# Hitching Posts

**Description:** A hitching post is a block similar to fences that leads can be used on to tether a led animal or entity. It comes in English, western and pasture variants, with mini versions of each.

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**Details:**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-renewable%3A-%C2%A0-stackab" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 47.284%; height: 290.563px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 29.7969px;">**Renewable:**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 29.7969px;">Yes</td></tr><tr style="height: 35.3906px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 35.3906px;">**Stackable:**

</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 35.3906px;">Yes (64)</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 46.5938px;">**Tool:**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 46.5938px;">Pickaxe (Any) - Western/English  
Axe (Any) - Pasture Fence</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 29.7969px;">**Blast Resistance:**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 29.7969px;">N/A</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 29.7969px;">**Hardness:**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 29.7969px;">N/A</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 29.7969px;">**Luminant:**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 29.7969px;">No</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 29.7969px;">**Transparent:**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 29.7969px;">Partially</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 29.7969px;">**Flammable:**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 29.7969px;">No</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-right" style="width: 42.6565%; height: 29.7969px;">**Flammable (Lava):**</td><td style="width: 57.3435%; height: 29.7969px;">No</td></tr></tbody></table>

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**Obtaining**

**Crafting**

<details id="bkmrk-english-hitching-pos"><summary>English Hitching Post</summary>

English Hitching Posts come in 1 (black &amp; white) color.  
An English Hitching Post is crafted with 1 Iron Ingot and 2 Planks (any).

![image-1683779530822.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/image-1683779530822.png)

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**English Hitching Post Mini** English Hitching Post (Mini) does not have a crafting recipe. Right click an English Hitching Post with shears to yield 2 mini versions - the tall hitching post will be consumed on use.

</details><details id="bkmrk-western-hitching-pos"><summary>Western Hitching Post</summary>

Western Hitching Posts come in a 1 (black &amp; white) color.  
A Western Hitching Post is crafted with 1 Iron Nugget and 2 Logs (any).  
  
![image-1639287142550.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-12/scaled-1680-/image-1639287142550.png)

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**Western Hitching Post Mini** Western Hitching Post (Mini) does not have a crafting recipe. Right click a Western Hitching Post with shears to yield 2 mini versions - the tall hitching post will be consumed on use.

</details><details id="bkmrk-pasture-hitching-pos"><summary>Pasture Hitching Post</summary>

Pasture Hitching Posts come in 1 (whitewash) color.  
A Pasture Hitching Post is crafted with 1 Plank (any) and 2 Logs (any).  
  
![image-1673708299753.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2023-01/scaled-1680-/image-1673708299753.png)

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**Pasture Hitching Post Mini** Pasture Hitching Post (Mini) does not have a crafting recipe. Right click a Pasture Hitching Post with shears to yield 2 mini versions - the tall hitching post will be consumed on use.

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#### **Usage**

Hitching posts function like fences when right clicked with a lead, and have an equestrian-style designs for various purposes. Mini versions are shorter and ideal for placing on the ground and atop fences or walls.

Right click a hitching post while holding an attached lead to connect the entity's lead to the hitch. Multiple entities can be connected to a single hitching post if enough leads are owned. Right click the hitching post again to disconnect - the lead(s) will drop on the ground nearby. SWEM hitching posts have a custom connection added, so the loops of custom hitching does not show the vanilla rope knot texture.

Cross ties ([SWEM Horse](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/star-worm-equestrian-mod/page/swem-horse) only) can connect to two hitching posts - disconnecting will drop 2 leads.  
Learn more about cross ties **[here](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/books/swequestrian-mod/page/tacking-up-riding#bkmrk-leading).**

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#### **Known Issues**

If you find an issue, please report it to our bugs channel on **[Discord](https://discord.com/channels/715626418893095012/898242623716855868)**. We ask that you look to see if your issue was reported first!

- **\[-\] 1.3.0** Right click the hitching post does not clear the connected rope texture blockstate.

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#### **Changelog**

<details id="bkmrk-this-is-not-a-comple"><summary>View Changes</summary>

<p class="callout info">This is not a complete list of version changes / fixes. It is a changelog of relevant wiki-related version information.</p>

<table border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 205.578px;"><tbody><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td class="align-center" style="width: 13.3504%; height: 29.7969px;">**MC Version**</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 20.0257%; height: 29.7969px;">**Release**</td><td class="align-center" style="width: 66.6239%; height: 29.7969px;">**Notes**</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td rowspan="6" style="height: 29.7969px; width: 13.3504%;">1.18.2  
</td><td rowspan="4" style="height: 29.7969px; width: 20.0257%;">1.18.2-1.3.0  
</td><td style="width: 66.6239%; height: 29.7969px;">**\[Bug Fix\]** Cross ties fixed and render both leads.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 66.6239%;">**\[Bug Fix\]** Hitching posts no longer drop normal **and** mini version if sheared.</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 66.6239%;">**\[Bug Fix\]** Hitching post (mini) displays connected texture when lead is used.</td></tr><tr style="height: 10px;"><td style="width: 66.6239%; height: 10px;">**\[Bug Fix\]** Hitching post top and bottom section no longer has a gap.</td></tr><tr style="height: 46.5938px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 76.3907px; width: 20.0257%;">1.18.2-1.0.0  
</td><td style="width: 66.6239%; height: 46.5938px;">Hitching posts changed to a new design - mini hitching posts no longer have a base so they can be used seamlessly on top of walls and fences.</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td style="width: 66.6239%; height: 29.7969px;">**\[Deprecated Recipe\]** English Hitching Post recipe changed from logs to planks.

![image-1639287090846.png](https://wiki.swequestrian.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-12/scaled-1680-/image-1639287090846.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td rowspan="2" style="height: 29.7969px; width: 13.3504%;">1.16.5  
</td><td style="width: 20.0257%; height: 29.7969px;">1.16.5-0.5.3.20</td><td style="width: 66.6239%; height: 29.7969px;">**\[Bug Fix\]** Pasture hitching posts (mini) textures match whitewash full-size variant</td></tr><tr style="height: 29.7969px;"><td style="width: 20.0257%; height: 29.7969px;">1.16.5-0.5.2.7</td><td style="width: 66.6239%; height: 29.7969px;">**\[Bug Fix\]** Hitching posts drop in survival (tool &amp; TNT).  
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#### **Data values**

<details id="bkmrk-swem%3Aenglish_hitchin"><summary></summary>

swem:english\_hitching\_post  
swem:english\_hitching\_post\_mini  
swem:western\_hitching\_post  
swem:western\_hitching\_post\_mini  
swem:pasture\_hitching\_post  
swem:pasture\_hitching\_post\_mini

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