The Bug
Skeleton Horses burn in the day
Reproduce
Make it day time
Spawn a Skeleton Horse
Observed Result
The Skeleton Horse burned
Expected Result
It wouldn’t burn
Linked issues
is duplicated by 5
MC-302708
There's no way to protect skeleton horses from burning from direct sunlight without blocks above them.
Resolved
MC-302727
Skeleton horse burns in daylight and cannot be interacted with
Resolved
MC-302794
There is no way to protect skeleton horses from sunlight.
Resolved
MC-302878
Skeleton Horses Interaction Issues
Resolved
MC-303027
ominous banners scrambled and skele horses died on launch
Resolved
Can confirm.
Note that this also somewhat breaks the functionality of skeleton traps. Skeletons spawned from skeleton traps intentionally spawn with helmets to prevent them from burning during the day. Now, the skeleton horses burn in the daytime (note: a skeleton passenger with a helmet does not prevent the skeleton horse from burning). This also will make skeleton traps rarer, as they must be encountered during the thunderstorm that produced them, rain, or at night. If the trap is loaded at any point during the day, it will burn and die.