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ichigo · Dec 3, 2021 12:15 PM

I got 100 GMTs burning a hole in my pixel pocket, and in the spirit of the season I want to give them to YOU... and maybe you... and you...

So FIVE lucky people will win some custom GMT'd horses!

First prize gets 100 GMTs to splurge
Second prize gets 25 GMTs
and three 3rd prizes get 5 GMTs

I'm bad at math, clearly this is more than 100 GMTs. Oh well.

Contest will end on new years, so you have plenty of time to think hard on this! I know gift exchange is going on right now but I want YOU to benefit from this contest, not your giftee. Treat yo'self.

So! What I need from you. Convince me in any way you see fit as to why you deserve the prize. I will judge based on effort, hilarity, cause, what my cat thinks, what I had for breakfast that day.... It will really almost be random. But probably not.

You can tell me specifically what you want to GMT, what you're working towards in the game, what you had for lunch, what book you read last spring, why you think Ammit is really a woodland fairy goddess or the arbiter of destruction, if you will take my math placement test so I don't have to take algebra next year (I'm 29 and in college why have I done this), or magical ways to test out of it myself.... anyway.

I will decide the winner sometime early January, where we can DM on how to get these GMTs applied.

Let's get creative and weird with it.

kgstable · Dec 3, 2021 12:53 PM

Hello ichigo. Thank you for doing this contest!
There's probably no reason why I DESERVE this prize, I mean I'm just shooting my shot haha. But I'd love this prize to GMT a few new mares maybe, all of mine are getting up there in age.

Like I said, there's no reason that I deserve the prize, but I can tell you a bit about myself!
I just recently got marries (October :) ) and now I'm working through my last semester of culinary school, I have a big BIG test that determines whether I get my degree or not. It takes 3 hours and I have to bake 6 different things. Pretty stressful, plus on top of that, three projects and a 100-question written test. Who knew culinary school was this intense? Not me :((
But I'm very excited, once I graduate, I'll be able to go get a job in a place I want to be in, and I am SO excited for it. I want to work in Chocolate so one day I'll get my Chocolatier certification when I'm ready to get back to school.

Anyway, that was a ramble, but I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

MiaMoo · Dec 3, 2021 2:21 PM

Honestly, as kgstables said, I don't deserve these GMTs. (honestly, you deserve them, but this is a contest :P )
Well, I may not deserve it, but I would enjoy it ;). But if I'm not allowed to give the GMT's or horses away, I would want to at least give free straws in honor of this huge gift! To tell a bit about myself! My family, (I still live at home) got two of the cutest basset hound puppies ever recently! Their names are Niles(the boy) and Jovi(the girl, name inspired by Bon Jovi). They have a hilarious habit of tripping over their ginormous ears, and slipping and flopping around on our wood floors. Between their cuteness and extremely heart-wrenching puppy eyes and whining, I love them and enjoy their daily laughs and antics! Although they have nothing to do with HaJ or this contest, I'm still over the moon excited about them and I just love to share! I think the GMTs would be nice because I've got a lot of projects planned! (Including a pon ponwith hidden surprise genes!). I really wanted to talk about giving back to the community, but you said to make this fun and creative :P
I want to make horse copies of my puppies so I think the gmt's would be fun, and I do not think Ammit is an arbiter of destruction, because she's the best >:D< (there I go again)

Anyways, thanks for your generosity!

GildedFire · Dec 3, 2021 3:11 PM

I’m with them two I honest to god don’t need them but I kinda want them (lol)

Here’s a thing you might like!

Back in June of 2020 three months after the pandemic started I wanted to do something fun, so I started researching breeds of chickens (yes I wanted chickens) my parents said no so I got three little ducklings instead at that time I had two male one female and I couldn’t have that. So my friend who gave me the ducklings gave me 5 eggs to hatch two ended up hatching. So when the ducklings were old enough one was female one was male, I gave two males to my friend and I kept the girls and one boy. And eventually earlier this year I started hatching babies! (In May and march) most of the ducklings went to said friend. Sadly in June of 2021 my original female duck Agnes (I have a horse on this games named after her) was attacked and I had to put her down, in July (like the 8th) I got my girl Jett or Joann Jett if you prefer :3 and it took her a while but she got used to my ducks. Sadly (yet again) at the end of July I lost My male Leo but now Gertrude and Jett are close buddy’s

ClassicCreations · Dec 3, 2021 4:26 PM

I honestly do not deserve anything more than I already have.

