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Carriage Trade’s First Anniversary Celebration!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Please join us in honor of Carriage Trade’s First Anniversary! All are invited to compete or spectate, as the case may be.

Our anniversary is December 21st, but we will be celebrating on Friday, December 30th.

All day: Photography exhibition & competition

500 L to Best of Show; ribbons + Carriage Trade gift certificates to winners of various classes. See rules for entry below.

10:00 am Flat Race

Prize: 1,000 L to first place + trophy, 500L to second place, 250 L 3rd place; ribbons to all 6 places.  To enter, show up at the livery 15 minutes prior to post time.

11:00 am Show Jumping

1,000 L 1st place + trophy, 500L 2nd place, 250 L 3rd place; ribbons to all 6 places.  to enter, show up at the Dressage Ring 15 minutes prior to start time and place yourself in a numbered entry slot.

12 noon: Cross-Country Competition

1,000 L 1st place + trophy, 500L 2nd place, 250 L 3rd place; ribbons to all 6 places. To enter, show up at the Woodlands On Deck Paddock to be checked in.

2:00 pm: Fox Hunt

with special prizes for both humans and horses!  Chase up to 800 foxes released in the Carriage Trade estate and catch them to win special prizes created just for this hunt!  To hunt foxes, simply show up on the estate and go when the foxes are released!

5:00 pm Human & Horse Fashion Show “Auld Acquaintance”

Join us for yet another first at Carriage Trade as we put horses on our runway to showcase some of our new offerings for the Water Horse avatar.  Join us at the Runway in the Welcome Area. Seating is provided for humans.

Photography competition rules:

1. Subject must include one or more Waterhorse avatars in the Carriage Trade Decorator coats (Ornamental Beauty, Snowflake, Winter Scene, Holly, or Black Holly).  (These coats are available in our campers).

2. Image may have post work done.

3. Primary subject MUST be the Waterhorse avatar.

4. Image may not include any other brand names or text.

5. Image size should be either 512×512, or 1024 wide by 512 high.

Submit all images as copy/mod/no transfer to Shenlei Flasheart before Thursday December 29th for inclusion in the show.  Competition is open to all but limited to no more than 24 entries.

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Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by | 1 Comment

Horses and Riders Gather for Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade!

Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade!

Every Wednesday at 11 am and 7 pm promptly, we hold our weekly Cross Country competition on our full region cross-country course.

Entry is limited to Water Horse Avatars (and their riders). Horse do not need a rider to compete, nor do they need to be residents. We will provide saddle systems.

Trophy, 1-6th place  ribbons for all entrants.

Winners are determined by Time + Fault. In the event of a tie, there may be multiple jump rounds, with the fences increasing in height.  Off-course is an automatic disqualifier.

Competitors wait in the On Deck ring and are admitted to the Course in order of arrival. Only competitors, riders, and course officials are admitted to course.

Last week’s Winners:

First Place: Willow ridden by Sadie; 3:11; 2/30;  12.7
Second Place:  Rose ridden by Sadie; 3:05; 15/30;  91.5
Third Place: Stolas ridden by Syl; 3:16;  17/30; 105
Fourth Place: Terci ridden by Clarissa; 2:50; 19/30; 107

November 16th Winners:

First Place: Tyr ridden by Leo, 47.86; 3:04; 8/30
Second Place:  Rose ridden by Sadie, 83.26; 3:01; 14/30
Third Place: Stolas ridden by Syl 83.42; 3:14; 13/30
Fourth Place: Kalypso, ridden by Tabbi,96.5, 3:13; 15/30
Fifth Place:  Terciopela ridden by Clarissa, 105.84; 3:09; 17/30
Sixth Place: Tawny ridden by Ivy, 113 3:09; 18/30

November 9th Winners

First Place: Rose, 75.8; 2:55; 13/30
Second Place: Tyr, 108; 3:00; 18/30
Third Place: Terci, 114; 2:53; 20/30
Fourth Place: Willow, 132.3; 3:30, 19/30
Fifth Place: Tawny, 146; 3:20; 22/30

 

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Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade

Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade!

Every Wednesday at 7 pm promptly, we will hold a weekly Cross Country competition on our full region cross-country course.

Entry is limited to Water Horse Avatars (and their riders). Horse do not need a rider to compete, nor do they need to be residents. We will provide saddle systems.

Trophy, 1-6th place  ribbons for all entrants.

1st: 1,500 Coin + 3 Highpoints + 15 XP
2nd: 1,000 Coin + 2 Highpoints + 10 XP
3rd: 750 Coin + 1 Highpoint + 5 XP

Coin  can be exchanged in Carriage Trade for various Carriage Trade Goods and Services.

Winners are determined by Time + Fault. In the event of a tie, there may be multiple jump rounds, with the fences increasing in height.  Off-course is an automatic disqualifier.

Competitors wait in the On Deck ring and are admitted to the Course in order of arrival. Only competitors, riders, and course officials are admitted to course.

Meet at the Cross Country On-Deck Ring at 6:45 pm. We will begin jumping at 7 pm promptly.

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Making Carriage Trade Home

Posted on June 15, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Making Carriage Trade Your Home

Carriage Trade is home to a vibrant community of creative, friendly people and horses.  What brings people and horses to Carriage Trade, initially, are our activities and facilities.  What keeps them at Carriage Trade is the depth and warmth of the community.

We practice an aggressive friendliness with our visitors. It is expected that all residents will speak to visitors if only to welcome them to the estate and invite them to look around. We are strongly opposed to cliquishness, and actively work to avoid it at Carriage Trade.  We aspire to be a friendly, welcoming community to all of those who follow our covenant rules.

Horses & riders gather outside the Carriage House

Carriage Trade is a themed equestrian lifestyle community, and we have a strict covenant that helps ensure that the community adheres to the theme guidelines and rules.  With a full complement of estate managers, special tour guides and greeters, and our active livery service, Carriage Trade is a haven for those individuals who wish to experience a more innocent, PG-rated equestrian experience.

Gathering to prepare for cross-country riding

Our theme of the equestrian lifestyle appeals to more than just riders and humans, however. Carriage Trade is also home to dogs, cats, and birds.  We welcome all humans and natural animal avatars that are native to the United Kingdom and the north east quadrant of the United States.

Please, leave your fantasy, anthro-animal, and sexualized avatars at home when you visit Carriage Trade.  We admire your creativity, but these avatars are not in alignment with our theme, our rules, or our covenant. Thank you for understanding.

Our 6-Horse Hitch is Great Fun

Joining the Carriage Trade community is very easy! Simply locate a property (Stall, stable, apartment, estate) that appeals to you and rent it! We’ll give you an orientation to the estate and its rules, and then introduce you to the community. We will make it easy for you to become part of our active, engaged community.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Carriage Trade community.

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