Whats all the fluff about? Recently, we have been asked about the reason horses are decorated with plumes, so we dug into some history and here is what we found:Plumes have adorned horses for decades being most popular in the Victorian Era. They were added as decoration to the bridle and/or the saddle of the horse for all sorts of celebrations including weddings, coronations, and very often at funerals.According to Victorian funeral traditions: "a hearse and horses laden with ostrich plumes were indicative of a person’s wealth and often families hired extra horses and coaches festooned with plumes. In 1869, James H. Shanahan illustrated a variety of these ostrich plumes with removable tops in his Illustrated Catalogue of Undertakers Hardware and Trimmings. Poor people did not deserve plumes at all while two plumes meant that the deceased was of modest means while three to four meant that he or she was better off. If you could afford five or six plumes you were wealthy but having seven plumes was reserved for the truly rich."Ostrich Plumes are a sign of regal status. We found evidence that Napoleon Bonapartes' team of six horses were ornamented with white plumes for his coronation.Wind Chase Farm wants all of our clients to feel regal as well! Weather and event permitting our carriage horse(s) are beautifully adorned with ostrich plumes for Weddings, Birthday Celebrations, and Memorial services. Its that extra service we put in our Gold Medal Services! When you want the best look no further! Our meticulously groomed horses and immaculately clean and polished carriages are sure to impress!
Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC Honored For Excellence With 2017 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award®
Palm City, FL – January 10, 2017 – WeddingWire, the leading global online marketplace for the wedding and event industry, announced Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC as a winner of the esteemed 2017 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards® for Transportation Service in S.E. Florida!Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC was the only Horse & Carriage for Hire company that won this award in the entire state of Florida!The Couples’ Choice Awards recognize the top five percent of wedding professionals on WeddingWire who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness, and professionalism. The prestigious awards are given to the top local wedding professionals across more than 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their professional achievements from the previous year.The WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards winners are determined solely based on reviews from real newlyweds and their experiences working with Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC. Award-winning vendors are distinguished for the quality, quantity, consistency and timeliness of the reviews they have received from their past clients.“The Couples’ Choice Awards’ ninth year features one of the most impressive groups of dedicated and acclaimed wedding professionals yet,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “It is our honor to work with high-caliber merchants, such as Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC, who not only make a couple's big day possible, but also contribute to the more than 2.5 million U.S. reviews represented on WeddingWire. We congratulate all of this year's winners on their achievements.”As a Couples’ Choice Awards® winner, Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC is highlighted on WeddingWire, which is comprised of more than 200,000 wedding professionals in the U.S.Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC is thrilled to be one of the top Transportation Services in S.E. Florida on WeddingWire. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. We truly value all of our clients and appreciate the positive feedback that helped us earn a 2017 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award.For more information about Wind Chase Farm Combined Driving, LLC, please visit our website at www.Horse-DrawnCarriage.comTo learn more about the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards®, please visit www.weddingwire.com/couples-choice-awards.About WeddingWire, Inc.WeddingWire, Inc. is the leading global online marketplace connecting consumers with event and creative professionals. Operating within a $200 billion industry, WeddingWire, Inc. hosts 10 million monthly unique users across its mobile and web platforms. Consumers around the world are able to read over 3 million vendor reviews and search, compare and book from a database of over 400,000 businesses globally. It provides these businesses the technology they need to serve their clients through advertising, marketing and business management tools such as websites, payment processing, invoicing and contracts. Founded in 2007, the WeddingWire portfolio of sites serves couples and businesses across 15 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia, making it the worldwide leader in weddings with brands including Bodas.net, Casamentos.com.br, Matrimonio.com and more. The company employs more than 800 and maintains global headquarters in Washington, DC and international headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.
Princess Character Carriage Rides Coming to Stuart FL!
MAGIC is coming to town!Princess Enchantment and Stuart Horse-Drawn Carriage Tours are partnering for an exclusive event: CHARACTER RIDES in downtown Stuart!Tuesday, Dec. 27th and Wednesday Dec. 28th are our first available dates! Please call 772-285-3480 for more info. VERY LIMITED number of rides will be offered in the afternoons, so if you are interested, get on this asap!30 minute ride through downtown Stuart with 1 princess character (for up to 5 people) only $175!
Baraat Horses for your Wedding Day
By definition: Baraat (Hindi: बरात) (Urdu: برات) is a groom's wedding procession in North India, West India and Pakistan. In North Indian communities, it is customary for the bridegroom to travel to the wedding venue (often the bride's house) on a mare, accompanied by his family members.BARAAT HISTORY AND INTRODUCTIONIn Hindu and Sikh weddings, the Groom is led to the marriage venue in a procession known as the Baraat. In Sikh Tradition, the Groom arrives wearing a sahara and saafa while carrying a kirpan. He is accompanied by family members, groomsmen, and friends known as baraatis.
BARAAT HORSEThe use of a Ghodi, or white female horse (mare), as transport for the Groom to the wedding venue is a common part of Indian tradition. Family members adorn the Ghodi with embellishments to match the groom as all eyes are on the two as they make their way through the procession. A modern take on the Baraat entrance is for the Groom to enter in an extravagant car or horse-drawn carriage decorated similarly to the traditionally ridden horse. However, in order to maintain traditions of the ceremony, Grooms sometimes choose to ride a horse to the end venue.
