# Breeding

<p class="callout success">Information targets the latest **supported** release. For legacy (older) versions and bug fixes, read the changelogs.</p>

#### **Introduction**

Breeding is the process of pairing a [male and female](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-lite/page/gender) horse to produce a foal.

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#### **Readiness**

Breeding requires two horses of opposite genders who are "ready", as indicated by the small icon in the [horse inventory](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-lite/page/horse-overview#bkmrk-horse-inventory).

<table border="1" class="align-center" id="bkmrk-ready-to-breed.-not-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 65%; height: 96.7188px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 8%;"></col><col style="width: 8%;"></col><col style="width: 20%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 48.3594px;"><td style="border-style: hidden; height: 48.3594px;">![M Ready.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/m-ready.png)

</td><td style="border-style: hidden; height: 48.3594px;">![F Ready.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/f-ready.png)

</td><td class="align-left" style="border-style: hidden; height: 48.3594px;">Ready to breed.</td></tr><tr style="height: 48.3594px;"><td style="border-style: hidden; height: 48.3594px;">![M Unready.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/m-unready.png)

</td><td style="border-style: hidden; height: 48.3594px;">![F Unready.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/f-unready.png)

</td><td class="align-left" style="border-style: hidden; height: 48.3594px;">Not ready to breed.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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#### **Love Mode** 

Love mode is a vanilla Minecraft feature that makes entities search for a compatible partner to breed with.

- Love mode lasts for 120 seconds (2 minutes).
- Horses require a [sugar cube](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-lite/page/sugar-cube) to activate love mode.
- Horses emit heart particles when love mode is activated successfully.
- Horses will seek out opposite genders also in love mode to breed.
- Successful breeding produces a foal **immediately.**

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#### **Cooldown**

Horses have a cooldown period of 300 seconds (5 minutes) after breeding, during which they are "unready" to breed.  
Hover over the gender icon in the [horse inventory](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-lite/page/horse-overview#bkmrk-horse-inventory) to see a tooltip for cooldown duration (seconds).

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#### **Foals**

##### Appearance

- Adult horses have at least one of seven coat "tags" that apply to their coat texture.
- Foals inherit **one** tag at random from either of their parents.
- Foals can use one of **two** coat textures for their color tag.
- Foals roll for a random coat that uses their tag when growing up.

<details id="bkmrk-foal-coat-options-ea"><summary>Foal Coat Options</summary>

<table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 451.328px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 15.0803%;"></col><col style="width: 34.6106%;"></col><col style="width: 50.309%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 29.7969px; background-color: rgb(52, 5, 93);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Tag**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="height: 29.7969px; background-color: rgb(52, 5, 93);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Variant**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="height: 29.7969px; background-color: rgb(52, 5, 93);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Coat**</span></td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" rowspan="3" style="height: 60.2188px;">**Creamy**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_creamy_0_arishant`</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_creamy_0.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-creamy-0.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_creamy_1_arishant`</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_creamy_1.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-creamy-1.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`swem:foal_creamy_2_arishant`</td><td>![foal_creamy_2.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-creamy-2.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" rowspan="3" style="height: 60.2188px;">**Chestnut**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_chestnut_0_arishant`</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_chestnut_0.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-chestnut-0.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_chestnut_1_arishant`</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_chestnut_1.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-chestnut-1.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`swem:foal_chestnut_2_arishant`</td><td>![foal_chestnut_2.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-chestnut-2.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" rowspan="3" style="height: 60.2188px;">**Brown**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_brown_0_arishant` </td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_brown_0.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-brown-0.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_brown_1_arishant`</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_brown_1.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-brown-1.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`swem:foal_brown_2_arishant`</td><td>![foal_brown_2.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-brown-2.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" rowspan="3" style="height: 60.2188px;">**Dark Brown**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_dark_brown_0_arishant` </td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_dark_brown_0.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-dark-brown-0.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_dark_brown_1_arishant` </td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_dark_brown_1.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-dark-brown-1.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`swem:foal_dark_brown_2_arishant`</td><td>![foal_dark_brown_2.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-dark-brown-2.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" rowspan="3" style="height: 60.2188px;">**Black**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_black_0_arishant` </td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_black_0.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-black-0.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_black_1_arishant` </td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_black_1.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-black-1.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`swem:foal_black_2_arishant` </td><td>![foal_black_2.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-black-2.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" rowspan="3" style="height: 60.2188px;">**Gray**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_gray_0_arishant` </td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_gray_0.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-gray-0.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_gray_1_arishant` </td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_gray_1.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-gray-1.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`swem:foal_gray_2_arishant` </td><td>![foal_gray_2.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-gray-2.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" rowspan="3" style="height: 60.2188px;">**White**  
</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_white_0_arishant`</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_white_0.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-white-0.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 30.1094px;"><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">`swem:foal_white_1_arishant`</td><td class="align-center" style="height: 30.1094px;">![foal_white_1.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-white-1.png)

