Today in Carriage Trade, 600 foxes will be released, some of which contain prizes – a part of a Royal Tibetan Special Edition Peche tack set. Please join us at 1 pm SLT to chase those nimble foxes!
Remember, it’s fast, fun and always free to participate!
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Fox Hunt today at Carriage Trade!
Please join us today at Carriage Trade for our version of a cruelty-free, non-bloodsport fox hunt. We will release 600 sculpted foxes to run free over our estate. Some foxes contain valuable prizes. Hunters pursue the foxes and click them to make the foxes give up their goodies.
It’s fun, fast-paced game where everyone wins…and no one gets hurt!
The foxes are released at 1 pm sharp and the hunt usually takes about 30 minutes.
In conjunction with our weekend release of the Royal Tibetan tack set, the prizes included in today’s hunt will include a special edition of the Royal Tibetan tack set, only available at the fox hunt. There will be 6 complete sets released in pieces. Come join us for a great time, chasing foxes in Carriage Trade.
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Events @ Carriage Trade Week of December 5-11, 2011
Monday, December 5
Race meets are held at 11 am SLT and at 7 pm SLT. Top three winners receive ribbons and first place winner receives a trophy. Meet Mondays are ongoing, so put your game face on and prepare to compete! To participate, simply show up at the Carriage Trade Livery and load into a starting gate when instructed.
Holiday Sleigh Ride Check-in
Holiday Sleigh Ride Check-in@ 3 pm SLT. you must attend ONE at least of these sessions to participate in the Holiday Sleigh Ride on December 5th. Meet at the Livery.
Tuesday, December 5
Open Model Call
Show up if you want to get checked in on the new Runway system so that you can model for us! 11 am SLT and 5 pm SLT, meet at the Runway @ the Auction Block.
Wednesday, December 7
Every Wednesday at 11 am and 7 pm promptly, we hold our weekly Cross Country competition on our full region cross-country course. 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.
Holiday Sleigh Ride Check-in
Holiday Sleigh Ride Check-in @ 1pm and 5:30pm SLT. you must attend ONE at least of these sessions to participate in the Holiday Sleigh Ride on December 5th. Meet at the Livery.
Friday, December 9
Fashion Friday
Please join us every Friday at 1 pm SLT for a very special runway show! Shows take place at our runway located at the Auction Block on High Street. RSVPs not needed, come on by to for this fast-paced, fun event.
Saturday, December 10
The Coronation of Her Royal Highness, Princess Lillie!
10:30 am-12:30 am Loyal subjects, dissenters and so on gather at front of the Chateau Cherise 11:00 am: Princess arrives at the Chateau 11:00-11:20, Princess is crowned Royal Princess of Carriage Trade 11:20-11:40 am Remarks to the subjects, largess distributed, and fireworks! 11:40 – 12:20 Royal Progress throughout the estate, Princess greets her subjects
Ongoing Events
Holly Hunt
We are pleased to feature our December Holly Hunt here at Carriage Trade. The hunt runs from the 1st – 21st, and includes 20 beautiful prizes, each tucked away in a holly leaf icon hidden throughout our estate. You can view the prizes here.
Peace on Earth Hunt
Silver & Gold Hunt
And starting this weekend, the Santa Sack Hunt and the Save the Animal Hunt.
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Tagged coronation, harness, horse, hunting, princess, racing, royal, treasure
Luna is a delicately pretty Edwardian evening gown of silk satin, trimmed with richly embroidered gold and cream fans and butterflies. Luna comes with skirt, glitch, bodice, gloves and three skirts to create a lush elegant look. Luna is available in six colors: Antique Purple, Taupe, Mauve, Blue, Green and Peach.
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Tagged dress, embroidery, formal, frock, royal, Shenlei, silk
Countessa is a lush Edwardian cross-over gown richly trimmed with gold and rubies with an underskirt of swagged cream satin. A fluffy fur collar complements th plunging neck and backline. Flexi skirts, ruffled sleeves, a garnet and gold sculpted jewelry set and complementing court shoes complete this look. Countessa is available in Black, Brown, Gold, Cream, Red and Merlot and is perfect for forthcoming holiday events.
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. SLTPosted in carriage trade, equine, pony, Riding Lessons, second life, SLB8
Tagged Carousel, carriage, circus, friendship, horse, merry-go-round, rider, royal, saddle, sl8b, stable, stall, tack, wedding
Rattling grain bucket….
Hey horses, look up out of your pastures, and read the following about the horse types we will be using for the wedding livery service. This pertains only to the wedding livery. All other ridden livery service uses horses of all colors, types, and breeds.
We can place black drafters, white (Lighter Shades of Grey) drafters, black light horses, pearl light horses, and white (Lighter Shades of Grey) light horses. All horses must be unmodified, except for their coat color in the case of the white horses. We will not place Arabians, Friesians, Lippizanners, or any other non-standard horse types. We will not place horses that have different coat colors than the ones shown. This applies only to horses working weddings.
Why are we so restrictive? Matching a single horse is obviously not a problem, but when you have to match 2 or even 4 horses, we cannot hoof hold and approve each individual modification to the wedding service. In order to ensure that the wedding service runs smoothly, we need to be able to call in horses who can agree to appear in the following coat colors and body types.
About manes: again, out of the box mane styles, unless the wedding party has made other choices. In the event that this occurs, the Equerry will distribute the new style to you or otherwise ensure that you can acquire the requested style. Manes may be either left, right or both, and should be the longer style. Tails should be the standard out of the box tails, either white or black.
Markings are up to the individual horse. We will not match markings unless a bride makes a specific request.
Now, the coat colors/breed types!
"White" Light Horse. Standard Light Horse, unmodified except for coat color Lighter Shades of Grey.
"Pearl" Light Horse, from the Standard 'Cremello/Unicorn" as it appears from the Vendor Box
Standard Black Light Horse, EXACTLY as it comes from the Vendor Box
Standard Unmodified Drafter with Lighter Shades of Grey Coat (aka 'White Great Horse')
Standard Black Drafter As It Appears from the Vendor
Lillie
Shenlei