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T-Shirt Contest!!!
5.6.2008

First off I want to thank everyone who showed up for the spring chat parties. We had a blast! I gave out 3 free upgrades, a ton of game credits, t-shirts and 5 million dollars to one luck member (thanks for donating it EE!). Even if you missed out you're gonna get a chance to win a FREE White Oak Stables T-Shirt.

A few weeks ago I posted about a T-shirt contest but I didn't get any entries. So this time I'm going to be more decisive about it. WE NEED ENTRIES!! The lucky winner will get a T-shirt with THEIR DESIGN ON IT! That's right, the contest winner will get a WOS T-Shirt with their very own picture on the front.

Contest Details (Entries Due May 30th by Midnight)

In order for this to work your entry must be a .png, .jpg or .gif formatt. It should be a very LARGE file, that means the dimensions should be at least 400 x 400 but BIGGER is a better option. Your entry can be a photo, a manipulated photo, painting, drawing or anything else you can send me in image format. HOWEVER, IT MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORK!! I can't put anything on a T-Shirt that you didn't make yourself. If you want to do photo manipulation you must have permission from ALL the photo owners before you use them.

The logo MUST HAVE whiteoakstables.net somewhere on the image, otherwise what you put on it is completely up to you.
Contest Judging
All entries will be judged on three things: creativity, presentability, and quality of the image. Make sure you don't use pictures that get blurry if you try to make them bigger. Those don't look very good on a T-Shirt.
Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net
Spring Chat Parties
4.30.2008

Whooo! It's warm outside again. I thought the cold would never leave. That means its time for our next chatroom parties! We're going to be having three of them, so hopefully this means everyone will be able to come. I'm giving out lots of prizes and we'll be playing games and having a blast. So, no more wasting your time, here are the times and dates:

Friday May 2nd

7pm PST
8pm MST
9pm CST
10 pm EST
3am GMT
4am GB (United Kingdom)
5am CET
12noon AEST (Australia, Saturday May 3rd)
1pm ACT (Australia, Saturday May 3rd)
Saturday May 3nd @ 9am EST

6am PST
7am MST
8am CST
9 am EST
2pm GMT
3pm GB (United Kingdom)
4pm CET
11pm AEST (Australia, Saturday May 3rd)
12 midnight ACT (Australia, Saturday May 3rd)
Saturday May 3nd @ 6pm EST

3pm PST
4pm MST
5pm CST
6 pm EST
11pm GMT
12 midnight GB (United Kingdom)
1am CET
8am AEST (Australia, Sunday May 4th)
9am ACT (Australia, Sunday May 4th)

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net
Your Voice Can Make A Difference
4.23.2008

Hey guys, this is SUPER important, we only have a few days!! A Virginia Senator, Mary Margaret Whipple, will be voting to BAN HORSE SLAUGHTER. Her vote may be the difference between it passing or failing. Everyone thinks, "well it doesn't matter if I write in, or call in, one person's opinion doesn't make a difference." You're wrong. Everyone has a voice, and it's going to take all of us -- every single horse lover -- to get rid of horse slaughter. Now I want you guys, ALL of you guys, to write to her and tell her we need her support to stop the unnecessary murder of thousands of our beautiful four footed equines.

Her email address is: district31@sov.state.va.us.
If you feel compelled to you can call instead (with a parent's permission!): 703-538-4097 or 804-698-7531.

Here's the entire email from the Animal Welfare Institute:

National Conference of State Legislators to Consider Resolution Opposing Federal Ban on Horse Slaughter

Dear Humanitarian:

The Animal Welfare Institute has learned that the National Conference of State Legislators, due to meet in Washington, D.C. later this week, will consider a resolution in its Agriculture Committee urging the United States Congress to block passage of the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (AHSPA - H.R. 503/S. 311). The AHSPA is an important animal protective measure that will prohibit the slaughter of our horses here or abroad for human consumption around the globe.

The resolution, which has clearly been shaped by the pro-horse slaughter lobby, is chock full of misinformation and scare tactics designed to unnerve legislators at the federal and state levels from taking action to prevent America’s horses from going to slaughter. Its passage – if it does pass - will be used to press our legislators into allowing the continued slaughter of our horses at the hands of a cruel, predatory and entirely foreign-owned industry.

