• Ponies Around the World 2024 - The Ponies! (Part 2)

    We had 107 amazing locations for this year's Ponies Around the World! Enjoy some incredible photography with an adorable Flutterbat as your header for this one.


    Thanks to everyone that submitted again. You all make this event a joy to dig through the submissions on.


    Now go get ponies around the world below!

    54 Twilight Sparkle at Who North America - Starnotion

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    55 Twilight Sparkle at Cloud Gate - Starnotion

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    56 Golden Gate Bridge (San Franciso, United States) - XetoTravels

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    Vani and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (United States).
    57 Japanese Tea Garden of Golden Gate Park (San Francisco, United States) - XetoTravels

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    Vani and the Japanese Tea Garden in the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco (United States).
    58 Prison of Alcatraz (San Franciso, United States) - XetoTravels

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    Vani and the prison of Alcatraz in San Francisco (United States).
    59 Landscape of Roccascalegna (Italy) - XetoTravels

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    Wingblossom and the landscape of Roccascalegna (Italy).
    60 Castello Medioevale (Roccascalegna, Italy) - XetoTravels

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    Wingblossom and the Medioevale Castle in Roccascalegna (Italy).
    61 Fizzlepop enjoying some eurobeat power metal - Dancho

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    Taken at Midalidare Rock Festival - Mogilovo, Bulgaria
    62 Travelpones at a black beach on Lanzarote, Spain - Cabraloca

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    We took Derpy and Dr. Whooves as our travelpones to one of the rare black sand beaches "Playa de Montaña Bermeja" on the island of Lanzarote, Spain. We had some luck and found lots of sparkling green olivine gems at the beach! Big waves, volcanos and rough nature: Lanzarote feels like the Hawaii of Europe.
    63 Travelpones at Charco Verde, Lanzarote, Spain - Cabraloca

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    Here our travelpones Derpy and Dr. Whooves visit the iconic green lagoon Charco Verde on the island of Lanzarote, Spain. The color of the lagoon is caused by some algae and contrast to the volcanic rocks looks dramatic!
    64 Travelpones on top of Timanfaya, Lanzarote, Spain - Cabraloca

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    We took Derpy and Dr. Whooves as our travelpones to the Timanfaya national park. This area features volcanic landscape from relative young eruptions ~300 years ago with beatiful colors and contrasts. The place feels out of this world and looks similar to martian landscapes. The artist César Manrique built an iconic restaurant atop of a volcano which features a unique direct-heat-from-the-ground-bbq.
    65 Derpy and Dr. Whooves on the sweet & elite island of Sylt - Cabraloca

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    Not kidding, we and our travelpones were on the kind of elite island of Sylt in northern part of Germaneigh! Usually only for snobs and not for plebs we sneaked in at off-season time in March when the weather is cold and windy. We had luck, it was sunny and warm!
    66 Travelpones visit the game Riven? - Cabraloca

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    Derpy and Dr. Whooves visit some passage ways from the iconic Riven game, aka MYST 2... Well, sadly no: Here we are at Mirador del Río, another architectual art by César Manrique at the very north of the island of Lanzarote. And yes, it also features a restaurant xD
    68 Vapor Trail at Stuttgart - Langou

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    I enjoyed walking around in Stuttgart after GalaCon! above: Schlossplatz, largest square of Stuttgart below: Staatstheater
    69 Applejack in Phetchaburi - SpiderBraids

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    Taken on a trip in October 2023
    70 Twilight at Pasak Jolasid Dam - SpiderBraids

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    Taken on a rail trip in January 2024, featuring a stop on a rail viaduct over the water
    71 - Littlepip

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    73 - Littlepip

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    74 Born and Buried in Grainbee - Frith

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    Another year, another PONIES AROUND THE WORLD event! I've done them all. Bet'cha noponyelse has submitted pictures every single year to this shindig. This year Palmer Cox celebrates 100 years of being dead. There ain't no statue or museum dedicated to Palmer Cox in Grainbee (where he was born and died) and the closest thing to a permanent metal plaque is this grave marker. Observe the thing that got Palmer rich and famous: that weird spindly-limbed gnome is a "Brownie". Palmer drew hundreds of them. Check out Project Gutenberg to see a few of his Brownie books.
    75 Putting the Stone in Tomb Stone - Frith

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    I don't think I've ever seen an uglier tombstone. Between the lack of any other memorial and this hideous lump, I think the people of Grainbee (in Keybuck, Canterda) _really_ didn't like Palmer Cox. At least they didn't burn down his "dream home". It's still standing.
    77 a Mystras Wedding - Jürgen Bartholomä

