Off Like a Shot

Equestria never really existed. It's a dream world, conjured up by the talking ponies of Earth, who wanted to be more than subordinate to the humans who run their lives.

But Rainbow Dash never cared for their ideas. She loved her job, loved her coworkers (even the humans), and wouldn't trade them for the world.

She thought they loved her just as much.

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Mares-a-Mares

Mares-a-Mares #1 · Sep 8th, 2014 · 1 · ·

That's...deep. Finely written.

...Take my likes and my favs, you cruel person!

Azrael Sorath

Azrael Sorath #2 · Sep 8th, 2014 · · ·

Not having the ponies talk would have make thisa lot better since there would not have been plot holes. Also here is a quote to those who wonder why horses are put down after a broken leg.

Because a horse that can't put weight on one leg is at high risk for developing laminitis (a painful and debilitating disease of the hoof). Laminitis is ultimately why they had to euthanize Barbaro - his bones were healing.
A horse that can't put weight on EITHER of her front legs is not only in incredible amounts of pain, the chances of recovery are so slight that it's more humane to euthanize than to force her to endure months of "recovery" from not only the broken ankles, but also the laminitis which is highly likely to develop in her hind feet as a result.
The way a horse is built, they need to be able to bear weight on their feet. It is part of the way their circulatory system is built - they need the pressure on their feet in order to get blood return back up their legs. A horse who can't put weight on its feet is a horse who is going to end up with necrotizing tissue in his feet, inflammation, laminitis, severe pain, the toe bone sinking out through the sole of the foot, and ultimately death.
Horses are not built like dogs or cats or humans. They can't lie down for long periods of time. They can't stay off their feet for long periods of time. Their anatomy and physiology DEMANDS that they bear weight on all four legs, and at a relatively even pressure across all four of them. You take that ability away - by breaking two of the four legs - and you condemn the horse to a slow, painful, hobbling death. Unless you do the humane thing and euthanize it.
I wish all these idiots crying "Murder! Murder!" would do some reading on static laminitis. If that's what they'd rather make a horse suffer through, then they are sick individuals. I'd offer a link for Rowena's education, but there are too many big words there for her.
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Skybrook

Skybrook #3 · Sep 8th, 2014 · 2 · ·

Well, that was over like a shot.

Crystal Cuddles

Crystal Cuddles #4 · Sep 8th, 2014 · · ·

Well that was sad

4970950 I see what you did there

Dizzy Daze

Dizzy Daze #5 · Sep 8th, 2014 · · ·

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I'm not quite sure what you mean by plot holes (maybe you could point them out?) but I wanted to have the ponies talk to also discuss the differences between ponies/horses/humans. The humans equate the ponies with horses, because they're equines, but the ponies equate themselves with humans, because they both have the capability of speech and intelligent thought. But then there are some ponies, like Dash, who are okay with the humans' way of thinking, and so the ponies can't revolt, and things stay the way they are.

Also, thank you for the information. I actually did not know the specifics about laminitis.

4970950 Hey, it's just a one-shot. What did you expect?

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