[MC-224886] The chests of mules and donkeys flash red when the mob is damaged

The Bug:

The saddles of horses, mules, and donkeys along with the chests of mules and donkeys, flash red when the mob is damaged.

The saddles/chests on these mobs should not flash red because these objects aren't taking damage; only the mob is.

Steps to Reproduce:

Summon a horse, donkey, and mule by using the commands provided below.

/summon minecraft:horse ~-3 ~ ~-3 {NoAI:1b,SaddleItem:{id:"minecraft:saddle",Count:1b}}

/summon minecraft:donkey ~ ~ ~-3 {NoAI:1b,ChestedHorse:1b,SaddleItem:{id:"minecraft:saddle",Count:1b}}

/summon minecraft:mule ~3 ~ ~-3 {NoAI:1b,ChestedHorse:1b,SaddleItem:{id:"minecraft:saddle",Count:1b}}

Attack each of the mobs and as you do this, watch the mobs' saddles/chests closely.
Take note as to whether or not the saddles/chests flash red.

Observed Behavior:

The saddles/chests flash red.

Expected Behavior:

The saddles/chests would not flash red.

Related issues

is duplicated by

MC-256514 The saddles of camels flash red when the camel is damaged

MC-268988 When horses, donkeys, mules, and llamas sustain damage, the saddles on them, as well as the chests on donkeys, mules, and llamas, turn red, unlike horse armor, on horses and carpets on llamas and wolf armor on wolves.

relates to

MC-279690 Chests dropped by donkeys, mules and llamas do not retain their properties from when originally equipped

MC-13738 Invisible saddle when using invisibility potion on a horse, donkey or mule

Attachments

MC-224886.mp4

Comments

migrated 2021-05-05T00:07:46Z

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Avoma 2021-05-05T13:44:22Z

Can confirm. Also affects 1.16.5.

Avoma 2021-06-09T12:29:31Z

Can confirm in 1.17.

Avoma 2021-07-06T17:35:10Z

Can confirm in 1.17.1.

Avoma 2022-07-22T14:02:38Z

Can confirm in 1.19.

Avoma 2022-08-02T15:47:27Z

Can confirm in 1.19.1. You can use the following command to easily reproduce this issue.

/summon minecraft:horse ~ ~ ~ {Tame:1b,SaddleItem:{id:"minecraft:saddle",Count:1b}}

Avoma 2022-08-19T09:54:32Z

Can confirm in 1.19.2.

Avoma 2022-11-20T20:39:13Z

Hello!

I've recently conducted some further testing regarding this bug and have found out that this same concept also applies to mules and donkeys. On top of this, the chests of mules and donkeys also flash red when these mobs are damaged. With this being said, I've made the appropriate adjustments to this ticket to reflect this new information.

I've also provided a damage tint comparison gif that allows you to easily visualize the problem and inconsistency here.

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AMGAMES04 2023-08-16T12:27:51Z

Can confirm in 23w32a

AMGAMES04 2024-01-18T14:39:22Z

Can confirm in 24w03a

migrated 2024-03-02T13:44:53Z

Relates to MC-77302. I'd also like to inform the moderation team of moderators and helpers that MC-256514 has the incorrect issue link. Currently, it states "relates to" instead of "duplicates," causing confusion. I would appreciate it if you could correct this minor error. We are all human, and humans can make mistakes unlike AI.

[MOD] Greymagic27 2024-03-02T13:53:31Z

Thank you. The link has been changed on MC-256514

Avoma 2025-01-16T13:17:19Z

Every instance of this issue except the chests on mules and donkeys has been fixed in 25w03a.

muzikbike 2025-01-16T13:31:35Z

Are llama chests also affected? This could also be marked as related to MC-279508 and MC-279564 since I assume the core issue is the same (chests are counted as part of the body, rather than additional equipment).