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For
the fourth consecutive year, Viña Santa
Cruz will receive some 50 antique carriages that
will compete in the “International Carriage
Competition” on April 28–30. The activity
organized by the Colchagua Carriage Association
and the Equestrian Coach Commission of Chile,
will feature a colonial and traditional Chilean
air with participants wearing the traditional
dress of the era.
The competition will take place on a field especially
adapted for the occasion and will consist of a
ride through the area estates—called fundos—La
Pradera, La Isla, and Viña Santa Cruz,
where the national and international competitors
will be required to perform a series of trials
and comply with the regulations of the Equestrian
Federation of Chile. An international jury will
judge the test of reins, skill, and handling between
cones and evaluate the presentation of the coaches,
gear, and dress of the carriages and assistants.
The 2007 version of the event will also include
a show of typical dishes, local products, tastings
of Viña Santa Cruz Chamán and Gran
Chamán wines, and an exhibition of local
crafts.
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