My favourite ponies are on display with the rest of my toy collection, while the others are in boxes which are incredibly fun to riffle through (it's like being a kid with a toy box again!). They spend their time having photos taken (they've discovered Instagram!) and being generally admired. We've also been collecting (and sometimes making!) mini accessories for them.

Gypsy recently acquired a caravan: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQS_ip4g_v_/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWgGpNq7nv/
And some of the ponies went on an archaeological dig in the back garden: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQLQT04AUAO/

I think my latest unpopular opinion is that....if I had been a child when G4 was around, I would probably have happily bought multiple versions of the characters and not minded the lack of variety

Back when I was little, I collected beanie babies, and I was obsessed with Amber and Silver the cats. I ended up with about fifteen of each of them (I especially couldn't leave them behind if I saw them second-hand). They all looked slightly different, and I gave them all different names and personalities and accessories. I still have three of each of them on my shelves, because to me they're separate characters and I couldn't choose just one to display.

So if I had seen Applejack with sparkly hair, and Applejack with apples all over, and Applejack with a hairband, I would have been one happy child Still, as I have so often been informed, I am quite weird, and I don't suppose Hasbro intends to market towards small weirdos Bit of a niche market! But that's my confession for today: my name is Shaz, and I like repetition of my favourite things

Shining Armour is now Groucho Marx pony as far as I'm concerned . He just needs a little cigar accessory....

She's really difficult to find in the UK! I eventually found a very grubby tailless flat-foot version on eBay (I particularly remember it because by totally random coincidence the seller lived in the same town as me!). I'm not sure I've ever seen concave-foot Minty for sale here, at least not from anyone who isn't a collector themselves. It's strange when all the other Collector ponies are so common.

Done. I vented my feelings about mental health services and neurological disabilities. I hope it makes a difference.

@Taffeta, I had quite a few questions about disabilities and neurological conditions. Can't remember which options I selected though. I mentioned that health services aren't easy to access for people who struggle with verbal communication - that's a subject close to my heart.

Cocomelon is really cute, I've seen it on YouTube (one of the stranger recommendations that seems to pop up if you watch a lot of cartoons and Disney stuff). I remember a strangely catchy song about a hamster called Jellybean.

Sometimes you just need to take a pony for a walk! Lovely photos.