Here’s to our honest, orange, tree-kicking cowgirl, background pony: Applejack! Clap Love Heart Ponyville’s resident farm gal, she lives at Sweet Apple Acres with her little filly sister, Apple Bloom, her big brother, Big Mac, and his wife, Sugar Belle, and her grandmother, Granny Smith. This makes her very family-oriented. We know her as the most down-to-earth, outgoing, resourceful, and dependable pony around. This talented arboriculturist isn’t afraid to get her hooves dirty working the land, much to neat freak Rarity’s chagrin. We also know that she is very friendly, kind, easy to please, and sweet-to-the-core. And also, she is a natural beauty. This rootin’ tootin’ beauty cowgirl can be the “apple of anybody’s eye” for all I know. Whether she is just wearing her stetson hat or when she dressed up as Applejewel, she is among the most beautiful mares ever. Love Heart But of course, what not only defines her character the most, but what makes her the best friend to have, is her honesty. She would NEVER stoop to telling a lie, not since her snout grew all the way around the world when she was a middle-school aged filly in “Where the Apple Lies.” Because of this, she is a trustworthy friend to rely on. However, telling the truth all the time can cause her as much trouble as with anypony who fibs nonstop. It has kept her from being sensitive to the feelings of others as she could be, despite her best intentions. In fact, it nearly destroyed Rarity’s fashion show in “Honest Apple.” Fortunately, when Rarity saw this as the final straw, and after she got Applejack to see how one pony thought apples weren’t special, AJ finally learned her lesson after seven seasons. Even though she might be blunt, she is still sweet as apple pie. Nod

Today is Applejack Day. Here’s to the most honest, applebucking cowfilly in Equestria. I didn’t have time (or an idea) for her special day, which is the start of Cider Fest, so this vector is the best I can offer. Thank you for your honesty, your care, your love for family, your support for function over form, for keeping us on the straight and narrow path, for all the apples and cider, and for being the best friend anypony could depend on. Heart

Traced from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 7 Episode 9, “Honest Apple.”