Who were your childhood ponies?

[Featherwurm]

I'd like to know, if you had a childhood collection (or even knew others with collections), which generation of MLP was it for you?

For me G1 was right during my childhood.  SS Truly and Magic Star were a birthday gift to me when I turned two, and I collected ponies from then on right until the end of G1.  When the G2s rolled around I'd grown out of MLP for the time being, I was more into Grand Champion Horses and then various action figures to really take notice.  G3s came around when I was in college, and while I was charmed by the look of them, I didn't have the time, space, or money to invest in them.  While I do enjoy G4 now, I'm really more of a nostalgic and selective collector, outside of my childhood herd I only have a handful ponies I really found outstanding in one way or another to my personal taste.

Here's my childhood 'herd' along with the few 'fakies' (other brands of colorful horses) I had as a child.

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Let us know what yours were!  And maybe even how you felt about each generational release based on where you were at the time.

[CloudyGlow]

I didn't have any ponies as a child.  I only got my first pony (a g3) when I was 13.  So they're more like my teenagehood ponies.  LOL, I was such a rebel.  Anyway, here is the herd of g3s I accumulated before I became an adult:

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[Ponyfan]

G1's for me.  

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[QueenNatalie]

I was born in 1996, so my first ponies were G2, but I inherited a bunch of G1s as well from a friend of my mom's, so I grew up with both generations.

And then in 2003, G3s came out (I was 7), so actually I grew up with all 3!

[Sandi]

I had

G1
Baby Half Note
Baby Tic Tac Toe

G2
Ivy
Jewel and Sparkle
Light Heart
Morning Glory (3 versions!)
Petal Blossom
Prince Clever Clover
Satin Splash
Sweet Berry (2 versions)

Plus a bunch of fakies (mostly remcos, lanards and chap mei)

[DemureGirl]

My generation was G1 but I never bought any ponies myself. I inherited my ponies from my older cousin who grew out of them. I can hardly remember what ponies I had now though I do remember Gypsy (my favorite), Strawberry Fair and Majesty. I think I may have also had Honeycomb but not sure. I think I had about 15 at most.

[egyptiondragon]

I had 1 G2 and a chap mei fakie.

[thecakeissisley]

G3! Though they were more "late childhood" to me since I got a Flippity Flop when I was 9 (2004-ish). I also had Coconut Cream, Wing Song and baby Goody Gumdrop. I wasn't into ponies or any of the girly stuff when G2 was around, even though I assume I was in the target age group when they came out. I didn't even know they existed until I started looking into the history of MLP later on.

[PrincessStarlily]

G3 for me, too! My first pony was Tink-a-tink-a-too, quickly followed by Sew-and-sew (something about hyphenated names, I guess...they both came from the local supermarket). My third pony was Star Catcher with the fabric wings; she was easily the most beautiful pony in my growing collection! I think she still is. I've come across many more Star Catchers in my recent collecting, but have never kept any--in fact, I have a MIB one now I need to get rid of--the original one from my childhood, even though she's a bit dirty, means a lot to me.

Actually, my "real" first pony was a McDonald's G2 Sundance (I was born in the 90's), but by the time I had my first G3s, I didn't really consider her "real" MLP. That all changed when I found out about previous generations when I was 11, and I remember frantically scrambling through boxes after a family move for her! I was so excited with the thought that I might own an honest-to-goodness vintage pony. She's on my shelf to this day.

[mlp_loving]

I only had 2 G1 ponies as my childhood ponies. Woosie and Baby Stockings.

[SkyCakes]

I had G1 ponies as my childhood ponies. I think I had Blossom, Cotton Candy, AppleJack, Bowtie, Peachy, Majesty, Sunbeam, Glory, Moondancer, Starshine,Moonstone, Windy, Medley, Firefly,Tootsie, Posey, Lickety split, cherries jubilee,Powder, Skyflier, Surprise so soft, baby surprise, baby glory, baby cotton candy, baby blossom, baby glory, baby moondancer and many more I may have or can't remember at one point I had about 100 ponies before I gave them all up. Except for two.

[Taffeta]

I actually just dug out a picture I took years ago of my collection before carbooting and other stuff - basically the ponies I had as a kid. Mine were all G1, I was born the same year MLP came out and I had my first pony (Windy) in 1984, probably Christmas.

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Gypsy I remember stalking at a school fete until it opened, she was second hand. So was my Princess Aquamarine; she's missing a symbol and had no dragon until we discovered carbooting xD. Most of the rest were new I think. Not sure about Peachy. She might have also been second hand since my Parlour was.

My sister had about 20 or 22 ponies of her own, but they aren't pictured.

I also found these xD

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That one is 1988 I think...I was 6, and this one is even earlier...
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I think maybe it was 1986...so I wouldve been four? I really loved Baby Blossom xD She was the trigger for all the future pony love

[mistychuu]

I had a mixture of G1, G2 and G3 throughout my childhood plus fakies and other horse toys like Breyer. I was born in 1994, so I was in the right age range for hand-me-downs among other things. 

[sd_dreamcrystal]

My childhood and more than one of these but I voted G1
I had G1, G2, Fakies, Grand Champions, and at least one Magic Meadow pony.. probably some others too

[SunPony]

For me G1 was right during my childhood.  SS Truly and Magic Star were a birthday gift to me when I turned two, and I collected ponies from then on right until the end of G1.  When the G2s rolled around I'd grown out of MLP for the time being, I was more into Grand Champion Horses and then various action figures to really take notice.  G3s came around when I was in college, and while I was charmed by the look of them, I didn't have the time, space, or money to invest in them. 

Pretty much the same for me, wow!