Random/off topic pony thoughts

[Safflower]

Sometimes there just isn't a thread for them. What have been your off topic pony thoughts recently?

I've noticed that for some G1 white ponies, the whites of their eyes aren't actually painted. So when they discolor, the white part of their eyes turns brown/yellow. I do not like the look.

[LadyAmalthea]

This made me have to get up and check my white ponies to see...most of them are painted, but I don't think my Sugarberry's are. Thankfully she is still fairly white! That's weird.

My random thought is: why, why, WHY did so many children cut the forelocks off of their ponies?!? Who on earth would think that would make them look better? I've seen so many ponies that are in good shape except for an annoying chopped-off forelock. Like, I could rehair that, but if I don't already have that color of hair laying around, is it really worth the expense and trouble? Just one of my pony pet peeves... 

[Artemesia's Garden]

I don't know but I've re-haired one or two forelocks in my time as it's just nice to right a wrong. I tend to keep ponies I've fixed and sell the more original condition ones because they don't look any different on the shelf and are harder to re home.

[Taffeta]

I don't know but I've re-haired one or two forelocks in my time as it's just nice to right a wrong. I tend to keep ponies I've fixed and sell the more original condition ones because they don't look any different on the shelf and are harder to re home.

You definitely did a great job on little Ember

I wondered how many ponies share names with plants. Today I planted a geum called Lemon Drops' into my garden...

[Safflower]

Yeah, cut forelocks always make me confused. Personally, quite a few of my ponies have one plug of hair cut off about halfway through at the base of their manes. I have no idea why a child would do that - maybe the episode where the ponies hair got cut off and grew back made them want to see but they were cautious? Or as a way to tell doubles owned by siblings apart?

[Ponybookworm]

My Blue Belle came wi a cut fringe & featured in a story like that. As a result I made her a painter & claimed the messy fringe cut was due to getting paint in her fringe!!!

[Shaz]

I think I've heard that some kids cut their ponies' forelocks so the pony could see better? Which always makes me wonder if one day there will be a lot of those G4 Sia ponies in charity shops with their fringes removed.

My random pony thought: I've been filling in a G4 sticker book and I somehow only just noticed that G4 ponies' hooves are actually smaller than their eyes o_O Am I the only one who finds this weird?!

[Artemesia's Garden]

I don't know but I've re-haired one or two forelocks in my time as it's just nice to right a wrong. I tend to keep ponies I've fixed and sell the more original condition ones because they don't look any different on the shelf and are harder to re home.

You definitely did a great job on little Ember

I wondered how many ponies share names with plants. Today I planted a geum called Lemon Drops' into my garden...

Aaaah! Such a great idea! Ponies and plants. That is such a dreamily pretty Geum. My Favourite in Savanna Sunset, is that also a pony?

[Ponybookworm]

I don't know but I've re-haired one or two forelocks in my time as it's just nice to right a wrong. I tend to keep ponies I've fixed and sell the more original condition ones because they don't look any different on the shelf and are harder to re home.

You definitely did a great job on little Ember

I wondered how many ponies share names with plants. Today I planted a geum called Lemon Drops' into my garden...

Aaaah! Such a great idea! Ponies and plants. That is such a dreamily pretty Geum. My Favourite in Savanna Sunset, is that also a pony?

Savannah Sage is

[Taffeta]

Yeah, close, but not quite (It should be a pony though).

I like geums but this is the first time for me planting this one, it looks very delicate and pretty, though. And yellow, which seems appropriate xD.

[Safflower]

I've also noticed the eyes on the Dancing Butterflies pose are bigger than other molds.

Plant ponies would make a lovely set

I think I've heard that some kids cut their ponies' forelocks so the pony could see better? Which always makes me wonder if one day there will be a lot of those G4 Sia ponies in charity shops with their fringes removed.

My random pony thought: I've been filling in a G4 sticker book and I somehow only just noticed that G4 ponies' hooves are actually smaller than their eyes o_O Am I the only one who finds this weird?!

Hm, we might. I haven't seen a lot of G4s in thrift stores, but I'm sure they will start popping up more as time progresses.

Yeah eyes bigger than hooves are quite weird o.o Makes me wonder about the eye to hoof size ratio for all gens. G1 eyes are small compared to their hooves, G2 a little less, G3 is around the same as G1, and G4 is... yeah.

[Artemesia's Garden]

Savannah Sage is

And Sunset Shimmer

[Bright_Glow]

Imaging multi-generation nurs ponies like the adult version of Sweetheart (from MLP Tales) are fighting aganist covid-19.

[Broken Irishwoman]

I wish this was a sticky thread. I often have random pony thoughts that I can't really post in any other topics!


Man, I love the smell of my pony box. It smells like sweet second hand ponies and conditioner (there's a shock, it's exactly what's in the box ), which smells like happiness.

[Leave a Whisper]

Welcome to the next meeting of Pony Sniffer's Anonymous.

 I don't get the pony smell thing. I either smell something akin to pool floatie plastic, or occasionally rust/mildew/cigarette smoke.