[Contest discussion] Winter Holidays Combo




Hello everyone,

Due to popular demand, we are hosting another combo contest!

You will need to make your best Golden Apple + Helios' Ray combo, with the Winter Holidays theme.


IMPORTANT:

We have 2 topics for this contest:

↪ This topic, where you can discuss the contest and ask questions.

↪ The [Contest] Winter Holidays Combo topic, where you will only be able to post your combo and vote.



How to participate



The theme for this contest is: Winter Holidays.

Choose one Golden Apple and Helios' Ray combo, with this theme, and post it on the [Contest] Winter Holidays Combo topic.

When submitting your entry, you also need to:
➞ Share the Golden Apple and Helios' Ray names and authors.
➞ Share the name and the link to the submitted horse.

You can only participate once!

It's prohibited to advertise and solicit votes (via PM or other messages).



FAQ


↪ These are the only items you can use to participate:
➞ Golden Apple
➞ Retired Golden Apple
➞ Helios' Ray
➞ Unlimited Helios' Ray
➞ Ow's Helios' Ray
➞ Harmony Pack

↪ Do I need to own the combo, or can I use the combo from another player?
You need to own the combo used to participate in the contest. You also need to post the link to that horse on your submission message.

↪ How does the voting phase work? If I click on the hearts before the deadline, will they count for voting?
Yes, the votes will still count.

↪ Won't the first people submitting get more votes than those who submit later?
The voting stage will last for a few days, and we will also send a private message to remind everyone to vote, so it shouldn't be the case.

↪ I don't know the names of the creations and the authors of the coat or background. How do I find this out?
If you already have a horse with the combo, go to its page and click on their Golden Apple and Helios' Ray. It will show you the name of the creation and the author.

↪ How do I post an image in the forum?
You can find the tutorial on the [Contest] Winter Holidays Combo topic.



Prizes


↪ 1st place - Newest Japanese Christmas horse + 75 Pass seeds

↪ 2nd place - Divine horse Winter + 50 Pass seeds

↪ 3rd place - 1x Harmony Pack + 50 Pass seeds

↪ 4th place - 1x Golden Apple + 25 Pass seeds

↪ 5th place - 1x Helios' Ray + 25 Pass seeds

↪ 6th to 10th place - 25 Pass seeds



Deadlines


You can submit your entry from now and until 2025-12-17 11:00.

The voting phase will take place between 2025-12-17 11:00 and 2025-12-22 09:00.

The winners will be announced once we have the results.

These times are adjusted to the time zone you selected on your account.


Good luck, and have fun!
AmOwzing
AmOwzing
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I wonder what part of the instructions people are getting confused at? I thought it was quite clear default smiley (8) It does make it a bit annoying to scroll through!

Also, unfortunately I think that the image hosting a lot of people used had an expiration date for those pics, since a lot of the images are now broken that were definitely working before default smiley :o
fletcher
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CowboyCrazyGirl wrote:

Hey guys, so I made a video if anyone finds the directions a little confusing.

Click here


Bumping this because I think people can make good use of it!
Meeki
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I'm debating waiting until the 16th to post my combo? I'm not sure I buy this who "no, the first people won't get more votes." I feel like the combos in the middle pages will get less votes because very few people are going to click through all of the pages to vote.

Does anyone have thoughts?

I didn't pay attention to the last one, but did they announce the winners? Were there more winners from the beginning and end pages?
GlassCat
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Also, does anyone remember the total number of submissions in the last contest?
GlassCat
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There were around 3-4 pages in the last coat combo contest. I don't recall the number of replies, although some would have been the results, and correction posts by admin. This edition is up to more pages and replies, but I haven't counted the actual number of entries.

No matter what, there are going to be entries in middle pages. Players who enjoy looking at different combos and really appreciate the spirit of the contest will look at each page and entry, although I know there's no guarantee those players will be in the majority voting.

