May 2025 ~ Player of the Month!

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May 2025 ~ Player of the Month!

🐈~BV~(Sick But Catching Up)🌻
May 6th, 2025 10:10:02pm
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MASCOT CONTEST VOTING CLOSES THIS SUNDAY MAY 11th!
Voting Form: Clicky Here!

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New For 2025: We will running P.o.t.M. like how our Pet of the Month Spotlight is running!
This will cut out the pressure of nominating & voting. Then anyone who want's to participate can!
Please read all the Info & How To Be Featured in the ~Player of the Month~Hub~ forum thread in the Community Announcements section of the Forums!
(If no messages received - during the last week of the month I'll go around and message someone, then message other players/staff for community chatter assistance! :D)

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Congratulations to our May's Player Spotlight Winner!

Swirly

Swirly (#1613), one of our talented graphic artists!

...Community Chatter...
These little shout-outs come from various players, not just staff!
"Thank you for always being a positive light and so kind!"
"You know they are a fun person when they own a grey mare!"

...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?
Like everyone else, I came from HMF/horseland :)

2. What is your favorite thing about HP?
Honestly, the community is amazing! I love the nostalgia and how HP has elements of horseland in, but that its so special in its own way.

3. How long have you been playing for?
*looks* 2009-05-26 is when I joined!!

4. How did you come up with your player name?
Because I love food, I saw a tub of vanilla swirl ice cream in the freezer. my full username used to be vanilla swirl, then I shortened it to swirly!

5. What is your favorite breed of horse or dog to train?
I can't choose just one! but probably dogue de bordeauxs :)

6. What caused you to pick the breed(s) you train and breed?
Real life attachment to the breeds :P

7. How do you come up with names for your animals?
Oh gosh, sometimes I use references from movies/songs, past animals, or anything that may theme with that breed (ie, French trotters have French names :P)

8. What are your current goals on HP?
I'd love to train anything up to 5mill, that'd be a huge achievement!

9. Do you have a favorite animal? (It can be your own or another player’s you admire!)
I *love* Arzu's Ember!!

10. Who’s your go-to graphic artist or coder? Are there any services you offer?
I think Vampiir is fantastic!!

11. What is your favorite Site-Wide yearly event?
Easter egg hunt, even though its so hard!

12. What other contests or activities do you usually participate in?
I haven't really, just the easter egg one!

13. Do you have any training or breeding tips to share?
Don't forget to register for clubs! Entering club shows really helps the animals training.

14. Which seasonal layout art is your favorite?
Springtime for sure!

15. If you could change one thing about HP, what would it be and why?
To keep it open forever hehe

16. What do you spend most of your time on HP doing?
Rolling around between my accounts xD

17. What is your favorite Club?
All horses and all dogs clubs!

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

2. Does your place of residence have any sort of quirky history fact or legend/tradition, and if so, what is it?
I live near Alderley edge forest, one of the most haunted places!

3. What do you do for work?
IT engineer

4. Do you own any horses or dogs?
I have one pony and I borrow family members dogs (chihuahuas, staffie, dogue de Bordeaux... xD)

5. Do you have any other types of pets at home?
I used to have guinea pigs!

6. What are your favorite breeds of horse and dog?
Thoroughbred crosses, any dog breed!

7. Do you have any hobbies? If so, what are they?
Horses, i'm getting back into photoshop, being in nature.

8. What’s your favorite color?
I gravitate to certain ones depending on the season, right now probably pinks!

9. What’s your favorite Holiday or Month?
Spring or autumn

10. Do you have a favorite vacation spot? If so, what or where is it?
Anytime i'm off work LOL

11. Do you have any special talents? If so, what are they?
Sadly no xD

12. If you could own any breed of horse, what would it be and why?
A thoroughbred x connemara- perfect combination of both breeds!

13. If you could own any breed of dog, what would it be and why?
A French bulldog- I LOVE THEM!

14. If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be and why?
UHMM o.o i'll raincheck? xD

15. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go and why?
Prague, its a beautiful place

16. What would be your dream job?
A manager in an IT field

17. What would be your dream meal of choice?
Kfc *drool*

18. What is the top thing on your Bucket List?
To live a successful healthy and happy life.

19. What talent do you wish you had?
I wish i could dance

20. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Toffee fudge with caramel

21. What is something you fear?
Spiders

22. What’s the funniest joke you heard recently?
None xD sorry!