Talk:Royal guards/@comment-75.203.79.197-20120430005848/@comment-99.181.148.31-20120701175940

maybe most Males are conscripted into the military, and are forced to serve? That would explain why the male to female ratio is out of whack.

or

Perhaps though, they only take the strongest, biggest ponies. If you look at the male ponies not in the military that live in PonyVille or Canterlot, you can tell they aren't as large nor strong looking as the Royal Guard.

but who knows.