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    Shining Armor & Cadence revise their wedding at one of the ancient churches in Mystras, UNESCOO heritage site west of (modern) Sparta.
    78 Lover's Place over Stoupa, Greece - Jürgen Bartholomä

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    One of the most romantic spots over Stoupa (Greece) are the ruins of the ancient citadel, where Lover ponies often congregate during the most romantic time of the day, when the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea.
    79 Twilight at Samuel Johnson's Birthplace - Loganberry

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    Twilight Sparkle visits the birthplace of that noted man of letters, Samuel Johnson. He was born in this house in Lichfield, England in 1709. Today the building hosts a museum and bookshop, so Twilight will be even happier!
    80 Beauty Winter - Firesky

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    Rainbow Dash's meeting at sunset with Flutterbat. Will Rainbow Dash make it out alive?
    81 In desert and wilderness - Firesky

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    Flutterbat looks in the water mirror . The forest behind the house pretends to be a great ancient wilderness full of dangers and secrets
    82 Medieval castles - Firesky

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    Mid-century castles are magnificent and I love visiting them. The ones in the photos are Castle Coch, Cardiff castle in Wales, Akershus Castle Chapel in Oslo, Norway and Charles Bridge in Prague
    83 Ramp for Scootallu is ready - Firesky

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    This is me Firesky! Extreme Pegasus I love extreme sports, adrenaline, challenges and adventures. And here I prepared a ramp for Scootallu, maybe the girl will finally learn to fly and not crash on the first tree?
    84 My pony-themed 3Ds in Western Cornwall - Pineapple

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    The screen was too dim to be seen in day on camera, so I opted to also use the back which had a Vylet pony Larvaecandy sticker on it.
    85 My pony-themed 3Ds in Western Cornwall pt 2 - Pineapple

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    The screen was too dim to be seen in day on camera, so I opted to also use the back which had a Vylet pony Larvaecandy sticker on it. The sunset was very pretty :3
    86 Camping with Scootaloo - Kww

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    We were sleeping in tents at Batrana mountain top (2181m). Also in background you can see small dog sleeping, he was just random dog that kept following us from the start of our journey. He proved himself usefull on the trail as he was sensing wild animals, e.g. horses. Unfortunetly we had to part our ways at the end.
    87 Sunshine - Kww

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    88 Sunset at Batrana - Kww

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    At this hour air humidity was so high that Scootaloo's mane got wet after only a few minutes.
    89 A tiny step for a pony but a huge step for an apul - Thorny Giggles

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    Applejack on the (way too huge) "Kiss of peace"-throne in Gotha, Germany.
    91 Rarity at the Gazebo Tower, Ross-on-Wye - Loganberry

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    Rarity admires the Gazebo Tower, one of the most striking buildings in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. This was built as part of the town's Mock Gothic Town Walls in 1833, a project intended to make the town look more medieval in order to attract tourists! The Gazebo Tower is now a private house.
    92 Daring Do in Hermosillo MX - Archooves

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    Place: Parroquia del Carmen, Hermosillo (México)
    93 Rainbow in Alaska #1 - Albert Zhou

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    I bought this Rainbow Dash luggage tag in Taipei, Taiwan in 2023. Since then, it has made its way across the Pacific to Crescent Harbor in the historic town of Sitka, Alaska!
    94 Rainbow in Alaska #2 - Albert Zhou

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    Here we have Rainbow in Juneau (hey that rhymes!), Alaska's capital city. The plaque, located near Manila Square in the heart of downtown, honors former resident Grace Taeko Akiyama. She was said to be very generous, sharing her talent of flower arranging with friends.
    95 Michael B introduces the Gamepony 64! - Michael B

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    Here our fellow and fancy brony, Michael B, introduces the Gamepony 64 with it's cardboard cover! A combination of the Nintendo 64 and ponies!
    96 Twilight's new castle in Monschau - ComradeSparkle

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    Twilight visits the ponyville of the human world: Monschau, Germany.
    101 Spitfire Approves of The Thunderbirds - FishKepr

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    Captured at a an Air Show at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. (Older photo, but not submitted before)
    102 Spitfire Approves of The Blue Angels - FishKepr

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    Captured at Boeing Field in Seattle. (Older photo, but not submitted before) NOTE: A Blue Angels pilot signed Spitfire and said he knew all about Spitfire and The Wonderbolts. The CO of The Thunderbirds also signed Spitfire but said he was not familiar with them. Feel free to draw whatever conclusion you like from this.
    103 Twilight at Yellowstone Lower Falls - FishKepr

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    Captured at Lower Falls in Yosemite National Park (Older Photo but not submitted before)
    107 Pinkie Pie's Summer Vacation - DashiePinkie

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    Pinkie really loved basking in the beautiful beaches on a pier in Florida's coast while on a summer vacation.

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