How To Summon A Skeleton Horse Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to summon a skeleton horse with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
You can summon a skeleton horse whenever you want using a cheat (game command) in Minecraft. There are many options for summoning skeleton horses. You can spawn one that is wild, tame or wearing a saddle.
A skeleton horse does not spawn naturally in the game so you have to use the /summon command to spawn one.
Let’s explore how to do this.
Requirements
To run game commands in Minecraft, you have to turn cheats on in your world.
Summon Command
Summon Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20, the syntax to summon a skeleton horse using the /summon command is:
/summon skeleton_horse [pos] [nbt]
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10, the syntax to summon a skeleton horse is:
/summon EntityHorse [x] [y] [z] {Type:4}
Definitions
- pos or x y z is optional. It is the x y z coordinate where the skeleton horse should spawn. If no coordinate is specified, the skeleton horse will spawn in the current location.
- {Type:4} is an optional NBT tag (formerly called data tag) used to specify a skeleton horse for EntityHorse. See NBT tags for EntityHorse.
- nbt is optional. It is a compound NBT tag (formerly called data tag) that sets a property for the skeleton horse such as {Tame:1} or {NoAI:1}. See NBT tags for skeleton_horse.
Examples
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20
To summon a wild skeleton horse in Minecraft 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.20:
/summon skeleton_horse
To summon a tame skeleton horse:
/summon skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ {Tame:1}
To summon a tame skeleton horse wearing a saddle that you can ride:
/summon skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ {Tame:1, SaddleItem:{id:saddle,Count:1}}
Example in Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10
To summon a wild skeleton horse in Minecraft 1.8, 1.9 and 1.10:
/summon EntityHorse ~ ~ ~ {Type:4}
To summon a tame skeleton horse:
/summon EntityHorse ~ ~ ~ {Type:4, Tame:1}
To summon a tame skeleton horse wearing a saddle that you can ride:
/summon EntityHorse ~ ~ ~ {Type:4, Tame:1, SaddleItem:{id:saddle,Count:1}}
How to Enter the Command
1. Open the Chat Window
The easiest way to run a command in Minecraft is within the chat window. The game control to open the chat window depends on the version of Minecraft:
- For Java Edition (PC/Mac), press the T key to open the chat window.
- For Pocket Edition (PE), tap on the chat buttonÂ
 at the top of the screen. - For Xbox One, press the D-Pad (right)Â
 on the controller. - For PS4, press the D-Pad (right)  on the controller.
- For Nintendo Switch, press the right arrow buttonÂ
 on the controller. - For Windows 10 Edition, press the T key to open the chat window.
- For Education Edition, press the T key to open the chat window.
2. Type the Command
In this example, we are going to summon a tamed skeleton horse that is wearing a saddle in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.20 with the following command:
/summon skeleton_horse ~ ~ ~ {Tame:1, SaddleItem:{id:saddle,Count:1}}
Type the command in the chat window. As you are typing, you will see the command appear in the lower left corner of the game window. Press the Enter key to run the command.
Once the cheat has been entered, the skeleton horse will spawn and appear in your world:
You will see the message “Summoned new Skeleton Horse” appear in the lower left corner of the game window to indicate that the skeleton horse has been summoned. You may need to look behind you to see it.
Congratulations, you have summoned a skeleton horse in Minecraft.