When I first started playing H&J, many people pitched in giving me HBs, information and encouragement. If I won, I'd like to "give back" and help out a new player.

A little about me... I'll be 70 years old next May. In June of 1968, I broke my neck in a pool accident. I've been a quadriplegic for 53 years now. I finished High School, got my BA from the U of Miami, got married, had two (biological) sons, and got divorced. Now I have 3 1/2 grandchildren and 4 "step" grandchildren. They ae the loves of my life.

I could write a book but I won't make you sit through that!

Please, no pity vote. No feeling sorry for me! I have had an amazing life. I "get by with a little help from my friends" and by incorporating love and humor.

Good luck to everyone! :)

Treble · Dec 3, 2021 5:02 PM

I would love to use GMTs to put more White M in my herd or make some liver chestnuts to sell, as those seem popular with many others. I also like horses that look like Holstein cows, and tweaking what I have would be fun.

My family has a cat, and right now we are out of canned food, so it's the dry food of affliction for her until tomorrow. Once when a sibling and I were eating fried chicken, she was begging from the floor, so I gave her some of the meat. She ate it up right away. Otherwise, she has no interest in food scraps.

I am learning German right now and seem to have hit the intermediate learner's plateau.

Do any others feel like they are overthinking the exchange?

ClassicCreations · Dec 4, 2021 6:27 AM

Bump

kennahill1989 · Dec 4, 2021 10:52 AM

Hello ichigo. Thank you for doing this contest its absolutely amazing!

I am with the above players I don't necessarily DESERVE this prize, But I'd love this prize to GMT a few horses to get my herds built back up!

Like I said, there's no reason that I deserve the prize, but I can tell you a bit about myself! I am a mother of two boys (12 & 8 ) I'm also working through college to get my Bachelor's degree in Equine Science! Who knew learning more about horses than i already know was going to be this intense? Not me
But I'm very excited, once I graduate, I'll be able to go get a job in a place I want to be in, and I am SO excited for it. I want to eventually be able to open my own boarding and training facilities, also a therapy riding camp to help disabled adults and children, also vets as well as any one affected by trauma! Horses have the most amazing ability to help heal people! I know by personal experience.

Anyway, that was a ramble, but I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!

TennesseeRain · Dec 4, 2021 3:31 PM

I am not so sure I am more deserving of the GMTs however I may be able to give you the humor you so desire by sharing something with you.

I have a habit or maybe its a compulsion. I have to play music when I work or clean or at any point of silence. If I do not play music I almost always have a song stuck in my head. The majority of the time that song has something to do with recent events in my life or something I have been thinking about by choice or by default. The lyrics to whatever song I'm thinking just show up and tend to blurt out of my mouth randomly.

I work at a hospital where patents love to hear me hum or sing while I work so usually this is a good habit to have however as I mentioned it can be a subconscious type of habit that just happens. Last week I had a psych patient whom I spent most of the day with. I had to gently keep reminding him over and over to keep his hands off of his IV and a few other "things" that could be pulled on.

After work I sent a text message out to family giving a shout out whatever elder relative that had taught me this song as a child. I had spent half of my work shift attempting to stop myself from blurting out lyrics from the song "Almost Grown" by Chuck Berry. Ill just go ahead and let you look that one up.

This game is one of very few things I can sit in silence and do without music playing or embarrassing songs popping out of my mouth.

The first horse I modify with the GMTs I would name Chuck Berry.

Tzano · Dec 4, 2021 4:42 PM

I don’t really deserve the GMT however I can promise you I will use them properly this time;)
Here is the back story:
I started HJ during a summer event it was when the jellyfish gene came out Ammit had a contest going on for the best jellyfish horse OMG!! So I had a secret helper help me build my jelly horse. MasterStablesMS probably had a heck of a headache after dealing with my ignorance of how the game worked :)! So a couple of weeks went buy and I logged in!
I looked at HB and was like how, what…. I had no clue I had won. So commence reverting back to a little kid. I went crazy GM’ing everything blew through my HB like a streak of lightning. Truth be known I have no clue where they all went but, I had a ton of fun:).
Ammit is my GMT fairy in the fact my pony won, it is just to bad I blew all my loot before I knew what I was doing!
Thank you for holding such wonderful contest for the community! Best wishes for the season!
Still have my girl now retired ;)

Tbestjellywhenfishing Z

Pagan · Dec 4, 2021 6:18 PM

Do I think I am a worthy winner, no, not really. There are probably lots of more deserving players that would get far more benefits from these. The selfish, shallow little voice in the back of my head keeps popping up in the back of my head and whines in a Verruca Salt way "But, I want them..."

