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[[File:G1-feet2.jpg|thumb|G1 [[Blossom]], on her top left hoof is ©1982 HASBRO]]
 
[[File:G1-feet2.jpg|thumb|G1 [[Blossom]], on her top left hoof is ©1982 HASBRO]]
'''Hoof Markings''' refer to the indent text under a ponies feet. That is she is stamped with copyright year and country information.  
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'''Hoof Markings''' are a method used to identify ponies. The bottom of a My Little Pony's hoof will be stamped with information relating to the year of copyright and country of origin. Hoof markings are especially useful in [[:Category: Generation 1|G1]], which saw a wide variety of ponies in a large number of countries.  
  
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The most common confusion concerns the date stamped on a hoof. The year indicates the year that a particular pony pose was copyrighted. This year was not updated when the poses were used again years later. So a pony made in 1993 may saw 1983 under her hoof.
 
  
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==Information==
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===Year===
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The year stamped on the hoof has been a source of confusion but indicates the year a particular pony pose was copyrighted. If a pose is reused in later years, the year will not be updated. Thus  pony made in 1993 may have a year marking of 1983 under her hoof.
  
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==Country==
 
The second most common confusion concerns the country. The country stamp should indicate which country produced a pony, but not necessarily what country the pony was sold to consumers. Also, certain countries used other countries ponies to make molds, so those ponies can have lingering ghost stamps of countries on their hooves, that do not in fact refer to the country they were made in.
 
The second most common confusion concerns the country. The country stamp should indicate which country produced a pony, but not necessarily what country the pony was sold to consumers. Also, certain countries used other countries ponies to make molds, so those ponies can have lingering ghost stamps of countries on their hooves, that do not in fact refer to the country they were made in.
  
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== Hong Kong ==
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[[Image: ff-cotton-candy-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[Common]] FF [[G1 Cotton Candy|Cotton Candy]]]]
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== Colombia ==
 
== Colombia ==
 
[[File:Orangehair-columbia-purple-bluebelle-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[Blue Belle#Colombian Blue Belle|Colombian Blue Belle]], marked italy]]
 
[[File:Orangehair-columbia-purple-bluebelle-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[Blue Belle#Colombian Blue Belle|Colombian Blue Belle]], marked italy]]
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*Colombian ponies may be marked ITALY on their hooves, but this does not make them either Italian nor made in Italy.
  
  
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== Italy ==
 
== Italy ==
[[File:Brown-italy-butterscotch-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[G1 Butterscotch#Italian Butterscotch|Italian Butterscotch]]]]
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File:Brown-italy-butterscotch-hooves.jpg|[[G1 Butterscotch#Italian Butterscotch|Italian Butterscotch]]
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File:Yellow-green-italy-minty-hooves.jpg|[[G1 Minty#Italian Minty|Italian Minty]]
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File:Yellow-magenta-italy-minty-hooves.jpg|[[G1 Minty#Italian Minty|Italian Minty]], no pat pend
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File:Yellow-magenta-italy-minty-patpend-hooves.jpg|[[G1 Minty#Italian Minty|Italian Minty]], with pat pend
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== India ==
 
== India ==
 
[[File:India-butterscotch-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[G1 Butterscotch#Indian Butterscotch|Indian Butterscotch]], made by playskool]]
 
[[File:India-butterscotch-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[G1 Butterscotch#Indian Butterscotch|Indian Butterscotch]], made by playskool]]
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==Macau==
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[[File:Macau-bluebelle-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[Blue Belle#Macau Blue Belle|Macau Blue Belle]]]]
  
  
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[[File:Auriken-butterscotch-ff-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[G1 Butterscotch#Mexican Butterscotch|Mexican Butterscotch]], unmarked hooves, made by auriken]]
 
[[File:Auriken-butterscotch-ff-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[G1 Butterscotch#Mexican Butterscotch|Mexican Butterscotch]], unmarked hooves, made by auriken]]
  
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== Spain ==
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[[File:Piggy-minty-hooves.jpg|thumb|[[G1 Minty#Spanish Minty|Spanish Piggy Minty]]]]
  
  
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
*[[Types of Symbols]]
 
*[[Types of Symbols]]
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[[Category: Identification]]

Latest revision as of 18:06, 5 April 2015

G1 Blossom, on her top left hoof is ©1982 HASBRO

Hoof Markings are a method used to identify ponies. The bottom of a My Little Pony's hoof will be stamped with information relating to the year of copyright and country of origin. Hoof markings are especially useful in G1, which saw a wide variety of ponies in a large number of countries.


Information

Year

The year stamped on the hoof has been a source of confusion but indicates the year a particular pony pose was copyrighted. If a pose is reused in later years, the year will not be updated. Thus pony made in 1993 may have a year marking of 1983 under her hoof.


Country

The second most common confusion concerns the country. The country stamp should indicate which country produced a pony, but not necessarily what country the pony was sold to consumers. Also, certain countries used other countries ponies to make molds, so those ponies can have lingering ghost stamps of countries on their hooves, that do not in fact refer to the country they were made in.



Hong Kong




Colombia

Colombian Blue Belle, marked italy
  • Colombian ponies may be marked ITALY on their hooves, but this does not make them either Italian nor made in Italy.



Italy


India

Indian Butterscotch, made by playskool



Macau



Mexico

Mexican Butterscotch, unmarked hooves, made by auriken


Spain



Venezuela

Venezuelan Firefly, her hoof says " '83 hasbro ". with all other hooves blank.



See also