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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 the types English, western, pasture, and their respective mini versions.

Details: 

Renewable: Yes

Stackable:

 Yes (64)
Tool: Pickaxe (Any) Western & English
Axe (Any) Pasture Fence
Blast Resistance: N/A
Hardness: N/A
Luminant: No
Transparent: Partially
Flammable: No
Flammable (Lava): No

Obtaining

Crafting

English Hitching Post

English Hitching Posts come in a single (black + white) color.
An English hitching post can be crafted with 1 Iron Ingot and 2 Logs (inc. stripped and wood variants of vanilla logs)

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English Hitching Post Mini

The mini version of an English hitching post does not have a crafting recipe, instead use a pair of shears to right click a placed English hitching post to cut it down in to mini versions - it yield 2 each time (full-sized post consumed on use).

Western Hitching Post

Western Hitching Posts come in a single (black + white) color.
A Western hitching post can be crafted with 1 Iron Nugget and 2 Logs (inc. stripped and wood variants of vanilla logs)

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Western Hitching Post Mini

The mini version of a Western hitching post does not have a crafting recipe, instead use a pair of shears to right click a placed Western hitching post to cut it down in to mini versions - it yield 2 each time (full-sized post consumed on use).

Pasture Hitching Post

Pasture Hitching Posts come in a single (whitewash) color.
A pasture hitching post can be crafted with 1 Wooden Plank and 2 Logs (inc. stripped and wood variants of vanilla logs)

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Pasture Hitching Post Mini

The mini version of a pasture hitching post does not have a crafting recipe, instead use a pair of shears to right click a placed pasture hitching post to cut it down in to mini versions - it yield 2 each time (full-sized post consumed on use).

Usage

Hitching posts function very much like fences when right clicked with a lead (vanilla or SWEM lead & anchor) and have equestrian-friendly designs for various purposes. Mini versions are available and can be placed on the ground, fences or walls. SWEM hitching posts have a custom connection added, so the loops of custom hitching does not have the vanilla rope knot texture. 

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. 

Cross ties (SWEM Horse only) can connect to two hitching posts - disconnecting will drop 2 leads instead.
Learn more about cross ties here.

Known Issues

  • [-] Hitching posts (all large variants) do not drop when broken in survival. Mini versions work as expected.
  • [-] Hitching posts (all large variants) do not drop when exploded by TNT. Mini versions work as expected.
  • [-] Mini pasture hitching posts are oak instead of whitewash.
  • [-] When using cross ties and untying the horse, 1 cross tie appears to still have a small rope connection. This is purely visual and does not affect the function of the item. Right click the hitching post to clear the connected blockstate.
  • [-] Cross ties on hitching post drop 2 vanilla leads if lead and anchors were used (part of a bug relating to lead and anchors not being consumed on use).

Data values

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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