Without hosting a pity party, its been a rough year. My mother unexpectedly passed away in January and while I was still coming to terms with such a sudden loss, I lost my job due to the pandemic. I have since found another role in a completely new field and its a steep and interesting learning curve. I have also decided to take better care of my health and well being. Due to a strict healthier diet and exercise regime, I have lost 58Kg (127 pounds for our imperial friends) and am feeling so much better. My blood pressure has dropped and it looks like I may have reversed my type 2 diabetes.

Just like the Maya Angelou poem, and still I rise ( https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46446/still-i-rise )

If I do win these GMT's I will create a project horse with some fancy genes and call it Verruca Salt, there will also be straws and eggs to giveaway to share my good fortune. I believe in sharing the love and this is a wonderful community to be a part of.

SeahorseFarms · Dec 16, 2021 6:53 PM

First of all, thanks for the chance to spice up the ponies!
I mean who could pass up the chance at 100 GMTs dude?! I'd be happier than
ever just for a chance at the 5, none the less. Who we tryin' to kid here? B-)

I'm "new" in regards to some of the others here. I used to play WAY back, but between school and work it was a little hard to keep up with everything and learn the ropes. (Wish I could recall my account info, but my guess it was one of those silly emails I created at that age where, now, I'd be like.. WTH was I thinking.. and can't get back in) I still do that... X_X But now at 34 and a hellacious 3 year old progeny at my hip, I got some time to myself to fiddle around when I'm not having to pull my child from the top of the entertainment center.

I've been patiently waiting to the chance to build a fancy pony to experiment with mostly. @Cherobird recently spurred me with some of their stock with Toner and Inkspot. It looks abosolutely stunning! Granted those I believe are cash buys, but some GMTs would come in handy for mares to be molded to help pave the way to fancier and high quality stock. Kit M is a particular favorite of mine and would wish I could but that on ERTHANG! I got a perfect dun brindle to start on.

I would be more than happy to share the wealth just as well, taking a note from @Pagan, I would offer up giveaways for straws/eggs and foals. I in NO way deserve it, but one can always take a chance! ;)

OrionsStables · Dec 18, 2021 9:38 PM

Thank you for a chance to win GMT's, even though I do not deserve them either, I wanted to try for a couple.

I am just a new player that is learning the ropes and enjoying how different colors mix with others. I had a mousery for years and mouse genes and horse genes are nothing alike in the way that they change colors! So it is a new learning process that is very interesting.

Just when I think that I have chosen a line that I would love to work on, someone posts these incredible horses and I change my mind so I am not working on a specific line just yet. I can hardly wait to see what I can create.

I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season! I have a small dog sitting business and have a house of doggies this season....barks, ruffs, and naps everywhere!

crazysnakelady · Dec 19, 2021 1:12 PM

Like everyone said @Ichigo you bought these GMTs they are yours but why I want these GMTs Is because I want to GMT my main breeding stock to have satin and modify a couple to have DP. Also I finally got height reg but dont have enough tokens to make a horse hom height reg. I currently have 1 GMT token because while I was using a herd helper to create a horse for my gift assignment the first one was a candy so I turned it in and now the token is MINE!!! (I hope no one calls me out) And I also got a candy horse from the person gifting me. I feel the need for something fun in HAJ because I did get an excellent grade for my woodworking class (yes I do have woodworking classes at my school) so I kinda want to treat myself after the stress and hard work I put into my grades.

Back in June 2020 I started taking riding lessons and I rode a grey (white if your a non horsey person) Appendix gelding named Flynn. Flynn was a pretty stubborn and clever but great for a lesson horse. One thing I discovered is he loves to do jumping. Still remember the noise I made the time I did a jump and he started cantering lol. I rode him for about a year and fast foward to september 2021 and I started riding Chen a seal bay tobiano draft cross gelding. I love riding Chen because he is more willing to do work but he still makes me work.

Thank you for being so generous and happy holidays!

