This troper's mother owns HUNDREDS of Breyer model horses. HUNDREDS!!!!!!

My agricultural college would be a case of "''only'' girls like ponies." Currently and for the past few years, '''all''' Equine (horse) Studies' majors have been girls. I'll let you reason out the logical physical reasons behind this.

This troper's mother suffers from what's known as OCEAN: Obsessive Compulsive Equine Attachment Neurosis. And we own about 30 horses.

This troper is a member of her private school's equestrian club. We're currently the biggest club in the school. I only ''wish'' they were all cutesy twee WASP-y twelve year olds...

This troper was and was always somewhat amused by the number of "manly" guys his age who were terrified to go near a horse. I was involved in riding between the ages of 12 – 17 and in a stable of about 30, I was the only male rider under 30.

This troper likes miniature horses,and horses such as pintos, but (ironically) hates ponies. Then again, she declared her hatred for anything feminine at the age of 6.

This troper grew up to ride/train horses professionally. But as much as I would have loved a pony as a kid, my parents didn't even let me ride until I was almost 8, and I spent most of that time riding small horses rather than ponies. As an adult, I worked a few summers backing ponies (being the first one to ride them). It was there I discovered that most ponies are fracking evil. Horses, cool. Ponies? Spawn of satan at times. Go figure.

It's a simple concept - all equines have an equal amount of attitude. Small ones like Shitlands have that attitude under high pressure and are difficult to handle. A big old Clydesdale has much more room to contain the attitude, and thus makes a friendly animal, despite being quite capable of treading on you and not noticing.

Most ponies, despite being adorable, are actually complete brats and not actually all that suitable for kids to ride, especially Shetlands. That would be why I always preferred a good steady Morgan.

Averted: This troper has never really cared for horses, let alone ponies. She never understood the appeal of them.

This troper always felt like an outcast for neither liking nor getting the appeal of horses/ponies. The trope was rather tiresome to constantly butt up against.

Unlike what appears to be 95% of my peers, I don't like horses at all. They're big, can be harmful, get so much coverage in the media... I just don't like them.

Same. This troper likes riding them, but doesn't understand what's so squee-worthy about the way they look.

I liked {{MyLittlePony}}, but I was ''terrified'' of real horses and ponies.

This troper has never understood other girls' obsession with those huge ugly things. ...however, she thinks DONKEYS are the most adorable animals on the planet and wishes she had 45 of them. Awww

This female troper never got the horse-love either and thought it showed a lack of imagination. She always rather longed for a pet dragon.

This troper has never understood the appeal of ponies and horses, either. Her mother will usually quip, "I'm gonna get you a pony!" when either Christmas or her birthday is near.

I never liked them either. Mostly because when I was about seven, one nearly bit off my finger when I was trying to feed it. Animals in general tend to hate me. I'm not sure why.

By the time this troper started liking the idea of equines as domesticated animals you can sit on, she was too tall for any but the strongest/tallest ponies, and spent most of her (short-lived) riding life on horses. She has since outgrown the "schoolgirl" phrase of horses (think Saddle Club, Totally Horse Mad) and is more focused on equine colour genetics, conformation, and advanced anatomy (due to being an artist). She was never that obsessed with ponies, but they can be some of the funnest breeds to draw. Especially the hairy ones.

Lampshaded/subverted/played with/whatever is APPROPRIATE here: This troper has a girl at his school (who is more into "manly" hobbies) mention that she wanted a unicorn over lunch. Some surprised looks later, she exclaims "Are you all thick or something? It's a horse with a fucking bayonet on ITS head, how can that not be awesome?"

This troper likes the way that girl's mind works and is somewhat peeved that they didn't think of it themselves.

This male troper wants a unicorn to pick up chicks with.

Subverted with this Troper's Mother, She thinks horses are the stupidest animals in the world (but they are very pretty, just not very smart).