Looking at current votes isn't terribly accurate, as some players may wait until after the entries close to vote. I'm waiting until that point so I can just go through all at once, and it makes it easier to keep track which I voted on already. Classic makes it easy to see that, but mobile does not.
Legacy Ann
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Well thank you to CowboyCrazyGirl for the video - I used Postimage as suggested in the instructions from AmOwzing but things didn't come up the way presented, and also still had to tweak a little from the video but, an hour or so later, finally got things to work out.

As for the voting, with all due respect, if voting is supposed to start on the 17th, when entries close, but voting that is done before that time is counted, it seems the earlier entries, having more days and, therefore, more opportunities to be voted on, would have a SLIGHT advantage.... still this is all in good fun and looking forward to what everyone comes up with.default smiley (7)
en_amie
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Ones in middle might get less votes but last time the one after mine won. I wish i could move mine a bit over to the left the silver ga. I just figure except for the mazes she will fly without wings.
Ravenknight
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@ AmOwzing
Sooo I just noticed/ realized that I didn’t include the artist names in my entry… mine is on the 1st page and the artists names are:
GA by: PrinceFri
Ray by: Nikolaos Hag
If you’re able to add them for me it would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you so much for helping all of us and editing everything for us!! Idk what we’d do without you!!!???
default smiley (l)
love_tricia
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love_tricia wrote:

@ AmOwzing
Sooo I just noticed/ realized that I didn’t include the artist names in my entry… mine is on the 1st page and the artists names are:
GA by: PrinceFri
Ray by: Nikolaos Hag
If you’re able to add them for me it would be greatly appreciated!!
Thank you so much for helping all of us and editing everything for us!! Idk what we’d do without you!!!???
default smiley (l)

Hello,

I have added the author names to your entry.default smiley (ow)
AmOwzing
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I tried to post mine like the others but it was working on how to post it correctly only to figure out a way I did it was wrong cause I accidently passed the instructions. so sorry guys default smiley :p
leavin his mark
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leavin his mark wrote:

I tried to post mine like the others but it was working on how to post it correctly only to figure out a way I did it was wrong cause I accidently passed the instructions. so sorry guys default smiley :p

Hello,

Can you please post the picture on this topic? I can add it to your participation message on the other topic and then uncensor your message.default smiley (ow)
AmOwzing
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A bit late to the party but I just sent my submission <default smiley :o
Figure
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Oops I meant to use this emoji default smiley <:o)
Figure
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How do I resize the image? When I do a test post to my EC forum, it looks good, but when I post that same image to the event post, it's too big, and you need to scroll over to see the whole image (which ruins the whole effect). What am I doing wrong?
Voracious
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I tried to post my imagine again, on the contest page but it wasnt working. I looked at my previous post and it was taken away. I am sorry but this is totally unfair when the site isnt user friendly on how to post things.

completely unfair that some people can enter things like this and others cant.
leavin his mark
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leavin his mark wrote:

I tried to post my imagine again, on the contest page but it wasnt working. I looked at my previous post and it was taken away. I am sorry but this is totally unfair when the site isnt user friendly on how to post things.

completely unfair that some people can enter things like this and others cant.
It looks like you didn't post a screenshot of the horse.

You have to take a screenshot to get the horse and background downloaded on your device. Then upload that image to an image hosting website such as postimages. Then get the png link to the image the site gives you, and you can use the little image shortcut tool just above the Howrse forum text box to paste the link, and it will put the link in the tags for you.

You can hit the preview button before posting to be sure your image link works.

If that doesn't work, please let us know what isn't working (getting the screenshot, the image link, etc)
Legacy Ann
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Voracious wrote:

How do I resize the image? When I do a test post to my EC forum, it looks good, but when I post that same image to the event post, it's too big, and you need to scroll over to see the whole image (which ruins the whole effect). What am I doing wrong?
You can test your image in the events forum (or try this topic first), by clicking the "preview" button under the textbox.

Depending on the image host site you use, it lets you select the size option when you choose your image to upload.
Legacy Ann
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I posted my combination perfectly, but the link to the picture expired. I tried to fix it, but it won't let me post again. Can you take down my post so it resets?
saphire pegasus
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Howrse likely has nothing to do with it. Hosting services often delete images themselves after a while, and the site simply has nothing left to display.
Onnea
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