A latex pony pulling a cart down Folsom street as part of the annual creature cavalcade at the street fair. Photo by cpony.
I went to Folsom Street Fair today and was able to get there early enough to watch wheels up of the "Creature Cavalcade". Here are some of the photos I took:
A latex pony:
A latex pony pulling a cart down Folsom street as part of the annual creature cavalcade at the street fair. Photo by cpony.
A false color infrared photo of the latex pony. The pony's mask and boot laces are actually black, as is the woman's hat:
Same latex pony as above, but this time taken in false color infrared. Photo by cpony.
I loved all the human animals at the fair, but for some reason these two stood out to me as the cutest pair:
Puppy holding a ponygirl's leash at 2012 Folsom Street Fair. Photo by cpony.
I thought this puppy was particularly cool. She seemed very playful, and she was holding a leash attached to a pony's collar, and she has beautiful eyes:
A close up of the puppy from the above photo - the leash in the muzzle is just too cute. Photo by cpony.
A three pony team pulling a cart (cart not visible) with Mistress Liliane Hunt:
The three pony cart team of the House of Hunt pulling Liliane Hunt. Photo by cpony.
A close up the last pony in the photo above, who has a wonderful mane:
One of the House of Hunt ponies wearing a Fury Fe mask. Photo by cpony.
The middle pony from the team above. I love the purple halter, and the matching polos (not visible in this photo):
Another of the House of Hunt ponies with an awesome purple halter, matching polos (not shown), and a Wild Gas Masks horse head. Photo by cpony.
A puppy and a kitty playing:
A puppy and a kitty playing around the animal roleplay booth. Photo by cpony.
A two pony cart:
Three members of Team Lightning (two ponies pulling the awesome driver). Photo by cpony.
Beauty (subMissAnn) pulling a cart:
subMissAnn of the Los Angeles Pony and Critter Club pulling a cart. Photo by cpony.
Beauty (subMissAnn) in false color infrared:
False color infrared of subMissAnn of LAPACC pulling a cart at Folsom 2012. Photo by cpony.
A puppy waiting for the cavalcade to begin:
One of the leaders of the cavalcade waiting for it to begin. Photo by cpony.
The cavalcade about to begin:
A latex pony waiting for his driver and the begining of the cavalcade. Photo by cpony.
Part of the cavalcade:
Part of the cavalcade (puppies pulling a sled in the foreground and a ponyboy pulling a cart in the background). Photo by cpony.
A pony with a cool tattoo:
A ponyboy with a cool ponygirl tattoo on his arm. Photo by cpony.
Another photo of the puppy's eyes:
Close up of the puppy's eyes. Photo by cpony.
The latex pony having a drink of water after making a circuit of Folsom:
Cart ponyboy taking a drink in between making rounds of the fair. Photo by cpony.
I love the purple on this ponygirl's blinders:
Cool purple blinders on a cart ponygirl. Photo by cpony.
One of the ponygirls in a two pony cart pulling team:
One of the ponygirls of Team Lightning. Photo by cpony.
Some puppies hitched to a cart (sled?):
Human puppies hitched to a sled during the Folsom creature cavalcade. Photo by cpony.
Yay for human animals:
Human animals were out in force at the 2012 Folsom Street Fair. Photo by cpony.
More human animals:
A few canines walking (and being led) around Folsom 2012. Photo by cpony.
A ponyboy pulling a cart in hoof boots - these boots are ballet boots and he was able to pull the cart several times throughout the fair, which is very impressive:
A ponyboy pulling a cart wearing the extreme Punitive hoof boots...quite impressive indeed! Photo by cpony.
A couple ponies just hanging out:
A pair of ponies waiting for the cavalcade to begin. Photo by cpony.
I love the outfit:
Awesome dragon against a cool background. Photo by cpony.
One of the leaders of the procession:
The cool white puppy at the head of the cavalcade. Photo by cpony.
A ponygirl pulling a cart:
A ponygirl pulling her mistress during the creature cavalcade at the 2012 Folsom Street Fair. Photo by cpony.
A fortuitous photo of a panther (check out the sign in the upper right corner):
A panther against a fortuitous background. Photo by cpony.
A new sight for me is this harness attached with a horse bit:
An interesting use of a snaffle bit. However, it's pretty cool looking. Photo by cpony.
And there was another one though this time with a western bit with port:
A sight similar to the photo above, but this time the wearer used a high port curb bit instead of a snaffle. It certainly is eye catching. Photo by cpony.
It is apparently necessary to remind attendees that it is not acceptable to have sex in the alleys:
A "no sex" sign in one of the alleyways surrounding Folsom street. Photo by cpony.
Before today, the last time I went to the fair was 2007, when I went in full pony attire (though not with my current trainer), but not too much has changed. I didn't see anything that I found shocking/surprising, which probably says more about me than the fair.
All in all it was quite a nice day (though a little warm for my taste - it must have been really hot for those in latex). I even got to meet subMissAnn and have my photo taken with Latex Mustang.
After watching this wonderful procession, I am motivated to get involved in the local community. I was even handed a flyer by a Wicked Grounds employee as I was walking along, which I took as a little sign that I should go to the next Stampede munch (they relatively recently moved their munches to Wicked Grounds).