

With some eyelash batting, Rarity convinces two of her stallion neighbors, Caramel and Lucky Clover, to pull the carriage instead. Thanks to Opalescence, however, the "horses" are scared away. The spells are a near perfect success, except the horses' faces still had mouse whiskers. She proceeds to turn a group of four mice that Fluttershy had brought with her at Twilight's request into horses to pull the carriage. Once Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash meet up with the rest of the ponies, Twilight casts her latest spell, transforming an apple Spike places on the ground into a carriage to take them to the Gala.

Rarity comes by to stop Pinkie, not wanting the pink pony's dress to be stained with sweat. Pinkie Pie is jumping excitedly and humorously uses a trampoline to show her enthusiasm while Twilight Sparkle is learning a new spell. The episode opens with Canterlot's Grand Galloping Gala about to begin. Summary Preparing for the Grand Galloping Gala This episode was #3 in the We Heart Ponies Fan Favorite Mare-a-thon in the leadup to Hearts and Hooves Day. However, the song was used for the season 2 episode Baby Cakes instead. Pinkie Pie's Piggy Dance song was originally intended for this episode, but was cut off due to time. Their instruments are different, but of related classification: the grand piano is replaced with an upright piano, the brass instrument with a harmonica, the bowed instrument with a fiddle, and the harp with a banjo.īrian Drummond voices both of the stallion ponies pulling the carriage. The designs of the " fancy band" Pinkie Pie spots on stage are later used in Luna Eclipsed, wearing scarecrow costumes and colored differently. The image shows the ponies wearing the dresses from Suited For Success, seated around a modest table with a plate of half-eaten donuts and they appear untidy. Ī picture referencing this episode appears in the game My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: Discover the Difference, which set its debut on Hubworld two weeks before the episode's premiere. A longer version of Piggy Dance, to the " Chicken Dance," was one of these songs and would have come before the Pony Pokey. Some additional songs were written for the episode, but they were cut for time. 2.1 Preparing for the Grand Galloping GalaĪccording to this episode's writer, Amy Keating Rogers, the show's scripts are generally 33 pages long, but her first draft of this episode was 39 pages.
