How do I install Better Zombie Horses?

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 Better Zombie Horses work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.8, 1.21.1, 1.20.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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Better Zombie Horses

Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.20–1.21. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.

by bo_bo0 · on CurseForge

This mod allows Zombies to attack and infect Horses, turning them into Zombie Horses. These can later be cured just like Villagers. Beware: Zombies can…

Which build do you need?

This mod ships a separate file for every mod loader and every version of the game. Pick both, then download — the wrong build installs fine and then does nothing in the game.

Mod loader

Mod loader NeoForge2 builds
Mod loader Forge1 build

Minecraft version

Minecraft 1.21.8Newest
Minecraft 1.21.1

Minecraft 1.20.1Newest

⬇ Download for 1.21.8 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.21.1 · NeoForge ⬇ Download for 1.20.1 · Forge

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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Better Zombie Horses fixes a very simple thing: Zombie Horses being completely useless.

With this mod, Horses are no longer safe! Zombies can now attack and kill Horses, turning them into Zombie Horses.

Zombies attack Zombie Horses

But that’s not all: Zombie Horses can actually be ridden by Zombies!
So, keep a close eye on your trusty steed, or you might end up facing an undead cavalry charging straight at you.

Zombies can ride Zombie Horses

If your favorite horse gets infected, don’t panic, you can cure it, just like a Villager, using a Potion of Weakness and a Golden Apple.

Curing a Zombie Horse

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft versions listed: 1.21.8, 1.21.1, 1.20.1
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 better_zombie_horses-1.0.0-forge-1.20.1.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 284 KB
Download link checked 2 Oct 2026 — working

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

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