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One of those pony genetics deals, like the Cake siblings.
 
As for Snowflake… He’s huge, yes, but he’s huge because all of his muscles are STRONG.

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Background Pony #5089
Scootaloo’s wings are powerful enough to propel her scooter while carting the weight of two additional fillies plus various supplies.
 
Also, Rainbow Dash’s pet turtle can fly.
 
Seriously, this should be a fixable problem.
Shaky
Bronze Bit -
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

She can’t fly because ponies are actually weighed down by how many headcannons they have (Like baggage.)  
Scootaloo has too many about the where-about of her parents and why she can’t fly and as such she is too heavy to fly.
Background Pony #6758
she can’t fly yet because it isn’t time for this episode yet. it will come soon.
Background Pony #F56C
So she can’t fly because she is some kind of inbred hybrid? I can accept that.
Sjogre
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

@MagnificentTrixie  
Actually, it looks more like the “race” trait is separate from traits that determine things like physical build.
 
We’ve certainly never seen any evidence or indication of a link.
 
@The Twelfth Doctor Whoof  
What makes you think that ponies can be partly one type? There’s been no indication of partial possession of abilities, and inarguable proof against it.
Soufriere

Sunset Shimmer Fan
This actually isn’t too far from my own headcanon of Scootaloo being something like 3/4 or more Earthpony but “manifesting” (for lack of a better term) as a Pegasus. Thus she does not have much potential for flight. Plus, coming from ground-based stock, nopony taught her anything about flight.
 
Hell of a lot better than Lauren’s original idea of Scoots being crippled, if a bit complicated.
MagnificentTrixie
Duck - Back in the day it was hip to quack on ugly alicorn OCs

Infrequent Shitposter
Given what we know of pony genetics, offspring are slightly hybrid-based. A lot of the big unicorns in Canterlot probably have Earth Pony lineage, and the winged unicorn variety are probably a rare recessive gene more common in unicorn and pegasi offspring.
 
Of course, that doesn’t explain how Snowflake can fly well enough to be considered a Wonderbolt hopeful, but no one said any of this was ever set in stone. Fucking magical ponies.
Sjogre
The End wasn't The End - Found a new home after the great exodus of 2012

Aside from the fact that Rainbow and Fluttershy seem to be just as heavy as the other ponies, pegasi can carry tremendous weights. The weight difference from bird-like bones, which isn’t that much as you get bigger, wouldn’t be a significant problem.