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This Week in Carriage Trade: Events and More!

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Shenlei | Leave a comment

Events in Carriage Trade:

March 1-21 Critter Hunt

You know you need more critter stuff, and here’s your chance! A new candy coat, bunnies, parrots, farm animals, and more. Critters are the theme and the hunt object is a cat!

March 3-31st, Mean Green Hunt starts.

Visit Debutante and find the lucky clover for this grid-wide hunt!

March 10-April 10 The Bunny Hunt

Visit Debutante for your Bunneriffic outfit!

Monday March 19 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 21 Hump Day is Jump day, 11 am and 7 pm SLT,

Cross Country on our full region course

Thursday March 22, 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 23 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 23, 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!

Saturday, March 24, 12 noon SLT Fox Hunt!

A special Edition of the Royal Tibetan will be released with this fox hunt. Make sure you get here to collect one or more of the TEN sets that will be released!

Sunday, March 25, 7 pm SLT, Sunday Showjumping

Showjumping on Carriage Trade’s Grand Prix show jumping course. Remember, practice DOES make perfect!

New in the Tack Room:

Punked Manes & Tails for Light Horses and Drafters too!

Plus a long-awaited release of English Tack Sets for Drafters – but these are even MORE special, because these are the long-awaited Carriage Trade’s Interactive Tack™ Sets. 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 will be on Marketplace this week. LH set to follow very soon!

Also, check out our sale on all of our halters and on the breeder’s choice arabian sets. We will be discontinuing these products after Friday, so get them before they go away!

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

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Tagged apaprel, avatar, Catwalk, equestrian, Equestrianism, events, fashion, Game, horse, riding, runway

Equestrian Lifestyle @ Carriage Trade, Vol 1 Issue 4

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Shenlei | Leave a comment

http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v2/IssuuReader.swf

Open publication – Free publishing – More harness

We publish this as a Second Life magazine, but here it is on Issuu!

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Tagged avatar, bridle, Cross Coutnry, dressage, fun, horse, jumping, rider, riding, saddle, tack

March Events in Carriage Trade

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Shenlei | Leave a comment

March events in Carriage Trade
March 1-21 Critter Hunt
You know you need more critter stuff, and here’s your chance! A new candy coat, bunnies, parrots, farm animals, and more. Critters are the theme and the hunt object is a cat!

March 3-31st Mean Green Hunt
Grid-wide hunt

March 10 – April 10 The Bunny Hunt
Grid-wide hunt

Weekly Events

NOTE: Beginning Thursday March 15, we are adding morning sessions for our Euro friends. Lava Ruby will be moderating. Please accord her the respect for agreeing to do this on behalf of the horse community.

Monday March 12 7pm SLT Meet Monday

Wednesday March 14 Hump Day is Jump day, 7 pm SLT

Thursday March 15, 11 am and 7 pm SLT Hurdle Thursday.

Friday March 16, 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!

Friday March 16 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 pawning 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.

Saturday, March 17, 1 pm SLT Royal Trunk Show

Command performance for the Sultana of the Kingdom of Sand. Guards will be posted.

Sunday, March 18, 7 pm SLT Sunday Show Jumping

You asked for it, and here it is. Show Jumping in the new Grand Prix show course in Carriage Trade. 16 fences and a tough course. We strongly advise practicing in advance.

Monday March 19 11 am and 7pm SLT Meet Monday NOTE THE NEW TIME.

Wednesday March 21 Hump Day is Jump day, 11 am and 7 pm SLT NOTE THE NEW TIME.

Thursday March 22, 11 am and 7 pm SLT Hurdle Thursday.

Friday March 23, 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!

Friday March 23 11 am and 5 pm Willow’s Workouts.

Saturday, March 24, 6 pm SLT Fox Hunt

600 foxes will be released on the Carriage Trade estate. Some of them will contain pieces of a Limited Special Edition of the Royal Tibetan Tack Set. There will be a total of 10 sets included in this release. To hunt the foxes, just ‘click’ them, and have fun. Meet in the Livery afterward to trade pieces to collect a full set!

Sunday, March 25, 11 am and 7 pm SLT Sunday Show Jumping

You asked for it, and here it is. Show Jumping in the new Grand Prix show course in Carriage Trade. 16 fences and a tough course. We strongly advise practicing in advance. NOTE THE NEW TIME.

Upcoming events for April, 2012

Prepare yourself – in April, we will be hosting 4 Breed Standard Competition Classes where horses may present their best mods for 4 breeds/classifications: Arabian, Pony, Thoroughbred, and Baroque. These competitions will be held on Tuesdays in April (April 3, 10, 17, 24) at 6 pm SLT. Class size is limited and all competitors must have a health tag, obtainable from the Carriage Trade Vet. Trophy and ribbons to 6 places.

Also in April, we will be hosting 4 special races that make up the Carriage Trade Crown. A single horse must win all four races to be crowned with the title Carriage Trade Royal Champion.

Carriage Trade Classic

Sunday April 1, 5 pm SLT Dunbarton Derby *

Sunday April 15, 5 pm SLT Somerset Sweepstakes *

Sunday April 22, 5 pm SLT Hampton Plate *

Sunday April 29, 5 pm SLT Carriage Trade Cup **

* three laps
** four laps

Trophy & Ribbon to 3 places.

