minecraft-assets/data/minecraft/recipes/leather_horse_armor.json

{
  "type": "minecraft:crafting_shaped",
  "category": "misc",
  "key": {
    "X": {
      "item": "minecraft:leather"
    }
  },
  "pattern": [
    "X X",
    "XXX",
    "X X"
  ],
  "result": {
    "item": "minecraft:leather_horse_armor"
  },
  "show_notification": true
}