How To Tame A Skeleton Horse In Minecraft

Step-by-step directions are provided in this Minecraft guide on how to tame and ride a skeleton horse.

You can saddle a skeleton horse and ride it after you’ve tamed it in Minecraft. The saddle allows you to control the skeletal horse’s motions.

Let’s have a look at how to do it.

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Requirements to Ride a Skeleton Horse:

These are the resources you can use to ride a skeleton horse in Minecraft:

1 Skeleton Horse
1 Saddle

To Tame and Ride a Skeleton Horse, Follow These Steps:

1. Locate a Skeleton Horse

When you locate a skeleton horse in Minecraft, you can tame it.

When an ordinary horse is struck by lightning in the game, skeleton horses appear. If you can’t seem to find a skeleton horse, you can either use a skeleton horse spawn egg or use a trick to summon one. A spawn egg can also be used.

2. Bring the Skeleton Horse under control

To begin, choose an empty position in your Hotbar (because you must use your hand to tame the skeleton horse). You can tame a skeleton horse by continuously attempting to mount it but being bucked off.

The game control for taming the skeleton horse varies depending on the Minecraft version:

Press the LT button on the Xbox controller for Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Press the L2 button on the PS controller for PS3 and PS4.
Press the ZL button on the gamepad on the Wii U.
On the Nintendo Switch controller, hit the ZL button.

You will be repelled by the skeleton horse. Attempt to mount the skeleton horse again each time you are knocked off. The skeleton horse will let you sit on it for a little longer after each attempt before bucking you off.

3. Mount the Skeleton Horse with a saddle.

To saddle a skeleton horse, go to your Hotbar and select the saddle. The game control for putting the saddle on the skeleton horse varies depending on the Minecraft version:

To mount the skeleton horse on Xbox 360 and Xbox One, click the LT button on the Xbox controller, then press the Y button to access your inventory.
To mount the skeleton horse on PS3 and PS4, hit the L2 button on the PS controller, then press the Triangle button to open your inventory.
To mount the skeleton horse on Wii U, click the ZL button on the gamepad, then hit the X button to access your inventory.
To mount the skeleton horse on Nintendo Switch, click the ZL button on the controller, then press the X button to access your inventory.
The items that your skeleton horse is wearing should appear in a window.
Transfer the saddle from the Hotbar to the saddle box on the skeleton horse’s left side.

When you return to the game, the skeleton horse should be wearing the saddle. Let’s get started learning how to ride a skeleton horse.

4. Take the Skeleton Horse for a ride.

The game control for mounting the skeleton horse varies depending on the Minecraft version:

Right-click on the skeleton horse in Java Edition (PC/Mac).
Move your pointer over the skeletal horse and press the Ride button in the Pocket Edition (PE).
Press the LT button on the Xbox controller for Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Press the L2 button on the PS controller for PS3 and PS4.
Press the ZL button on the gamepad on the Wii U.
On the Nintendo Switch controller, hit the ZL button.
Right-click on the skeleton horse in Windows 10 Edition.
Right-click on the skeletal horse for the Education Edition.

You will mount the skeleton horse and ride it. The same controls that you use to move can be used to move the skeletal horse.

5. Get off of the Skeleton Horse.

The game control for dismounting the skeleton horse varies depending on the Minecraft version:

Press the left shift key for Java Edition (PC/Mac).
Press the Center button (ie: crouch/sneak button) twice in Pocket Edition (PE).
Press the Right Stick (RS) on the Xbox controller for Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Press the Right Stick (RS) on the PS controller for PS3 and PS4.
On the Wii U gamepad, press the Right Stick (RS).
On the Nintendo Switch controller, push the Right Stick (RS).
Press the left shift key on Windows 10 Edition.
Press the left shift key to access the Education Edition.

You’ve finally mastered the art of taming and riding a skeleton horse in Minecraft!