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Carriage Trade Events in the Month of July

Posted on June 26, 2011 by | Leave a comment

July 1-31 Carriage Trade’s SL Art Competition

July 1-21 “The Mane Event” Treasure Hunt – Look for 20 locks of hair each containing either a human wig or a mane & tail for the horses.

July 2 12:00 noon – 6:00 pm Country Faire Join us for a romping old-fashioned Country Faire with games of Skill and Luck; Carousel and Hay Rides, and even an old-fashioned country circus!

July 8-10 United in Style:  Please note that the regions will be inaccessible to visitors off and on throughout this time, but Carriage Trade residents will be able to access the regions.

July 16th Fox Hunt Starts at 4 pm SLT. Join the Carriage Trade community as they pit their wits against some very canny foxen to see who will be first to live bag the foxes

July 17th 11:30-1:00 pm RFL Auction.  We are sending over some livery and wedding packages for auction to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser.  We will be calling for volunteers for the auction to go on stage and demonstrate the packages.

July 24th, 1:00 pm Cattle Drive in Tombstone.  Herd cattle from one region to another and pen them.  Cowboys and girls from Tombstone well be joining in for this fun time.

July 30, 3:00 pm Carriage Trade Classic Horse Show. @25L/class entry fee; Rider not mandatory but desirable. Class sizes limited to 15 Horses. Jumping classes will be determined by time/faults.  Halter determined by Turn out and ability to follow Halter course. Pleasure classes by ability to to not overrun others, showmanship, control and ability. Costume Class is People’s Choice.  Trophys, 1-6th place + participant ribbons, and cash prize for each class (based on # of entries). Class size limited to 15 entrants. Tickets go on Sale July 1.

Foals @ Halter
Ponies @ Halter
LH @ Halter
Drafter @ Halter
Walk/Trot Ponies
English Pleasure
Hunter Under Saddle (LH division)
Hunter Under Saddle (GH Division)
Pony Under Saddle
Costume Class (all)

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You Are Invited: Our Second Life Birthday 8 Exhibit

Posted on June 19, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The Carriage Trade SL8B Exhibit in Second Life!

Hey folks! It’s that time once again, when Second Life is celebrating its anniversary!

We have a lovely exhibit at the SL8B celebrations, on the Stunning region. Our exhibit is a miniature version of Carriage Trade and we are celebrating the magical, majestic horses of Second Life.

We're showcasing the Royal Weddings, too!

We would like to invite all of you to come and participate in the exhibit, by riding on the carousel, ‘performing’ as a circus horse, posing on the Cinderella Carriage photo op, standing in the stall, or simply lounging under the apple tree.

Our Carousel @ SL8B

We have many fun gifts hidden away in the exhibit, such as in the windfall apples, the tack trunk, and more. We are participating in the Octoberville hunt. And we’ve added a lot of interactivity including an Eye Visit mini-tour of the exhibit. And we’ve even left enough prim allowance and space to be able to rez out carriages!

The stable display...check out the slide show!

The exhibit opens at 10 am  SLT on Monday, June 20th. We won’t schedule people and horses to be there, (nightmare!) but come on by and hang out, and meet new people.  There’s always a big crowd on the first day and then things get a bit less hectic. We’ll also plan some fun driving events, since when else willw e get 21 regions laid out so ideally for driving?

Take a video tour by sitting on the camera, and then take pictures of a friend on the Cinderella photoopp!

When you come: please make sure you have reduced the scripts in your avatar. Also, once you step off our plot, you should remove your sound attachment, because scripts don’t work on the walkways and your sound attachment will become ‘stuck’ on whatever gait you were in when you left the plot.

Here are the important dates:

June 20—10:00 a.m. SLT: Gates open to the public!
June 23—The Birthday! Special ceremonies included!
June 26—Last day of entertainment.
July 2—Gates close at 11:59 p.m. SLT

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The Carriage Trade Carousel in Second Life

Posted on June 9, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Quad-horse Carousel in Carriage Trade in Second Life

The Carriage Trade Carousel is unique in Second Life.  Instead of texture or prim horses, our  Jumpers and Standers are actually provided by playful quad horse avatars!

The carousel was created with original texture work and with extensive sculptification providing the stretchers and carousel poles.  The carousel is patterned from several original carousels from the Golden Age of the Carousel, in the early 20th century, with nods to such carousel styles as the Philadelphia style of Gutsva Dentzel’s Philadelphia Toboggan Company and the ‘Coney Island’ style of Charles Carmel, Marcus Charles Illions, Soloman Stein and Harry Goldstein.

Very few authentic wooden carousels from this time period are still in existence in the physical world.  The carousel horses themselves are collector’s items, garnering tens of thousands of dollars for a well-preserved specimen in its original park paint.  As a result, historic carousels are often broken apart and sold for their components rather than as an entire machine.

Our carousel is reminescent of these gorgeous machines, and features carousel music Blaze Away, courtesy of Roger Wiegland.  Mr. Wiegland graciously gave us permission to use a piece of music he recorded on his carousel organ, the Diamond Jubilee, an 89-key Gaviol steam organ.  Please see his web site here: http://www.carouselorgan.com/

The Top Row of the Carriage Trade Big Carousel includes Standers in a Range of Positions

To ride the carousel, simply select the ball or post of your choice.  Horses have poses in the posts; humans have poses in the balls and carriages.  Right click on the ball or post of your choice and select ride.  Click the carousel to start the ride!

And what is a carousel without a brass ring? Watch for your chance to capture the brass ring from the brass ring dispenser!

The Brass Ring Giver @ the Carriage Trade Carousel

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