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`swem:foal_white_2_arishant`</td><td>![foal_white_2.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-05/scaled-1680-/foal-white-2.png)

**<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(224, 62, 45);">  
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</details>##### Behavior

Foals will follow **any** adult horse, and may idle wander in a small radius. If no adult is around, they will stand or wander.

##### Interaction

<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(224, 62, 45);"> **TBC** </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span>Foals can be led by their owner, this is automatically set to the player who owns the mare (mother).   
Foals do not have an accessible inventory menu so cannot be equipped with any tack items.

##### Growth

Foals grow up after 20 minutes, equivalent to 24000 ticks. Growth can be accelerated with [sugar cubes](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-lite/page/sugar-cube).

<details id="bkmrk-more-information-age"><summary>More Information: Age (Foal Growth), Summon Commands</summary>

#### Age

Lite does not offer any configs for foal growth time. However, this can be set for individual foals in-game using commands.

`/data modify entity @e[type=swem:swem_horse,sort=nearest,limit=1] Age set value -#`

<p class="callout info">Change `#` to the number of ticks until age up. `6000` is equal to 5 minutes. Use `-999999999` for "permanent" foals.</p>

##### Summon

You can summon foals with specific coats and growth durations using commands.

`/summon swem:swem_horse ~ ~ ~ {Age: -#, Behaviors: [{Id: "swem:coat", Coat: "swem:foal_TYPE"}]}`

<p class="callout info">Change `#` as above and add a valid coat entry for `swem:foal_TYPE`. See **Foal Coat Options** (dropdown) above.</p>

##### Transfer

You can transfer ownership of foals using commands.

`/data modify entity @e[type=swem:swem_horse,sort=nearest,limit=1] Owner set value PLAYERSFULLUUIDHERE`

<p class="callout info">Change `PLAYERSFULLUUID` to that of a valid player using [MCUUID](https://mcuuid.net/).</p>

This does not automatically update the `ownerName` value, which is displayed in the [horse inventory](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-lite/page/horse-overview#bkmrk-horse-inventory) (adult horses).  
Owner name gets set automatically when horses are tamed or transferred using **mod** commands, but not with the above option.

`/data modify entity @e[type=swem:swem_horse,sort=nearest,limit=1] ownerName set value PLAYERNAME`

<p class="callout info">Change `PLAYERNAME` to that of a player. It should not cause any issues if invalid, but aim to use valid names anyway.</p>

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#### **Additional**

- Breeding has a very small chance (1/1000) of a twin birth.

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#### **Known Issues**

You can report any mod issues to our bugs forum on **[Discord](https://discord.com/channels/715626418893095012/1123695058496000240)** - please check for duplicate reports first!

- Foals cannot be summoned using `/swemlite summon <id:coat>` - shows adult coat with broken foal texture.
- Foal variant `black_2` is potentially invalid (unable to be obtained).

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#### **Changelog**

<details id="bkmrk-view-changes-this-is"><summary>View Changes</summary>

<p class="callout info">This is not a complete list of changes or features. It is a log of wiki-related version information and may be outdated.</p>

<table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 11.7429%;"></col><col style="width: 10.8776%;"></col><col style="width: 77.3795%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(52, 5, 93);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**MC Version**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(52, 5, 93);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Release**</span></td><td class="align-center" style="background-color: rgb(52, 5, 93);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">**Notes**</span></td></tr><tr><td class="align-center" rowspan="2">`1.21.1`  
</td><td class="align-center" rowspan="2">`1.1.3`  
</td><td>[**Bug Fix:**](https://discord.com/channels/715626418893095012/1487807107938910348) Breeding fails to produce a foal in some cases.

</td></tr><tr><td>**[Bug Fix:](https://discord.com/channels/715626418893095012/1487801369527058545)** Breeding does not trigger a cooldown for stallions.

</td></tr><tr><td class="align-center">`1.20.1`</td><td class="align-center">`1.1.1`</td><td>Page established - Information prior to `1.1.1` is not specifically included but is likely the same.</td></tr></tbody></table>

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