August 2024 ~ Player of the Month!

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August 2024 ~ Player of the Month!

🐈~Broken Vow~🍂
August 6th, 2024 4:20:19pm
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Congratulations to our August's Player Spotlight Winner!

Kuwait

Kuwait (#1690), our always supportive of the events and activities with a great sense of humor friend!

...Community Chatter...

These little shout-outs come from various players, not just staff!
"Kuwait (or Murdock for some of us!) has been an active part of HP since its inception. He's the King of German Shepherds!"
"Kuwait has a unique sense of humor that makes chatting always interesting!"

...Interview Questions...

Anyone who wins P.o.t.M. can answer as many or all of the questions as they want or feel comfortable answering!

~...HP Questions...~
1. How did you first learn about us?
On Horseland Members' Forum

2. What is your favorite thing about HP?
Seeing my animals gain points, and seeing pedigrees grow.

3. How long have you been playing for?
5ever. 15 years.

4. How did you come up with your player name?
This one? No idea; it's from my HL days. My proper name is Murdock, which is the surname of my bestie of 21 years.

5. What is your favorite breed of horse or dog to train?
German shepherd and Shire

6. What caused you to pick the breed(s) you train and breed?
Have loved both since I was a kid. Dream breeds of each.

7. How do you come up with names for your animals?
I look up lists of things. I also go with authors, music artists/bands, games etc.

8. What are your current goals on HP?
Just to get my current GSD, Bloodshot, to as high as she can go.

9. Do you have a favorite animal? (It can be your own or another player’s you admire!)
I'm proud of my main GSD because I've been working on that line since the breed was added 15 years ago.

10. Who’s your go-to graphic artist or coder? Are there any services you offer?
I don't buy graphics, really. My most recent pic purchase was from Tragedy. I don't offer services with the exception of ticket and backup sales.

11. What is your favorite Site-Wide yearly event?
24 DoC!

12. What other contests or activities do you usually participate in?
Forum ones that don't involve graphics and coding. And seasonal ones like ToT and Easter egg hunting.

13. Do you have any training or breeding tips to share?
Just do it your own way. If it makes you happy, then that's all that matters.

14. Which seasonal layout art is your favorite?
Winter.

15. If you could change one thing about HP, what would it be and why?
I'm happy with it as is.

16. What do you spend most of your time on HP doing?
Training! So much training. ;_;

17. What is your favorite Club?
I don't have a fave.

~...Real Life & Random Questions...~
1. Where are you from?
Belfast, UK

2. Does your place of residence have any sort of quirky history fact or legend/tradition, and if so, what is it?
We built the 'Titanic'.

3. What do you do for work?
I'm a cleaner.

4. Do you own any horses or dogs?
Nope.

5. Do you have any other types of pets at home?
A void called Pickle.

6. What are your favorite breeds of horse and dog?
German Shepherd and all of the draught breeds, especially Shires: like me, they're built for feed, not speed.

7. Do you have any hobbies? If so, what are they?
None, per se. I do like to read.

8. What’s your favorite color?
Black. And anything fluorescent/neon.

9. What’s your favorite Holiday or Month?
I think June because it's PRIDE MONTH.

10. Do you have a favorite vacation spot? If so, what or where is it?
I don't go on vacations any more, but my fave place is still Tollymore Forest Park, here in Northern Ireland. I would live beside it if I could, so I could go in whenever I wanted.

11. Do you have any special talents? If so, what are they?
Does sleeping count?

12. If you could own any breed of horse, what would it be and why?
Shire. Loved them since I was a kid. I dream of meeting one some day.

13. If you could own any breed of dog, what would it be and why?
German Shepherd. Loved them since I was a kid. Neighbour had one called Copa (after the Rod Stewart song, 'Copacabana') and another neighbour's grand-daughter had one called Flint.

14. If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be and why?
Jeffrey Dean Morgan! Hot af. Also Tommy Lee Jones, who has been my fave since 1994, when I saw him in 'The Client'.

15. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
Rhode Island to visit friends. Back to Cape Town, South Africa. Back to my fave forest park.

16. What would be your dream job?
Ever heard of Kevin Richardson, the 'Lion Whisperer'? What he does.

17. What would be your dream meal of choice?
Christmas dinner made by my late mum.

18. What is the top thing on your Bucket List?
I don't have one.

19. What talent do you wish you had?
To be able to speak all languages.

20. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
"Poor Bear's Delight", made by Maud's, which originated in my home village.

21. What is something you fear?
I don't really know.

22. What’s the funniest joke you heard recently?
I can't post it here.

23. What Meme do you currently relate to? (please provide the pic link)
Uh...just...bear with me one sec...*rummages through boxes of memes, blowing dust off some* Hm...not this one...nope...nooooo...absolutely not...not that one...HAHAHAHAno...*pulls one out and slaps the link down*
Here

24. Any good books or comics that you’ve read recently?
Re-reading 'Monsoon' by Wilbur Smith, one of my fave authors, and the book that got me into his works.

25. Any good movies or shows you’ve seen lately?
Movie: Hellraiser. TV: The Boys; House of the Dragon; Black Mirror

26. What is your go-to show to stream? (Via Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc.)
Whatever I'm into at the time. Been working through Black Mirror.

27. If you could transport yourself to any decade of past history, what would it be and why?
'80s America to see what the decade was like for kid and teen Americans.

28. What is your favorite kind of pizza?
Meat with mushrooms and corn. Tbh, I'd prefer a big mixed meat kebab on naan bread, with salad and sauce.

29. If you were an animal, what would you be, and why?
A bear. Big, fat, cuddly (if not fren, why fren-shaped?), eat loads in summer and autumn, then sleep for months.

30. What is your favorite recipe/dish/food to make?
No recipes, just Christmas dinner for myself and The Real Murdock (the cat gets a little bit of turkey too).

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September's Nominees!
Chance (#38123)
Foxi (#13574)
Insomnia (#950)
If you choose to message me your vote...
Include with your vote a little bit of "Community Chatter" if you'd like!
Voting Form: Clicky Here!
Voting will be open until 11:59pm HP time on Tuesday August 27th!
Reminder - If you don't know any of the above, choose one to get to know better! :)

Check out the ~Player Of The Month~Hub~!
All information, nominations, voting, and previous winners can be all found there!
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*** New for 2024: Based on player feedback, Nominees are allowed to run Twice, once every 6months.
(This can obviously be adjusted if it doesn't end up working out or the likeable factor of it lessens.)

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🐈~Broken Vow~🍂
August 6th, 2024 4:20:59pm
8,609 Posts

Binx 🦇 • Sionnach
August 6th, 2024 5:08:20pm
30 Posts

Congrats Kuwait!! :D

_{(I orginally posted off my main account, but then i quickly realized that since i'm doing the forum post contest I can't post off my main account until the contest starts.) xD}