Livestock Guide
Village in the Shade Horse Guide
The Horse unlock chain starts with the Livestock Barn and then progresses through a Chinana mail event and Street Vendor availability. Horse progression also connects to a separate Horse Contest and Branded Horse Tail, which is required for one of the High-Quality Goods groups used to unlock the Greenhouse.
Public terminology is English-first. The Japanese source labels are preserved in the research and canonical data layers, while unresolved Horse mechanics remain explicitly unconfirmed.
Quick Answer
Horse — Quick Answer
The short version, with the Barn/Stable distinction kept visible.
Main prerequisite
Livestock Barn
Next trigger
Chinana mail
Where to buy
Street Vendor
Checked price
¥25,000 Foal
Housing context
Horse Stable
Foal growth
20 days
Horse product
Horse Tail daily
Greenhouse input
Branded Horse Tail ×5
Featured answer
How do you get the Horse?
Build the Livestock Barn, wait for Chinana's Horse-stock mail, then visit her Street Vendor to buy the ¥25,000 Foal. Its exact mail timing is not verified. After 20 days, the Foal becomes an adult Horse and can produce Horse Tail daily.
Unlock Sequence
How to Unlock the Horse
Follow the documented progression without turning the Horse Stable into an unverified first gate.
01
Build the Barn
Construct the Small Livestock Barn. Its canonical starter record is the documented Horse unlock building.
02
Check the Mail
Chinana sends a progression message announcing Horse stock after the Barn trigger. Exact timing and mail-reading requirement remain unknown.
03
Visit Chinana
Go to the Street Vendor during its canonical 07:00–17:00 schedule; it is closed Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
04
Buy the Foal
Purchase the Foal for ¥25,000. Allow 20 days for the adult Horse stage.
The vendor data is reused from Chinana's Street Vendor; this page does not duplicate the full inventory.
Troubleshooting
Why Isn't the Horse Available?
Check the verified gates first, then leave unresolved timing questions open.
BARN
Barn not built
The source-backed unlock trigger is the Livestock Barn. The Horse Stable is a separate housing record.
Mail not checked
The Chinana message is part of the documented progression. Its exact arrival timing is not fixed in the current evidence.
SHOP
Vendor closed
Chinana's Street Vendor is open 07:00–17:00 and closed Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
PRICE
Not enough money
The checked Foal price is ¥25,000. Do not use a guessed free-adoption rule.
Housing
Where Does the Horse Live?
Horse Stable and Livestock Barn are separate records with different evidence.
Documented unlock building
Small Livestock Barn
The current Horse source explicitly ties Horse availability to building the Livestock Barn. The canonical starter record is 4 animals, but this page does not claim that Horse consumes one of those normal slots.
See Barn construction ownership →Separate housing record
Horse Stable
A separate Horse Stable / 馬小屋 is documented in the building system and is the Horse housing context. Its exact materials, cost, build time, footprint, capacity, maximum count and purchase-order role remain unknown.
Care
How to Care for the Horse
Only Horse-relevant evidence is shown; normal Cow, Goat, Pig and Chicken rules are not copied automatically.
PET
Petting
General livestock evidence says petting once per day raises Affection. Horse-specific rank effects remain unknown.
GRASS
Grass
A current farming source recommends growing grass around the Horse Stable. The exact Horse feeding interaction is not independently isolated.
CARE
Brush / Mood
Brushing, Mood, Horse health and a Horse-specific affection formula are not verified. Do not use the normal Livestock rank table.
OUTSIDE
Pasture / Weather
Outside time, stable-door rules, rain, snow, storms and illness/death behavior are not verified for Horse.
Movement
Can You Ride the Horse?
The source set confirms Horse as an animal and contest entry, not a verified mount mechanic.
Riding is not independently verified
No checked source establishes mounting, dismounting, travel areas, Midnight access or a movement-speed effect. The page intentionally avoids calling Horse rideable and does not invent controls, speed percentages or racing statistics.
Horse Rank
Horse Does Not Inherit the Livestock Rank Formula
Keep the two contest systems separate.
Normal Livestock
Separate formula
The general Livestock division has its own Mood and Affection research. Those numeric thresholds are not used here for Horse.
Horse
Horse Contest
Horse has a separate division. S Rank can brand the Horse, but the exact numeric Horse score, Mood, Affection or speed threshold is unknown.
Branding result
Branded Horse
A branded Horse can produce Branded Horse Tail. This is the verified progression boundary; it is not a claim that any participation or generic win brands the Horse.
Horse Contest
Horse Contest
Horse is one division of the recurring seasonal contest, not a synonym for the Livestock Contest.
Date
Every season, Day 27
Time
10:00–16:00
Location
Village Plaza
Entry
One Horse
What is verified
- • Choose Horse rather than Crop or Livestock for that contest date.
- • Horse is judged in its own division at Village Plaza.
- • S Rank can brand the Horse.
- • A branded Horse can produce Branded Horse Tail.
What remains open
- • Horse-specific entry preparation threshold.
