Talk:Crystal Empire/@comment-6951717-20130723053342/@comment-10390252-20131006143826

I think ImperfectXIII is right - There is no indication that the Crystal Ponies were initially aware that time had passed, they've literally skipped over a millennia.

@PegasusParchment,

"About a thousand years" is a nice, round number and an easy shorthand for 'a very, very long time ago' for the show's target audience (young girls).