Steve Piranha 25,789 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Is he really a horse though? He has a cutie mark, while the horses(?) from Saddle Arabia don't. One of his parents could be a horse. We already got a mule, so why not a pony-horse cross? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnightlegacy 172 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 He could be a Clydesdale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnknownFry 169 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) He is a Clydesdale horse so that is one reason he is so massive and bulky. I also believe his size was meant to be intimidating as well which factors into the conception others have of him as well. Edited May 3, 2015 by UnknownFry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argumedies 1,747 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Well, I one fell episode, he both bigger then Big Mackintosh and has spoken more words then Big Mac in all 5 seasons combigned Edited May 3, 2015 by Argumedies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Side Bird 565 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) If you look on the wiki it says that he's an earth pony. So he must just be a really dang big earth pony. "According to Shoes' voice actor Jim Miller, Trouble Shoes is the largest pony designed for the series." Yeppers, he's just a big pony. Edited May 3, 2015 by Snow Berry~<3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderlane 550 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 My Big Pony : Size is Magic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkamena-Pills 6,836 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 If you look on the wiki it says that he's an earth pony. So he must just be a really dang big earth pony. Yes, and i would call that a horse. That's what big ponies are called, horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Side Bird 565 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Yes, and i would call that a horse. That's what big ponies are called, horses. "According to Shoes' voice actor Jim Miller, Trouble Shoes is the largest pony designed for the series." They don't call him a horse though, they just call him a large pony. Large ponies can still be just ponies. You could probably compare his size to the CMC, see how many it takes to make him and get his true height in feet. Maybe he is a horse, I prefer to classify him as an alien pony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMac 3,082 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 My Big Pony : Size is Magic I hope you realise how hard it is for me to resist a 'size doesn't matter' joke... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkamena-Pills 6,836 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 "According to Shoes' voice actor Jim Miller, Trouble Shoes is the largest pony designed for the series." They don't call him a horse though, they just call him a large pony. Large ponies can still be just ponies. You could probably compare his size to the CMC, see how many it takes to make him and get his true height in feet. Maybe he is a horse, I prefer to classify him as an alien pony. You know, another name for a 'large pony' is a horse. He is what he is, due to his size and name being Clyde, it most likely is referring to a Clydesdale Horse, which he might be, which are big if i recall, and are also horses. But i digress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradoxical 1,735 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 My thought; the show is subtly seen through the lens of different characters. Seeing a big person in a startling situation could make them seem bigger than they are in comparison to a mild mannered big person. Big Mac and Trouble shoes are, according to this way of looking at the series almost exactly the same size. But TS is PERCEIVED as bigger because of his demeanor. [we see this lens clearly a few times, such as Party of One, or Bats, but I feel it's always on, just subtly] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyoshi 39,406 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Is he really a horse though? He has a cutie mark, while the horses(?) from Saddle Arabia don't. Oddly enough those characters in particular are still called 'ponies' in every related media. This show does not seem to clarify if other types of 'horses' are a thing. Except for Zebra's, that is something I suppose. Other than the species thing, I think he is large in size to meet his overly clumsy personality. Clumsy + huge size that gets in the way = chaos. He makes Big Macintosh look like Average Macintosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argumedies 1,747 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Is he really a horse though? He has a cutie mark, while the horses(?) from Saddle Arabia don't. Maybe he's a hybrid pony... on his Aunts third cousins twice removed side. Ahh that makes sense right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shanks 10,802 Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 He has been taking his vitamins, that is for sure. The theory of him being Clydsdale is reasonable and not just because of his size but other than that it seems as if nearly every pony convention established in the show seems to apply to him. I suppose a case of giantism can also be possible though Troubleshoes case also poses the possibility of more pony sub species, the season 3 premier did introduce the crystal ponies after all. And Fiendship is Magic #1 revealed that King Sombra is part of a pony species called umbra ponies which of course makes me wonder what what kinds of abilities umbra earth ponies and umbra pegasi have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLPFanatic34 3,215 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I think Trouble Shoes may be a Clydesdale horse, I've seen those horses on television and man are they huge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcheoPony 76 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Horses don't have cutie marks if we go by the Saddle Arabians. He could just be a pony/horse mix of some sort. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashen Pathfinder 16,073 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Well, just like there are humans who are larger than the norm, I'm pretty sure that the same can apply to ponies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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