The “resolution or policy statement” refers to the “Horse Welfare Coalition” which was founded and is currently run by the slaughterhouses and consists of only pro-horse slaughter organizations such at the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Equine Practitioners and American Quarter Horse Association. Be sure to let these legislators know that well over 500 horse industry groups and leaders, equine rescues, veterinary organizations support the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act along with the majority of Americans. http://www.awionline.org/legislation/horse_slaughter/supporters_of_ahspa.htm

If you are a constituent of one of the following state legislators listed below, please email them TODAY and ask them to oppose any resolution at this weeks’ National Conference of State Legislators that would hamper efforts to protect America’s horses from the brutalities of slaughter.

Here are some facts about horse slaughter: http://www.awionline.org/legislation/horse_slaughter/faqs.htm Be sure to share this AWI eAlert with friends, family and others, and urge them to email in opposition to any resolution or statement opposing the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act, too. As always, thank you for your help!

For the latest updates on this bill and AWI’s campaign against horse slaughter be sure to visit http://www.awionline.org/legislation/horse_slaughter/whats_new.htm every day.

Thank you,
Chris

******************** Christopher J. Heyde
Deputy Director, Government and Legal Affairs
Animal Welfare Institute
PO Box 3650
Washington, DC 20027
Tel: (703) 836-4300 ~ Fax: (888) 260-2271
www.awionline.org
www.compassionindex.org

For over 57 years, AWI has been the leading voice for animals across the country and on Capitol Hill. Please join us in our ongoing campaigns to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans. Sign up for AWI eAlerts to receive the latest news on what you can do to help us protect all animals: http://www.awionline.org/joinus.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net
T-Shirt Contest & Chat Party
4.13.2008

I think its about that time of the year again! We're going to be having 3 chat parties coming up on May 2nd and 3rd. The first one will be on the night of May 2nd, the second will be really early on the morning of May 3rd and the last will be around mid afternoon of May 3rd. That should give everyone for all different time zones a chance to come and participate in the fun.

What is a chat party?

A chat party is where we have fun and games in the chat room. We have trivia, games, and I give out a TON of free WOS prizes including FREE upgrades!!!

T-Shirt Contest

Starting April 19th I'll be accepting entries for a White Oak Stables T-Shirt contest. All entries are due by May 19th. We need a new logo for our White Oak Stables T-Shirts that you can buy through cafepress.com. So, instead of me making the new logo I'm asking you guys to do it! Your logo will be put on the White Oak Stables T-Shirts for a month or more so other people can buy a WOS shirt with your design on it.

The WINNER of the contest will get a FREE T-SHIRT with their OWN LOGO on it!!
Contest Rules
In order for this to work your entry must be a .png, .jpg or .gif formatt. It should be a very LARGE file, that means the dimensions should be at least 400 x 400 but BIGGER is a better option. Your entry can be a photo, a manipulated photo, painting, drawing or anything else you can send me in image format. HOWEVER, IT MUST BE YOUR OWN ORIGINAL WORK!! I can't put anything on a T-Shirt that you didn't make yourself. If you want to do photo manipulation you must have permission from ALL the photo owners before you use them.

The logo MUST HAVE whiteoakstables.net somewhere on the image, otherwise what you put on it is completely up to you.
Contest Judging
All entries will be judged on three things: creativity, presentability, and quality of the image. Make sure you don't use pictures that get blurry if you try to make them bigger. Those don't look very good on a T-Shirt.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Lol, April Fools
4.3.2008

Sooo, it took a lot of people a while to realize the upgrade was an April Fool's joke. Sorry, I couldn't help myself! I'll have special shows and races up this weekend as well as award the money for the Mini Cup races that ran. Congratulations to everyone who participated.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

FREE UPGRADES ALL DAY!
4.1.2008

If you haven't ever been able to afford an upgrade then today is your lucky day!! Today on White Oaks you can sign up for a FREE blue ribbon stable or racetrack upgrade for one year at no cost. All you have to do is login to your account, go to the main menu > upgrades, and fill out the form. Your upgrade will be made automatically. Enjoy!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

New Newspaper Managers!
3.29.2008

Thank you to all eight applicants! Yes, that's right, only eight?!?! Where you interested in working for the newspaper on the english or racing register? Then you should have applied! Shame on you!! Okay, now that I'm done scolding everyone, the new newspaper managers are:

English: Oak Ridge Farm

Racing: Valley View Stables

Congratulations to both of you and good luck during your terms as our newspaper managers!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Racing Register Races
3.22.2008

Okay, so I know a bunch of the 13th races didn't run because of the domain problem we had. I'm going to reschedule them for the 24th either today or tomorrow. If you still have a horse in one of those races then you may need to scratch them if they're signed up for something else on the 24th as well. I'm not sure why a few races didn't run on the 2nd. I'm going to delete those so scratch your horses if they're still in any races on the 2nd.

