Current Happenings
Freya with a lovely young lady, ready to go for the ride of her life.
We always have lots of exciting new projects in the works, not the least of which is a BRAND NEW rockinghorse! Vlad and Freya are going to be joined by an even larger new rockinghorse. Trey is going to be a Frisian, and will stand a solid six inches taller than Vlad! He's still in the preliminary stages of creation, but once he really gets going, he'll have his own feature page where you can watch him come to life.
We are also ridiculously excited about an upcoming collaboration with Peter Beagle, the author of The Last Unicorn. Keep your eyes peeled for details soon!
We are also ridiculously excited about an upcoming collaboration with Peter Beagle, the author of The Last Unicorn. Keep your eyes peeled for details soon!
Upcoming Events
We kicked off our 2017 season with two Renaissance Faires in Arizona, the London Bridge Renaissance Faire in Lake Havasu City, and Two Rivers Faire in Yuma. Next up,.....
We'll be heading for the desert, for the High Desert Pirate Festival on March 18th and 19th. This will be in their new location in Hesperia, with a beautiful park with green grass, shade trees, and a meandering stream. Should be LOTS of fun, messing about with the Pirates, Mermaids, and other such Riff-Raff.
Next up, the Tulare County Renaissance Festival, April 22nd and 23rd, easily accessible right near Highway 99 in Visalia. Another beautiful park with lots of shade, green grass, and fun for all ages.
May 6th and 7th, up to Elverta, CA, near Sacramento, for the Golden Coast Adventure Faire, with a wide variety of areas, from Pirate, to Fantasy, to Steampunk, and more!
May 20th and 21st, close to home, at the Fresno Pirate Festival, in Kearney Park. Another beautiful, green, shady park. You don't want to miss this one!
In June, The Rocking Horse Guy leaves California again, this time heading north to Oregon, for the Oregon Renaissance Faire. Two weekends, June 10th and 11th, and 17th and 18th. We're very much looking forward to our first appearance at this event!
More to come soon!
We'll be heading for the desert, for the High Desert Pirate Festival on March 18th and 19th. This will be in their new location in Hesperia, with a beautiful park with green grass, shade trees, and a meandering stream. Should be LOTS of fun, messing about with the Pirates, Mermaids, and other such Riff-Raff.
Next up, the Tulare County Renaissance Festival, April 22nd and 23rd, easily accessible right near Highway 99 in Visalia. Another beautiful park with lots of shade, green grass, and fun for all ages.
May 6th and 7th, up to Elverta, CA, near Sacramento, for the Golden Coast Adventure Faire, with a wide variety of areas, from Pirate, to Fantasy, to Steampunk, and more!
May 20th and 21st, close to home, at the Fresno Pirate Festival, in Kearney Park. Another beautiful, green, shady park. You don't want to miss this one!
In June, The Rocking Horse Guy leaves California again, this time heading north to Oregon, for the Oregon Renaissance Faire. Two weekends, June 10th and 11th, and 17th and 18th. We're very much looking forward to our first appearance at this event!
More to come soon!
Places we've been and things we've done
Yes, you DID see us on MTV's the Real World! We were delighted to be on Real World La Jolla and rock one contestant's world.
Freya has been featured in a video done by the lovely Brittany Hughes. Read her blog about it here: Brittany Hughes on giant rocking horses.
Vlad has also been featured with Fred Willard of the Travel Channel. Fred took a ride with Robin, one of our lovely changewenches. (A changewench is one of the women working at our booth, and they take ride fees and help organize the riders so that everyone has fun and remains safe at all times.)
A partial list of Faires and activities the horses have been at:
Freya has been featured in a video done by the lovely Brittany Hughes. Read her blog about it here: Brittany Hughes on giant rocking horses.
Vlad has also been featured with Fred Willard of the Travel Channel. Fred took a ride with Robin, one of our lovely changewenches. (A changewench is one of the women working at our booth, and they take ride fees and help organize the riders so that everyone has fun and remains safe at all times.)
A partial list of Faires and activities the horses have been at:
- Cameron Lake Park Renaissance Fayre 2013, 2015
- Myth Masque, Los Angeles, CA 2012-2014
- Kearney Renaissance Faire, Fresno, CA 2012-2015
- Excalibur Medieval Tournament, Arcata, CA 2012, 2013, 2014
- Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire, Philomath Oregon, 2012
- Tribal Fest 2012: The Year of the Unicorn, Sebastapol, CA
- The San Jose Renaissance Faire, San Jose, CA, 2012-2015
- The Santa Cruz Scottish Renaissance Festival, Santa Cruz, CA 2012
- National Dance Day celebration in Athen's Park Los Angeles. August, 2011
- Gay Pride Parade, San Diego CA, July 2011 (Vlad was a huge hit)
- Voyages Extraordinare, a Steampunk extravaganza featuring Abney Park, Tragic Tantrum AND Steam Powered Giraffe, February 2011
- CD release party for Tragic Tantrum, February 2011
- CD release party for Enchanted Realms, Dec 2010
- Fundraiser for the Movement, a nonprofit art therapy foundation, Los Angeles, CA, Dec 26th, 2010
- Phoenix Faerie Festival, 2010, 2011
- Folsom Renaissance Faire, 2012-2015
- Renaissance Pleasure Faire -Southern CA (2006)
- Koroneberg Faire - Corona, CA (2001, 2002, 2003)
- DragonSlayers Ren Faire - Aptos, CA (2006)
- Valhalla Renaissance Faire- Lake Tahoe, CA (2006, 2012-2015)
- Silverleaf Ren Faire - MI (2006)
- Palm Springs Faire, CA (2001-2003)
- Escondido Faire, CA; Fall and Spring (2001-2006)
- Balboa Park Faire - San Diego, CA (2001- 2006)
- California City Faire, CA (2003, 2004)
- Devonshire Faire - Phoenix, AZ (2003-2005)
- May in the Meadows Faire- Prescott Valley, AZ (2004, 2005)
- Renaissance in the Pines, Flagstaff, AZ (2005)
- Big Bear Faire, CA (2003, 2004)
- Big Bear Oktoberfest, CA (2006,2010)
- Renaissance Faire Northern CA (Casa/Hollister) (2005)
- Palm Springs Village Fest (2003)
- Urban Yoga -Palm Springs, CA- Annual Celebration (2004, 2005, 2006)
- Yucca Valley, CA - Christmas Light Parade (2002)