I wonder if anypony actually tried to find out what he wanted for his birthday.

@Storyyeller: I can't believe I didn't catch that until now.

Given that Spike was mildly surprised that he was going to get presents at all, I'd guess not, although if they know him well enough it isn't much of a problem.

edited 12th Dec '11 1:44:49 PM by JapaneseTeeth

Ao S: Some ponies are rideable, but those are amongst the tall-end of the Pony-scale. But yeah, I kind of imagined a pony in the show standing on their back legs being about our height.

Making a horse quite a bit larger.

Could make for some good Gentle Giant moments, though.

"Please, Miss Sparkle, could you not use your magic so much? It's making me skittish..." said the large draft horse, ears folded back nervously...

Awww!

Cute gaint clumsy mare?

edited 12th Dec '11 1:46:18 PM by ApplelightLimited

Calvary steeds would tower over the Equestrian ponys. Even Epona would be a giantess compared to them!

This horse:

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would probably completely dwarf even Big Mac!

Oh, no. Horses are not clumsy by any means. They'd have trouble fitting through some of the doors in Ponyville, though, and would probably find themselves most at home at Sweet Apple Orchards, if anything. In the barn, due to their size...

Make them illiterate for giggles. They've never had a need to read, except for the occiasional simple signpost or glyph.

I'd envision them getting all reverent or something if a unicorn or pegasus shows up. They have the most in common with Earth Ponies, anyway.

Perfect: it's time for the Horses to do their very occasional visit to Sweet Apple Orchards for trade (Big Mac does nost of the talking with them, lol). Due to some setback, they get delayed there, and end up meeting up the rest of the Mane Six. Optional: One of the Mane Six finds one of the Horse diplomats rather cute.

^ Not optional: One of the Horse diplomats needs to be in full-plate barding. Don't ask how he got into or out of it.

edited 12th Dec '11 1:51:58 PM by pvtnum11

Love it. Love it all!

Fluttershy/Horse

edited 12th Dec '11 1:51:44 PM by ApplelightLimited

She'd definitely get along well with Errand.

^^ As cute as that would look, the Horse would probably out her on a pedastal to worship, rather than end up as a couple.

Fluttershy would be the one to get them calmed down after getting pannicked, though.

edited 12th Dec '11 1:55:42 PM by pvtnum11

I'm assuming they don't have C Ms?

Also, I just the image of Dashie 'seeking a peek' under them, and being very happy she did!

There's a Fleur fic posted on Eqd.

Reads like it was written by a woman. It is, however, pretty neat. I like the fashion entrepreneur being named Limelight. I also like all the recurring phrases.

You guys are making horse fanon?

Tell me if you ever write a fic or something out of all of that.

Well, in my headcanon the merchandise ponies are of actual size.

edited 12th Dec '11 1:59:15 PM by thefran

Will do.

Yeah that ideas been debated. Means that if a human ended up in Equestria, they'd be like a 50 foot tall monster.

edited 12th Dec '11 2:00:40 PM by ApplelightLimited

Even more interesting: The reactions to the Horse visit by Celestia and Luna, once the Royal Sisters find out:

Denying that Horses still exist, and casting a forgetful spell ver the Mane Six and the Apple Family, after telling the Horses that they're not wanted within Equestria. Cue sad looks by all involved, poof, and then life goes on without missing a beat.

Parting shot of a saddened Horse overlooking the farm from a distance, before turning and trudging away into the sunset.

...not sure why. The thought just grabbed my brain like a rabid pitbull and won't let go.

Dang it. I got dust in my eyes or something now.

Awww, why that?

How 'primative' are the Horses?

Twilight's gets Spike a book every year.

I wonder what they were about?

edited 12th Dec '11 2:06:07 PM by gingerninja666

Judging by Spike's reaction, they're not fiction.

this gif◊ makes me probably happier than it should.

To be fair my head canon've been affected by "It's dangerous to go alone, take this" kinda pictures I've been exposed to before the actual series.

More seriously, they are more likely to be like a pretty big dog, going to a meter and a half when standing on hooves.

edited 12th Dec '11 2:08:45 PM by thefran

Catharsis is a good thing. I've overdue for my dose of it.

They'd be more primitive than Earth Ponies, as they lack all but the most rudimentary of innate magical ability. They've survived up to "modern day" by trading with outlying Earth Pony settlements, forming a symbiotic relationship with them. They are well-spoken, though. They're not stupid or dulll, just not as complex. Simpler.

For the life of me, I can't come up with a justification of why the Royal pair would want them driven out.

Maybe not all horses are kind and benevolent. Equestria knows not what war is. Horses do. To avoid the spread of dangerous ideas, they seek to keep Equestria free of all Horses. maybe Celestia thought they had all been bred out, already? There's not a lot of pure Alicorns left, so it would follow if the first two sub-races were Horse and Alicorn, that if Alicorns are rare, Horses would be jsut as rare. The revealation that they're not scares Celestia.

...Unless y'all can come up with a better reason.

If you feel that you can't come up with a good reason I would advise against forcing one.

Yeah, if I'm honest, I'd rather just stick with the they are a seperate race rarely seen in Equestria but are otherwise welcome guests idea. Suits the tone of the show better.

Yeah, Catharsis might be a good thing (arguably, athough I really don't get it. At least not in the sense of intentionally making yourself depressed.) but pointless conflict is NOT

In my head cannon there were pro to ponies (and maybe horses to) who where just like our ponies, plus all talking animal traits from this series but no magic, not even Earth Ponies magic and they breeded with Alicorns, result were 3 races Pegasi, Earth Ponies, and Unicorns, each of them have only part of Alicorns magic/traits.