Zelda: Get Epona - Here's how

In this practical tip, we explain how to get the horse Epona in Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Zelda: Epona's song and race - that's the horse Epona

• After meeting Princess Zelda in the palace as a young link, go outside with Impa and then stand in front of the drawbridge. Now do not go straight to the death mountain but straight ahead. This is how you come to the Lon-Lon farm.
• Enter the paddock on the farm and speak to the singing girl standing in the middle of the paddock.
• She tells you about a new song. Take out your Ocarina and learn "Epona's Song".
• Leave the farm and go to the death mountain now. Keep playing the game until you get there: go to the Citadel of Time to grow up.
• You are now returning to the Lon-Lon-Farm as an older link. There you speak to the new owner Basil. Pay Basil to ride a horse.
• Now play Epona's song in the paddock. Get on the horse and speak to Basil. Basil will want to race against you. Do you accept.
• You can use carrots to accelerate using the [A] key. Divide the carrots well. Also very important: take the inner lane during the race. You should do this with a carrot in the beginning.
• Compete against Basil after your win and win again. It's faster now, but you shouldn't leave the inner lane and pick up a few carrots for the end of the race. After the victory again, Basil will leave Epona to you, but will close the exit of the farm. Jump over the farm fence to escape. Epona is now your horse.

In the next practical tip, read how to get fire arrows in Zelda: Ocarina of Time.