I'm not exaclty sure why some of the races have been messing up lately. The only thing I can think of is that they're timing out because there are so many races running at a certain time. If you're making races please try to vary the time that they run, don't just make them all run between 2 and 4pm. That should help some. Thanks guys.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Sorry!
3.13.2008

Hey guys, we had some domain issues (as you noticed). Sorry about that!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Newspaper Managers & Special Shows
3.11.2008

First of all specials shows are up. Make sure you enter, especially for those of you trying to win both legs of the mini cup. Good luck to all entrants!

It's that time of year again. I need new newspaper managers. If you're interested in taking the job please fill out this application here. Deadlines for applications is March 29th, 2008. Thanks to everyone who applies.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Special Shows & Mini-Cup
2.18.2008

Okay! Trying to get things back on schedule. This month is way too short and it's even a leap year. Ever wondered how to tell if it's a leap year? It's easy! If the year is divisible by 4, and the year is NOT divisible by 100, then its a leap year. Or, if the year is divisible by 400 then it's a leap year. Can you figure out when our next leap year is? I bet you can :)

So I have special shows up for the english register and I've fixed the special races in the racing register. Both english and racing register specials will run on the 29th of February. To make up for missing a special race last month I'll be adding in two special races next month and we'll have a mini-cup. It will test horses over 8 furlongs and 11 furlongs. If your horse can win both races (first place at both distances) for its grade then I'll give you an extra $100,000 bonus. If your horse can take top three (win, place or show) in both races then you'll get a $25,000 bonus.

Happy training!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Happy Valentines Day
2.14.2008

Hey guys! I hope you're having a great valentines day. If you haven't sent someone special a card then don't worry you can always send them an e-card. Hallmark is one of my favorite places to go for an e-card but there are a ton of them out there.

I'm working on getting the special shows back up. I've had a few emails that the January shows or races still haven't run. My computer recently died on me and has to go into the shop so I can get online at school between classes so give me a few days to get everything worked out. So I haven't forgotten about you but that's why I haven't been in chat lately.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

URGENT: Help A Horse Rescue!
1.26.2008

I know every single one of you who plays White Oak Stables loves horses and would do everything they could to help a horse. Well now someone, a member of WOS for more then 4 years, needs your help.

One of our member's families runs a local horse rescue, Bits, in Linden PA and it's in danger of closing! In order to stay open they need to raise $3,000 to help them continue to rescue and rehabilitate the animals we love so much.

Is there anything you can do to help them raise money? Donate $1, $5, $10, or any amount you can. If you can't afford to donate then help spread the word, talk to your friends, local vets or even a member of your family and see if they'd be willing to help out.

All donations should be sent through the Bits website using the contact link. Thanks for anything you can do.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Saddle For Sale
1.22.2008

Hey guys. I know this is a shameless plug but here it is! I have a 17" Wide Kincade Close Contact saddle for sale. It's a great saddle, really comfortable but it doesn't fit my horse. I'm really sorry to see it go because I like it so much. It's been used about 10 times, broken in but very little wear.

I'm asking $300 or best offer. If you take it I'll even throw in 2 FREE upgrades or one for you and a friend, 1yr Blue Ribbons or 1yr Racetracks or 2yrs on one, whatever you want them to go. That's a value of $50.

Here's some photos, click them to view a bigger image. Let me know if you're interested.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Racing Register Resets
1.11.2008

Whoops! It looks like I forgot to reset the starts, and wins, etc for the racing register this January (and I think last June also). So today I reset everyone's starts, first, seconds, thirds, etc as well as their earnings. This means everyone will have a fresh start on the game spotlights that features stable owners, trainers and jockeys.

Also, I've changed that game so it will automatically make these updates January 1st and June 1st of every year. That way everyone can start on equal terms every six months.

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Cool Horse Sites
1.10.2008

Equine.com - find the perfect horse for sale or for stud. Thousands of horses to choose from.

Horse.com - brought to you by Country Supply. You won't find horse suppiles for much cheaper. Buy in bulk and save even more.

