How to Get a Horse in Hytale: Complete Taming & Riding Guide

Let’s be real—Hytale’s procedurally-generated worlds are massive. Walking everywhere on foot gets old fast, especially when you’re hauling materials back to base or exploring distant biomes. That’s where horses come in clutch.

Horses are the most basic mount you’ll find in Hytale, but they’re incredibly useful. They’re faster than running, have way better stamina, and can cover ground quickly without you needing to craft fancy transportation items. If you want to explore the continent of Orbis efficiently, getting a horse should be high on your priority list.

Here’s everything you need to know about finding, riding, and (sort of) taming horses in Hytale. You can also check Hytale Guides Hub Page

Quick heads-up: Hytale is still in early access, and the horse taming system isn’t fully implemented yet. You can ride horses right now, but true permanent taming—where horses actually become “yours” and stay loyal—isn’t available yet. The developers will likely add this feature in future updates as the game evolves.

Where to Find Horses in Hytale

Horses spawn naturally in meadow biomes—those peaceful, grassy regions covered with rolling hills and open plains. If you’ve been exploring for materials or just wandering around, you’ve probably already spotted horses chilling in these areas.

Meadow biomes are pretty common and usually located relatively close to spawn points, so finding horses isn’t particularly difficult. Just head toward green, hilly terrain and keep your eyes peeled for groups of horses grazing peacefully.

The Problem: Horses Are Skittish

Here’s the thing that makes horses tricky: they’re extremely scared of players. The moment a horse spots you approaching, it’ll bolt and run away. This makes catching them feel like a game of tag with an opponent that’s faster than you.

Your best bet? Sneak. Crouch and move slowly as you approach a horse. If you’re careful and quiet, you can get close enough to interact before they freak out and flee.

How to Ride a Horse in Hytale

Once you’ve successfully snuck up on a horse (or cornered one somehow), riding it is incredibly simple.

How to mount a horse:

1. Get close to the horse
2. Press F (default keybind) to mount

That’s literally it. No saddles required, no feeding necessary, no complex taming mechanics. Just walk up and press F, and boom—you’re riding a horse.

You can now control the horse like you would your character, moving around the world at significantly faster speeds. The horse’s stamina bar will appear on your screen, showing how much energy it has for sprinting.

The Catch: They Won’t Stay Tamed

Unfortunately, riding a horse doesn’t actually make it friendly to you. It’s more like… temporary borrowing? The moment you dismount, the horse will immediately run away in fear, just like before.

So yeah, horses are useful for getting from Point A to Point B quickly, but they’re not permanent companions. At least not yet—hopefully future updates will add proper taming mechanics similar to how you can tame other animals in Hytale.

How to Keep Horses From Running Away in Hytale

Alright, so horses are useful but skittish. Is there any way to keep them from bolting every time you get near them?

Yes, actually. The secret is carrots.

Using Carrots to Attract Horses

If you hold a carrot in your hand, any mature horse in your general vicinity will actually come to you voluntarily. No sneaking required, no chasing—they’ll just walk right up to you, attracted by the carrot.

It’s basically horse bribery, and it works perfectly.

Important limitation: The moment you hold any other item in your hand—tools, weapons, building blocks, literally anything—nearby horses will immediately run away. You need to keep the carrot equipped to maintain their trust.

Where to Get Carrots

You’ve got two options for obtaining carrots:

Option 1: Find Them in the Wild

Carrots spawn randomly throughout the wilderness as you explore. Keep an eye out while you’re gathering other resources, and you’ll occasionally stumble across wild carrots you can harvest.

Option 2: Farm Your Own Carrots

This is the more sustainable approach if you plan on working with horses regularly. You can grow your own carrot supply by planting carrot seeds.

How to get carrot seeds:

• Craft them at a Farmer’s Workbench
• Recipe: 3x Essence of Life

Once you’ve got seeds, plant them near your base, water them (if necessary), and harvest carrots regularly. Having a steady supply means you can always keep horses calm when needed.

The Current Taming Limitations

Let’s be clear about what works and what doesn’t in Hytale’s current early access state:

What DOES work:

• Mounting any horse by pressing F
• Riding horses for fast travel
• Using carrots to prevent horses from fleeing

What DOESN’T work (yet):

• Permanently taming horses so they stay loyal
• Making horses follow you without carrots
• Naming horses or marking them as “yours”
• Having horses remain in place after dismounting

Basically, horses are temporary mounts right now. You can use them for transportation, but you can’t truly “own” one in the traditional gaming sense.

Workaround: Corralling Horses at Your Base

Here’s a clever trick if you want consistent access to horses: build a corral or pen at your base and trap horses inside.

If you manage to lure a horse (using carrots) into an enclosed space and trap it there, the horse won’t try to run away—even if you put your carrot down. It’s stuck in the pen, so it can’t flee.

How to set up a horse corral:

1. Build a fenced enclosure near your base using wooden materials or stone walls
2. Leave a gate or temporary opening
3. Equip a carrot and lure a horse inside
4. Quickly close the gate behind it
5. The horse is now “captured” and won’t despawn or flee

This isn’t true taming, but it gives you a reliable horse you can access whenever you need fast transportation. Just walk into your corral, mount the horse, ride it wherever you need to go, then bring it back to the pen afterward.

You can even build multiple corrals if you want several horses available—useful if you’re playing with friends and everyone needs their own mount.

Tips for Using Horses Effectively

Even with the current limitations, horses are incredibly useful. Here’s how to maximize their effectiveness:

• Build corrals near important locations: Main base, mining operations, distant biomes you visit frequently
• Stock up on carrots: Always keep some in your upgraded backpack for emergencies
• Use horses for resource runs: Ride to distant locations, gather materials, then ride back—way faster than walking
• Plan your dismounts: Only get off your horse when you’re near your destination or a safe area
• Combine with other transport: Use horses for overland travel, then switch to other methods (like teleporters made with Azure Kelp) for long-distance warping

Remember that horses can’t navigate all terrain perfectly—they struggle with steep cliffs, dense forests, and narrow cave entrances. They’re best for open plains, meadows, and relatively flat terrain.

What to Expect in Future Updates

Since Hytale is in early access, the horse system will almost certainly expand. Based on similar games and player feedback, we might eventually see:

• Permanent taming mechanics (feed horses enough to make them loyal)
• Horse breeding (raise baby horses from adults)
• Saddles and equipment (customize speed, stamina, appearance)
• Horse variants (different colors, sizes, stats)
• Name tags (identify your specific horses)
• Whistle commands (call your horse from a distance)

Keep an eye on patch notes and official announcements as the developers continue refining the game. The foundation is already here—they just need to build on it.

Other Transportation Options

While horses are great, they’re not your only option for getting around Hytale’s massive world:

• Teleporters: Craft these for instant fast travel between fixed points
• Other mounts: Different creatures might offer unique advantages
• Building roads: Create efficient paths between important locations
• Using mods: Installing mods might add new transportation options

Horses are perfect for early-to-mid game exploration before you’ve set up advanced infrastructure like teleporter networks.

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