Played ''very'' straight with this troper's classmates during elementary school, to the point where "pony girls" seemed akin to a high school clique or subculture. Averted with this troper herself, who tried, but just could not get into it. (Guess how that went.)

Subverted HARD for this troper. She wanted to ride one to see what it was like, went to a horse camp and got it completely ruined for her. She preferred cats and rodents more. And in middle school, condors.

Subverted with this troper. I did love riding horses at one point but after a broken wrist, a bruised back, a concussion and after about a million falls, I decided to stay as far away from them as possible.

An interesting example: a girl from this troper's class at school was not really a typical girl, she didn`t get crazy about fashion, she didn`t giggle or scream much, she wasn`t concerned about her looks (which she didn`t need to, I must say) BUT she was into horseriding. BIG TIME.

This troper joked about wanting a pony so often that her Mother in Law bought her a life sized plushie one for Christmas. She named it Elmer B. Glue.

This troper was apparently obsessed with horses as a child. I really would still love to go REAL horseback riding rather than that dull horse trail tripe for tourists.

This troper really wanted a horse when she was a little girl. Unfortunately, she wanted a skeletal horse made out of bones (she was REALLY little, okay?) after seeing one on a horror show on TV. Why? Because at such a young age, she'd already grasped the concept of the RuleOfCool.

Subverted for this troper. She likes horses a lot and wishes she could ride them. She is also allergic to them.

This troper would encourage you to look up the Bashkir Curly, a hypoallergenic breed. With dredlocks!

This troper remembers being shunned by her first-grade female classmates for not adoring horses.

I'm a girl, and I love horses, admittedly not with as much fanaticism as before (I'm 18.) My father's side of the family are very rural and two of my (female) relatives own stables, one of which I rode at from age 8 to when I was 14 (quit because of my Saturday job and school getting more hectic.) I still have my ginormous collection of model horses somewhere XD I'm now more into drawing horses. I do miss horseback riding though. /babble.

This Troper, for real. She wears an Ozzy-style trenchcoat and tons of jewelry on top of combat boots and a NiceHat. She listens to classic rock and her favorite bands are either 70s-90s rock and heavy metal, nu-metal, and/or brutal metal. She was ecstatic to learn that Joe Perry raises horses and is pretty happy to know she's not the only metalhead with a weakness for ponies.

This troper is this, but mostly for horses, and finds their history in warfare particularly fascinating. She went horseback riding when visiting her family in the Philippines and liked it quite a bit, despite being a completely inexperienced rider at the time (it helped that she was riding with one of the workers, since her mount was quite large). She more than occasionally entertains the thought of having enough money to get lessons, buy her own horse, and learn various methods of mounted warfare because seriously, it is BADASS. ...Not that she'd use it to intimidate people or anything.

"Of course, the trope is parodied when it's a boy or a guy who likes ponies." Yep, that's me. I was even a Brony before ''Friendship is Magic'' even came out. Hey, {{Real Men Wear Pink}}.

Subverted: This troper's childhood was filled with the typical girly fare (fairies, butterflies, Disney princesses, etc.), but she was always repulsed by horses and ponies. She never understood the appeal of big, smelly, dumb animals with crazy eyes.

Subverted: This troper has been nearly obsessed with horses since she was small, but knew very few other girls who liked horses at all; she actually knew more who mocked her rather a lot for it. (When they hit middle school, that crowd decided that the troper had a thing for horses. Not fun times.)

Dunno if this is subverted or not, but this troper (who is female but not particularly girly and loves horses) has never met a 'girly girl' who actually rides horses on a regular basis. The exception is this one girl who owns a pony, but pretty much gets someone else to take care of it for her. That said, it's bloody dangerous so I can see why girly girls who panic when they break a fingernail might be put off- my leg's currently in a cast thanks to a fall.

