Barding is armor designed for a horse.
press on the horse with a right click then you can put on armor and saddle on a horse
Well.... with what i found, there wasn't much armor for the horse. just a saddle, bridle, and other tack... so it looks like the armor doesn't protect the horse very much. hope that helps!
You cannot make horse armor in Minecraft. Instead, you need to find it in dungeon chests.
In the Mo' Creatures mod to Minecraft, it is possible to craft armor for a horse. You can remove it by using shears.
step 1: tame the horse. (I would recommend feeding it a hay bale first) step 2: press 'E" while on the horse step 3: put the armor in the armor slot
For the Xbox 360, you can buy the 200 point Horse Armour Add-on.
A crinet is a piece of armor designed to protect a horse's neck and shoulders during battle. It is typically made of metal plates or chainmail to provide protection against weapons and projectiles. The crinet was often part of a full set of horse armor worn by knights in medieval warfare.
If you go into sneak mode (hold left shift) and right click on the horse, you will open its inventory so you can equip it with horse armour and a saddle.
The Shire horse originates from England. The mighty warhorse used to carry knight in heavy armor was not needed as the armor was discarded. The gentle giants with their gentle natures found purpose on the farm replacing the less intelligent oxen.
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There is a mod for skyrim which allows you to give your horse armour (it makes your horse practically invincible btw), but without the mod installed, horses can't wear armour.