Board Thread:Support Requests - Designing Your Wiki/@comment-37373377-20190824115919/@comment-1038387-20190828071709

No, it wasn't a Minecraft reference. It's been a tool for dealing with reluctant horses for ages (though probably more in comedic portrayals than in real life) and as such, has become an idiom.

Next thing you'll tell me is an axe-crazy madman named Johnny is a Minecraft reference.