Minuette

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Minuette is the name of a background pony. She is a unicorn pony with a Maya blue coat, a periwinkle mane and tail with a pigment blue streak, steel blue eyes, and a cutie mark of an hourglass. She shares her design with Sea Swirl. Her name is not mentioned on the show, but it appears on the pamphlet of a surprise bag toy released in November 2011. She has had no real speaking lines in the show thus far.

Depiction in the series
Minuette is a recurring background character in the series. She first appeared in Friendship is Magic, part 1 as one of the trio of ponies heading to Moondancer's get-together and appearing in front of Twilight Sparkle near the beginning of the episode. Despite the scene being situated in Canterlot, Minuette has also been seen all over Ponyville.

In the episode Winter Wrap Up, she is first seen as a member of the plant team, hornless. She later appears as part of the animal team with her horn included, and during the ice-carving scene she appears as part of the weather team.

For Nightmare Night in Luna Eclipsed, she was dressed as a doctor.

Appearances
Times stated below are approximate and taken from videos available online.

Merchandise
A glitter pony featuring Minuette's color scheme and cutie mark was released as a surprise bag toy in November 2011. Her name comes from the card that accompanies the toy.

Minuette, along with a host of characters from the series, appears on the Comic Con 2011 promotional poster.

Trivia

 * Minuette is the third background pony overall to appear in the series; the first two are "Twinkle" and Lemon Hearts, who are first seen from the back of their legs in Friendship is Magic, part 1.