Nothing made for ponies

[Static Electricity 729]

Something that always annoyed me about the show is how Equestria seems to have by-humans for-humans architechture/ technology. I would very much like to see what architecture/technology designed by and for quadrupedal creatures/ponies would look like.

Edited June 23, 2013 by Static Electricity

[Argumedies 1,748]

Well ya gotta keep in mind that this is only because the writers/artists do this for familiarity and makes the show and its items more relatable

[Static Electricity 729]

Well ya gotta keep in mind that this is only because the writers/artists do this for familiarity and makes the show and its items more relatable

I know, but it's fun to speculate what pony-made technology and items would look like. Plus, I can't seem to find any fanart or speculation on the matter, which is why I made this thread

Edited June 23, 2013 by Static Electricity

[Gigapony 650]

There's some rare examples of made-for-pony technology in the show. One that comes to mind at the moment is the little metal collars that photographer ponies wear to hold their cameras in front of them. And their backpacks, while obviously designed after real-world saddlebags, are a design that a quadruped would make if it had to invent something like a backpack.

[--Thunder Bolt-- 534]

How about Pinkie Pie's flying contraption from the episode with Gilda?  Not exactly Realistic^tm but it's clearly designed for a quadruped.  

[Static Electricity 729]

How about Pinkie Pie's flying contraption from the episode with Gilda?  Not exactly Realistic^tm but it's clearly designed for a quadruped.

I'm more interested in fan created material, showing more everyday things such as houses, doors, tools etc. in a more pony friendly way. This is something I have not found much material on, aside from speculation on why this is the case, hence this thread

Edited June 23, 2013 by Static Electricity

[hawkflame 3,310]

You know, you'd think that given how often they hold things with their mouth, things that are designed to be held, like hammers, pencils, etc. would be made with a more mouth-friendly design. 

[Zygen 6,066]

Well I suppose it is odd, but I think part of it is to make things seem more relatable to us and not to alien.

 

To be honest I actually kinda enjoy seeing how ponies act in a world similar to our own in architecture and technology, but maybe thats just me.

 

Also ponies holding things in their mouth is incredibly adorable to me.

[Mars Caramel 319]

I believe it's because despite the name, Equestria is meant to be a world shared by multiple species. These everyday objects and tools would need to be made not just for ponies, but for other species that act in an anthropomorphic manner, such as dragons like Spike. Of course, they would need to create tools specially meant for ponies, such as the backpacks and neck-held video cameras.