How do I install Zombie Horse Spawn (Legacy Fabric)?

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. Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does Zombie Horse Spawn (Legacy Fabric) work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.17, among others. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Zombie Horse Spawn (Legacy Fabric)

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.16–1.17. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by Serilum · on CurseForge

Which Minecraft do you have?

Every version of the game needs its own build. Pick yours, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game. This mod is built for Fabric only.

Minecraft 1.17–1.17.1Newest
Minecraft 1.16.5
Minecraft 1.16–1.16.4

⬇ Download for 1.17–1.17.1 ⬇ Download for 1.16.5 ⬇ Download for 1.16–1.16.4

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.

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Requires the library mod Collective (Fabric) and the Fabric API.

This is the legacy page for Fabric version 1.16 and 1.17.
New files and updates have been moved to the main project page.
For versions of Forge, and Fabric 1.18+, click here.

This mod is part of The Vanilla Experience.
Zombie Horse Spawn is a minimalistic mod which allows zombie horses to spawn with a zombie riding it. Whenever a zombie spawns, it has a chance to be spawned as a rider. You can configure it to only spawn on the surface and if it should burn in daylight.

Configurable: ( how do I configure? )
chanceSurfaceZombieHasHorse (default = 0.05, min 0, max 1.0): The chance a zombie that has spawned on the surface is riding a horse.
shouldBurnZombieHorsesInDaylight (default = true): If enabled, burns zombie horses when daylight shines upon them.
onlySpawnZombieHorsesOnSurface (default = true): If enabled, a zombie horse with rider will only spawn on the surface.

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You may freely use this mod in any modpack, as long as the download remains hosted within the CurseForge ecosystem.

Serilum.com contains an overview and more information on all mods available.

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For issues, ideas, suggestions or anything else there is the Github repo. Thanks!

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.16.5, 1.17.1, 1.17
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 CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

File checked by MCModsHub

Ships as zombiehorsespawn-fabric_1.16.5-3.6.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 37 KB
Download link checked 14 Oct 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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