Must win all 4 races to win the coveted Royal Champion title and receive the Carriage Trade Royal Championship Crown.
Races start on time. Be in the weigh-in paddock @ Carriage Trade Downs in advance for check in and handicapping.
Horses must have a CT health tag affixed to its bridle in order to compete for the Carriage Trade Crown. Tags are available from the Carriage Trade Vet, Eilonway Resident. The tag certifies the competitor’s breed, gender and health condition.

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Tagged Catwalk, driving, events, fashion, harness, riding, runway

Equestrian Hunt in Carriage Trade in SL

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Shenlei | Leave a comment

Here are the prizes in our current monthly hunt. From January 1-21, 2012, we are pleased to feature the Equestrian Hunt with the following prizes in the Carriage Trade estate in Second Life:

: The prizes for the Equestrian Hunt in Panorama Showing the Stall and All

Jockey Silks in several colors and patterns plus Jockey Breeches

Tack Box and Saddle Rack

Salt Lick and Another Bucket

Palomino Mesh Display Horse

Cavalier Gloves

Hay Cart, Pitchfork, Shovel

Bucket #1 and Body Brush

Black Mesh Display Horse

Barn Coat

Barley Bag, Water Trough, and Vet Wrap in 6 Colors!

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Tagged horse, Hunt, jockey, riding, silk, stable, tack

New in Carriage Trade: Orientalia Harness Sets and Complementing Mane/Tail Sets

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Shenlei | Leave a comment

Orientalia Harness Set Includes Bridle, Harness, Mane and Tail Jewelry

New today in the Tack Room @ Carriage Trade: Orientalia Harness sets and complementing Mane/Tail sets!

The Orientalia suite of Harness, Jewelry, and Mane/Tail Sets are designed to work together to create a harmonious whole.

Orientalia Set in Blue

Extensive use of sculpts add rich detail, such as the tiny gargoyles and dragons featured on the harnesses; the rich spiked combs of the jewelry set for mane and tail, and of course the carved detail work of the mane and tail sets themselves.

The Jewelry includes separate pieces for the mane and the tail. “Add” these pieces to your mane and tail. They were designed to use with the Orientalia Mane/Tail sets. They may complement other mane/tail designs as well.

The Harness sets include an extensively sculpted bridle with tassles and crystal ball charms, and a body harness with charms, tassles, and decorative trim such as dragons and gargoyles. Available in 10 colors, the Harness Sets include the Bridle, Body Harness, Mane and Tail Jewelry.

Orientalia Mane and Tail set in Shades of Black

The Orientalia suite of Harness Sets & Mane/Tail sets are designed to work together to create a harmonious whole. The mane & tail sets were designed specially for the Orientalia harness set, and are available in 6 color sets for a total of 70 colors.

Orientalia Mane and Tail set in Shades of Flaxen

The Orientalia Mane/Tail sets come in Shades of Brown, Shades of Black, Shades of White, Shades of Flaxen, Shades of Sorrel, and Shades of Grey.

These manes & tails are produced for the Draft modifications of the Water Horse avatar. They probably will not fit other avatar models. They will NOT FIT: the light horse or other modifications without extensive rework and modification.

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Tagged draft horse, harness, jewel, mane, riding, shiny, tail

Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade!

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Shenlei | 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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Tagged comeptition, cross-country, horse, horse game, jumping, model horse, ribbon, riding, trophy

New in the Tack Room @ Carriage Trade

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Shenlei | Leave a comment

New Candy Coat Textures sets are available in the Tack Room @ Carriage Trade! These hand painted coats all come with various leg and face markings and some even come with complementing Wettable Manes & Tails.

Check out all the new colors this week:

Carriage Trades' Hand-painted Candy Coat Raspberry Snocone

* Raspberry Snocone, which is a hot pink coat that comes with a complementing wettable mane and tail set.

Carriage Trades' Hand-painted Candy Coat Blueberry Blast

*Blueberry Blast, a lovely bright aqua coat with complementing wettable mane and tail set.

Carriage Trades' Hand-painted Candy Coat - Candy Floss

* Candy Floss, which is a lovely pale pink.

* Tantalizing Toffee Twist, a pretty red grullo.

* Smooth Latte Delight, a soft pale cremello.

Carriage Trades' Hand-painted Candy Coat Silver Dragee

* Silver Dragee, a medium dappled grey.

Carriage Trades' Hand-painted Candy Coat Dviine Caramel Sensation

* Divine Caramel Sensation, a bright sorrel.

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Tagged candy coat, color, gallop, grullo, horse, horse of a different color, mdoel horse, palomino, pink, riding, sorrel, texture

Hump Day is Jump Day @ Carriage Trade!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Shenlei | 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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New in the Tack Room @ Carriage Trade: Steampunkt

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Shenlei | Leave a comment

New for the Water Horse LH Avatar, the Steampunk Accessories Set. This set will replace your quad horse avatar pieces with shiny metallic steam punk pieces to create a steam punk horse.

Gears on the body rotate; the front light shines and glows, and steam is emitted from the nostrils and smoke, sparks, and flame from the back chimney.

To obtain the look seen in the ad, replace all Water Horse pieces with the included Steampunk pieces and wear the included alpha mask.

Check out the Steam Punk Horse here: