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How to get Epona in Majora's Mask

Epona is required in Majora’s Mask. Skull Kid dumps her at Romani Ranch. Clear Snowhead, blow the boulder with a Powder Keg, pass Romani’s first-day balloon practice, and she teaches the song again so you can ride out.

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Illustration of a mare under a huge moon
Illustration of a chestnut mare by a fence

Why the ranch is closed

The opening takes the ocarina and the horse. Link is thrown in the Lost Woods; Epona ends up at Romani Ranch behind a boulder. You cannot practice with Romani until that rock is gone. Complete the Powder Keg test with the large Goron in Goron Village; after certification, a keg can also be bought from the Goron in the West Clock Town Bomb Shop. If you skip the keg, the path stays shut until the third day, which is too late for the first-day lesson Romani offers.

Steps

  1. Finish Snowhead Temple so the Goron Powder Keg is available.
  2. Carry a keg to the boulder on the road into Romani Ranch and blow it up.
  3. Arrive on the first day and agree to Romani’s horseback balloon practice. Finish the practice to learn Epona’s Song.
  4. Shoot the balloons from horseback. Romani then lets you ride Epona off the ranch.
  5. Use her to jump the fences that block Great Bay and Ikana Canyon. Termina Field travel is also faster.
  6. Play the song in the field when you need to call her. The riding rules match Ocarina of Time: six boosts, and the bow is the weapon you can use while mounted.

The three-day reset

Epona’s Song remains learned when the Song of Time returns you to the first day. You can summon Epona again in an area that allows horses; the ownership unlock does not require repeating the balloon lesson. Zelda Wiki’s song entry and the GameFAQs walkthrough agree that the melody survives the reset. Ranch events still follow the three-day schedule, so the alien-defense quest and access-road boulder are separate from the permanent song unlock.

People ask why Link must learn the song again if he already knew it in Hyrule. Majora’s Mask is a different land. Skull Kid steals the ocarina, and Romani is the person who puts the melody back on the instrument. It is a story beat, not a deleted save file. She is also drawn as a younger mare here than the adult horse of Ocarina of Time.

FAQ

What happens to Epona when you reset Majora’s Mask?

Epona’s Song stays learned. Play it in an area that allows horses to summon her again; you do not need to repeat Romani’s balloon lesson for the song.

Why do you learn Epona’s Song again?

Romani teaches it in Termina after Skull Kid steals the ocarina. It is a new lesson inside this story.

Is Epona required in Majora’s Mask?

Yes. The fences into Great Bay and Ikana Canyon are jumps only she can make.

How do you get Epona’s Song in Majora’s Mask?

Clear the boulder, then complete Romani’s first-day balloon practice. She teaches the song and hands over the horse.

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