BARAAT HORSEThe use of a Ghodi, or white female horse (mare), as transport for the Groom to the wedding venue is a common part of Indian tradition. Family members adorn the Ghodi with embellishments to match the groom as all eyes are on the two as they make their way through the procession. A modern take on the Baraat entrance is for the Groom to enter in an extravagant car or horse-drawn carriage decorated similarly to the traditionally ridden horse. However, in order to maintain traditions of the ceremony, Grooms sometimes choose to ride a horse to the end venue.
Wind Chase Farms Baraat horses are highly trained for the sounds of the Dhol Player as well as the dancing and celebrations of the baraatis. The modern Ghodi should also be well trained to accept Drones flying overhead as most videographers choose this method to record the celebration.
After the Groom reaches the venue, female relatives of the Bride’s family greet the Groom and his family. They apply tilak (sacred red color mixed with water) to his forehead and perform aarti to ward off evil eye. He then continues onward to the Milna Ceremony where he greets the Bride’s male relatives. BARAAT MUSICThe music during a Baraat sets the mood for the rest of the marriage event, with upbeat and exciting songs blasting as the Groom makes his way through the procession. Most DJ’s will have a portable sound
system as well as a Dhol player. Modern Indian weddings showcase a fusion of Hip Hop and Bhangra mixing in the resounding beats of the Dhol for excitement. BRIDE DURING BARAATEver wonder what the bride is doing during all of this? Many times, the bride is secretly watching! The Bride is not included in the Baraat because it is solely to welcome the Groom and his family to the marriage site. She joins him for the Varmala, where they exchange garlands to signify the start of their marriage rituals.
HIRING YOUR BARRAT HORSE IS SIMPLELike any type of wedding transportation, you don’t need to own a horse to have the perfect baraat. A horse rental from Wind Chase Farm can be the ideal choice! We provide beautifully adorned female white horses with hand beaded costumes. Your experienced handlers will also be traditionally dressed and will insure that your procession is a safe, beautiful part of your wedding day in Florida.Wind Chase Farms Services the Entire State of Florida including Stuart,Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Jupiter, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee, Lake Worth, Lantana, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Plantation, Hollywood, Miami, Key Largo, Islamorada, Key West, Sarasota, St Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando, Vero Beach, Port St Lucie, Indiantown, Okeechobee, Fort Pierce, Daytona Beach and more! Call us for a quote to your location! 772-285-3480.
After the Groom reaches the venue, female relatives of the Bride’s family greet the Groom and his family. They apply tilak (sacred red color mixed with water) to his forehead and perform aarti to ward off evil eye. He then continues onward to the Milna Ceremony where he greets the Bride’s male relatives. BARAAT MUSICThe music during a Baraat sets the mood for the rest of the marriage event, with upbeat and exciting songs blasting as the Groom makes his way through the procession. Most DJ’s will have a portable soundsystem as well as a Dhol player. Modern Indian weddings showcase a fusion of Hip Hop and Bhangra mixing in the resounding beats of the Dhol for excitement. BRIDE DURING BARAATEver wonder what the bride is doing during all of this? Many times, the bride is secretly watching! The Bride is not included in the Baraat because it is solely to welcome the Groom and his family to the marriage site. She joins him for the Varmala, where they exchange garlands to signify the start of their marriage rituals.HIRING YOUR BARRAT HORSE IS SIMPLELike any type of wedding transportation, you don’t need to own a horse to have the perfect baraat. A horse rental from Wind Chase Farm can be the ideal choice! We provide beautifully adorned female white horses with hand beaded costumes. Your experienced handlers will also be traditionally dressed and will insure that your procession is a safe, beautiful part of your wedding day in Florida.Wind Chase Farms Services the Entire State of Florida including Stuart,Jensen Beach, Hutchinson Island, Jupiter, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, Loxahatchee, Lake Worth, Lantana, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Weston, Plantation, Hollywood, Miami, Key Largo, Islamorada, Key West, Sarasota, St Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando, Vero Beach, Port St Lucie, Indiantown, Okeechobee, Fort Pierce, Daytona Beach and more! Call us for a quote to your location! 772-285-3480.
Just Stunning!
Bonnie and Lily provided a grand Exit for this stunning couple! Congratulations Mr and Mrs Demesmin Jr. Some snapshots from the day:
Celebrating with Magic!
Wind Chase arrived in Miami Florida with two magical white horses and our classic Vis A Vis carriage to provide Priscilla with a grand entrance to her wedding celebration! You can see just from our snapshots it was a lovely evening! We wish Priscilla and Damien all the best in their happily ever after!
Goosebumps!
We knew that this couples wedding would be amazing but we never expected to get goosebumps while Janet made her grand entrance to her lovely outdoor wedding celebration. Heres a few snapshots from Mr and Mrs Newborns Fairytale wedding day! We can't wait to share professional video and photos!
Ivory's Story
At Wind Chase Farm we do what we do for the love of the horse and the opportunity to share our passion for carriage driving! Every single day we give our horses and ponies buckets of love and attention, who would know there was room for one more.......In the late Spring we received a phone call from a friend who knew of a white Percheron horse that had been pulled from a dire situation. At the time, we were not looking for another horse but once we met her and looked into those big sweet eyes, we knew her destiny was to be with us!Taking in a rescue of this size (17.3hh tall) is a BIG commitment! We knew with proper nutrition, vet and farrier care, lots of grooming, and love we could make her feel better, give her a nice home, and maybe a little something to occupy her time. Below are just a few pictures we took along the way ...... From recovery to a new life here with our family at Wind Chase Farm. Introducing "Ivory" Look for her in downtown Stuart, FL and at some of our upcoming special events!