This troper has been completely obsessed with ponies at two different times in her childhood, and she was a tomboyish kid. She's gone off them now, which is ironic considering that nowadays, her cousin owns one. She prefers cats at the moment. But still thinks of horse riding as Badass, it's a sport in which you boss around a creature stronger and faster than you and are expected to at least fall off many times if not break bones.

Exactly. ;) That's partially why I rides, as well as just liking them. If anyone makes her feel like not as good as them..."Oh yeah, I was bossing around a generally flighty animal that weighs 8-10 times the amount I do, and most of it's muscle. Let's see what you would look like on a horse..." Heck, most ponies are BETTER at tossing you off.

This troper wanted a Pegasus that was actually the cursed form of a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy when she was little. She loved ''SailorMoon'' a little too much back then... Hey, it might technically be bestiality, but you gotta admit they're cute together!

This troper is a subversion if ever there was one. She absolutely doesn't understand what it is with girls and ponies.

This troper doesn't really like ponies, but has always liked shire horses, big pansies most of them.

This troper went to stable camp for a summer, and sometimes rode ponies and sometimes rode horses. Even though I thought of the ponies as cuter, they were all vicious. The horses were sweethearts, though. I still hate ponies.

Most of my friends liked horses when they were younger. I even liked them somewhat, but I never was obsessed with them. I thought they were interesting but that was it.

Subverted. As a child, I loved them, but by the time I turned 8, I didn't like them as much. Probably because the horse I rode on a mountain tour in Gatlinburg stopped every couple of seconds to eat or poop.

Subverted. This troper rode from a young age, and wanted a pony. Was given a donkey originally instead. Eventually got a pony. End of story.

This troper, when younger, used to do Equestrian show jumping and she absolutely loves all breeds of horses.

This troper wants a horse, but more so for the reasons farmer and such have one rather then the feminine reasons girls want one. She also wants a rat, pig, cow, ferret, and rabbit, and a few more dogs.

Somewhat subverted with this troper. She never wanted to ''have'' a pony (only snakes, which she also never got) but does like riding horses. But this troper also thinks camels are awesome, and there's a reason the trope isn't All Girls Like Camels. Or even People Like Camels. It takes a special kind of person to look at a camel and go "I think they're adorable," but this troper is.

This tropette went through her pony phase around age 7. So for her 7th birthday, her parents organized a pony ride person to come. Yes. My daddy (and mommy) bought me a pony.

This tropette subverted it not only as a child, but to this very day. They scare the hell out of me. It's like their eyes see into my soul.

This troper trains horses, teaches lessons, and works as a stable/ farmhand. I've also worked at a horse camp during the summer; one that serves a particularly wealthy/ snobby area. At this camp, kids are exposed to all the areas of horse ownership, from riding to grooming to stall cleaning and the other less than glamorous tasks. At the beginning of the week, every single kid is obsessive about being near the horses and riding and all that jazz. By the end of the week, out of 10 kids, usually 1 or 2 are still as dedicated as they were at the start. It saddens me that a little dirt scares so many of them away.

Played ridiculously straight with this troper and her two sisters. All three were head over heels for horses from the ages of 6 to.....now. We rode horses every summer at the same stables. This was turned into almost an exaggerated trope when, after many years of begging and pleading, our father bought and surprised us with an old Arabian to take care of. Granted we never thought he'd actually DO it. But because we were teenagers and since she was going to be put down otherwise, he figured we were old enough to be responsible. We spoiled that horse rotten until she passed on.

averted hard with this troper, who liked reading about horses ...until she started riding lessons. turns out, she's TERRIFIED of horse. the fact that her cousins forced her to ride one in a parade, where it bucked her off into the path of a fire truck did not help.

This trope is VERY USA-centric. In many other countries, liking horses automatically makes a girl a tomboy! I think this trope needs a big YMMV.

This troper rode from the age of 4 to 13. Only stopped due to there being only 3 riding schools in my local area, and I'd been to all three (one shut down, one got stupidly expensive and one one just plain rubbish) I still want to start riding again, and I'm 16.