So, I think the general consensus is that No Country ponies were made in Spain.
I know they were sold in the UK, as my girlfriend has some that were in her childhood collection.
But where else were they sold? I recently bought a No Country Applejack (in Collector's Pose) for my Applejack army (yay!) and she's coming from Switzerland. Were NC ponies sold there, or has she travelled? I like to try and guess at my ponies' history .

The other evening I decided to translate a Greek backcard story, armed with nothing but some memories of once studying Ancient Greek, a love of fiddling with languages, and a small dictionary. I was pleased with the result and decided to share! Apologies if it's already been done.
Here's the backcard I used: http://mylittlewiki.org/wiki/File:Blue-greek-sunlight-backcard.jpg (not my picture, somewhat obviously)

Backcard Story!:
Once upon a time, in the fairytale land of PONY, there lived in the Castle of the Heavens, the Princess [Moondancer] with her little dragon.
The Castle of the Heavens was the colour of roses while the turrets were the deep blue of a spring sky.
When the Princess threw a party, the little dragon gave the order to open all the gates of the castle, to lower the drawbridge and let the trumpets announce the great celebration. Immediately, the joyous news spread to the ends of the earth. And then, all the Fairytale Ponies and the Pony Stars, looking their best, with their long hair beautifully combed, stunning in their beauty and grace, came to the Castle of the Heavens to honour the Princess.
The Star Ponies adorned the festivities with their dazzling beauty, while the unparalleled grace of the Fairytale Ponies made it all the more brilliant.
Sunbeam wore the sun in her hair, Twilight was adorned by stars, and Firefly came to the party with her beautiful blue mane streaming as she flew through the clouds.
Melody, the most coquettish of the Pony Stars, wore her beautiful notes as she went to the party with Glory, shining with grace and beauty.
Skydancer, the fastest of all the ponies, always reached the party first, unlike Parasol, who was always late.
Sunlight came with her excellent colours to brighten the party, while Starshine, together with Windy, brought to the celebrations happiness and high spirits.

Some notes:
1) Prigkipopaula, meaning 'princess', is Moondancer's Greek name, implying that Moondancer is the resident of the castle. Majesty, you've been usurped!
2) The castle's name is Kastro tou Ouranou. Ouranou comes from Ouranos, meaning heaven or sky. So Castle of Heaven, Sky Castle....whatever, we all know it's Dream Castle they're talking about!
3) Melody is said to be "naziara", which means she is full of affectation, putting on a cutesy act, something like that. It sounds a bit unkind! 'Coquettish' seemed the kindest translation I could come up with.
4) Starshine and Windy actually bring three things to the party, eutuchia (happiness, contentment; comes from an Ancient Greek word meaning good luck), kephi (merriment, high spirits, good humour) and drosia (coolness, dewiness - I think implying that Windy brings a cool breeze? I wasn't sure how to translate this so as not to ruin the flow of the English).
5) The word translated as party is "giortê", meaning celebration, feast day, festival, that sort of thing.

The Ponies' Names:
Glory is Augerinos, the Morning Star. Since in Greek folklore Augerinos is a boy who is turned into a star, Glory is probably meant to be male: that's perhaps why she goes to the party as the companion of 'coquettish' Melody!
Sunbeam is Chryssomallousa, "golden hair"
Firefly is Pêgasos, "Pegasus"
Moondancer is Prigkipopaula, "Princess"
Melody is Melodia (pretty obvious)
Twilight is Astrophengia, "starlight"
Starshine is Neraida, "fairy"
Skydancer is Astrapê, "lightning"
Windy is Anemos, "wind" or "air"
Moonstone is Ouranos, "heaven" or "sky"
Sunlight is Anatolê, "sunrise"
Parasol is Protobrochi, "first rain of autumn"

Hope you enjoyed my linguistic ramblings, and apologies for any inaccuracies, I'm not a linguistic genius, I'm just having fun

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I have a G3 Glitter Glide whose crown no longer lights up, and the cause is something more than just flat batteries. I need to take her apart and look at her electronics. What's the best way to perform this surgery, and what does the inside of a G3 ice-skating pony look like?

Hello everybody! I need some doll identifying help!

I've had this doll since I was about six (so, around 1999), I got her in a charity shop. She has the same proportions as Barbie, but a bigger head. When I got her, she had a blue dress, ankle-length, with a sparkly bodice and a gauzy skirt with white stars on it (I no longer have the dress). I also got another doll at the same time who was in a similar style but had longer hair. She has 'Made in China' on her back, and some marks on the back of her head that I can't read. I'd love to know what sort of doll she is, if she's just a generic Barbie knock-off or something different.
https://imgur.com/eqbHw2S

Also, while I'm here, I may as well ask if anyone recognises this doll. She is from the 1960s/70s (I bought her in a bundle of dolls from that era) and has 'Made in Hong Kong' written on her. The dress isn't original; when I got her she was wearing a woollen outfit which I also don't think was original.
https://imgur.com/rlZH7TE

Many years ago (well, probably around 1997-2000), when I was just a little Shaz, dwelling in the merry land of England, I saw part of a really weird cartoon. I'm not sure if it was a film or just an episode of something; for whatever reason, I only saw a few minutes, but it was so bizarre (even by 90s cartoon standards) that I remember it.
There was some sort of ratlike creature in a very frilly dress, she seemed to be a queen or something. Then a young human girl got put into a pit, which happened to contain a dead gnome. The gnome was pretty large in comparison to the girl and had a white beard. I remember her going "*gasp* a dead gnome!" and kneeling down next to him.
I have tried searching online for this a few times, but have never got far with it. I'm starting to think I made it up! Which would be a shame, as it seems like the kind of odd/dark cartoon I'd probably quite enjoy watching now.
Anyone any idea what it might be?

Here's a mystery you pony people might be able to solve.
My girlfriend has been reminiscing to me about various pony-related toys she found in charity shops when she was little (this was in the '90s, in England; G1 featured largely). She has a recollection of a toy which she has never seen anywhere since and which we are not even sure of the proper name for.
Her nickname for it when she was about 6 was 'matchy ponies'. It consisted of a sort of large plastic circle with pictures of ponies around it. They were all in a rearing pose and consisted of Cotton Candy, Applejack, Bubbles, Lemon Drop, Blossom and probably some others. The top and bottom halves of each pony picture were separate, so it was possible to move them round and make, for example, a pony with Cotton Candy's head and Applejack's lower body. There was probably a game you were meant to play with it where the aim was to put together matching ponies, but all she remembers doing with it is making up stories about ponies  who got muddled up by magic and became strange hybrid ponies.
So. Has anyone heard of/seen this? Does anyone even know what this type of toy/game is called? We'd really like to find out, and maybe even hunt down a replacement.

Hello everyone!
Well, after lurking around here for a while, reading up on all things pony-related, I've finally got around to creating an account. So! Hello!
I'm still fairly new to collecting ponies. It all started a little over a year ago when my friend and I were clearing out some of her childhood toys; she had a lot of second-hand G1 ponies when she was little. I was immediately assailed and won over by their immense cuteness (who wouldn't be?). The aforementioned friend took heed of my excitement and bought me a Baby Ribbon for my birthday. From then on I was hooked; my friend and I now co-own a collection comprised of her childhood ponies and some newer acquisitions of mine from eBay. Ostensibly we collect G1 ponies, but three G3s, a G2, and a whole lot of those cute little mini G4 ponies (you can buy them in blind bags in Tesco's!) seem to have found their way into the collection as well....
I feel bound to confess that I am totally addicted to restoring dilapidated/damaged little ponies. Mould, dirty marks, chipped paint, frizzy manes, no tails, faded colouring....it is all so much temptation to me. There's nothing nicer than acquiring a poor grubby little pony and giving her a new lease of life. My greatest triumph so far has been making new wings for flutter ponies. Next project: restoring a princess pony whose assorted flaws include a chipped symbol. Interesting ideas involving chrome silver enamel paint have been entertained.
I realise I've rambled on. Sorry! I can be a bit like that once I get started, especially on the subject of ponies.
Hello again to all fellow pony addicts!