The "Watch and Earn" mechanic has been in place in many of Zynga's games for years, allowing players to watch a commercial or gameplay trailer and earn premium currency back in the game, and now a similar system has come to Pioneer Trail. If you're still using the Frontier Favors system (in the Bulletin Board), you can now complete specific Favors to earn Horseshoes in return. The first of these...

While some cross-promotions in Pioneer Trail simply require you to fill out surveys or complete quizzes for free Horseshoes, a new promotion has started rolling out to Homesteads offering 20 free Horseshoes for installing Internet Explorer 9 on your computer. While the actual usefulness of Internet Explorer may always be in question, there's nothing wrong with following the prompt to earn these free Horseshoes. Simply install Internet Explorer 9 on...

If you've jumped right into Pioneer Trail's Holiday Hollow event for the Christmas season, you now have even more incentive to stick with it and finish - at least until you've earned two of the event's ten ornaments for your Magical Christmas Tree, that is. A new contest is being held on the game's official forums, with Zynga offering any player a chance to win 15 Horseshoes simply for playing...

Filed under: FrontierVilleSeriously, that steed better be fitted for intergalactic travel at that price. The winner of the Design Your Horse Contest in Zynga's Pioneer Trail has been chosen: Murdocc85's Galactic Stallion. With that, the horse has finally been recreated in the game and is now available on the Market for 99 Horseshoes. Granted, the sparkly equine wonder is on sale for 80 Horseshoes right now, but only for another...

Filed under: FrontierVille Talk about incentive! With Pioneer Trail throwing multiple Halloween events this year, you've got plenty to work with when it comes to decorating your Homestead for the holiday. That's a good thing too, as Zynga wants to see just what you can do with all of those items (even those that you still have from last year) in its Halloween on the Homestead contest taking place on...

Filed under: FrontierVilleIf you thought that 40% off Horseshoes purchased when redeeming a Zynga Gift Card was a good deal, try this one on for size. As part of the Pioneer Trail "End of Summer Sale," you can now take 50% off all Horseshoe purchases for a limited time. Leave it to Zynga to tell us about these things at the last minute, but you only have a few hours...

Filed under: FrontierVilleRemember back in March/April, when Zynga partnered with Intuit to offer Intuit Business Boosts after completing themed goals in Pioneer Trail (then FrontierVille)? Those bonuses were some of the best things to happen to the game, as they allowed you to instantly recharge a building's Daily Bonus, allowing you to collect the Daily Bonus more than once in a 24 hour period. In terms of goals that ask...

Filed under: FrontierVilleQuick, pioneers! Count your Facebook Credits and pennies! Horseshoes on are on sale in the Pioneer Trail for the next hour only! And the sale is actually fairly decent - 40% off all Horseshoe packages for a limited time. Limited time? What am I saying - you've got less than 60 minutes people! It's not everyday that we see a Horseshoe sale in Pioneer Trail (in fact, it's...

Filed under: FrontierVilleIs there really any other way to present virtual goods these days other than with more free virtual goods? Zynga obviously hasn't found that alternative yet, so it presses on with FrontierVille offers for Horseshoes that come with enticing little items. When players purchase certain amounts of Horseshoes, Zynga will reward their generosity with things like Food, Boosts and even gobs of XP for the heavy-handed folks. Here...

Filed under: FrontierVilleYou've got one hour, pioneers. One hour? One hour for what? For 50% off all Horseshoe packages in FrontierVille, that's what! Sure, we're all used to seeing the "sale" pop-up each time we login, that advertizes Horseshoes as being one sale for something around 35% off, but this is a full 50% off sale that is legitimately a sale! Head to the game's "Get Horseshoes" tab, located above...