A Brand New Breed!
Hi everyone!
It's that time again! Time to reveal the latest beautiful new breed of horse to arrive to Jorvik: the Chincoteague Pony!
Introducing a handsome new pony breed: the Chincoteague!
This unusual pony has a truly mysterious and sad history. From Assateague Island, spread across the two states of Maryland and Virginia in the USA, the Chincoteague has lived and developed in peace and freedom for many generations. How they got there in the first place is a mystery, but theory has it that today's Chincoteague are descended from the horses travelling upon a Spanish galleon which sank off the island in the 16th Century.
Life on the island has never been easy. Not much grazing, terrible storms, and heavy inbreeding have all combined to almost eradicate the little population. Crossing with Shetland and Welsh ponies have strengthened the breed, and contributions from the public as well as efforts from the local fire brigade have all worked to make the Chincoteague strong and viable again.
The Chincoteague still live wild on their island, but once a year they're gathered together and a select few colts are auctioned off. The proceeds from the auction go towards caring for and protecting the herd.
Of course it didn't take long for the horse lovers of Jorvik to bring the beautiful Chincoteague to the island, and this hardy, intelligent and easy-to-train horse is very much loved.
Three beautiful new Chincoteague ponies are now available in Valedale!
New Horse Equipment at the Mall!
A selection of brand new horse equipment can now be found for sale at Jorvik City Plaza! Hop on the bus and go check it all out!
Horse Market
Eddie and Ferdinand have set up in Fort Pinta and are open for business! We're sure they'd love you to go say hi!
Special Email Address: THIS WEEK ONLY
For one week, we're opening a special email address where you can report any issues you might be having with Star Stable. This will help us identify and fix any trouble spots! Email us with as much detail as possible to launcher@starstable.com, and don't forget to tell us what kind of computer and operating system you're using - we're so grateful for your help!
Please note: This IS NOT a general support email address. You won't receive a reply. Please only use this address to report issues with running the game. Support questions to this address will be ignored.
UPDATE: Fixing your Issues!
As you may have seen on our recent Facebook and Instagram posts, we're expanding our team here in Stockholm to make sure we can listen to and resolve any trouble you may be having with the game. More people than ever are now working on checking your messages and fixing any problems that come up.
One message we've seen a lot of this week has been that some of you haven't been able to access races in the game, but we can now tell you very happily that in today's update we should have it all fixed up and back to normal. We're really sorry that you missed out on some races, but hopefully after today's update you'll be back in the saddle!
Now let's go check out those beautiful new Chincoteague ponies!
Have a great week!