NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. NO AI photos will be accepted. The Christmas Stall Decorating Challenge is sponsored and administered by Black Horse Market ("Sponsor"). Sponsor contact: hello@blackhorse.market The contest is open to legal residents of the United States who are at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Participants must have a free Black Horse Market account to submit an entry and receive Black Horse Points. Winners announced: December 27th. Entries received outside the published entry period will not be eligible. 1. Decorate a horse stall or stall front with a Christmas or holiday theme. 2. Take a clear photograph of your completed decorations. 3. Visit blackhorse.market/contests. 4. Select one of the three contest categories. 5. Upload your photograph and complete the entry form. 6. Agree to the official rules and photo-use permission. Limit one entry per person for the entire contest. Each entry may compete in only one prize category. Entry is completely free. No purchase, paid membership, or payment of any kind is required. Purchasing products or services will not improve an entry's judging results. **Most Creative — 4,500 Black Horse Points** Awarded to the stall displaying exceptional originality, imagination, and creative decorating ideas. **Most Festive — 4,500 Black Horse Points** Awarded to the stall that best captures the spirit of Christmas through its decorations, colors, and overall presentation. **Most Grinchy — 2,500 Black Horse Points** Awarded to the stall with the most entertaining, imaginative, or clever Grinch-inspired holiday decorations. One winner will be selected in each category, for a total of three winners and 11,500 Black Horse Points awarded. Black Horse Points are subject to the Black Horse Market Rewards Program terms. They are not cash prizes and cannot be exchanged for cash. Judging and Winner Selection This is a skill-based competition. Winners will be selected by the Sponsor or its designated judges, not by random drawing or public voting. You can vote on your favorite and get inspiration for next year! Each entry will be evaluated using the following criteria: - Creativity and originality — 40% - Overall visual presentation — 30% - Execution of the selected category's theme — 20% - Attention to detail — 10% The highest-scoring eligible entry in each category will be selected as its winner. In the event of a tie, the entry receiving the higher creativity and originality score will win. If still tied, designated judges will reassess the tied entries using the same published criteria. Safety and Animal Welfare Decorations must be appropriate for an equestrian environment and must not endanger horses, people, or other animals. Entries featuring unsafe electrical installations, exposed flames, hazardous materials, or decorations that create an unreasonable risk of injury may be disqualified. Horses must not be harmed, distressed, or placed in unsafe conditions for the purpose of creating a contest entry. Photo Permissions: Participants must submit photographs they own or have permission to use. By entering, participants grant Black Horse Market a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, and share their submitted contest photographs for contest administration, judging, contest galleries, winner announcements, and related Black Horse Market promotional activities. Participants retain ownership of their photographs. Participants are responsible for obtaining permission from any identifiable people appearing in submitted photographs. Black Horse Market may decline to publish photographs that violate privacy, intellectual-property, safety, or contest requirements. Winner Notification and Prize Awarding Winners will be contacted through their Black Horse Market account or associated email address. Winners may be required to confirm their eligibility before prizes are awarded. Black Horse Points will be credited to the verified winner's eligible Black Horse Market account after the Sponsor confirms the prize award. Points are not automatically issued upon winner selection. General Conditions The Sponsor reserves the right to reject fraudulent, duplicate, misleading, unsafe, or otherwise ineligible submissions. If circumstances beyond the Sponsor's reasonable control interfere with the contest, the Sponsor may suspend, modify, or cancel it, subject to applicable law and without unfairly disadvantaging eligible participants. The Sponsor may request reasonable verification that a submitted photograph represents a genuine decorated stall. Privacy Participant contact information will be used to administer the contest, verify eligibility, and notify winners, in accordance with Black Horse Market's Privacy Policy. Public contest galleries may display the submitted photograph, horse or stall name, contest category, and designated winner display name. Winner Announcements Winning entries will be published on the Black Horse Market Contests page after judging is complete. Past contests and their announced winners may remain available in the contest archive. Acceptance of Rules By entering, participants acknowledge that they have read and agree to these Official Contest Rules.

- Participants must be 18 years or older and legal residents of the United States. - A free Black Horse Market account is required to enter. - No purchase or entry fee is necessary. - Decorate a real horse stall or stall front with a Christmas or holiday theme. - Submit one clear, original photograph showing your completed decorations. - Select one category: **Most Creative, Most Festive, or Most Grinchy**. - Limit one entry per person. Each entry may compete in only one category. - Participants must own the photograph or have permission to submit it. - Decorations must be horse-safe. No open flames, exposed electrical wires, toxic materials, or decorations that could endanger animals. - Participants must agree to the Official Contest Rules and grant Black Horse Market permission to display and share their submitted photograph for contest-related and promotional purposes. - Entries must be submitted before the published deadline. Winners will be selected based on creativity, presentation, theme, and attention to detail. Public voting will not determine the winners. Three category winners will receive Black Horse Points.