Nightphoenix · Dec 19, 2021 9:44 PM

GMTs are cool, but I’m honestly just taking this chance to be random :D

So I’m playing Minecraft and I am working on building some more houses for my savanna villagers. I fell asleep today and dreamt that every single house I built had exactly two colored clay blocks pushed out of the back wall by a creeper and they vanished before they hit the ground. The creeper just laughed at me while I stared at the houses in horror. Then I woke up and I was quite irritated. I may need to do some creeper hunting later…

I always love reading your posts because I love randomness and they make me smile!

Ammit is a benevolent fairy. Arengee? I’m pretty sure she’s bipolar or something because one second she’ll be giving you the best foal ever and the next you get nothing BA passing for the whole month! So I think Arengee is half fairy half arbiter of destruction.

And that concludes today’s episode of Luna’s Lengthy Lunacies! Tune in next time! Same H&J time, same H&J channel :D

HHPerformance · Dec 20, 2021 5:03 PM

Hi!
Happy holidays to all :)
As many others have mentioned, I do not think I deserve the GMTs but hey, why not give it a shot.
I have only been playing this game for 6-7 months. I have purchased myself some GMTs so modify a few G2 and G3 horses that I have bred. If we are being totally honest I am not even sure what exactly I would do with them... other than stare in awe at my computer, lol. I am really trying hard to produce horses that hit the leaderboards but I am finding it to be pretty difficult. I normally log on randomly during the week when my graduate school work is overwhelming me. Overall I am still a newbie trying to figure everything out, but, this game never ceases to amaze me when it come to how generous the player are.

Juvia · Dec 20, 2021 5:42 PM

I have no idea what I would do with them. If it helps any my cat is grooming my arm and i am playing hunt and jump and ignoring my work because kiddult.... But i could maybe use the GTMs and change some horses and helps some of my foals that im keeping. I also think the GTMs would help me learn more about genetics and what not.

Ambervalleyarabians · Dec 23, 2021 7:09 AM

While eating a bowl of oatmeal this morning and watching my horse eating his breakfast, I started thinking on how he would look with all those GMTs. He told me that he was perfect hey way he is and doesnt need changed.

I disagreed and conferred with my cat and dog. They both agreed with my horse. I guess, "how can you go against horse logic", anyway

But I think he would look gorgeous with hom snow, on a liver chestnut coat, splash, hom satin and lp, minimal white . Then if they add the Gene sales like they did before, I would like to add PBP and purchase PBC license, if that ever becomes possible.

Add on a little watercolor and he would be done.

I would make him a girlfriend with hom sb1, appaloosa and large white factor. add splash and watercolor, isp and pbw

ichigo · Dec 27, 2021 10:39 AM

Only a few days left to throw your possum in the ring for a chance to win things and stuff!

Merry chrysler and happy honda days!

SharayahStables · Dec 27, 2021 11:36 AM

Okay, I’ll give this a go! I’m not going to give some sob story about the tribulations of being an army wife, dealing with crippling depression and anxiety, or how I deal with chronic pain. Instead, I’m going to focus on the positives, like I always do in this game!

I sincerely love this community and although others are more well-deserving, I always try to give back as much as I can! Opportunities like this and the generosity of the players here are why I’ve been playing for a decade!

I legit had a dream last night about starting a Kit M buckskin chocolate line.. yes, I DREAM about this game. So that’s my newest line, but I don’t have the hb’s or GMTs to accomplish it. So that would be my goal with the GMTs!

If you want hilarity, add me on Facebook LOL. I post memes-galore and things I find amusing all of the time. No but really, I’m a very light hearted and funny person in real life to negate the serious side of things.

So that’s it in a nutshell! Am I the most deserving? Probably not. But I’d cherish the opportunity to start this new line. :)

And thank you for the opportunity!

MiaMoo · Dec 27, 2021 12:02 PM

@SharayahStables I'm not the only one who dreams about this game @-)

CrowsnestRidge · Dec 29, 2021 9:36 PM

Well I’ll agree with the others that this isn’t really a question of deserve, I’m just throwing my proverbial hat in the ring (the possum got away), since this is very generous!

I have a few foundation stallions that are getting older and I’d like to get some new colts ready with some minor adjustments to white genes, height, satin, etc. Nothing too crazy. I have 3 lines and I’m not allowed to start any more. Nope. No more lines. Denial? That’s a river in Egypt right?

