Beginner Guide
Learn the opening-day routine, understand your first mare, manage early money, and turn a run-down stable into a working horse yard.
Horses of Hoofprint Bay
Independent Fan-Made Horse Care & Stable Guide
Build your dream stable in a cozy, hand-drawn horse management sim. Care for your horses, train for show jumping and cross country, breed foals with inherited traits, and grow your barn into a thriving stud farm.
Released November 4, 2026Single-player24 supported languages
Recent Guides
- breeding · 2026-11-07Horses of Hoofprint Bay breeding guide: Plan a pairing around the foal you want
- breeding · 2026-11-07Horses of Hoofprint Bay breeding lab foal simulator guide: Compare pairings before breeding
- breeding · 2026-11-07Horses of Hoofprint Bay foal potential inheritance: What to check in both parents
- breeding · 2026-11-07Horses of Hoofprint Bay how to combine horse markings: Creator versus breeding
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Your Horses of Hoofprint Bay Journey
Horse Care Guide
Master grooming, feeding, hoof care, and injury prevention so your horses stay healthy and ready for training.
Training & Competitions
Build strength and confidence, prepare for show jumping and cross country, and understand how to earn competition prize money.
Breeding & Foal Traits
Choose stallion and mare pairings, understand inherited coat colors and personality traits, and plan your next generation of horses.
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Horse Care, Training and Breeding Guides
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay breeding guide: Plan a pairing around the foal you want
Choose a mare and stallion for a clear goal, compare their traits and use the advanced breeding lab to preview possible foals.
Read guidebreedingHorses of Hoofprint Bay breeding lab foal simulator guide: Compare pairings before breeding
Find the advanced breeding lab and compare possible foals before you commit to a mare and stallion pairing.
Read guidebreedingHorses of Hoofprint Bay foal potential inheritance: What to check in both parents
Compare the mare and stallion's potential, watch for inheritance traits and use the breeding lab to evaluate possible foals.
Read guidebreedingHorses of Hoofprint Bay how to combine horse markings: Creator versus breeding
Learn where players can layer markings and how the standalone horse creator differs from foal inheritance in the main game.
Read guidebreedingHorses of Hoofprint Bay how to get rare horse coat colors: Breed for leopard spots
Look for horses with the coat traits you want and preview pairings in the breeding lab before trying for a spotted foal.
Read guidebreedingHorses of Hoofprint Bay how to prevent accidental pregnancy: Separate stable groups
Keep stallions apart from mares and boarders, and learn where players find the stable-group control.
Read guidebreedingHorses of Hoofprint Bay yearling paddock guide: Move and care for young horses
Learn what the yearling paddock is for and how players move a yearling that remained in the main stable.
Read guidecareHorses of Hoofprint Bay horse hoof cleaning and grooming: Brush, Comb and Hoofpick
Use the brush, comb and hoofpick to keep your horse ready for training and competition in Horses of Hoofprint Bay.
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What is Horses of Hoofprint Bay?
Horses of Hoofprint Bay is a hand-drawn 2D horse care and stable management simulation developed by Thogli Studios. Starting with a modest plot and a trusted mare, you train, compete, and earn money to build a better home for your horses.
The game blends detailed grooming and health care with show jumping, cross country, scenic trail rides, breeding, and barn management. Foals can inherit coat patterns and personality traits, while building upgrades and staff help your stable grow.
- Developer
- Thogli Studios
- Publisher
- The Mane Quest / FinPlay
- Platform
- Steam PC
- Genre
- Horse Management Simulation
- Release Date
- Nov 4, 2026
- Supported Languages
- 24
Explore the Horses of Hoofprint Bay Wiki
Find guides for caring for your first mare, training for competitions and growing your stable.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Beginner Guide
Start your journey with a trusted mare and a run-down stable, then learn how to care for horses and build a successful yard. This beginner guide covers the essential early-game routine, training priorities, competition preparation, and your first stable upgrades.
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Begin with your trusted mare and a modest plot of land containing a run-down stable.
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Learn basic horse care, including brushing, grooming, hoof cleaning, and preventing injuries.
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Complete training exercises to improve your horse's strength and confidence before entering competitions.
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Participate in competitions to earn prize money and improve your stable's finances.
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Invest your earnings in building upgrades, additional horses, and staff as your yard expands.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Breeding Guide
Learn how horse breeding works and discover which characteristics foals can inherit from their parents. Explore stallion and mare pairings, coat colors, white markings, personality traits, and the advanced breeding station.
Pairing
Choose stallion and mare combinations based on the appearance and statistics you want in their offspring.
Coat Colors
Foals inherit a combination of their parents' coat coloring.
White Markings
White coat patterns can be passed from parent horses to their foals.
