Christmas in October

In preparation for the annual Holiday Open House that we will be taking place in December in Visalia, Tally-Ho was asked to participate in the filming of a TV commercial for the event. Although it isn't even Halloween yet, we got all decked out in our holiday festive best and headed over to Main Street in Downtown Visalia to get filmed.

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Main Street Visalia was already decorated for Christmas in preparation for the filming

We had a great time and felt like movie stars as they closed Main Street and filmed us for about an hour-and-a-half. Sonya and Argo were driving and we had a couple of actors in the carriage who were very convincing in the role of romantic holiday lovers.

Tally-Ho Driving Team with actors as passengers

Star was his usual super-fantastic self and really seemed to enjoy all the attention. He did a lot of standing around while the film crew discussed different options, circled Main Street a dozen times, had lights in his face, and even supported a cameraman on his "shaves" while doing a tight shot. Star took it all in stride and handled it like the big Hollywood star that he is (minus the whining and the outrageous demands:-))

Lights, camera...ACTION! Star working the "Star" program!

We had a great time and even got into the Christmas spirit a little early this year. Heck, even the big guy showed up and snapped a few shots with Star. We will be in Visalia every Thursday evening in December from 5-8PM and three Saturdays from 12-3PM giving free carriage rides. We can't wait!

Star with the Big-Guy!