Anyways, I read a lot for work, so I always try to fit in a couple fun books over the holidays and I ended up on quite an Ancient Greece theme this year. The Song of Achilles is a cool spin on the classic myth, similar to The Penelopiad (fair warning, there’s some heavier/mature themes in both).

Sadly not much in the way of horse books, but I also read a couple history books and one interesting tidbit is that Bronze Age horses were typically too small to carry riders in any kind of armour or with weapons, which is why chariots were used instead. Crazy how you go from that to big destriers in the Middle Ages. I might have to try the challenge of going from a riding pony to a draft horse on here and call it a history line!

Ambervalleyarabians · Dec 30, 2021 6:36 AM

@Crowsnet I agree. However, I think (at least I heard this from a gal that Knew nothing and I havent been able to research this), I believe thats where Fjords were bred. Small enough for knights to mount with armor and sturdy enough to carry 30% (I think she said) of its weight, compared to 10% of light horses in its height category.

Just an interesting tidbit, if true

I love history especially about the middle ages in Europe and what is Wales today

Leefe · Dec 30, 2021 8:03 AM

A chance to win 100 GMT
I am jumping on this bandwagon woohoo.
I am new since oct 2021 to this most amazing game. Know very little about genetics but I am learning very fast which Genes I do love.
I am 62 at a time of my life where I have the time to do things for me. Kids are grown no partner to share adventures with.
Every GMT I come across is carefuly mad scientist like placed on the willing candidate.
Its definitely a learning curve
Like the time I thought to add a line of satin to my candidate only to perform and realized I had taken the sa off. Oh well we all need to start someplace right. One mistake I shall learn from.
The players here on this server are amazing and helpful.
The mad scientist in me is just drooling thinking of that next so very willing candidate to be reborn.with all the GMT s
But as of now I look for the candy ponies that I may find.
Thank you for the opportunity and getting off your soap box now.
Everyone enjoy your game be healthy in this crazy new world.

ClassicCreations · Dec 30, 2021 10:02 AM

@Leefe - I'm in a similar situation. I'm 69, kids grown, divorced... this game has been a godsend in this time of covid!

ichigo · Dec 31, 2021 5:13 AM

Bompin, one last day to enter!

Lightdragons · Dec 31, 2021 7:15 AM

Well I sure don't think I deserve them the most at all. But I'd love to use them to throw gp on some horses and maybe satin. Curretly both my arms are pinned under my boys 2 yrs and 3 months. We are camping with my family. A yearly tradition of playing in California's sand dunes. My boys with myself and my sister drove a little over 1000 miles to get here. She flew up to me so she could help drive drown. So really if she liked horses and played this game I'd choose her. But she doesn't so I'd probably dedicate a line of horses to her. Happy holidays! Let's hope 2022 was lunged long enough. (I certainly did not lunge my new horse and sat on him the first time and promptly got tossed xp. Let's not be like me!)

poniesandaphd · Dec 31, 2021 10:37 AM

Thanks for running this contest! What a cool opportunity!

You mentioned you have a cat- my three are constantly judging my every move, but mostly they just want to snuggle :x

If I were to win, I would use the 100 GMTs to add more satin and S+ to my lines! I could definitely use the boost for some mares :)

Mensie · Dec 31, 2021 11:55 AM

I'd feel silly for not at least trying to have a go at this. I have a loose idea in my head of a herd of horses that I want to create. I hope that I'm able to make it happen by the end of 2022. I would absolutely use the GMTs toward this idea. I don't have much to say except thank you for the opportunity and I am so glad I don't have to make the tough decision of choosing who takes the prizes. Everyone on HAJ is so awesome and deserving. Happy New Years, everyone!

Starstruck2 · Dec 31, 2021 1:23 PM

I don't deserve it at all to be honest lol. Only a couple months into this game and really finally feeling like I'm finding my footing in it. I recently started experimenting with GMTs and I'm absolutely hooked now, it's hard to wait until I gather enough hbs for each one because I'm limited on how much RL $ I can spend on pixel ponies lol. So hey, I'm gonna throw my hat in the ring and appeal to the GMT god's for more hahaha

I sympathize wholly with taking on algebra in college; I was in calculus in highschool and when I went to college several years later I was shocked at how much math I had forgotten :))

HorseAngel · Dec 31, 2021 7:06 PM

**sings chorus** Don't Deserve them, don't Need them, just Want them because they would be Grand! :))

If I did win some GMTs though, I know they will be put to good use for my Liver Pearl herd and it would be just that.......Grand!

