Better Horse / Mount Steering
Modby Seramicx
Free-look mount camera on horses and mounts; WASD steers where you look. Better Lockon mount smoothing, Shoulder Surfing Reloaded, Controllable. Forge, NeoForge, Fabric 1.20.1 and 1.21.1.
Type
Mod
CurseForge Downloads
142,869
CurseForge ID
1531260
Last Updated
Jun 29, 2026
Description
Better Mount Steering

Decoupled mount camera and smoother lock-on body turns while mounted. Forge 1.20.1, NeoForge 1.21.1, Fabric 1.20.1, Fabric 1.21.1.
Loaders
Loader Minecraft Mod version Forge 1.20.1 1.0.5 NeoForge 1.21.1 1.0.5 Fabric 1.20.1 1.0.0 Fabric 1.21.1 1.0.5Features
All loaders
- Mouse moves the camera separately from the mount in third person; WASD steers the mount toward where you're looking. Works without Better Third Person.
- With Shoulder Surfing Reloaded, stops SSR from dragging the camera toward mount steering while decoupled.
- Controllable: right stick moves the decoupled mount camera like the mouse.
Forge 1.20.1 and NeoForge 1.21.1
- Smooth body turns during Better Lockon mount lock-on (BLO's default 8-way snap replaced with trailing)
- No camera flicker when you release lock-on on a mount
- No body snap back to mount forward on lock-off while sprinting
- Epic Fight TPS camera backs off while mount steering is active; returns on dismount or when you stop steering
Config
config/bettermountsteering-client.toml:
- mountTurnSpeed - how fast the body catches the camera while steering (default 0.25)
Forge and NeoForge also have:
- smoothLockOnMountTurn - smooth BLO mount lock-on (default true; false = vanilla BLO snap)
- bloLockOnTurnSmoothness - lock-on turn smoothness (default 0.5)
Requires
Loader Minecraft Loader version Forge 1.20.1 Forge 47+ NeoForge 1.21.1 NeoForge 21.1+ Fabric 1.20.1 Fabric Loader 0.15+, Fabric API, Forge Config API Port Fabric 1.21.1 Fabric Loader 0.16+, Fabric API, Forge Config API PortOptional: Better Lockon, Epic Fight, Shoulder Surfing Reloaded, Controllable.
License
MIT
Similar Mods
Armored Redstone
This mod can make Armored Redstone!
The Legend of Herobrine (Outdated)
Adds Herobrine to Minecraft with an emphasis on adventure and exploration.
MOA DECOR: HOLIDAYS
Add new models of decorative holidays items to your builds.
Actually Harvest (right click and XP)
An actual working right click harvest without dependencies. XP from harvest feature as well. Automatically adds modded f...
Modern Life
Modernize your lifestyle with cameras, paintings, chainsaws, roads, speedometers, chess, glass doors, flashlights, cctv...
Auto HUD
A mod which dynamically hides parts of the user interface