So... who were your first 'new' ponies?

[HollowZero]

Mine were the 2003 ponies that came 2 in a pack? It was Sparkleworks, Minty, Starswirl, and Autumn Skye I think.

[MsTwilight]

I can remember finding Braided Beauty in this little antique store in the old mall here. I never had any of the gimmick ponies as a kid and never really realized Hasbro did so many different things with ponies! I fell in love with B.B's colors and long hair and had to take her home. The sad thing is this store also had boy ponies I just didn't understand that they were boys back then (I only knew of Lucky) so I left them behind! 

[SweetScoops]

I bought a mommy for my childhood baby AJ ^__^ I also bought a baby Bowtie and mommy for her too.

[Eviecorn]

My first childhood pony and first collecting pony are the same - Surprise. 

[Elisto]

Hard to say since I never really stopped collecting them. I think the first one I got with the intent to collect and not play with was Fizzy, which my cousin gave me in the mid or late 90s because she has two of her. But I don't entirely remember now.

[keylimepony]

Well I've always had Streaky with me even though she wasn't always on display. And I am so excited to recover my little childhood herd at the end of the month when I go visit my hometown. I hope to do a brag thread when I get them all safely home!

The first pony I got was actually a few months ago. I'd been watching FiM and searching on eBay randomly one day for Fluttershys or Pinkie Pies, I was hit with nostalgia when I saw all those ponies I used to love watching on the show. Fizzy, a long time childhood favorite, was my first buy followed by Locket and Moondancer. My herd has grown considerably and I was surprised at how many G3 ponies I liked (beachy, tropical, ocean themed ones). I've also been working on getting the G1 ponies that were out before I was born. Streaky is my oldest pony and she's older than I am! Oddly, I still haven't gotten a Fluttershy or Pinkie Pie except for the blind bag Pinkie Pie. I'm sure sooner or later I will crack and buy one of the numerous Fashion Style Pinkies at Target. I can't decide which Fluttershy I like and I'm not really planning on getting multiples of any pony.

[TheGreatSpid]

Oh! I love these kind of threads!!
 
I decided to start collecting back when MLP was re-introduced back in 2003. I cant recall exactly which one it was, since I was buying a whole bunch for both myself and my sister (who was seven at the time ... which was a perfect reason for me to come back into the pony world). But I would have to say it was one of those two packs, with Autumn Skye and Sparkle Works? mostly likely one of those two.

[hyenacub]

They were Stripes and Nectar...I wasn't collecting yet, but I was close.  I got them at a thrift shop and was going to sell them, but I couldn't bring myself to. 

[LuckySwirl]

I mostly just collected whatever I found at tag sales and flea markets, but the one I actively sought out was Applejack... I wanted that pony so badly as a kid but never got her (I didn't realize at the time that she was years out of date, LOL). The first ones I added that were flea market finds were a FF Blossom and Dainty Dahlia I'd never seen or heard of Perfume Puff ponies before that so I thought I had a serious frizz problem on my hands 

[hathorcat]

My first childhood pony and first collecting pony are the same - Surprise. 

Lol Evie this is me too! Scary simpatico!

But for me it was Cotton Candy...my first childhood pony and the first pony when I started collecting.

[scarletjul]

G3 Moondancer, who was a gift from my best friend and Silver Glow got me into collecting (I bought Silver Glow as. Friend for Merriweather.). My first g1 ponies were, I honk, Posey and Lickety Split. 

[moonflower]

The very first pony in my collection was Whizzer which I bought from eBay in 2005 - a pretty random choice considering that I did not own her or even know about the TE ponies as a kid!

[SkyCakes]

I think it was when I bought medley for the first time. I then started going after just the first years. Honestly I never really realized I was going year by year. Though sometimes Im still random when I buy ponies.

[sugar_apple]

The first addition to my childhood collection was Pony Bride - though I actually found her in a flea market years before I started properly collecting ponies, I guess I was 'feeling nostalgic' or something, and was happy to find something that reminds me of my childhood - and she only cost 50 cents anyway   
The first pony I got after I REALLY started collecting was Blossom, I think.
My first G4 pony was Blossomforth (gee, many blossoms) and promised myself it would be the only one... yeah right 
I don't have a specific 'plan' as to what ponies I get... just what I can find and fancy at the moment basically

[scarlettkitty81]

Hmmm...well when I was a child I got the first 6 MLP's (minty, bluebell, butterscotch, cotton candy, snuzzle, and blossom) along with Sundance and Baby Moondancer all for Christmas. I was 5 or 6 years old and they were the start to a huge collection that I unfortunately gave away. Good news is that I kept 11 of them including the first 6 above and baby moondancer.
As an adult the first pony I picked up that got me back into collecting was G4 Applejack Lets just say it has been an addiction ever since lol!