And in the effort of being totally random.......how about a horse joke or two? :D

1. What kind of bread do horses like to eat?
Thoroughbred!

2. What's the hardest thing about learning to horseback ride?
The ground!

3. What does it mean when you find a horseshoe on the ground?
Some poor horse is walking around in his socks!

4. What kind of horse travels all around the world?
A globe trotter!

Hope you got a little laugh out of them! ;) And Happy New Years to all!

As to the algebra problem.....well I wouldn't be too much help on that part! I wouldn't pass a algebra test to save my Soul, not unless I had a magic wand lol. But I can offer my best wishes for your success......or that magic wand take your pick! :)

Arkham · Dec 31, 2021 10:54 PM

Everyone else says they don't want, deserve or need those gmts, so I'm here to tell you that I absolutely, utterly, positively want, deserve and need them. Mainly because Reverse Psychology.

I'm mostly trying to recreate RL breeds, Irish hunters, Aussie stock horses, Gypsy Vanners, eastern hotbloods. I have some side projects already planned, American cream drafts, a line of manchado polo ponies, Clydesdales, Appaloosas with ice, and a line of nexus riding horses.
Everything is early stages at the moment, first and second generation mostly, I bred my first third gen horse this year.

I'm a musician, so the last two years have been frustrating. At this point I think I probably won't play another live gig (I'm another player in my 60's, good to see a few of us old farts here, we should form a club.)
My two rescue dogs keep me on my toes, one was a complete juvenile delinquent and still has some behavioural issues at the age of 13, and the other one has a few health issues, I think she's very likely inbred, she's not very bright, but she's very cuddly, and extremely happy despite occasional bouts of being poorly

Anyhoo, that's my proverbial hat thrown into the metaphorical ring, so..... Happy New Year everyone!

ichigo · Jan 2, 2022 2:26 PM

Here is part 1 of responses, I will think on the winners and announce them hopefully soon :D

@kgstable omg CHOCOLATE! But that is so cool you are doing that! I hope your tests went well and you got your certificate, sounds like you had a LOT of stress this year with school and a wedding. Glad you made it to 2022 without losing your mind, I know I would've...

@Miamoo aww I love that you want to give back to the community too! This game's not the same if you just sit on your hoard, but that's also fun lol. Yay puppies! I love basset's droopy sad eyes, and that they need their ears tied up sometimes so they don't get stepped on or food on lol

@GildedFire I've heard ducks are so much fun! And messy lol Sorry to hear you lost your original quackers, but I'm glad you're continuing with your babies!

@ClassicCreations what a story, I bet a book from you would be very interesting if you ever did feel the need to share more of your story. I'm so glad you made your way to this game and that the generosity kept you here, and I gotta say I appreciate you almost always clicking on my herd helper links!

@Treble ich bin eine koo. That is the german I know, I think it's relevant to your post lol I also like cow-horses! I have 3 cats and I know what you mean about the wet food vs dry.... such picky brats. 2 of my cats like scraps but the other one doesn't have enough brain cells to understand that if it isn't in his bowl it can still be food.

@kennahill1989 I so agree with you on the healing power of horses, your career path is something I wanted to do when I was in high school, open a therapy center with horses and help others. I am also in school as an adult and it's both intense and mind numbing lol Keep pushing on though!

@TennesseeRain I totally get having songs go through my head, I always have like 5 or so that I cycle through, and they're usually dependent on current events. For your situation I would be going with "Don't touch me" from Space Ghost

@Tzano ah what a fun time that jellyfish contest was! I got a prize from that too, and sadly my pony got reaped this month. I love that you had people to help you get the prize and you came through victorious! It's so easy to spend money on this game. I've been playing it since a few months after it started so I am almost never strapped for cash, I tried starting over once on Mesa and I couldn't instantly buy or test everything I wanted and I'm like NOPE can't do it!

@Pagan I am so sorry for your loss, sounds like a very rough year. I'm glad you have really risen above and improved your life during your difficulties, especially the weight loss, huge congrats! Knowing your tastes I would definitely be grabbing some Veruca Salt eggs/straws if that comes to pass!

