Lon Lon Ranch Guide
Lon Lon Ranch sits in the middle of Hyrule and belongs to Talon. Malon’s story happens in the market, the yard, the stable, and the fenced course. This page is the index. Two events have their own write-ups because people search them by name: Epona’s Song and the cow delivery.
Child chapter
Meet Malon in the market. Take the Weird Egg to the castle, wake Talon with the cucco, and follow him home. She introduces Epona and teaches the song. Talon’s Super Cucco game pays a bottle of Lon Lon Milk and ends with the marriage joke quoted on the canon page. The tower holds a Piece of Heart. Gold Skulltulas are on the grounds. The remake map notes list 3 cows, 1 heart piece, 3 Gold Skulltulas, 1 chest, 1 grotto, and 8 characters, and a sign that reads “Welcome to Talon & Malon’s Lon Lon Ranch.” Those counts are one wiki’s inventory.
Adult chapter
Ingo takes the ranch with Ganondorf’s backing and pushes Talon out. Malon stays for the horses. You pay 10 rupees for a practice ride and 50 rupees to race him. Win twice and Epona is yours. He closes the gate; Epona jumps it. The ranch goes back to Malon and Talon. Ingo’s later scenes show him sorry. Zelda Wiki notes that his face was designed with Luigi in mind. That is a design note, not a crossover.
The 2026 version of the ranch is discussed on the remake page. I am not claiming every minigame was re-timed. Filter the table by child or adult. The full rows, including milk and the gossip stone, are the same records used across the site.
Event table
| Event | Age | Where | Requirement | Reward | Versions | Source pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epona's Song | Child (learn); Adult (use) | Lon Lon Ranch | Wake Talon with the Weird Egg, visit the ranch, and talk to Malon | Calls Epona; milks cows; enables Epona riding after the Ingo race | N64: C-Up/C-Left/C-Right x2; 3DS: A/X/Y x2; Switch 2: X/Y/A x2; pitches D-B-A-D-B-A | 3 pages |
| Lon Lon Ranch Obstacle Course | Adult | Lon Lon Ranch | Win Epona from Ingo, then talk to Malon | A cow delivered to Link's house in Kokiri Forest, giving free milk | N64/3DS/Switch 2: two laps and eight fences; no documented mechanical change found | 4 pages |
| Weird Egg | Child | Hyrule Castle Town; Hyrule Castle | Talk to Malon in the market | Hatches into a Cucco that wakes Talon | N64/3DS/Switch 2: same quest item; no documented mechanical change | 2 pages |
| Talon's Chicken Game | Child | Lon Lon Ranch | Talk to Talon after waking him | A bottle of Lon Lon Milk; Talon jokes that Link should marry Malon | N64/3DS/Switch 2: same three-Super-Cucco game | 2 pages |
| Horse Race Against Ingo | Adult | Lon Lon Ranch | Pay 10 Rupees to ride; pay 50 Rupees to race | Epona; the ranch returns to Malon and Talon | N64/3DS/Switch 2: one lap; second race wagers Epona | 2 pages |
| Lon Lon Milk | Both | Lon Lon Ranch; Hyrule Castle Town shops | Buy it or get it from the cow at Link's house | Restores health; the bottle can be refilled | N64/3DS/Switch 2: same item; remake adds no documented new effect | 2 pages |
| Gossip Stone: Malon's Knight | Adult | Lon Lon Ranch; Temple of Time | Use the Mask of Truth | Reveals Malon hopes a knight will sweep her off her feet; she set the 50-second record | N64/3DS/Switch 2: same text; Switch 2 adds Gossip Quests | 3 pages |
Source pages counts linked references, which can include more than one page from the same publisher; it is not a count of independent sources.
Questions people ask
Where is Malon in Ocarina of Time?
As a child she is in Castle Town until Talon wakes, then at the ranch. As an adult she is at the ranch, working under Ingo until you win Epona back.
Who owns the ranch?
Talon. During the adult section Ingo renames it while he is in charge. It returns to Talon and Malon after the race.
What is on the ranch?
A house, a stable, a paddock, a storage tower with a Piece of Heart, and a secret grotto. They keep cuccos, horses, and cows, and they sell Lon Lon Milk.
Did the remake change the rupee prices?
The 10 and 50 rupee figures are the N64 and 3DS numbers. I have not seen a separate Switch 2 price, so I do not copy the old numbers onto the remake as fact.
Sources
Checked 2026-11-14. Two independent sources count as checked. A single source stays marked as one source.
- Zelda Dungeon — Epona walkthrough — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Lon Lon Ranch — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Ingo — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Talon — checked 2026-11-14
- Remake wiki — Lon Lon Ranch — checked 2026-11-14
- Zelda Wiki — Lon Lon Milk — checked 2026-11-14