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Cheers · Jul 10, 2019 3:32 AM

I bred my Bootstrap Herd this season for the first time in a while and got some amazing PTs from it (yay!) buuuut..... I goofed and put the foals through SBA instead of BA so I ended up with nearly 200 new show foals just from that batch....oops...

My mistake is your gain, because that pretty much fills the hole in my show barns! I’m running my usual show pony give away again.

As usual, the rules are pretty simple. Fill out the entry form below, pick up ponies promptly (Cheers Elf Room) and please don’t immediately throw them in the auction for the quick profit. I will do my best to mostly get you ponies under 11 years old with at least 500 points, but the more special stuff you ask for the fewer ponies you may get with tons of points already. I will leave ponies up for you for a week, if you don’t pick up in that time frame you and they will be removed from the buddy chat. One entry per account but if you own multiple accounts, each of them can enter. Each entry will receive 5 show ponies.

My book, audiobook and podcast addiction continues but I’m starting to run out of things I’ve already got queued up to listen to or read. I particularly like fantasy and adventure style books, or else nonfiction that still manages to tell a good story. Suggestions are not required but are very much appreciated!

As from last time, it would be awesome if you would post one or two of your new show ponies all glammed up with your favorite tack packs! I love seeing what y’all do with them!

Entry form:

Player ID#
Any gene or body type requests (still no snowflake!)?
Any reading/listening suggestions?

Belenus · Jul 10, 2019 3:39 AM

50137
No preference though appy is always loved
Have you ever read any Laurel K Hamilton or Patricia Briggs?

CeffylDwr · Jul 10, 2019 3:44 AM

47002
For show horses I just like them shiny and spotted in some way.
I've been delving into Stephen King lately but he's not everyones cup of tea. Fantasy wise Mercedes Lackey, Robin McKinley, Lynn Flewelling, Neil Gaimen, Terry Pratchett, Jim Butcher and Jacqueline Carey are some of my go tos besides the standard JK Rowling, CS Lewis and JR Tolkien.

TheBlueMoors · Jul 10, 2019 3:52 AM

Cheers, I am sending you a PM!

Cheers · Jul 10, 2019 4:20 AM

Up for you two.

Belenus I have read some Hamilton stuff and am not completely sure how much I like it...I love the idea of such a bada$$ chick lead character but the Anita Blake stuff is more about the romance/sex than the creature fights...

Ceffyl I don’t think I’ve read any Lynn Flewelling or Jacqueline Carrey so I will add them to my list.

abbydabby1 · Jul 10, 2019 4:23 AM

49895
I welcome all show horses! Haha! Thanks for doing this..
We were just on a long car ride and finished up a podcast called "Sandra." It was pretty good!

darkpixe · Jul 10, 2019 10:10 AM

49814
I like grullo horses, so if you have any of those that'd be amazing!
I've read a few things by Greg Bear that I really enjoyed - some are more sci-fi and some're more fantasy, but the ones I've read were good!

FallenShadows714 · Jul 10, 2019 2:07 PM

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I adore any warp/axiom crosses, or ice 2/10 show guys. I’m super bummed I missed those two last month.
Lately I’ve been on a Michael Crichton kick, and I’m awaiting the arrival of the George RR Martin book Fire and Blood.

magesvalley · Jul 10, 2019 3:23 PM

49176
Would love axiom or wrong warp, but really just happy to get show ponies!

Audible had a couple of Alien-universe exclusive that are done like radio plays with a cast and sound effects. I highly recommend them.

FeldingFields · Jul 10, 2019 3:32 PM

48504
Prefer riding horses or warmbloods so I can dress them up all prettiful.
Have you tried the Dark Tower saga by Stephen King? Not his typical work, good fantasy and adventure elements, lots of listening time.

Looper · Jul 10, 2019 3:49 PM

48800
Love Snowflake, Kit M and Liver but not picky. :) Thank you for offering ponies!

I second C.S. Lewis and Tolkien! Robert Frost and Robert Burns are wonderful to listen to as well for poetry.

Katherine Kerr made a great fiction series based on Welsh/Celtic history and mysticism.
There's also the Redwall series and all things Mark Twain, Amy Tan and Lois Lowry along with The Book Thief, Bean Trees, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, The Good Earth, The Bread Givers, Angela's Ashes and Shanghai Girls (Lisa See).
The Circle Series by Ted Dekker is well done but you have to pay close attention to follow plot twists.

Band of Brothers and Schindler's List are heavy but fantastic nonfiction narratives.

