Most sites and resources use the "Year 1 - Year 10" system, created by Dream Valley in 1996 to catalogue ponies in the US. In the years since Dream Valley, however, trade catalogues have emerged which show Hasbro sold ponies in calendar years, not these staggered years - even in the USA. Dream Valley's original system was also not created to include ponies from outside the USA, and attempts to force them into it have led to misinformation. The timeline on this site is, therefore, based on authentic Hasbro material where it is available. Any errors in this area are mine and not Hasbro's.

 Generation One in the UK saw ponies rescued from jewel mines, turned into trees or stone, robbed by wizards or abducted by crones. In the comics, ponies were chased by sea monsters, lured away by magic or sealed up inside a whispering cloud. It was the world of misty mountains, weird woods, and terrible forests, where the trees had fingers and would reach out to grab you if you strayed. It was a place with enchanted mirrors and mischievous magic - of covetous wizards and meteorological witches.

It was also the world of a Queen who had a book for literally everything - a Queen who painted witches out of existence and occasionally turned bad guys into soap.

I have tried to add touches of the UK's creative and often bizarre pony lore through comic references and characterisations, to give a flavour of the world, not just the ponies, that belonged to Generation One in the UK.

This is a site for the pony that predates brony, and, whether you are a fan of one or more generation or are simply looking for information, you are very welcome.

If you are not familiar with My Little Pony G1 yet, and have ponies you want to ID, I hope that the "by pose" or "by hoof year" sections will help you make a quick ID of your pony. Alternatively the search engine should be able to help by putting in keywords or a pony's name.

Please note this is not a pony price guide. My Little Pony is not an investment collectable. Prices fluctuate wildly and are not consistent even within specific sets, and pony value remains subjective, and often dependent on whether the pony you want was sold in your country.  Because of this, any price guide is out of date the moment it is produced. Asking collector groups or checking sold auctions are good ways to gauge price values. I will always try and help with pony ID questions, but I will not give valuations.

These days, the concept of "UK Ponies" is known to most G1 collectors, but it wasn't always that way. This site was originally formed in 1998 to dispel myths about ponies in the UK. Debunking misinformation is much harder than creating it, and this remains an ongoing project - not least since some misinformation is still being actively promoted and shared in the mainstream.

Verifying UK releases is also not straight-forward, as, unlike the US line, evidence has always been fragmented. Building a picture of the release line here has required a multitude of sources, from Hasbro's list and catalogues, inserts, and comic adverts to childhood memories, backcards, store catalogues and even childhood photographs. Even as a historian with a background in research, building a comprehensive picture of UK My Little Pony could not have been done without the help of other collectors.

 I am grateful to all whose knowledge or collections have contributed to this website - whether in picture donations, information from their childhoods, personal research or forum discussions. Without your help and knowledge, this site would not exist.