@SeahorseFarm man you're telling me... I made this account in 2006 when I was 14. "Ichigo" is a character from an old (bad) anime Tokyo Mew Mew. I'm just too lazy to change it and am creatively bankrupt to think of anything better! At least I remembered it ;) Glad you're back on the team though! Good luck with the 3 year old kidlet, if it's any consolation I hear year 4 is the best...

@OrionsStables oh mouse genetics sounds interesting! I've seen some interesting colors on mice but I bet the genetics are far different than what I'm used to here. I have the same problem with seeing new shiny things and changing direction, I am lucky I've pared it down to 3 lines... 1 of which is "the kitchen sink" where I just throw a bunch of genes in and see what comes out lol

@CrazySnakeLady you crack me up lol YOUR GMT!!! It's OK to hoard... I won't disclose how many GMTs I have lol Congrats on your grade! It's so cool that you were rewarded for your hard work and it's something you can keep and show off. I only had shop class in school and I didn't make anything too great lol A horse that makes you work also makes you learn, Chen sounds like such a good boy! I'm a sucker for draft cross pintos

@NightPhoenix need to stock up on moonstone and like a lot of fencing around that village, must protec the hardworking villagers and their fancy houses! I totally agree that Arengee is the worst and meanest but also nicest and coolest. They should really work on their public figure....

@HHPerformance welcome to the madness! Leaderboards are a bit crazy, I can never predict what horses of mine will hit or not unless they're in specific color clubs. Your best bet is the points earned categories, and this will also help you overall by building your show string/money factory! And the ability to put this game down and pick up with no loss is my favorite part, it's basically built for busy people, but also those with a lot of time to kill.

@Juvia I used to have a problem of playing this game while working at my last job, it was... a problem lol My cat likes to give "showers" but I have super long hair so I don't let him at my head, but my husband.... he gets his hair groomed for an hour or so a day. It's... a sight.

ichigo · Jan 2, 2022 2:27 PM

Part 2

@AmberValleyArabians my plain bay gelding could use some GMTs too, I think his fuzz could definitely be spiced up with rabicano at least... having too much white would be too much of a pain to clean. Be careful with the fantasy genes, he might become a unicorn and fly away. Also I love oatmeal. But only with milk, no water.

@Sharayah Stables I totally... don't... (do)... have a chocolate brown buckskin lineish thing.... that is amazing.... so I fully endorse this.

@CrowsnestRidge I love historical fiction, I'll have to look up those suggestions! I found a youtube channel by Dan Davis that talks about the Bronze age and has a lot of cool historical conjecture and facts about horses and the first horsemen. Dan Davis is also an author of historical fiction/scifi so if you want more books to check out....

@Leefe I love the mad scientist angle, it really does feel like that... a lot. I couldn't tell you how many times I went to add a gene and I accidentally removed the other one! Definitely a learning moment in a mad scientist whirlwind of button clicks!

@Lightdragons Such a cool family tradition! Sand dunes of California, that must be nice and warm and comfy. I'm sitting here with snow on the ground and 10F trying not to leave my house for the next week! So sweet of your sister to put the effort into getting to the trip, enjoy the time with her and your vacation! And you just got your "first new horse gravity check" out of the way quickly so... there's that :)

@Poniesandaphd Sooty+ is one of my favorite genes, it really makes satin pop too! And I also have 3 cats, one was snuggling on my legs for the last 4 hours but he finally left to sleep elsewhere, the other 2 are napping on the couch. 2 hours until they are all awake and screaming for dindin (I hope I'm done with this post by then lol)

@Menstrosity No kidding, picking is not going to be easy, I'm seriously considering an RNG, even though RNG is mean sometimes.

@Starstruck2 OK so math should just be abolished... there I said it. No math for anyone ever unless you're actually going into engineering or something. If you're still new I HIGHLY recommend growing your show string as priority over the pretty pretties, not saying to not have pretty pretties, but show ponies should be the focus.

@HorseAngel I need that magic wand though! Those are good jokes, I definitely get the ground one (that's how I forgot how to math). I love liver pearls, they remind me of cinnamon rolls!

@Arkham I love this idea! I remember a few people going out to make Friesians when we got the "floof" portraits but other than that I haven't seen many or any people trying to tackle more "difficult" real breeds, which is definitely what this game is capable of. I can definitely understand your struggles during the pandemic, I played concert and jazz trumpet through college in a very music-centric area and I have a lot of friends that haven't been able to get a gig for 2 years because of this mess. It's honestly tragic, music is such a gift and true performers thrive on their music in more ways than one. I hope you're able to share your talents again.

ichigo · Jan 2, 2022 3:25 PM

OK so here's the deal.