HomeSweetHome · Jul 10, 2019 7:36 PM

48042
Mushroom, Watercolor, Pearl
I really like to listen to Josh Peck's Podcast and David Dobrik & Jason Nash podcasts.

BlaxkDiamond · Jul 10, 2019 10:38 PM

Player ID# 48697
Any gene or body type requests (still no snowflake!)? I’ll love anything, but I think Ice 9 is lovely.
Any reading/listening suggestions? Right now I’m listening to The Leage series by Sherrilyn Kenyon, her story line is good and has a lot of depth, but they’re very mushy romantic books. I skip some of the mush because it’s just too much for me.
Scarlet Series by A. C. Gaughen is a very good series of books starting with Scarlet. I don’t know if there is an audio version of it, but it’s one of the best I’ve read in a long time.
Sara J. Maas is an incredible author, everything by her so far have been spectacular.
Green Rider by Kristen Britain is also a good book/series. It has horses in it :x

WheatgrassFarm · Jul 11, 2019 2:40 AM

ID - 22087

No gene or body requirements

Honestly, the only podcast that comes to mind is Welcome To Nightvale. As for books, I would definitely recommend Gifts by Ursula K LeGuinn!

Cheers · Jul 11, 2019 4:22 AM

Sorry everybody, the whatever certificate from the server migration hasn’t updated for my home WiFi and it’s been slammed at work here today. I will try to get everybody set up to this point before I head back home but until that certificate updates I may lag a bit behind for a few days!

HomeSweetHome · Jul 11, 2019 4:25 AM

That's ok!

Cheers · Jul 11, 2019 5:26 AM

Ok, caught up to this point!

abbydabby1 · Jul 11, 2019 5:26 AM

Thanks so much Cheers! I appreciate you!

HomeSweetHome · Jul 11, 2019 5:33 AM

Thank you!

HomeSweetHome · Jul 11, 2019 6:33 AM

Indiana Dark Queen 2

Taliesin · Jul 11, 2019 12:04 PM

Player ID# ~49666
Any gene or body type requests (still no snowflake!)?
~Not really, but I've been in love with watercolor lately
Any reading/listening suggestions?
~Have you read any of Tamora Peirce's books? As far as nonfiction, maybe check out The Disappearing Spoon and The Violinists Thumb, both by Sam Kean

magesvalley · Jul 11, 2019 1:48 PM

Thank you Cheers! They are making themselves cozy.

Cheers Acid Highway

Cheers Acquarius Rising

HomeSweetHome · Jul 11, 2019 2:14 PM

I like the second one @Magesvalley

Looper · Jul 11, 2019 3:12 PM

Thank you Cheers! :)

FreyaGrump · Jul 11, 2019 3:21 PM

Player ID# 46328
Any gene or body type requests - something starry or splashy? Weight doesn't matter.
Any reading/listening suggestions?
I am really enjoying S. A. Chakraborty's Daevabad series, though only the first two books are out (The City of Brass, and The Kingdom of Copper)

Someone above mentioned Jacqueline Carey, and she's great. If you don't like sexy stuff, maybe steer clear of the Kushiel's Legacy series, but I've been reading her latest, Starless, and really enjoying it. (I've noticed that every time her story is ready for a new beat, she takes them to a new location -- especially in her earlier books -- but if you like world building, that's not necessarily a bad thing!)

FeldingFields · Jul 11, 2019 3:55 PM

Got them all kitted up!

Felding and the Crawler 2
The double barding was an accident, but I actually kind of like it.

Cheers Spring Thief

Cheers Freaky Friend

Cheers Glitter Bomb

BlaxkDiamond · Jul 11, 2019 5:00 PM

Thank you so much.

Blaxk QueenslandBushfires

Blaxk 3192590

Blaxk 3192585

And my favorites

Blaxk In The House 2

Blaxk 3637460

Williams005 · Jul 11, 2019 5:52 PM

47765
I would love a warmblood but doesnt have to be. Love a unknown anomaly or watercolor or onyx or even a thunderstruck.

Cheers · Jul 12, 2019 12:58 AM

Up for everybody! Thanks so much for your recommendations—I will do some looking around on Audible and the library website this weekend to stock back up my collection. Also thanks to those who have posted dressed up ponies! I don’t tend to have time to mess around with tack besides a background most of the time so it’s fun to see them with saddles and bridles and lots of other fun stuff!

Xceptional · Jul 12, 2019 5:55 AM

Any gene or body type.
I agree with FeldingFields The Dark Tower by Stephen King is great.

Cheers · Jul 12, 2019 9:54 PM

Up for you Xceptional.

Please don’t forget to include your ID#s!

ApollosLegacy · Jul 12, 2019 11:58 PM

Id# 45201
Gene's and style doesnt matter!! But I do love drafts lol

I dint know if I ever recommended the Black dagger brotherhood books by JR Ward. Paranormal romance with a lot if action. Vampires and lessers (zombie type beings), Angel's. 5hat kinda thing. Gotta love it!!! Theres a ton in the series and it is so addicting

Xceptional · Jul 13, 2019 5:07 AM

Thank you so much Cheers! :D

Cheers · Jul 13, 2019 5:30 AM

Up for you ApollosLegacy!

