[Contest discussion] Winter Holidays Combo

By AmOwzing, 2nd December 2025 12:42:41
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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
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By AmOwzing, 16th December 2025 15:16:55
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Hello,

cricket 22 wrote:

Question what happens if you mess it up! Cause yeah I messed up! I cant edit or delete what I posted? id there a way to do that!! besides the image being a tad small, not that big of a deal, BUT my major mess up was accidentally putting the name of the golden apple coat where I should have up the author ?
You can post a message here with the corrected image/text, and I can copy it to edit your participation message on the other topic, so it shows properly.default smiley (ow)


leavin his mark wrote:

yeah I still dont get it. I truly never understood why its difficult to post on this game. its like anything you post needs like a code or something. I used to know how to link images to my profile page but after a while the way to do it fades. I have given up on trying to post for the contest. I am not as mad anymore. but I am still very disappointed. all the tips people have said do nothing for me. It doesnt explain it, to someone who isnt a total computer nerd on these things. PNG files dont work. nothing links to anything and its so frustrating. Also no admin has reached out to help in anyway which is sad. I even tried to contact the game and all I got in response was a fake apology.
You have already received multiple tips. Have you read the step-by-step tutorial? It's provided on the other topic, and also in my previous message here.
If you didn't, please do so. And if you did, please let us know at which step you are having difficulties so that we can help further.default smiley (ow)
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By cricket 22, 16th December 2025 15:57:44
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AmOwzing

Thank you very much! For the Golden Apple Author ot is supposed to say : Gipsik
If that can be fixed, much much appreciated!
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By AmOwzing, 16th December 2025 16:00:45
cricket 22 wrote:

AmOwzing

Thank you very much! For the Golden Apple Author ot is supposed to say : Gipsik
If that can be fixed, much much appreciated!

It's fixed!default smiley (ow)
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By cricket 22, 16th December 2025 17:37:39
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AmOwzing, default smiley (y) Thank you again for your help, truly grateful!
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By AmOwzing, 17th December 2025 13:13:04
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cricket 22 wrote:

AmOwzing, default smiley (y) Thank you again for your help, truly grateful!

You're very welcome!default smiley (ow)
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By AmOwzing, 17th December 2025 13:13:55
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It's time to vote on your favorite submissions!



Head over to the [Contest] Winter Holidays Combo topic and start voting!

The voting phase is until 2025-12-22 09:00.

This time is adjusted to the time zone selected on your account.

As a reminder, you need to click on the "Heart" on the top right of each message to vote, and you can vote on multiple submissions.

The winners will be announced when we have the results.

Let's get voting!default smiley (ow)
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By Onnea, 17th December 2025 15:23:26
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It's so gratifying to see how many people put in the effort to create that combos.default smiley (l)
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By Red rain, 17th December 2025 17:15:49
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Emil and Joshuas Isenkram
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By momma fox, 17th December 2025 17:39:45
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um HOW do I vote? just like the ones I like with the hearts or is there something else I need to do? and I vote on this thread? One more question, is there a way to search for a certain person??
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By Neysa, 17th December 2025 17:44:05
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By Kegan, 17th December 2025 19:06:27
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https://www.howrse.com/elevage/fiche/?id=87851499

Helios Ray by Lenika - алое на снегу
GA by Ptit Lotus - Merry Christmas

GA author named the coat with symbols, cant write them down. Should be perfectly searchable by author name alone.
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By fletcher, 17th December 2025 20:47:41
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momma fox wrote:

um HOW do I vote? just like the ones I like with the hearts or is there something else I need to do? and I vote on this thread? One more question, is there a way to search for a certain person??


Voting is on the [Contest] Winter Holidays Combo topic - not this one, which is the *discussion* topic - and it says 'You can vote for your favorite combo(s) by clicking on the "Heart" on the top right of each message. You can vote for as many combos as you like.'
Happy voting default smiley :)
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By Ravenknight, 17th December 2025 21:21:06
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I wished the retired apple better fit the helios ray. I wonder if next time i should use a harmony pack so i can see it outside of the preview.
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By tonilc, 17th December 2025 21:42:55
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Thanks howrse for telling me to vote on this competition but not that it was ever happening to participate in the submissions. Not that I would have participated anyways because I dont like pass seeds.
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By amn127, 17th December 2025 21:58:08
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They actually did send out a PM when the contest started, that’s something they improved from the contest a few weeks ago.
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By Figure, 17th December 2025 22:36:41
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I wish there was another way of previewing the combos.. Unless you go to each horse's page, you can't quite see the full picture. The Helios' Ray I used got partially cut on the preview ):
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By patches1, 18th December 2025 01:47:07
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By Rogin, 18th December 2025 02:42:14
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Please do not advertise here for votes for your submission. Players can go through the submission topic to vote.
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By Ravenknight, 18th December 2025 03:12:19
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Kegan i had to copy snd paste. Just highlight coat name and paste.
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By TombStone, 18th December 2025 04:19:06
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so this contest is only for the people that are lucky enough to have the ability to draw. how disheartening for those that can't... not real much thought went into this one hey.
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By fletcher, 18th December 2025 05:03:17
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TombStone wrote:

so this contest is only for the people that are lucky enough to have the ability to draw. how disheartening for those that can't... not real much thought went into this one hey.


If you read the post, this contest is for (holiday themed) Helios Ray and Golden Apple combos. You only need to own the horse you submit.

Plus, the ability to draw isn't an innate skill that you either have or don't have. It's something that you can improve on with practice, if you wanted to. default smiley (h)
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By tonilc, 18th December 2025 11:31:33
I see the message, 3rd December. It just looks like the generic nonsense that gets ignored though, like The Come Test the test servers you don't have access to or the silly Facebook 'Contests'.
Easily missed but I'll admit it is there.
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