Horses of Hoofprint Bay Guide

Every building, every stage: costs, upkeep, what it unlocks

Updated · Management

Quick answer

Officially: a fully upgraded stable holds 20 horses plus 13 yearlings, and extra horses can be boarded at the town breeder for a fee. The per-stage costs below come from one community wiki editor in launch week, so treat them as ballpark: stable 2,500 → 10,000 → 50,000 for stages 2–4 (4 → 8 → 14 → 20 slots) with upkeep 10 → 30 → 80 → 200 a day; the parking lot is the one people miss — you need it (and its trailer slots) to take horses to town at all; the main house unlocks staff; the breeding station goes natural cover → fresh semen → frozen semen; the arena unlocks training courses.

The table (community-reported unless marked official)

The yard overview: a stage-2 stable with 7 of 8 spaces used and a running cost of 30 a day

Official screenshot © thogli studios — a stage-2 stable in the demo.

Building Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Unlocks
Stable included, 4 horses, 10/day 2,500, 8 horses, 30/day, 2 days 10,000, 14 horses, 80/day, 3 days 50,000, 20 horses (official), 200/day, 4 days One more stable group per stage
Pasture 200, 5/day 1,000, 10/day 5,000, 20/day 10,000, 50/day No capacity; keep level ≥ stable or some groups have no field
Main house included, 5/day 5,000, 50/day, 2 days 20,000, 200/day, 4 days — Staff: Laura & Maria → Fiete, Julia, Tara, Bianca → Lucas, Meilin, Markus
Breeding station 1,500, 15/day 5,000, 40/day 15,000, 100/day — Natural cover → fresh semen + foal simulator → frozen semen
Parking lot 200, 5/day, 2 trailer slots 500, 4 slots 1,500, 10 slots — Trips to town; slots = horses per day
Riding arena 500 (day-0 quest) 5,000, 20/day 10,000, 100/day — Courses: see training
Yearling paddock 1,500, 6 slots 10,000, 13 slots (official) — — Where foals grow up
Feed storage hay/grain/treats 30/30/30 65/70/40 —/150/50 ? Capacity only

Upkeep is per in-game day and starts the moment the upgrade finishes — the reason the money page says don’t outrun your income. Backgrounds of the care screen, arena and breeding station change with each stage (official).

FAQ

How many horses can I have?

20 in a max stable plus 13 in the yearling paddock (official). Beyond that, board horses at the breeder in town for as long as you can pay.

Why can't I go to competitions?

You need the parking lot and a trailer; the number of trailer slots (2 → 4 → 10 by stage) is how many horses you can take to town per day.

My foal grew up and vanished

If the stable was full when a yearling matured it was sent to the breeder's sale barn automatically. Collect it there.

Do upgrades take time?

Yes, community figures list 1–5 days of construction per stage.

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