We'd just finished off a pitcher of something we'd later call "Satan's Calpol" and my turn to mix came up. I splash some booze in a glass, look at it and reach for the bitters. I shake a few drops in, which settle on the top of the drink. "there," I say. "Much cooler."
Out of nowhere the chap stood across the kitchen, someone I'd never met said "About 20% cooler?" I stopped for a second and looked at him quizically. "Really?" I asked, "In 10 seconds flat?" The laughed and we raised a knowing glass at each other.
We may not have spoken of ponies again that night, but I know there was a fellow brony there. That's when I started wondering how many of us there are? How many closet bronies are kicking around, never flying the pony flag? Guess we'll never know, but it's entertaining to think about.
What's this got to do with athletic ponies? Absolutely nothing. Not a damn thing. But you know what? You folks managed to draw us 87 pictures of strapping, athletic ponies! Well done to each and every one of you! You keep making these pictures, despite us being in the depths of the pony drought (which should be over soon! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO).
As ever, you can find our group at http://mlp-atg-alumni.deviantart.com/
Enough of my prattle. On to the ponies. Here's your artistic actualisations of athletic equines:
1 Easteu (Trust Pinkie Pie bring skis to the the games in summer, though when she uses them it's a stunner. - fetchbeer)
2 candysnow-09
3 Baisre (Very atmospheric! - Lunar Apologist)
4 boingyman
5 MoonlightScribe (Unicorn horn and balls just don't mix, I suppose she has a spell to that puncture fix. - fetchbeer)
6 Hikarixxkh
7 AmbroseButtercrust
8 RydelFox (Then... where did the hoop come from? 9_6 - Lunar Apologist)
9 CrunchNugget (I'm not sure that Applejack quite likes this game, if I was being ridden I'd feel the same. - fetchbeer)
10 NikkuWalkanov
11 MaxAyson (That looks like an enjoyable afternoon :) - Atlur)
12 RaspleZS (So many great little details! - Atlur)
13 Chromadancer
14 Philith
15 D-Hatcher
16 kibihascrashed (Flex those mental muscles - Atlur)
17 ArcticIceBreaker
18 brokenhero0409 (I know this feeling all too well. So many bars and pads and weights - Atlur)
19 ColinMLP
20 Tzurkir
21 SamuelEAllen (Classic, and tricksy - Atlur)
22 Alipes
23 Whispatchet (Definitely one of the stranger parts of MLP canon - Atlur)
24 sbshouseofpancakes (Wow, great movement in this picture - Atlur)
25 Invidlord
26 Daniel120 (Uncomfortably Energetic! - Atlur)
27 herpdragon
28 KuroiTsubasaTenshi
29 TheRecliner27
30 peperoger (Rainbow Dash sure likes this car, her need for speed is quite bizarre. - fetchbeer)
31 KuroiTsubasaTenshi
32 aoshistark
33 GiantMosquito (That looks incredibly difficult, but if anypony could do it, it'd be her - Atlur)
34 MoonlightScribe (She's got dedication, I'll give her that - Atlur)
35 MoonlightScribe
36 bananizen
37 LeafGrowth (That's adora-ball - Atlur)
38 FoxOFWar
39 Pebblenator
40 TheWormOuroboros
41 necrodios (Twilight has become quite a beefcake, if I mock her my spine she might break. - fetchbeer)
42 KuroiTsubasaTenshi (Always neat to see a different take on the ponies - Atlur)
43 AmbroseButtercrust
44 Jdan-S
45 Pebblenator
46 demented-Mr-Paulsen (This debate is the subject of many rants, but to me soccer is the metric system in short pants. - fetchbeer)
47 Nun2artzy
48 BANNED FOR DISCORD SPOILERS
49 Atlur
50 Poniker (And then Scoots face froze in a mask of joy - kits)
51 HarrowTPrower
52 kitsuneymg
53 Adiwan (On the beach these ponies relax and play, no stress or worries are allowed today. - fetchbeer)
54 Errick
55 DI-FL
56 Rhanoa (Poor Scoots does struggle to lift that weight, to her wimpiness I can relate. - fetchbeer)
57 ReakkorShrike
58 ThisNameIsNotProfane
59 KUROGUAUGUAU
60 lunarapologist (She looks so smug with her foil in the air, but flying swords just don't seem fair. - fetchbeer)
61 Nowler
62 Goggle Sparks
63 Nullh (That just makes his dedication and success all the more amazing - kits)
64 DarkKnightWolf2011
65 larrle (If you've ever tried to put up a 6 man tent in pouring Welsh rain you would know that camping is clearly a sport! :D -Nullh)
66 Moabite (Poor unicorns, unable to play best sport - kits)
67 Naytree
68 jamanecanpony
69 bluefiresword
70 Tecknojock (Rainbow Dash does spike quite well, though at serving she does not excel. - fetchbeer)
71 hip-indeed (:D -Nullh)
72 VirgaRainboom (Non-model poses away! Good job, man! -Nullh)
73 Fetchbeer
74 Sir-Dangereaux
75 Chromadancer (Better this pony should have known, now to iron turned instead of stone. - fetchbeer)
76 Amehdaus
77 Invidlord (You've got to watch her when she rolls her dice, to cheat with magic is not nice. - fetchbeer)
78 Delta-Pangaea
79 JimTheCactus
80 TerribleTransit
81 Psychroculus (Broken hand, and hastily written ship to go with it? YOU'RE A HERO! -Nullh)
82 toonboy92484
83 Prismatic-Pretzel
84 Wolferahm (With this failure Twilight looks like quite a chump, long ago she should have learned that unicorns can't jump. - fetchbeer)
85 Weasgotu89
86 Fox-E (I cannot imagine what this would be like. Takes me back to my student days. -Nullh)
87 JeffMartinez
Late submitters submit late xD
88 Fatum--Inanis
