Pony Sounds

credit: Rebecca Astor - 2019

happy

• whinny: greeting, excited/happy
• nicker: content, purr, amusement, giggle

not-happy

• neigh: need something, confused, unsure
• snort: tired, unhappy, rather not obey

warnings

• squeal: extreme distress, pain

not for use with trainers

• sigh: back off, use with other ponies
• scream: angry, about to fight

The sounds are generally divided into ‘happy,’ ‘not-happy,’ and warning sounds.

The ‘happy’ sounds

• whinny to greet other ponies, grooms, or trainers, but also generally when you’re just excited and happy and loving being a pony.
• Nicker is like a cat’s purr, but it can also show amusement, like a human giggling.

The ‘not-happy’ sounds

• Neighing is for showing you need something. Food, water, attention, or if you’re confused or unsure about a command, or have a question.

• Snorting can signal a few things. You’re tired, unhappy, or would rather not carry out a command.

The ‘warning’ sounds

• Squealing should only be used if you’re extremely distressed or in pain.
• Sighing says ‘back off,’ and should generally only be used with other ponies.
• Screaming shows that you are angry, and usually only used when two ponies are about to fight. Do not sigh or scream at a trainer or groom if you’re not prepared to face the consequences of severe disobedience.

Special

Because you are a competition pony and not a pleasure or breeding one, you may, if you think it’s appropriate, sigh at a trainer or groom trying to use you for strictly sexual purposes, to warn them that you are not a ‘free fuck’ like so many ponies, but I suggest neighing and squealing first, using the sigh as a last resort.