ApollosLegacy · Jul 13, 2019 12:42 PM

Thank you so much @Cheers!

darkpixe · Jul 13, 2019 5:07 PM

I don't have any of the shiny tack packs, but I did go through and kit 'em out with what I had & liked for them! :)

Arigato Gozaimasu

Merci Beaucoup

Xiexie

Grazie Mille

Danke Schoen (Too hard to put anything on her, with all the awesome pattern!)

Thank you again for sharing so generously! >:D<

KaschStables · Jul 13, 2019 5:22 PM

ID: 29841

Not picky on body type or anything, just excited to have some new show ponies!!

For listening, I've been stuck on country music as of late. Dean Brody and Luke Combs specifically have been holding my attention.

Cheers · Jul 13, 2019 9:33 PM

Up for you!

HTRanch · Jul 14, 2019 1:51 AM

43830
I don't have any requests, I love surprises and your horses are beautiful!
I recently read News of the World by Paulette Jiles. It's set during the American pioneer time period and it's about an old man who is attempting to return a German girl kidnapped by the Kiowa to her family. The writing is top notch!

EDIT - Thank you, Cheers! Here they are all dressed up!

HT Snake n Business Suit

Z Solemn Soldier This one is just beautiful!

Z Prodigal Meteor I'm always a sucker for dappley buckskins, Thank you!

Z Harsh Light

Z Blade Burn

Cheers · Jul 15, 2019 3:58 AM

Up for you HT. This is still going.

horsey2 · Jul 15, 2019 8:15 AM

Player ID#: 36894
Any gene or body type requests (still no snowflake!)?: anything is fine :)
Any reading/listening suggestions?: I just finished reading the throne of glass series it is absolutely amazing

HunterUnderSaddleGirl · Jul 16, 2019 5:31 AM

Player ID# 15552
Any gene or body type requests (still no snowflake!)? I would love some buckskins or classic champagne horses! Drafts preferably.
Any reading/listening suggestions?

I just discovered it - but have you heard of the Iron Druid series? It is on Audible, and is hilarious!

Do you watch Stranger Things? Turns out they have companion stories! It's so amazing! They had "Runaway Max" on audio on my digital library "Overdrive". It was very enlightening, and reasonably short.

Are you a Harry Potter fan? Do you ever read fanfiction? It is slightly more mature than I would have gotten myself into, but it is the Harry Potter series with all of the issues in the series in my mind gone! I had to pull a little bit of suspension of disbelief in the beginning, but later I was literally addicted... and I don't know if its a good thing or a bad thing, but it is really long. Even me reading it every spare minute in the mornings and evenings it took me a full week to read it.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7413926/1/Chasing-The-Sun

And finally I'm assuming you've listened to Janet Evanovich's stephanie plum series on audiobook? They are HILARIOUS. The narrator for the first few is only OK, but oh well.

Another book that is a bit unique is "I Hunt Killers". It is a 3 book series, but the first book is the best and they do steadily decline after that.

Have you read all of the books in the Ender's Game universe? There's quite a few that are good.

And again another one nothing like the other books I listed is Amy Duboff's "Cadicle Series" (not to be confused by a cadicle series written by a man)

I bought the whole series on kindle for like 99 cents or something like that. It is very good, but I personally very liked it, and made a book report on it. It's also quite long. It's very unique, and it has a format that I've never seen before. The entire series takes place over a 70 year span!

FreyaGrump · Jul 16, 2019 3:21 PM

Finally tacked up my lovelies -- though I couldn't bring myself to cover up some of those flashy coats! Thank you Cheers!

Grump Clearly Prismatic

Cheers · Jul 17, 2019 2:43 AM

Up for everyone.

HunterUnderSaddleGirl · Jul 17, 2019 3:01 AM

Thank you!

I am pretty simple, but I love the long and luscious pack. Normally no other tack - wild and free. But a variety of different backgrouns is cool!

HUSG Wrong pasture 3

HUSG 3192945

darkpixe · Jul 17, 2019 11:52 PM

A couple more authors i thought of!
If you haven't read R.A. Salvatore, I recommend literally any of his books. Also, there's an author, C.J. Cherryh, who wrote a neat trilogy based on Russian folklore - the first book is Rusalka. I think she writes other fantasy novels as well!

Cheers · Jul 19, 2019 2:14 AM

This will run through the weekend and then end for the month.

Seaswell · Jul 26, 2019 4:07 AM

Player ID# 45120
Any gene or body type requests (still no snowflake!)? Any
Any reading/listening suggestions? I've been having a lot of fun with the author Scott Nicholson. I think I'm on my third box set by him on my phone for short wait reading.

SandyHoof · Jul 26, 2019 11:43 PM

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I love liver, appy, thunderstruck, ice of all kinds, nexus and axiom of all kinds, and watercolor.
My reading suggestions are Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi if you like magic, Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia, and Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham.

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