Do Pegusi heal quickly?

[Forlong 1,726]

I was wondering this since Read it and Weep, but now I'm pretty sure they do.  Check out how jacked up Soarin's wing was:

 

That actually looks like it hurts a lot.  And it only took him a couple days to recover?  That's incredible!

 

On a side note, I love the fact that Spitfire and Fleetfoot need it explained to them that he might not be able to fly with four key feathers out of place.

 

We're only the greatest fliers in Equestria.

Yeah, how would we know anything about that sort of thing?

[ReverseFaller 2,484]

It's an interesting theory. It might be plausible. I can't think of anything to disprove it. 

[UserNotFound 964]

Maybe that's part of their magical qualities... It's an interesting theory...

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

Interesting.

 

In a way, it could be possible for the theory, but my other guess is that thanks to the flexibility that pegasi have with their wings, of course it would make sense to heal quickly.

[Scootalove 10,692]

Interesting theory.

 

I think it is because of the flexibility that pegasi have when it comes to their wings, since they are very aerodynamic and they know how to recover from a very bad injury or even a minor one. But, that's just me.

[Malinter 3,064]

Considering how athletic Rainbow Dash & Soarin are, they are at peak physical fitness so they might naturally heal quickly even in comparison to other pegesi.

[CHAOS_FANTAZY 42]

Either that, or Equestrian health care is really, really good.

 

The only thing to the contrary would be Daring Do's wing injury, who has the excuse of being physically active during the healing process.

[Fluttershyfan94 5,749]

Might be because I'd imagine their bones to be like the ones of birds that is hollow which makes them more light weight though the bones are strong they should not have a hard time breaking. Bird bones heal much more quicker then human bones which means that when Soarin broke his wing he could have healed quickly as long as there is no infection. So this means that due to pegasi bone structure their bones heal quicker then the bones of an earth or an unicorn pony.

Edited January 21, 2014 by Fluttershyfan94

[Untitled Goose Q 5,138]

Well, I'd also say it has to do with the innate magic that all ponies have. Pegasi already use it to fly (look at Bulk Biceps!), I see no reason why it could not also speed healing.

 

Of course, I don't think we have seen a Unicorn or Earth Pony get injured, so it may well be that all ponies heal quickly.

[Forlong 1,726]

Well, I'd also say it has to do with the innate magic that all ponies have. Pegasi already use it to fly (look at Bulk Biceps!), I see no reason why it could not also speed healing.

 

Of course, I don't think we have seen a Unicorn or Earth Pony get injured, so it may well be that all ponies heal quickly.

Actually, Big Mac had an injury in Applebuck Season that took about a week to heal.

[Untitled Goose Q 5,138]

Actually, Big Mac had an injury in Applebuck Season that took about a week to heal.

Ah yes, forgot about that. Of course, (correct me if I'm wrong again) I don't think we know how serious that was in comparison to the Pegasi injuries we have seen.

 

Then again, Pegasi might heal faster than other ponies. Given the stress that flying would put on their bodies, it may be like that so they can be back in the air sooner.

[Shanks 10,817]

It is possible, but I think what also factored into it was that Soarin is an elite athlete/flyer and the stronger you the better a healing factor you are going to have.

[silvadel 1,393]

Actually I would figure that pegasi would heal more slowly just because they would tend to reinjure themselves if not watched VERY closely.  They do not seem the type who take a doctor's advice. 

 

I would figure it is the medical system that is just that good combined with the innate magic that ponies have.

[zev_zev The outcast 418]

Unicorns probably healing even faster then Pegasi, remember Twilight in episode: "Feeling Pinkie Keen"?

 

Edited January 23, 2014 by zev_zev

[Argumedies 1,748]

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Your Celestia care was denied... gtfo

 

In this case I don't think Soran was that hurt, he had too agree with SF's plan even if reluctantly.

 

As far as others, it may be a part of the magic...

 

 

But honestly, its because of the story, skuing reality

Edited January 24, 2014 by Argumedies

[~Rule 63~ Lyeco 527]

It is actually common and REQUIRED for athletes to heal quickly for the specific sports.

 

Remember, The Wonderbolts are professionals. They need to be trained to do recover quickly after injury.

 

I even saw broken bones and blood on the injury and went back after a few months!

 

Dude, pegasi are flyers for life

[Clover Heart 978]

Recovering from something "hurting a lot" isn't that impressive. They never mentioned the nature of Soarin's injury. It could be just that it was strained a bit, like when you don't stretch before exercising and then your hamstrings start hurting. In that case, it would be surprising if he didn't get over it in 24 hours. I'm not convinced on Soarin's story.

 

I think that a much more convincing bit of evidence to support this theory is Rainbow Dash in the episode Read it and Weep. This is the episode where RD crashes and she has to stay in the hospital for a few days. The nature of RD's injury is never explained, either. However, we can see clearly in the X-ray that the doctor is examining that one of the bones in her wing is clearly broken. Rainbow Dash has to remain in the hospital for "a few days," (presumably 3, given the passage of time within the ep) and when she's discharged, she's ordered to stay off it for a week. Healed bones in less than 2 weeks? That is rather impressive.

 

However, other people have brought up that other ponies seem to heal quite quickly as well, such as Big Mac and Twilight. We can draw one of two conclusions from this. One: The ponies in the world of Equestria are fast healers all around, not limited to a single pony race. Or two (and the more likely option): It's a 22 minute show, so giving them the amount of time to heal that it would actually take either a horse or a human is unreasonable for the time constraints, so they allow them to heal at a fast pace.

[NavelColt 22,883]

On a side note, I love the fact that Spitfire and Fleetfoot need it explained to them that he might not be able to fly with four key feathers out of place.

 

We're only the greatest fliers in Equestria.

Yeah, how would we know anything about that sort of thing?

 

Hey man, they just show up to buzz around and look pretty, their trainers are the ones with the brains! |'3

 

It's an interesting concept, not one I'm against possibly making apart of my headcanon. Wings have been a focus for injury a lot in the show, and they seem to get over it quickly enough, though without specific time stamps it's hard to say for sure. This particular episode was the only one with definitive quickness to it, from what I recall.

[Wayzer 1,418]

Well I don't really know if they heal really quickly as Pegasi for as far as I know, are the only ones who actually got hurt in the show. And only their wings it seems. So maybe their wings heal rather quickly but you can't really compare how quickly because the other pony races don't have wings.