Personality
Foals can inherit personality traits, which influence behaviors such as getting dirty, susceptibility to injuries, and unexpected gait changes.
Breeding Lab
Advanced breeding station upgrades unlock a laboratory that previews possible foals and supports additional stud services.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Training and Competitions
Improve your horse's strength, confidence, and endurance while preparing for different equestrian competitions. Compare Caprilli tests, show jumping, cross country, and desensitization training, including the challenges faced by advanced horses.
Caprilli Tests
Caprilli tests are one of the three competition disciplines confirmed by the developers.
Show Jumping
Train your horse for show jumping competitions and compete for prize money.
Cross Country
Advanced competitions challenge horses with high strength and endurance. Some courses offer a choice between shorter routes with harder obstacles and longer routes with easier jumps.
Desensitization
Build confidence by approaching frightening objects, praising curiosity, and allowing the horse space when it becomes worried.
Maria
Hire Maria, a retired competition rider who provides feedback to help improve your training performance.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Horse Care Guide
Keep your horses healthy through daily grooming, hoof care, and appropriate treatment of injuries. Learn about the game's realistic care interactions and how poor horse health can affect your stable's progress.
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Use grooming brushes and combs to clean your horses and maintain their coats.
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Clean hooves with a hoofpick to help prevent hoof abscesses and other problems.
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Pay attention to grooming and equipment-related problems, including saddle sores.
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Treat scrapes and injuries appropriately when they occur.
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Maintain horse health and cleanliness because serious illness and entering competitions with dirty horses can reduce Prestige.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Stable Upgrades
Transform your starting stable into a fully developed horse breeding and training facility. Discover how building upgrades expand horse capacity, unlock training facilities, introduce staff management, and improve breeding options.
Stable Buildings
Upgrade stable buildings to accommodate more horses and better meet their needs.
Training Facilities
Advanced building stages unlock additional training courses.
Staff Management
Hire staff to help manage horse care and training as your herd grows.
Breeding Station
Advanced breeding facilities unlock a laboratory for previewing possible foals and offering more stud services.
Prestige
Upgrading buildings contributes to your stable's Prestige progression.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Prestige Guide
Understand the Prestige system and discover how your stable's reputation affects progression. Learn the confirmed ways to gain or lose Prestige and how it influences available horses, tack items, and trail ride unlocks.
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Upgrade stable buildings to increase Prestige.
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Win competitions, care for boarding horses, and maintain high-quality horses to earn additional Prestige.
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Avoid Prestige losses caused by failed competitions, competing with dirty horses or inappropriate clothing, and serious horse illnesses.
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Increase Prestige to improve the quality of horses offered by the breeder.
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Use Prestige progression to gain access to a wider variety of tack items and unlockable trail rides.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Demo Save Transfer
Find out which demo saves are compatible with the full release of Horses of Hoofprint Bay. The developers confirmed different compatibility rules for the February and October 2026 demos, making the demo version important when moving to the full game.
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Identify whether your existing save was created in the February 2026 Demo or the updated October 2026 Demo.
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Keep your October 2026 Demo save because the developers confirmed compatibility with the November 4, 2026 full release.
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Do not expect February 2026 Demo saves to transfer because the developers explicitly confirmed that they are incompatible.
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To access the older February Demo, open the game's Steam Properties and select the February Demo branch under Game Versions and Betas.
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Remember that the October Demo has a 25-in-game-day limit and that both demo versions remain available after the full release.
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Horses of Hoofprint Bay Mods and Customization
Explore the game's built-in appearance customization tools and officially described file-editing possibilities. Learn which visual elements can be customized, including rider appearance, tack colors, character textures, and horse color palettes.
Rider Appearance
Customize your character's appearance using the game's built-in customization options.
Tack Colors
Use built-in color selection tools to change the appearance of tack items.
Custom Palettes
The developers explicitly support editing game files to create custom color palettes beyond the default combinations.
Editable Files
Accessible texture and text files allow players to modify visual elements associated with horses and characters.
Community Guides
The game's Steam Community Guides section provides a place for player-created tutorials, including customization and save-related guidance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Information about the full game and the Steam demo.
When did Horses of Hoofprint Bay release?
The full game launched on Steam on November 4, 2026.
Is there a free Horses of Hoofprint Bay demo?
Yes. Steam offers a separate free demo. The October Next Fest demo is limited to 25 in-game days.
Do demo saves carry into the full game?
The developers confirmed compatibility for October demo saves. Saves from the February demo are incompatible with the full game.
Ready to Master Horses of Hoofprint Bay?
From caring for your first mare to training competition winners, breeding new foals, and expanding your stable, explore practical guides for every stage of your horse-keeping journey.
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