Talk:Earth Ponies/@comment-76.25.136.219-20111121025334/@comment-216.104.107.34-20120314021325

Actually they're needed to sustain Equestria, food-wise: To start off we can look at Applejack, her whole family which has been on the show are farmers and very likely supply much of Ponyville with food. Next we can look at Mrs. Jubilee who farms cherries (or at least has a buissness in it) and she's an earth pony. Furthermore most background ponies which have fruit or vegetable cutie marks are earth ponies.

Lauren Faust (first creative director of the show) has also stated that earth ponies have a better connection to nature and that Fluttershy is a special case (such as Twilight to magic).

Next off we can't forget that they have more strength. Applejack against Rainbow Dash is a good example, Rainbow Dash could compete with her with her wings but not without. Not enough proof? Look at Winter Wrap Up, Twilight couldn't push the plow but the Earth ponies had no problem doing it!

And then lastly Granny smith and Zecora (she's a zebra but I would call her very much like an earth pony) know how to make different magic concoctions such as the magic Zap Apples for jam or the Poison Joke Cure.

So.. yeah