Since many of the recent Ponies of the Day have been G3 Winter Ponies, I thought it would be fun to stack 'em all against each other! Here's my personal ranking of the 18 G3 winter ponies, not including the babies or G3.5's.

Snowflake
My favorite winter pony. She's a gorgeous shade of blue, with beautiful wintery hair colors that compliment each other perfectly. Her name and symbol are simple, but combine to create the perfect winter pony.

Mistletoe
My favorite of the more explicitly Christmassy ponies. The walking pose is one of my favorite G3 poses because it's cute, chubby, and playful. Her red and white hair and ornament symbol give her a very festive feel, and I also love the bow with the Christmas light she comes with.

Marshmellow Coco
This pony is just the epitome of coziness, with her cute symbol, deep brown eyes, and hat with fluffy pom poms. Her theme is unique amongst the G3 ponies, and she has a great wintery color scheme.

Velvet Bow
Her pale blue/purple/almost gray coat makes her one-of-a-kind, and the outfit she comes with is very stylish. Her name and symbol are also very beautiful as well.

Snow’El 2007
She's the only non-earth pony of the winter series, so she stands out for that alone. I like her TAF design, and I feel like her name fits her better than the previous Snow'El, due to her snow angel symbol.

Chilly Breezes
She's got a unique theme, cute outfit, and a color scheme that feels very cool and icy, but not at all Christmassy. She's a good pony to have around all winter long.

Candy Cane
I love peppermint striped Christmas Decor, and she's as festive as can be, but I just don't like the donkey pose.

Snow’el 2004
She may be pink, but I do love her red and white peppermint hair.

Winter Minty 2008
She's a rerelease, yes, but a very unique one that stands out amongst other Mintys. She's also one of the rare non-core 7 characters released after 2008.

Winter Wish
One of many all-pink winter ponies, but she has one of my favorite symbols, plus an adorable reindeer costume.

Toboggan
She's the only winter pony currently in my collection, and she's pretty middle of the road. At this point, other ponies in this generation have done the snowflake theme better, and my thoughts on her pose have still not changed. I do like the blues and whites in her hair, though.

Mittens 2007
A superior Mittens to the 2003 version, but still pretty forgettable.

Sno Glo
A very basic, and not very wintry color scheme. I do like her fur-trimmed hood though.

Mittens 2003
Her colors are boring, and her symbol does not fit her name at all.

Jolly Lolly
Dumb name, boring color scheme, reused symbol. zzzz....

Winter Minty 2005
This is just the same as the original Minty release. She does have socks though, which is a bonus.

Winter Pinkie Pie 2008
It's yet another Pinkie Pie. At least she's in a slightly different pose than most of the Core 7 era Pinkies, and her cape is kinda cute.

Winter Rainbow Dash 2008
This is just every other Rainbow Dash released during this period, except with a scarf.

What are your rankings of the different winter G3's?

What's your favorite pony species/race/breed and why? I'm team unicorn myself, they tend to have the prettiest color schemes and the most practical array of abilities.

I've officially given up on the draw a Pony-a-Day project I tried to do back in May, it's just been too hard after I realized the drawings were taking longer than I thought. That being said, I have been doodling some ponies over quarantine, so I thought I'd post them here, and add to it as I continue to draw ponies.

In light of the recent thread about pony names and their devolution over the years, especially in regards to G4, I figured we should give some respect to the G4 names we do like, from either the show, the toys, or both.

I think the three eldest princesses, Celestia, Luna, and Cadence, have really elegant names that suit their design and roles.

I also really like:
Spitfire
Coloratura
Fleetfoot
Sunburst
Octavia
Vapor Trail
Angel Wings
Autumn Blaze
Noteworthy
Roseluck
Helia
Sassaflash
Starry Eyes
White Lightning
Star Hunter
Minuette
Golden Harvest
Pepperdance
Lovestruck
Meadow Song
Tropical Storm
Neon Lights
B Sharp
I like the names Lyra and Heartstrings separatley, but I'm not a fan of Lyra Heartstrings together

Since I'm done with classes and have nothing better to do with my life, I decided I'd make a little watercolor illustration of a different G1 pony everyday, and post it! You can follow daily_dose_of_pony on Instagram and dailydoseofpony on Tumblr to keep up!

I'm starting things off with everybody's favorite bubbleheaded unicorn, Fizzy!
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_89BIinEKo/

Feel free to suggest other ponies you'd like to see!

Which ponies were part of your childhood collection, and do you still have them?

I still have:
Brights Brightly
Star Catcher
Wing Wishes Minty
Lolligiggle
Toboggan
Royal Bouquet
Love Wishes
December Delight
Baby Honolu Loo
Baby Sandy Island

And I used to also have:
Pie Party Fun Pinkie Pie
Rainbow Dash II
Triple Treat
Tink A Tink A Too
Petal Blossom
Meriweather
Kiwi Tart
Scootaloo
Waterfire
Twirlerina
Gardenia Glow
Skywishes
Crystal Lake
Serendipity
Scooter Sprite
Ribbon Wishes
Fluttershy
Cotton Candy
Bunches O Fun
Strawberry Swirl
Royalette
Pretty Pop
Seaside Celebration Cherry Blossom
Beachberry
Baby Flower Flash
Baby Surf Star
Baby Butter Drop

Post who you remember having below!

Hello! I'm Mrs. Prospector! I'm a college student, and MLP's been a major part of most of my life! I collected G3's as a kid, and was really into FIM when it was airing. Now that the show's done, and MLP seems to be going in an...odd direction, I wanted to shift my obsession back to the earlier generations, which I love just as much. I don't have a huge collection yet, just a few assorted G4 things and some of my childhood G3's (I sadly gave most of mine away in my non-pony-obsessed period), but I'm starting to search antique and thrift shops for classic ponies! I love to write about and draw ponies, too, and am currently fantasizing about my ideal G5!

As for my name? When I was little, named my Lolligiggle that after hearing about a racehorse named Mr. Prospector. I thought the name was funny, and decided to call her Mrs. Prospector (I gave a lot of my ponies new, very unusual names. My Rainbow Dash was Charlie Horse, and my Triple Treat was Candy Larry!)