What size do you imagine the characters?

[FlootahBabby 265]

I'm talking about if they actually existed, how big would you want them to be? Compare them to animals! I would want them to be the size of a Great Dane so that I can't at least ride them. However, having a cat sized Rainbow Dash would be great to pet while he's on your lap and you're laughing evilly.

Edited November 6, 2015 by FlootahBaby

[cmarston1 5,959]

I don't really think about this but if I were to then I would imagine the characters to be the actual sizes of real ponies and horses in some cases.

[J. Brony 313]

From what I've seen and read, Equestrian ponies are between 3 and 4 feet tall.  I'd estimate the average adult to weigh somewhere between 120 and 150 lbs.  

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673]

Because why the heck not?

 

 

 

Edited November 6, 2015 by Melanoma

[Luigi 7,869]

I always consider the characters to be the same size as real ponies. I'm not sure how to perceive that, because it's been a while since I was near a real horse.

Edited November 6, 2015 by Flyer

[ShadOBabe 18,997]

I see the Man Six as being just a little taller than my knees.

[Unikitty 1,212]

There were many theories about this in the early days of the fandom. Most pretty much sat them in the 3-4 foot mark. One of the most known theories(to my recollection) involved using apples as measurements. It sat the ponies at an average of 3'4", which I personally think is a perfect size.

[Lucky Shot 232]

Through a series of complex estimations I placed Applejack, my baseline "average pony", as approximately 29 inches tall at the shoulder / hip. This makes her the size of a mid-to-large dog.

 

I believe I did this because the scale made Celestia about the height of a petite Earth horse.

[silvadel 1,393]

About 3'6" with Celestia being eye to eye with a human.

[Castle Bleck 19,319]

I think Celestia is approximately 6'0" (not including her horn).

[J. Brony 313]

There were many theories about this in the early days of the fandom. Most pretty much sat them in the 3-4 foot mark. One of the most known theories(to my recollection) involved using apples as measurements. It sat the ponies at an average of 3'4", which I personally think is a perfect size.

 

I also recall someone using the

from Hearth's Warming Eve as a measuring stick.  

[El Duderino 879]

I would imagine about the size of a Shetland pony, so about 3-4 feet at the shoulders (please correct me if that's not about the size of an average Shetland pony). I imagine Sunbutt to be about the size of a normal horse.

Edited November 6, 2015 by McDude

[Unikitty 1,212]

 

I also recall someone using the

from Hearth's Warming Eve as a measuring stick.  

 

Mhm. It does seem like the 3-4 foot mark is about accurate.

[Lucky Shot 232]

I also recall someone using the 8 foot tall candy cane from Hearth's Warming Eve as a measuring stick.

Whose feet?

 

Even on Earth there are multiple different measurements of feet. Napoleon, for instance, was measured as 5'2" in ancient French feet, which today would be more around 5'4".

 

Furthermore, what measurement of that candy cane is 8 feet? From its base to the top of its arch? From the ground up, including its angle? Or the entire length including around the hook?

Edited November 6, 2015 by Lucky Shot

[Failboy4 13]

I would imagine this size

 

[RarityFan01 2,444]

When I imagine I'm with ponies, I imagine them to be about 3.5 feet tall, 2.5 feet long, and1.25 feet wide. This is approximate, though. The ponies in my imagination may not be proportionally accurate. (They are most likely not, actually.)

[J. Brony 313]

Whose feet?

 

Even on Earth there are multiple different measurements of feet. Napoleon, for instance, was measured as 5'2" in ancient French feet, which today would be more around 5'4".

 

Furthermore, what measurement of that candy cane is 8 feet? From its base to the top of its arch? From the ground up, including its angle? Or the entire length including around the hook?

 

I recall hearing about it in

if you're interested.

[green 331]

According to a reliable site called YouTube, their about the size of a table.

[Gearbox10mm 794]

I would imagine this size

 

Beat me to it. About 3.5-4 feet at the head seems about right for your average mare.

[best poni 1,518]

I'd imagine them to be maybe around 3 feet tall  

[MoltenKitten 341]

6 feet based on the 8 foot candy cane

[RedFox 43]

I think they could be this size:

 

 

 

 

But...

 

I would imagine this size

 

 

This size seems really better.

Edited November 6, 2015 by RedFox

[gamecubeguy214 2,512]

I don't know why, but I see the characters being half my size, even though horses are about 1.5 times my current size.

[Frostgage 7,975]

Hmm I'm not sure exactly. I imagine the mane 6 being about 3 feet tall, with Celestia about the height of an adult human.

[Daring_Do 552]

Good rideable size. Bonnie Zacherle designed MLP so that kids who wanted their own horses, like she did, could get a slice of that experience. Being able to ride them is probably a big part of why the target audience wants horses. We can probably pin the size down better if we compare to other animals in the setting - Or, for example, from Troubleshoes Clyde, who looks to be a Clydesdale horse. Going by the size of a Clydesdale, how big are the ponies next to him?