DreamHorse.com - search through hundreds of horse sale classifieds.

Cafepress.com - customize your own horse tee-shirt, journals, books, and more. Don't want to make your own? Buy hundreds of things other people have already designed.

KyHorsePark.com - home of the 2010 FEI World Equestrian games.

Coat Color Calculator - thinking about breeding your horse? Want to know what the foal will look like? Find out here!

Horse Genome Project - ever wondered what REALLY makes up a horse? Learn all about it here.

Wild Horse Feathers - gifts for horse lovers. Toys, books, games, clothing, jewelry and more.

eBay Horse Items - get tack, horses, property, collectibles and more from people all over the world. Great prices!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Internet Safety!
1.6.2008

It's a brand new year at White Oak Stables and that means you need to know how to stay safe on the internet! Here are some really important internet safety tips.

NEVER give out your home address, telephone number, or any other personal information. This includes locations close to where you live, the the school you go to, the park nearby, or any other place by to your house.

Don't give your email address or IM names to people you don't know!

Talk to your parent's about internet safety and what to do in different situations.

If someone ever asks you personal information tell your parents and then report them to us as soon as possible! White Oak Stables wants to keep your safety our top priority.

If you're in the chat room and there are no moderators around to help you right click on the person's name in the list of people on the chat and select IGNORE. This will prevent them from sending you any more messages.

Think you're safe on the internet? Take this QUIZ and find out!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Happy New Year!!
12.31.2007

If it isn't 2008 where you live it will be soon. I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year.

Dec. 24th Riddle: A reindeer travels the same distance every day. Oddly, two of its legs travel 30 miles each day and the other two legs travel nearly 31 miles. It would seem that two of the reindeer's legs are one mile ahead of the other two legs, but of course this can't be true. Since the reindeer is normal, how is this possible?

- It's going in circles. The outside legs travel further then its inside legs

Correctly answered by #29569 [B]eware from the racing register. Congratulations, you a FREE UPGRADE!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

More & More Riddles!
12.24.2007

Okay!! Here are some more riddle winners.

Dec. 20th: What goes Ho, Ho, Swoosh, Ho, Ho, Swoosh?
- Santa Clause stuck in a revolving door.

Correctly answered by #40228 Alyssa from the racing register. Congratulations, you won the Miracle of the White Stallions DVD!

Dec. 21st: Besides Christmas, what does December have that no other month has?
- The letter D.

Correctly answered by #10775 ~Ember Ice Equestrian Center~ from the english register. Congratulations, you won Saddle Up with Pippa Funell PC game!

Dec. 22nd: Santa is tied to a 15 foot rope and there is a bag of presents 25 feet away from him. Yet Santa is able to get presents out of the bag. How is this possible?
- The other end of the rope isn't tied to anything!

Correctly answered by a member from the racing register. I'm still trying to get your account information but I sent you an email. Congratulations, you won a horse book!

Dec. 23rd: There are 2 snowmen in front of 2 other snowmen.
There are 2 snowmen behind 2 other snowmen.
There are 2 snowmen beside 2 other snowmen.
How many snowmen are there?
- Four, positioned in a square

Correctly answered by #54113 Born to Ride from the english register. Congratulations, you won a subscription to Younger Rider or Horse Illustrated magazine!

There's only one more riddle left with the prize of a FREE UPGRADE. Will you be the one to get the right answer??

Happy Holidays!
Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

Holiday Upgrades
12.19.2007

It's that time of year again! This is just a reminder that if you want to get your upgrade before Christmas Day you need to send the payment by 23rd. I'll be away on Christmas Eve and won't be making any upgrades until the day after Christmas.

Happy Holidays!
Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net

5th, 6th & 7th Day Riddle
12.19.2007

Dec. 17th: Where does mistletoe go to become rich and famous?
- Holly-Wood

Correctly answered by #64687 ☼ Another-Day ☼ from the english register. Congratulations, you won $100,000 game money!

Dec. 18th: What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus??
- Claustrophobic

Uh on! No one got the correct answer on this question!! Keep trying to win free stuff :)

Dec. 19th: What is the difference between the Holiday alphabet and the ordinary alphabet??
- The holiday alphabet has no-L (noel)

Correctly answered by #39972 QRF from the english register. Congratulations, you won a horse book!

Posted by: Jade@whiteoakstables.net