The Bug
Horses cannot be tamed in certain situations causing the player to just sit on the horse
Situations
2 block deep water
1x1 pillars
Observed Result
Nothing happened. The player just sat on the horse and the horse stood still
Expected Result
Either you would be able to tame the horse like normal or the horse would throw you off
This is MC-185907, since water is a transparent block and, in the pillar case, part of the horse's hitbox is on an air block (also transparent).