Otters Horse Mod 3.0
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.3% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #34 of 95 Livestock and Animals mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Disclaimer:
Please don't re-upload or re-distribute or edit/trace over my Mod/ Sprites and especially not behind a paywall! It would be very disrespectful of my efforts and work plus it's not a nice thing to do. This was done just so I could practice doing sprites and is meant to be free to enjoy and not for profit. They may not be amazing but I did work hard on them.
Please don't add any of my stuff to Mod Packs even with credit. People barely read the credits and it kinda takes away from this mod and the possibility for feedback. If you would like to, for whatever reason, contact me and ask first! I would like to check out the mod first and maybe help push it.
This mod should only be available for download here on Nexus and on the stardewvalley mod forum under the username "thatotterthing".
Instructions:
⦁ Install SMAPI
⦁ Install Content Patcher
⦁ optional but recommended: install generic mod menu
⦁ Extract into your \Stardew Valley\Mods\ folder (or whereever you installed your SMAPI mods folder)
Without generic mod menu:
⦁ Run the game using SMAPI so that it creates a config.json file
⦁ Open the config.json and use the reference image to change your animals to the ones you want.
example: (open > config.json)
"Horse": "1"
to change your horses to Horse #1 texture. All the horses are labelled on the reference image. save>close>then start the game with SMAPI. (note: "false" for the default skin)
With Generic mod menu:
⦁ run the game using smapi
⦁ open the generic mod menu (cick the gear in the bottom left corner of the title screen and you will see a menu of your mods)
⦁ click on the mod and a simple drop down menu will pop up and let you select the textures you want. (so easy!)
For Adopt and Skin:
place folders with corresponding animal textures in "AdoptSkin\assets\skins" some skins may be replaced so you will have to rename them if you want to keep them. (The skins use the "animal_number" system adoptnskin uses by default so you don't need to change anything!)
Check out my other mods!
Otters Barn Animals for CP or AT
Otters Coop Animals for CP or AT
Otters Pet Mod for CP or AT
Adds a bunch of new horse designs for you to choose from. A popular cosmetic mod with 960 endorsements and over 74k downloads, last updated May 2025. For players who want more variety in their horse appearances.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 960 endorsements and 74k downloads—clearly a hit.
- Simple concept: more horse designs, easy to understand and use.
- Recently updated (May 2025), so likely works with current game version.
⚠️ Cons
- Cosmetic only—if you're after gameplay changes, this isn't it.
For players who want more visual variety in their horses without messing with gameplay. If you're a collector or just tired of the default horse looks, this is for you. Skip if you want new mechanics or deeper content.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check the mod's page for any required dependencies before installing.
- If using a mod manager, let it handle the file placement to avoid conflicts.
- Test the mod in a single-player world first to ensure it loads correctly.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Stardew Valley Mods
- Author
- thatotterthing
- Version
- 2.1
- Downloads
- 74,653
- Endorsements
- 960
- Category
- Livestock and Animals
- Created
- 2/25/2023
- Updated
- 5/29/2025
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