Earth Ponies aren't special. That's what makes them special.
But Fluttershy is head ninja!
Ginger! Calm your tits!
Earth ponies are
Awesome But Practical. There's no way pegasi and unicorns couldn't
physically farm, since it's possible to dig and bury seeds without magic, but I sincerely doubt they'd get even half the yield an earth pony could. Applejack grew a full sprout from a seed in a
handful of dirt in
one second. Their agricultural skills are
on par with flight and arguably much, much more useful.
Can you think inside the chimney?
@Ginger
I'm not saying they're inferior, I'm just saying that strength is something anyone can have. Only
E Ps can farm extremely well though. Plus, there might be more of them. There's only so much room in cloud cities, and unicorns might be too busy to have kids.
Only three things matter to a hero: strength, courage, and nard-kicking ability.
^Combined with the knowledge that the pegasi and unicorns raided earth pony settlements for food? I'm not so sure about that, Badwolf.
Can you think inside the chimney?
I don't think Applejack was responsible for that. She seemed surprised when it happened. Most likely it was to demonstrate how fertile the soil was.
^^Come on, Ginger, now you're just overreacting. Earth ponies can't walk on clouds; that's been definitively stated.
Tell me how it'd be possible that a pegasus or unicorn that tried to start a farm would be physically unable to do that.
Can you think inside the chimney?
I have to admit earth ponies have the disadvantage on battle. ONE spell in lesson Zero and every pony was out of control!
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C. S. Lewis
Ginger tends to confuse "should be" and "is."