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 |
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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 Planks (any logs)
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)
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)
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.
Learn more about cross ties here.
Known Issues
- [1.18] Hitching posts (tall) have a gap between top and bottom section.
- [-] 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).
Changelog
PRE 1.18.2
This is not a complete list of version changes / fixes. It is a changelog of relevant wiki-related version information.
| MC Version | Release | Notes |
| 1.18.2 |
1.18.2-0.5.3.x [Beta] |
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. |
| English Hitching Post recipe changed from logs to planks. | ||
| 1.16.5 | 1.16.5-0.5.3.20 | [Bug Fix] Pasture hitching posts (mini) textures match whitewash full-size variant |
| 1.16.5-0.5.2.7 | [Bug Fix] Hitching posts drop in survival (tool & TNT). |
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