The confusing life cycle of a g1 pony

[Kitcatepic]

I don't know if anyone other than me thinks about this that much but sence they made so many weird ponies in g1 if you overthink it a little too much things get really weird

So the newborn baby ponies are what ponies look like when they are newborn right? Then what are the tiny baby ponies are they ponies that were born smaller or is the name of the newborn ponies a lie? Just to add one more layer of confusion we have the surprise twins pony either baby ponies are born basically the size of puppies or these two are being born way too early.

That's only scratching the surface. What happens when a baby pony grows up but it's name is still baby (insert mom name) is that pony just stuck living in its moms shadow? Even in the show the regular baby ponies don't even act like babies they behave more like small children.

A regular pony is an adult right? No. The dream beauty ponies are supposed to be the grown up versions of the regular ponies and also the sweetheart sisters are supposed to be teen versions? So the ponies start small then get tall and skinny then get shorter and more chubby then they just grow huge?

I know I'm overthinking the colorful horses I just thought this would start an interesting conversation

[Leave a Whisper]

Newborn larva
Ponywog
Sweetheart Sister
Adult
Carves out back to cradle young once they reach Secret Surprise size to start the life cycle anew

[Beth3346]

yeah those surprise twins are way too small. i never thought about that before.

i always thought of Teeny Tiny ponies as their own thing. like miniature ponies. same with Sweetheart Sisters. i feel like i remember them being marketed as teenagers but maybe i'm imagining that.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

what about the mermaid baby ponies

[Beth3346]

what about the mermaid baby ponies

tadpole stage of newborn ponies.

to me it's weird that they have front legs. i guess mermaids have arms but the blunt feet are a little weird to me. i don't have any though. maybe they're cute in person.

[Leave a Whisper]

what about the mermaid baby ponies

Different Species. They don't  evolve into an adult form till 20 years later. Just like some pokemon. 

[Beth3346]

what about the mermaid baby ponies

Different Species. They don't  evolve into an adult form till 20 years later. Just like some pokemon. 

i like your theory better.

so something between sea ponies and land ponies?

[Ponybookworm]

The Surprise Twins are premature. That crib IMO should be an incubator.
Teeny tinies are the actual new borns, while the Newborns are more toddlers. And the Babies are deffo young children, with Dabble & Scribbles older. Then we have the adults.
Personally by adding G2s & G3s to the mix, that makes everything more balanced.
As for Fancy Mermaids, I put them as the result of Barnacle & Tug's sea-faring shenanigans

[Kitcatepic]

what about the mermaid baby ponies

tadpole stage of newborn ponies.

to me it's weird that they have front legs. i guess mermaids have arms but the blunt feet are a little weird to me. i don't have any though. maybe they're cute in person.

Tadpole stage of teeny tiny ponies really if you look at them next to each other their faces are pretty much the same

[DreamvalleyMLP]

so something between sea ponies and land ponies?

Both. They have a fish tail in the water, and four legs out of the water. Like Madison, in the 80s movie Splash.

[TheClassCalico]

The Surprise Twins are premature foals, Teeny Tinies and newborns are the same age, but Teeny Tinies are born naturally smaller. First Tooths and regular babies are the same age but at completely different stages of tooth growth (pony teeth finish growing at varying ages, but it tends to stop at their approproximate equivalent of eight, maximum).

Sweetheart Sisters are teenagers. Most ponies lose this frame upon adulthood, but some retain it (hence the pony bride/other tall adults).

I choose to either interpret the Dream Beauties as non-canon or separate from the other ponies, not being the same kinds of ponies as the others. Perhaps they are (non-pony) horses rather than ponies.

[Kitcatepic]

The Surprise Twins are premature foals, Teeny Tinies and newborns are the same age, but Teeny Tinies are born naturally smaller. First Tooths and regular babies are the same age but at completely different stages of tooth growth (pony teeth finish growing at varying ages, but it tends to stop at their approproximate equivalent of eight, maximum).

Sweetheart Sisters are teenagers. Most ponies lose this frame upon adulthood, but some retain it (hence the pony bride/other tall adults).

I choose to either interpret the Dream Beauties as non-canon or separate from the other ponies, not being the same kinds of ponies as the others. Perhaps they are (non-pony) horses rather than ponies.

The idea of normal horses with normal proportions existing in the same world as the ponies is kinda unsettling don't you think

[TheClassCalico]

The Surprise Twins are premature foals, Teeny Tinies and newborns are the same age, but Teeny Tinies are born naturally smaller. First Tooths and regular babies are the same age but at completely different stages of tooth growth (pony teeth finish growing at varying ages, but it tends to stop at their approproximate equivalent of eight, maximum).

Sweetheart Sisters are teenagers. Most ponies lose this frame upon adulthood, but some retain it (hence the pony bride/other tall adults).

I choose to either interpret the Dream Beauties as non-canon or separate from the other ponies, not being the same kinds of ponies as the others. Perhaps they are (non-pony) horses rather than ponies.

The idea of normal horses with normal proportions existing in the same world as the ponies is kinda unsettling don't you think

The drastically different proportions do feel a little strange, but it still seems better in my mind than them instead being a life stage of ponies, they're way too different. Additionally, the G1 ponies look a little bit like Shetland ponies, so I suppose that we (sort of) have both in the real world, too.

[Leave a Whisper]

The Surprise Twins are premature foals, Teeny Tinies and newborns are the same age, but Teeny Tinies are born naturally smaller. First Tooths and regular babies are the same age but at completely different stages of tooth growth (pony teeth finish growing at varying ages, but it tends to stop at their approproximate equivalent of eight, maximum).

Sweetheart Sisters are teenagers. Most ponies lose this frame upon adulthood, but some retain it (hence the pony bride/other tall adults).

I choose to either interpret the Dream Beauties as non-canon or separate from the other ponies, not being the same kinds of ponies as the others. Perhaps they are (non-pony) horses rather than ponies.

The idea of normal horses with normal proportions existing in the same world as the ponies is kinda unsettling don't you think

No

[Carrehz]

The Surprise Twins are premature foals, Teeny Tinies and newborns are the same age, but Teeny Tinies are born naturally smaller. First Tooths and regular babies are the same age but at completely different stages of tooth growth (pony teeth finish growing at varying ages, but it tends to stop at their approproximate equivalent of eight, maximum).

Sweetheart Sisters are teenagers. Most ponies lose this frame upon adulthood, but some retain it (hence the pony bride/other tall adults).

I choose to either interpret the Dream Beauties as non-canon or separate from the other ponies, not being the same kinds of ponies as the others. Perhaps they are (non-pony) horses rather than ponies.

The idea of normal horses with normal proportions existing in the same world as the ponies is kinda unsettling don't you think

It's canon-ish... The G1 ep "Bright Lights" established that there are other types of ponies around, the Grayvalian ponies looked different to the Little Ponies. Don't see why regular horses couldn't be hanging around too.