This Week in Carriage Trade

New in the Tack Room:

Interactive English Sets for Light Horses – but these are even MORE special, because these are the long-awaited Interactive English Sets. The note card describing everything that is in  them is attached, but suffice it to say this is one of our biggest developments in the creation of interactive tack ever. With a texture, color, shine, and resizing HUD; built-in roleplay gestures; full interactivity to allow a rider to tack and untack their horse; plus chat commands to extend the use of the set, including two bridle options, and a scripted halter. This is an exceptional set that includes 12 colors, 4 metal options and 8 wool options, all in a single, beautifully developed set.

The set is available in Carriage Trade, the Water Horse sim, and SL Marketplace. Pony set to follow soon!

Also, 3 NEW texture HUDs for your Interactive English sets: Pastel, Pretty in Pink and Gothic.  All have 12 unique leathers, 4 unique metals, and 8 unique wools, so there is no overlap between any of the sets, including the ‘Basic’ pack that comes with your tack!

Here’s a video showing the Pretty in Pink set in action.

Carriage Trade Videos:

1. This is Carriage Trade 
2. This is Carriage Trade: Exercising the Princess’ Mare
3. This is Carriage Trade: The Flowing Mane
4. This is Carriage Trade: The Ale Wagon 
5. This is Carriage Trade:  Fashion Friday February 24 
6. Halloween @ Carriage Trade
7. This is Carriage Trade: Fashion Friday March 2
8. This is Carriage Trade: Prepping for Pony Tales 
9. This is Carriage Trade: Lava Practices
10. This is Carriage Trade: Interactive Tack HUD
11. This is Carriage Trade: Pony Tales Runway Show
12. This is Carriage Trade: Royal Trunk Show
13. This is Carriage Trade: The Unicorn & The Princess

Events in Carriage Trade:

Ending this week: March 3-31st, Mean Green Hunt ends on March 31.  Visit Debutante and find the lucky clover for this grid-wide hunt!

The Bunny Hunt March 10-April 10 Visit Debutante for your Bunneriffic outfit!

New Hunts Starting:
Tender Leaves Hunt April 1-21st – We are changing our format for Tender Leaves. More on that later.
Evil Bunny Hunt April 3-30th
Monkeying Around Mini Hunt April 7-22nd.

Monday March 26 11 am and 7 pm SLT Meet Monday, Flat Racing at Carriage Trade Downs
We’ve added morning sessions to the events, moderated by Lava Ruby for the am sessions.

Wednesday March 28 Hump Day is Jump day, 11 am and 7 pm SLT, Cross Country on our full region course

Thursday March 29, 11 am and 7 pm SLT Hurdle Thursday. Take your life into your own hands and jump for the gold.  3 laps around with towering fences, perfect for the big striding horse out there.  Who will be the Princess’ Champion this week?  Meet at the saddling ring at Carriage Trade Downs.

Friday March 30 11 am and 5 pm Willow’s Workouts. Join our Monster of the Cross Country course as she shares her tips and tricks for successfully pwning our cross country course at Carriage Trade.  She’ll show you how and when to jump so you can gain accuracy and shave precious seconds off your time.  Meet at the Cross Country course in Northampton.

Friday March 30, 1 pm SLT
Fashion Fridays showcases Debutante’s newest releases with 8 unique styles on the catwalk. Remember, there are always show specials so make sure you drop in from 1-1:30 pm SLT on Fridays!

Sunday, April 1, 5 pm SLT, The First Leg of the Carriage Trade Classic: The Dunbarton Derby. 3 laps around Carriage Trade Downs. All horses planning to compete for the Classic MUST have their vet certification and licenses complete and they must have their tag on their bridle where race officials can check them in.

Sunday, April 1, 7 pm SLT, Sunday Showjumping on Carriage Trade’s Grand Prix show jumping course. Remember, practice DOES make perfect!