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title: How to Craft a Harness and a Saddle | Minecraft Guide
description: "Learn how to craft a saddle in Minecraft, gather the right materials, or find one in the Minecraft Chase the Skies update! "
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published: "2025-06-18T00:44:25.333Z"
updated: "2026-01-29T15:23:00.000Z"
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# How to Craft a Harness and a Saddle | Minecraft Guide

Learn how to craft a saddle in Minecraft, gather the right materials, or find one in the Minecraft Chase the Skies update! 

A **saddle** in Minecraft is a non-craftable item used to ride and control certain mobs. It’s found through dungeon or bastion loot, fishing, trading with master-level Leatherworkers, or mob drops like from saddled Striders. Some mods or updates, like Chase the Skies, add **craftable harnesses** for special rideable mobs such as the **Happy Ghast**. For more info on Happy Ghasts, check out our guide on them [here](/support/games/minecraft/ultimate-ghast-guide-for-your-minecraft-server).

## Obtaining the Materials

For crafting a saddle or harness you would need leathers, glass blocks, an iron ingot, and wool blocks, depending on which item you're wanting to craft!

#### ![minecraft leather](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/60x63/e25a647722/leather_mc.jpg/m/)Leather

Leather is needed for both a **saddle** and a **harness**. You can defeat mobs such as Cows, Horses, Donkeys, Llamas, Mules, Hoglins to obtain leather. You can also alternatively, **trade with Leatherworker villagers** (apprentice level and up).

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#### ![minecraft glassblock](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/62x62/7ccb2a378d/glass_mc.jpg/m/)Glass Blocks

Glass blocks are needed for the **harness only**! You can mine **sand** from beaches, deserts, or rivers. Then, place the sand in a **Furnace** or **Blast Furnace**. You can smelt it using any fuel (coal, wood, etc.) to get **Glass Blocks**.

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#### ![minecraft wool](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/61x60/0bb5f60d4b/wool_mc.jpg/m/)Wool Blocks

Wool Blocks will be needed if you're crafting a **harness**!

*Option 1: Shearing Sheep*

Craft **Shears** (2 iron ingots) then right-click a sheep to get **1–3 Wool**. Keep in mind that sheep regrow wool by eating grass.

*Option 2: Craft from String*

Kill **Spiders** to get String. Use **4 String** in a square on the crafting grid to make **1 Wool Block**.

**Note: You can use Dyes to color your Wool before crafting!**

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#### ![minecraft ironbar](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/65x62/1af2326e36/iron_bar_mc.jpg/m/)Iron Ingots

Iron Ingots are needed for the **saddle** only! You will need to smelt **Iron Ore** in a furnace in order to create Iron Ingots. You can smelt it using any fuel (coal, wood, etc.).

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### Crafting a Saddle

1. Obtain the ingredients you need:

  - **3 Leathers**
  - **1 Iron Ingot**
2. On the **crafting table**, arrange them like this:

  ![Minecraft crafting recipe showing three leather, one iron ingot, and an output of a saddle. A green book icon is visible on the left.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/304x136/ee5a06799a/screenshot-2025-06-17-185355.png/m/)

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### Crafting a Harness

1. Obtain the ingredients you need:

  - **3 Leathers**
  - **2 Glass Blocks**
  - **1 Wool**
2. On the **crafting table**, arrange them like this:

  ![Minecraft crafting grid showing a recipe for a blue table using leather, glass, and blue wool, with an arrow pointing to the crafted table.](https://cms-a.nodecraft.com/f/133932/304x135/50b77d7557/screenshot-2025-06-17-185315.png/m/)

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## Using a Saddle or Harness

You can right-click on a mob to** equip** a saddle or harness.

In order to **remove** the saddle or harness, you will need to use **shears. **Killing the mob will also drop the saddle.

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## Rideable Mobs

| Mob | Item Used | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pig | Saddle & Carrot on a Stick | Movement limited to stick direction |
| Horse | Saddle | Full control once tamed and saddled |
| Camel | Saddle | Two-player mount (Bedrock/Java 1.20+) |
| Strider | Saddle & Warped Fungus on a Stick | Only works in the Nether |
| Donkey/Mule | Saddle | Can also equip chests |
| Happy Ghast | Harness | Can attach boats to them with leads to travel with mobs |

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## Conclusion

Now that you know how to craft a saddle and all the ways to find one in Minecraft, you're ready to ride in style. From pigs and horses to sky-bound Happy Ghasts, there’s a whole world waiting to be explored. Add a saddle and go!