Everyone except kgstable, CrowsnestRidge, Seahorsefarm, CrazySnakeLady, Arkham, and Treble is getting 5 GMTs.

kgstable gets 20
CrowsnestRidge gets 20
Seahorsefarm gets 20
CrazySnakeLady gets 20
Arkham gets 20
Treble gets 100

So how we will do this is I will ask each of you to PM me when you have made a decision on how to use the GMTs, I will (hopefully) promptly add you to my buddy chat and you can add the horse(s) you wish to alter with instructions in their notes. So if you want X horse to have DP added, you will add that horse to the chat for 1 hb, and their notes will say "Add one DP". I will then (hopefully) promptly grab that horse and add the alteration.

Sound good? Let me know if you have questions. Since there is constraints on buddy sales I will only have a few of you at a time in there so please be patient!

SharayahStables · Jan 2, 2022 3:42 PM

Thank you for the opportunity. :) Congrats to the winners!

Tzano · Jan 2, 2022 3:56 PM

Awesome contest! Congratulations everyone!

Mensie · Jan 2, 2022 3:56 PM

Thank you Ichigo for the GMT prizes. It is incredibly generous of you! Congrats to Treble and the other winners! It was fun reading everyone's entries.

MiaMoo · Jan 2, 2022 4:01 PM

Thank you so much for this fun contest!
It was a hard decision, but I decided how to use my 5 gmts when it is my turn :)

HorseAngel · Jan 2, 2022 5:35 PM

Thank you so much! Congratulations to all the winners, it was an awesome contest! I will PM you when I decide who they will be going on :)

Also..........*hands over golden box with magic wand inside* good luck! ;) And Cinnamon Rolls are my absolute favorite sweet treats.......... coincidence? I think not lol! :D

Pagan · Jan 2, 2022 6:42 PM

Thank you so much, this is very generous of you.

I have sent a little something as a thank you.

kgstable · Jan 2, 2022 7:15 PM

Thank you ichigo! I will be sending you a PM soon! Thank you for hosting this contest is was so very generous!

CrowsnestRidge · Jan 2, 2022 7:59 PM

Thanks very much for your generosity and may the force be with you, haha! I’m always up for new authors so thanks for the Dan Davis recommendation.

I’m in no rush, so I’m fine to PM you later in the week so you aren’t swamped.

poniesandaphd · Jan 2, 2022 8:41 PM

Thank you so much! This is so kind and generous of you. I'll have to do some thinking. :)

SeahorseFarms · Jan 2, 2022 9:58 PM

@ichigo Thank you, [-O< I prayyyyyy 4 is much better. I have always wanted 2 kids,
but whew. I think his dad could fill that shoe any day. Ha! I used to love watching Toonami
and got into Tenchi, Inuyasha and Wolfs Rain. (to name a few) Some others I never really got
into sadly.

I appreciate the GMTS! I'll have to ponder upon whom shall receive the gift!
For this is the way! I'll find something for you in return. -plots-

Btw, anyone watch The Book Of Boba Fett?

crazysnakelady · Jan 2, 2022 10:42 PM

Thank you so much @ichigo

Also @seahorsefarms I watched the first episode of book of boba fett, it's sooo good!

Arkham · Jan 3, 2022 12:23 AM

Ooooh! Thank you so much! I'm not in any huge hurry at the moment, so I'll probably send a pm in few weeks.

I hope your friends can get back to live performances soon, I've seen a few people doing gigs on Facebook live, but it's not the same.
Hopefully omicron is the end of it all and we can get back to normality.

Starstruck2 · Jan 3, 2022 5:02 AM

That is super generous :x
I know what I want done but I'm not in any big hurry so whenever there's an opening. I'll send a PM this week to sort it out. Thank you!

OrionsStables · Jan 4, 2022 12:21 AM

What a great idea and so generous of you! Thank you so much! Now I have to figure out what to do with them and with who.

Treble · Jan 4, 2022 4:20 PM

Hokey rippers, I got the big prize! Thousand thank yous to you, Ichigo! I will be going over my stables and seeing what I want to do. It's going to be a fun task. Stuff might be trickling in before breeding season.

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