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[Originally posted on my now deactivated account]

I've been experimenting with a newish style and decided to do a little thing for ponies.
Of COURSE, these are MY notes, not fact (despite the Unicorn Fun Fact note) so, ya know. Yeah.

Little breakdown of what's above:

Unicorns:
On average, unicorns are the tallest breed of pony and are usually skinnier than the other breeds. It's genetic, not a result of starvation. A female unicorn with the gut of an earth pony would be considered bulky, and Rarity is a "healthy" size by medical standards. Twilight has a little gut, but not enough to be considered fat. As a SIGN of higher status, male unicorns sometimes have some sort of gut to show their wealth. Unicorns also have hair on their elbows and hooves, but they are usually well kept. Unicorns are the hairiest, yet neatest of the breeds.

Stronger unicorn horns spiral counter clock-wise from the tip of the horn. Twilight, Starswirl, Blueblood, etc, have this type of horn. Unicorn horns that spiral clockwise are considered average in strength. Ponies like Rarity, Sweetiebelle, and Lyra have this type of horn. This does not make them incapable of strength, however. This just means they usually have to work harder to achieve the same strength of a pony with a counter clock-wise spiraling horn. This also APPLIES to alicorns. Celestia and Luna have ccw spiraling horns, while Cadenza has a cw spiraling horn.

Female Unicorn height cap: ~age 17-20
Male Unicorn height cap: ~age 18-23

Pegasi:
The pegasus is the smallest of the breeds. Each one of their wings is typically 2.5 times the length of their body chest-to-flank. Pegasi have no excess hair, making them more aerodynamic. They also have shorter manes that usually stop where the head meets the neck. This is so their wings don't get caught by their manes during flight.

Rainbow Dash is small for her age, yet her wings are slightly larger for the average pegasus her age. They are also light that usual, which makes her weight unaffected by the odd sizes. Her body proportions is what makes her widely Sonic Rainboom possible, and performing it would very dangerous for a pony of different proportions.

Fluttershy has underdeveloped wings as a result of her refuge on the ground rather than in a cloud house. Because of her underdeveloped wings, she finds no need to meet the typical pegasus standards; her mane and tail are much longer than it is supposed to be, she sometimes grows out her hair around her hooves and elbows, and she is actually taller than the average pegasus. When she does fly, she keeps close to the ground because high flying is very dangerous due to her mane. That, and she's probably afraid of heights anyway.

Female Pegasus height cap: ~age 14-15
Male Pegasus height cap: ~age 15-17

Earth Ponies:
Earth ponies usually have the most defined muscles of the breeds, debatable because of the athleticism of pegasi. Earth ponies are thicker, more blocky, and typically have a gut. On average, their height is between pegasi and unicorns. Apple Jack and most of her family members follow the description almost exactly, except Big Macintosh who's height exceeds that of the average female Unicorn.

Pinkie Pie's family is interesting when looking at typical proportions of earth ponies. Pinkie Pie herself has the body type of a unicorn, albeit any excess hair, but the height of a pegasus. She is actually shorter than Rainbow Dash.

Pinkie Pie's father, Igneous, is very tall for an earth pony. He comes from a family of purebred unicorns, and is the first earth pony in his family. This would explain his height, and the height of Pinkie's sisters, Maud, Blinkie, and Inkie. Pinkie's mother, Cloudy, comes from a very mixed family. Her body type is between that of a pegasus, short, and an earth pony, rather thick. Blinkie is the only Pie foal who has the body type of an earth pony, while the others share their father's unicorn gut.

Female Earth pony height cap: ~age 19-21
Male Earth pony height cap: ~age 19-25

That's about all!

Description
[Originally posted on my now deactivated account]

I've been experimenting with a newish style and decided to do a little thing for ponies.
Of COURSE, these are MY notes, not fact (despite the Unicorn Fun Fact note) so, ya know. Yeah.

Little breakdown of what's above:

Unicorns:
On average, unicorns are the tallest breed of pony and are usually skinnier than the other breeds. It's genetic, not a result of starvation. A female unicorn with the gut of an earth pony would be considered bulky, and Rarity is a "healthy" size by medical standards. Twilight has a little gut, but not enough to be considered fat. As a SIGN of higher status, male unicorns sometimes have some sort of gut to show their wealth. Unicorns also have hair on their elbows and hooves, but they are usually well kept. Unicorns are the hairiest, yet neatest of the breeds.

Stronger unicorn horns spiral counter clock-wise from the tip of the horn. Twilight, Starswirl, Blueblood, etc, have this type of horn. Unicorn horns that spiral clockwise are considered average in strength. Ponies like Rarity, Sweetiebelle, and Lyra have this type of horn. This does not make them incapable of strength, however. This just means they usually have to work harder to achieve the same strength of a pony with a counter clock-wise spiraling horn. This also APPLIES to alicorns. Celestia and Luna have ccw spiraling horns, while Cadenza has a cw spiraling horn.

Female Unicorn height cap: ~age 17-20
Male Unicorn height cap: ~age 18-23

Pegasi:
The pegasus is the smallest of the breeds. Each one of their wings is typically 2.5 times the length of their body chest-to-flank. Pegasi have no excess hair, making them more aerodynamic. They also have shorter manes that usually stop where the head meets the neck. This is so their wings don't get caught by their manes during flight.

Rainbow Dash is small for her age, yet her wings are slightly larger for the average pegasus her age. They are also light that usual, which makes her weight unaffected by the odd sizes. Her body proportions is what makes her widely Sonic Rainboom possible, and performing it would very dangerous for a pony of different proportions.

Fluttershy has underdeveloped wings as a result of her refuge on the ground rather than in a cloud house. Because of her underdeveloped wings, she finds no need to meet the typical pegasus standards; her mane and tail are much longer than it is supposed to be, she sometimes grows out her hair around her hooves and elbows, and she is actually taller than the average pegasus. When she does fly, she keeps close to the ground because high flying is very dangerous due to her mane. That, and she's probably afraid of heights anyway.

Female Pegasus height cap: ~age 14-15
Male Pegasus height cap: ~age 15-17

Earth Ponies:
Earth ponies usually have the most defined muscles of the breeds, debatable because of the athleticism of pegasi. Earth ponies are thicker, more blocky, and typically have a gut. On average, their height is between pegasi and unicorns. Apple Jack and most of her family members follow the description almost exactly, except Big Macintosh who's height exceeds that of the average female Unicorn.

Pinkie Pie's family is interesting when looking at typical proportions of earth ponies. Pinkie Pie herself has the body type of a unicorn, albeit any excess hair, but the height of a pegasus. She is actually shorter than Rainbow Dash.

Pinkie Pie's father, Igneous, is very tall for an earth pony. He comes from a family of purebred unicorns, and is the first earth pony in his family. This would explain his height, and the height of Pinkie's sisters, Maud, Blinkie, and Inkie. Pinkie's mother, Cloudy, comes from a very mixed family. Her body type is between that of a pegasus, short, and an earth pony, rather thick. Blinkie is the only Pie foal who has the body type of an earth pony, while the others share their father's unicorn gut.

Female Earth pony height cap: ~age 19-21
Male Earth pony height cap: ~age 19-25

That's about all!