MLP Foal Minidump

Foals! Foals everywhere! D8

A quick little sketchdump because I realized that I really don't draw foals all that much for MLP, and I wanted to practice. So, here we are. c: The MLP fillies and colts featured her are Dinky, Rumble, Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake, Inky Pie, Macintosh (at this point he's called Lil' Mac) a random earth pony infant and a random winged unicorn infant (foal of Shining Armor and Cadence, perhaps? o3o).

I know in real life an equine foal tends to be big enough to reach its mother's milk and stand on its own nearly right after birth, but MLP doesn't really seem to go that route. The infants we've seen in canon look exactly like that; fat, fluffy, diaper-wearing, adorable infants. SO!

I have the headcanon that maybe the MLP foals aren't born big enough to reach it's mother's belly when she's standing up, and is much smaller than a real life newborn pony. I see them in stages:

Infant foal- Nothin' but a roll of fluff and adorable baby fat, they're a little more akin to how baby puppies are; extremely tiny in comparison to the mother, but they grow fast enough.
-If the foal has wings, the wings in question will be nothing but useless limbs covered in fur.
-If the foal has a horn, the horn itself is nothing but a tiny little bump with a very smooth surface to make the birthing easier.

Toddler- Instead of around 1 year like our average baby, a baby foal would probably become a toddler around the 6 months mark, where they begin to learn how to walk, run, speak, and all that good stuff. Earth pony toddles generally can walk and such a bit earlier than the other two breeds.
-Toddlers with wings will begin to develop feathers on their wings, but still remain flightless.
-Toddlers with horns has said horn begin to extend, but the tip of the horn remains fairly rounded and harmless.

Colt or Filly- The stage where they're no longer considered a toddler. Possibly reaches this stage around the age of 2 to 3 years old. This is where they're getting close to the age to go to preschool and such.
-A colt or filly with wings finally develop the muscles and feathers needed for flight, but generally won't actually be able to become airborn until around 5 or 6. They won't be able to maintain actual flight until a little later.
-A colt or filly with a horn will begin to have a horn with a pointier tip, but still won't be as sharp as an adult's. Their use in magic generally won't manifest itself until past the age of 5, and even then it's in small bursts.

So yeah! c: And on that note, I should probably say that I personally think the ponies probably age the same way we do, more or less. Maybe with just a tiny bit of a longer lifespan, though (due to them harboring magic). Also, regarding Pound Cake and Pumpkin Cake; I know in canon Pumpkin was able to use magic and Pound was able to fly, but I personally don't think they should have been able to (I feel like they were given those abilities for the sake of the episode, which is fine because I love that episode. xD) But no, in my headcanon the twins wouldn't have their respective abilities until they've reached that age.

I also drew the older colts and fillies with long legs because I've always loved how baby equine had legs awkwardly longer than they should be. It's adorable. xD

But uhhhhh.... I don't think I have anything else to say. o3o So thanks for taking a gander, and as usual, ask away if you have any questions. c: