DatapacksJava
Horses can Float
I don't know my version or loader
Open the Minecraft launcher and look at the profile you play on — it names both, like fabric-loader-1.21.4. The version also shows in the bottom-right corner of the game's main menu.
No loader in the profile name? Then it's plain Minecraft, and these mods won't run — you need Fabric or NeoForge installed first.
Want to use Horses but don't want to baby them across every body of water?
This Datapack enables all Horse-like mobs to swim while your ride them. No more building pesky bridges or pushing your mount!
Huge ty to mega7 for coming up with the idea on how to actually do this in a not sketchy way. I simply made a stand-alone pack of their Quality of Live Changes and added a bit more functionality and machanic-optimisation.
Affected Mobs:
- Horses
- Zombie Horses (will sink if they wander into water without you riding them)
- Skeleton Horses (will sink if they wander into water without you riding them)
- Mules
- Donkeys
- Camels
Quick facts
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — see the MC Java Mods guides for the full walkthrough.
Verified by MCModsHub
- Downloads as horseswim_1.21.zip
- Download size: 49 KB
- Download link checked 28 Aug 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.