p saddle 1 0
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Jose Zapata
José Zapata
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Jose Gregorio Zapata Urdaneta is a video game writer and a casually addicted gamer. Jose Zapata has worked as a video game writer for over four years. He focuses on video game troubleshooting, game lists, and game guides. His first console was a SNES in 1994, and his first games were Star Fox and Super Mario. Since he was a kid, he learned he had a passion for playing, sharing, and talking about games, so he pursued the endeavor with a Social Communication bachelor's degree. His favorite genre is RTS (real-time-strategy), so he plays Age of Empires IV, Age of Empires II, Total War: Warhammer III, Starcraft II, and others. He also has a passion for the type of open-world games where he can create his adventures, such as Minecraft and, with tons of mods, Fallout 4. And like every other gamer, he also likes action-RPG games such as Elden Ring or Mass Effect, although he has a soft spot for classic turn-based RPGs like Original Sin II or the Baldur's Gate Saga. He also manages two YouTube channels. One of these features semi-professional gameplay for eSports players (Rocket League, Warzone, and others). Additionally, he has a background as a musician (bass player), and he used to write musical tutorials and reviews for BegginnerGuitarHQ.

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