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Hey Zelda Ocarina of Time Veterans! Struggling with How to Ride Epona?

Grayson: Get on Epona, press forward, and press A to boost.

Veteran: But Epona is going too slow.

Grayson: Has the correts being consumed?

Veteran: I do not see the carrots at all.

Grayson: Give it another boost.

Veteran: I got Epona to increase speed, but I noticed that the camera does not turn itself. Why?

That before is the imaginary conversation between me and a veteran. It's like I only played the original version of the game and the veteran bought the Switch 2 version of the game and went into the fact that the veteran knows how to ride Epona, but Nintendo changed things around. Of course, I bought the Switch 2 and the game a few days ago, so I'm here to help veterans out.

Besides, I'm pretty sure there are veterans who are frustrated by the change of the control schemes, but some of the new players might ask how this can be any different compared to the Nintendo 64 version, but in my experience, the new control scheme feels kind of awkward. Well, have no fear because I got it all figured out!

Coming from the N64 version, I initially assumed Epona was stuck at walking speed. The problem turned out to be a combination of unfamiliar acceleration controls and fighting the new camera system.

Building Epona’s Speed

Based on my testing, starting from Epona’s normal walking pace:

  1. Push the left stick forward: Epona walks.
  2. Press A for “Go!”: She moves a little faster, but the carrots still aren’t displayed.
  3. Press A again: She accelerates again and the carrot display appears, without consuming a carrot.
  4. Press A again: This activates a carrot-powered speed boost.

In other words, it took two initial A presses to reach the state where the carrots appeared, and a third press to spend a carrot on a boost.

Let the Camera Follow You

  1. Press the right analog stick (R3) once to reset the camera behind Link.
  2. Then leave the right stick alone. Moving it takes camera control back into your own hands.
  3. After resetting it, allow the camera to rotate automatically while you concentrate on steering.

This works both while riding Epona and while controlling Link on foot.

Putting This All Together...

Left stick to steer, press A two times to build speed, press A button a third time to boost, and press R3 analog stick to recenter the camera. After pressing R3, take your thumb off the right stick and let the camera follow.

Article published: 2026-11-08 18:00

Categories: Gaming,

About Grayson Peddie

Hello! I am a web developer and I have a passion for the world of Information Technology. I currently hold 4 CompTIA certificates (A+, Network+, Security+, and CySA+) including Cisco's CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certificate. Speaking of web development, I am a web accessibility enthusiast. I make sure that users of screen readers and keyboard users who cannot use a mouse can be able to access my website with just only the keyboard. Plus, I have learned a whole lot about Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.

So what are my hobbies? Aside from web development, I watch Star Trek: The Next Generation from time to time during the nights. I listen to music from the likes of David Arkenstone, Yanni, Checkfield, Cucso, Looreena McKennitt, Clannad, 2002, Enya, and even soundtrack from EPCOT Center (1982-1994), Tomorrowland, WALL-E, and TRON: Legacy. Oh, yes! Tomorrowland, TRON: Legacy, and WALL-E are the three movies I watch during Friday nights and every Friday night is my pizza night. I'm an optimist who likes to see what kind of future the world would look like. That's why I follow The Venus Project on Twitter (here's the website to The Venus Project. I do have a lot to cover in my introductory article in my website, so if you want to go in-depth and know more about me, that is the article to visit.