{"id":82109,"date":"2026-06-04T20:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/horse-guard\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:10:49","slug":"horse-guard","status":"publish","type":"mod","link":"https:\/\/vpesports.com\/minecraft\/mods\/horse-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>![License: GPL](LICENSE)<br \/>\n![Discord](https:\/\/shantek.co\/discord)<br \/>\n![CodeFactor](https:\/\/www.codefactor.io\/repository\/github\/shantek\/horseguard)<\/p>\n<p># \ud83d\udc34 Horse Guard<\/p>\n<p>**The ultimate horse protection plugin for Minecraft SMP servers.**<br \/>\nAutomatically protects tamed horses from unwanted interaction, while allowing you to trust others or transfer ownership with simple commands or a GUI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 **Quick Demo:**<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DfKzi22by08\" title=\"Horse Guard Plugin\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udd10 Key Features<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \ud83d\udc0e Automatically protects any horse you tame<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\udc65 Allows trusted players to ride and lead (but not harm) your horse<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\udd01 Transfer horse ownership to another player at any time<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83c\udf0d Disable horse protection in specific worlds via config<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83e\udded Easy-to-use in-game GUI with `\/horse`<\/p>\n<p>> \ud83d\udca1 Perfect for survival, RPG, and roleplay servers<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udce6 Installation<\/p>\n<p>1. Download the plugin and drop it into your `\/plugins` folder.<br \/>\n2. Restart your Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, or Purpur server.<br \/>\n3. You&#8217;re good to go! Horses are protected automatically once tamed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Commands<\/p>\n<p>> All commands must be used while **sitting on the horse** you own.<\/p>\n<p>| Command | Description |<br \/>\n|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-|<br \/>\n| `\/horse` | Opens the in-game GUI to manage trust and ownership |<br \/>\n| `\/horse trustlist` | Shows all players trusted for the horse you&#8217;re riding |<br \/>\n| `\/horse trust <player>` | Grants ride\/lead access to a player |<br \/>\n| `\/horse untrust <player>` | Revokes trust from a player |<br \/>\n| `\/horse transfer <player>` | Transfers ownership to another player |<br \/>\n| `\/horse reload` | Reloads the plugin configuration (admin only) |<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udd10 Permissions<\/p>\n<p>| Node | Description |<br \/>\n|&#8212;&#8212;|&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-|<br \/>\n| `shantek.horseguard.ride` | Allows riding\/leading **any** horse regardless of ownership |<br \/>\n| `shantek.horseguard.damage` | Allows damaging **any** horse, ignoring protection |<br \/>\n| `shantek.horseguard.reload` | Allows reloading the plugin config |<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udcc8 Metrics<\/p>\n<p>![Plugin Stats](https:\/\/bstats.org\/signatures\/bukkit\/Horse%20Guard.svg)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83c\udf10 External Links<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \ud83d\udcac Join the Discord<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\udc1e Report Issues or Suggest Features<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\udee0\ufe0f GitHub Repository<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2764\ufe0f Support via Patreon<br \/>\n&#8211; \u2615 Donate via PayPal<br \/>\n&#8211; \ud83d\udea7 Dev Builds (GitHub)<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>## \ud83d\udcc4 License<\/p>\n<p>Horse Guard is licensed under the **GNU General Public License v3.0**.<br \/>\nForked or inspired servers and public contributions welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horse guard helps protect the horses on your server while giving you the ability to trust other players to ride them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":82110,"template":"","meta":{"_minecraft_slug":"horse-guard","_minecraft_project_id":"LxpOKiIR","_minecraft_author":"Shantek","_minecraft_license":"GPL-3.0-only","_minecraft_downloads":507,"_minecraft_follows":8,"_minecraft_client_side":"unsupported","_minecraft_server_side":"required","_minecraft_storage_type":"zip","_minecraft_archive_name":"horse-guard.zip","_minecraft_size_bytes":279900,"_minecraft_version_count":7,"_minecraft_updated_at":"2026-05-16T10:31:38.209075Z","_minecraft_date_created":"2024-09-11T18:01:42.188328Z","_minecraft_date_modified":"2025-07-09T10:54:19.566102Z","_minecraft_project_url":"https:\/\/modrinth.com\/mod\/horse-guard","_minecraft_icon_attachment_id":82110,"_minecraft_imported_at":"2026-06-04T17:10:50+00:00","_minecraft_import_hash":"1047ed1c871db16ef47c8b35adc6098e","_minecraft_versions":"","_minecraft_links":"","_minecraft_gallery":"","_minecraft_api_metadata":""},"mod_category":[124,89,126,127,128,129],"mod_loader":[130,132,133,134],"minecraft_version":[845,846,847,848,849,59,36,60,93,94,101,102,62,37,40,41,73,74,38,78,79,80,81,82,83,167,163],"class_list":["post-82109","mod","type-mod","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mod_category-bukkit","mod_category-game-mechanics","mod_category-management","mod_category-paper","mod_category-purpur","mod_category-spigot","mod_loader-bukkit","mod_loader-paper","mod_loader-purpur","mod_loader-spigot","minecraft_version-1-2-1","minecraft_version-1-2-2","minecraft_version-1-2-3","minecraft_version-1-2-4","minecraft_version-1-2-5","minecraft_version-1-20","minecraft_version-1-20-1","minecraft_version-1-20-2","minecraft_version-1-20-3","minecraft_version-1-20-4","minecraft_version-1-20-5","minecraft_version-1-20-6","minecraft_version-1-21","minecraft_version-1-21-1","minecraft_version-1-21-10","minecraft_version-1-21-11","minecraft_version-1-21-2","minecraft_version-1-21-3","minecraft_version-1-21-4","minecraft_version-1-21-5","minecraft_version-1-21-6","minecraft_version-1-21-7","minecraft_version-1-21-8","minecraft_version-1-21-9","minecraft_version-26-1","minecraft_version-26-1-1","minecraft_version-26-1-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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