Give a Carrot on a Stick

Get the pig-steering rod

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Gives a carrot on a stick — saddle a pig, hop on, and hold this to steer it. Objectively slower than a horse and objectively funnier. Also the classic bound item for map-makers' right-click detection.

/give @p carrot_on_a_stick

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock).
Paste the command and press Enter.
Saddle a pig (see the give saddle command) and mount it.
Hold the carrot on a stick to steer where you look.

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