- • Interactive controls or race mechanics.
- • Numeric S-Rank score, Mood or Affection formula.
- • Contest reward details beyond the branding relationship.
The shared calendar currently contains 4 seasonal contest dates. Only one division is chosen per date; the overall calendar remains owned by the Contests Guide.
Horse Tail
How to Get Horse Tail
The Horse product has a clear daily-production boundary after adulthood.
Production
Adult Horse → Horse Tail
Raise the purchased Foal for 20 days. The adult Horse then produces Horse Tail daily in the checked source data.
- Stable ID
- horse-tail
- Checked sell value
- ¥275
- Ordinary delivery
- ×3
Uses
Keep the product relationship narrow
- • Village Chief livestock-products delivery
- • Village Chief High-Quality Animal Fiber delivery
- • Fox Mask
- • Straw Figure
Quality tiers, production beyond daily frequency, complete recipes and Catalog IDs remain unverified. Use the Processing Guide or Catalog Guide for their broader systems.
Greenhouse Progression
Branded Horse Tail and the Greenhouse
Horse Tail matters because of a specific branded delivery requirement.
High-Quality Animal Fiber
The canonical group requires Branded Wool ×5, Branded Horse Tail ×5 and Branded Cashmere ×3. Regular Horse Tail does not satisfy the branded Horse Tail slot.
Branded Wool
×5
Branded Horse Tail
×5
Branded Cashmere
×3
Completing the High-Quality Goods category contributes to Greenhouse progression. The Greenhouse Unlock Guide owns the complete requirements, materials and construction chain.
System Boundaries
Horse vs Normal Livestock
Only the differences supported by current research are shown.
UNLOCK
Separate gate
Horse uses Livestock Barn → Chinana mail → Street Vendor. Do not replace this with Livestock Contest or Stable-first wording.
CONTEST
Separate division
Horse Contest and Livestock Contest are distinct. Horse has no copied numeric formula here.
PRODUCT
Horse Tail
Adult Horse produces Horse Tail daily; branded Horse produces the branded form after the branding progression.
CARE
Unknown scope
Feeding, Mood, riding, Whistle and Cow Ghost effects remain Horse-specific open questions.
FAQ
Horse Questions
Short answers for unlocks, housing, contest progression and Greenhouse preparation.
How do I unlock the Horse?
Build the Livestock Barn, wait for Chinana's Horse-stock mail, then visit the Street Vendor and buy the Foal. The exact mail timing is not independently verified, so this guide does not promise a fixed next-morning or calendar-date trigger.
Do I need a Livestock Barn for the Horse?
Yes. The Livestock Barn is the documented Horse unlock trigger. It is different from the later Horse Stable housing building.
Where do I get the Horse?
Buy the Foal from Chinana's Street Vendor after the Livestock Barn progression mail appears. The checked price is ¥25,000.
When does Chinana send the Horse mail?
The source ties the mail to constructing the Livestock Barn, but does not establish an exact date, next-morning timing, subject line or whether reading the mail is required.
How much does the Horse cost?
The Foal costs ¥25,000 in the checked Street Vendor data.
Do I need a Horse Stable?
Horse Stable is a separate housing building and should be treated as the Horse's housing context. Current evidence does not prove that it must be built before the Street Vendor purchase, so do not replace the verified Barn → mail → vendor chain with Stable-first wording.
Does the Horse use a Livestock Barn slot?
Not independently verified. The page leaves the capacity interaction unknown rather than assuming the Horse consumes one of the Barn's normal animal slots.
Can you ride the Horse?
Riding and mount controls are not independently verified in the current source set. Do not assume a speed bonus or travel access from the Horse's existence.
How does Horse rank work?
Horse has a separate Horse Contest division, but its numeric rank formula is not documented. Do not apply the normal Livestock Mood plus Affection table to Horse.
Is the Horse Contest the same as the Livestock Contest?
No. Horse and Livestock are separate contest divisions, even though Horse is livestock-related.
How do I get Horse Tail?
Raise the Foal to an adult Horse over 20 days. The adult Horse produces Horse Tail daily in the checked source data.
How do I get Branded Horse Tail?
The documented progression is Horse Contest S Rank can brand the Horse; a branded Horse can then produce Branded Horse Tail. Exact numeric S-Rank thresholds are not verified.
How many Branded Horse Tails do I need for the Greenhouse?
The High-Quality Animal Fiber group requires Branded Horse Tail ×5, alongside Branded Wool ×5 and Branded Cashmere ×3.
Does Cow Ghost affect the Horse?
Not independently verified. Cow Ghost's documented Mood effect is not automatically extended to Horse.
Does the Livestock Whistle call the Horse?
Not independently verified. The word livestock alone is not enough to claim that the whistle calls Horse.
Related Guides
Continue the Horse progression loop
The Horse page owns Horse-specific progression; neighboring guides own their complete systems.
Written by: Village in the Shade Guide Editorial Team
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Sources: Official publisher and storefront pages, released-game research and linked source notes.