My first pony was a G3 Strawberry Swirl when I was 5 years old and I did absolutely everything with her and took her everywhere (I did have other influence via the G2 PC game but at the time I didn't know about the toy line). However, I really only caught the 'pony bug' and started seriously collecting when I got my first G1s, Paradise and Steamer, when I was around 7 or 8. I was a very mature and...studious?...child, so I immediately took them home and got on the computer to research them. I found Dream Valley and I was completely hooked. I spent hours browsing people's custom galleries, finding and watching the old cartoons, playing the little pixel games on Ponyland Press, and printing out my PonyIsland ponies to keep as little paper dolls.

I was from the G3 generation though, so while I adored the G1s and G2s and searched for them at every thrift store, antique store and yard sale, reveling in the thrill of finding one among the Hot Wheels cars and Barbies, I also watched the G3 movies and filled my birthday and Christmas wishlists with My Little Pony sets. I even had a MLP-themed birthday party once. I cut out the point tabs on all my pony's boxes, along with my sister, and I can remember the joy I felt when I had saved up enough to send in for Love Wishes. I even got to go to the Disney Build-A-Pony when it was open, and carry my little box back to the hotel room and dress Strawberry Swirl up in the princess outfits and tiaras.

If you had them as a kid, I'm curious to hear about "the itch" you had to reconnect with your ponies ... or maybe you never gave it up!

I only stopped collecting seriously when G4 came out. I'd pick up a few ponies here and there, but I lost much of the desire to collect, customize, and draw them. To be perfectly honest with you, I was among the small population who were not so thrilled about the style change. It was likely just because I had grown up with the more horse/pony-like MLP, while G4s look so stylized and different; I will readily admit that I don't like change so I didn't deal with it well in the beginning.

But I recently (within the last two years or so) gave FiM a chance, and while I actively avoid some of the more questionable parts of the fanbase, most of the fans are awesome people and the show itself is really good and has a lot of great morals in it that really impressed me. I think a lot of cartoons are lacking that nowadays, so to see a show that relates to the youth population of today while still instilling good morals and having such a creative fanbase of children and adults alike is really amazing to me. And it was neat seeing how they integrated ponies from the older gens into the show, which made me, as a pre-FiM collector, smile.

It also re-ignited the desire to collect and create things involving ponies again. Now, I've completely warmed up to G4 (my little herd of them is growing by the day) and am looking forward to G5! This was a hobby I really missed, and I'm happy to be back at it again and glad that I put aside stubborn pride and gave it a chance!

They only re-released Clever Clover once? Not counting Prince Fauna.
I believe one of the Slide twins is a boy too (the pink one I think)

Baby Sunshine, yep! Too cute <3 Gahh all the G2 boys are adorable!

What a lovely pony! Congrats! 

Congrats on all of your new ponies!

Thank you!

I drooled.

Hehe >u<

You have a great collection! Thanks for sharing

Thank you for looking! <3

Looking good! 

Also I sent you a PM.

Ah thank you! PMed you back ^u^

Ooh this is a fun idea! Here's mine, although I might be getting more soon!

G1: 24 (+1 eraser & +2 plushies)
G3: 19 (+7 McDonalds & +1 plushie)
G3 Customs: 1
G3.5: 3 (+1 McDonalds)
G4: 6 (+5 McDonalds, 1 plushie, & +18 blind bag ponies)
Other: 9 fakies, 2 McDonalds bait ponies to be turned into customs

Ahhh I saw a post about this boy over on MLPTP, congrats on getting him! That tail placing is somewhat...bizarre, but I suppose it could just be a flaw or something. Nevertheless he is lovely, so glad to see more hair on a male pony! I definitely want to get him for myself as well eventually <3

Since I grew up with G3s (I was a 1997 baby; sadly missed the G2s by a hair since I was too young to have gotten them as gifts) they definitely hold a special place in my heart. G1s will always be my fave generation but G3s are a close second! My first pony was Strawberry Swirl, whom I received as a gift when I was five or six, and I kept her in pretty good condition even though I played with her and I took her everywhere. She even went with me when we visited Build-A-Pony at Disney World! I still have her, actually. My sis and I would watch the G3 movies (I know, yikes) in the living room and play with our ponies together, and put them in our bike baskets to take them with us to our local Friendly's. Ah, so many great memories with G3s.

I have a good amount of G3s already, some from my childhood. The rarest pony I currently have is actually a G3, a mint condition Rosey Posey with her mane and tail still in their original packaging.  I was lucky enough to find her at a thrift store (I actually found two Rosey Poseys at the same store, although sadly the second one has quite the frizz problem; the other one went to my sister, who is also a collector and didn't mind the frizz). As for collection goals, I would very much like to get back all the G3s I had during childhood before I lost the majority of my pony collection in moving/emergency sales.

EDIT: Got a pic of both of the Rosey Poseys! One on right is mine.

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Hi there and welcome back to the pony community! I was almost in the exact same situation, collected G3s/the older gens and then when G4 came out I stopped collecting for like...seven years. Oops. I just came back as well!

Your art is really lovely! I look forward to seeing it around.