How do ponies tails stick up?

[Unity 332]

Why do the ponies tails stick up?

I may just be dumb or something, but i am pretty sure that animals whose tails stick up, or can at least like dogs, cats etc because they have little tiny vertebrae going up their tail.

 

i really don't think that ponies do, i haven't seen anything saying otherwise, but i am pretty sure that pony tails

But in Equestria, their tails stick up, or at least go up, and then down, but that doesn't make any sense

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As you can see here, their tails sort of come up at an angle, and i don't know the reason for it.

Instead of just going straight down, they come out at a higher angle.

Don't you think that that would be uncomfortable? I do.

Anyways, is there a reason i missed?

[The Kaeya Simp 13,953]

I would just assume vertibrae, like most animals with tails

[cuteycindyhoney 13,283]

Ponies and horses here on Earth do have a skeletal structure in about a third of the tail. They can even lift them up. Um, if a mare meets a nice stallion she well, lifts her tail. It's an equestrian thing. 

[Unity 332]

4 minutes ago, cuteycindyhoney said:

Ponies and horses here on Earth do have a skeletal structure in about a third of the tail. They can even lift them up. Um, if a mare meets a nice stallion she well, lifts her tail. It's an equestrian thing. 

Oh, so we could just assume that their are stronger. They also have more control over it, since earth ponies can use them as an extra limb.

[They call me Loyalty 1,941]

It looks like an aesthetic design to me to make the tail more noticeable.

[Catpone Cerberus 23,426]

10 minutes ago, Unity said:

Oh, so we could just assume that their are stronger..

Or it could be that unlike earth counterpart, Equestrian ponies' vertebrae just naturally points more upwards. 

[starrymiss 114]

Maybe they're all Arabian breeds? Had a friend who loved horses in gradeschool, and I learned Arabian is a breed of horse that always runs with its tail arched (this is just a fun idea, I don't actually think it plays a role in the show).

[DonMaguz 1,023]

So their tails can be brushed easily if some magical spell turned them of into toys! 

[Sunlight Glisten 368]

They probably have Arabian blood in their line. I have a thoroughbred Arabian mix and even though he's 3 hands above the biggest Arabian and looks nothing like then, his tail still sticks up. 

[Dreambiscuit 8,023]

They're cartoon ponies. They aren't governed by the same physical aspects that govern real life ponies. They look good when animated with a little more 'lift' to them, hence they are so-equipped. 

[sprinkle nostrils 62]

Good question, sugarcube. =3

[Unity 332]

20 minutes ago, Dreambiscuit said:

They're cartoon ponies. They aren't governed by the same physical aspects that govern real life ponies. They look good when animated with a little more 'lift' to them, hence they are so-equipped. 

We pretty much found out the answer in a different post i made.

They have docks, like normal equines do.

[Splashee 28,537]

On 8/30/2018 at 10:44 PM, Unity said:

Why do the ponies tails stick up?

I'll tell you a secret. Even my OC's tail is sticking up. It is a design style for G4, and it looks pretty cool to me!

For horses, I have seen it, probably some tail device involved?

[DubWolf 16,602]

On 8/30/2018 at 4:06 PM, cuteycindyhoney said:

Ponies and horses here on Earth do have a skeletal structure in about a third of the tail. They can even lift them up. Um, if a mare meets a nice stallion she well, lifts her tail. It's an equestrian thing. 

Lifts her tail you say ?

What if a mare lifts a stallions tail  ?

[Splashee 28,537]

1 minute ago, WWolf said:

What if a mare lifts a stallions tail 

Yea, or what if a stallion...  why am I thinking out loud?

[DubWolf 16,602]

1 minute ago, Splashee® said:

Yea, or what if a stallion...  why am I thinking out loud?

They're going to get a hoof in der face!

[Props Valroa 26,013]

Because that's the show's art style.

[Windy Breeze 15,175]

Assuming an Equestrian pony is different from any earth horse, their anatomy is slightly different, which includes their tails. It could be that their tail normally stick up because it is natural for them to do.

Don't forget this is a cartoon show, where anything from biology to physics doesn't make sense, it's how the animators draw the ponies.

On 2020-09-30 at 8:18 AM, Splashee said:

Yea, or what if a stallion...  why am I thinking out loud?

Oh my Celestia, Wolf has jinxed you! 

On 2020-09-30 at 8:15 AM, WWolf said:

Lifts her tail you say ?

What if a mare lifts a stallion's tail  ?

Really huh? 

[Flying Pencil 3,023]

It's probably a flexible bone in their tail

[EpicEnergy 22,071]

Ponies in Equestria are different than ponies irl, it doesn't surprise me that their anatomy is different as well.

[Tom Gallagher 33,521]

They have more muscles in their backside area apparently! 

[Reality Check 627]

I'll be honest, I never really noticed or gave much thought about it, but I guess the ponies' tails are just positioned that way.

[Splashee 28,537]

Cartoon ponies can do anything with their tails. For normal horses, I don't know. How do cats move their tail up? Magic.

[dead account 2,703]

Well, they have a dock.

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

I'm going to say it was for design and animation reasons. A tail sticking down would be slightly harder to animate.