Halloween 2024 Ponyplay PSA


ATTN: Human Pony Handlers! Please check your Human Pony’s Candy Haul this Halloween for RUBBER SNAKES!

Guest post written by on based on events that [allegedly] transpired on 10/31/2023. Random commentary added by cpony where [in]appropriate :)
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Flyer warning human pony handlers about the possibility of rubber snakes being intermingled wtih halloween candy and ghe danger they pose to ponyboys and ponygirls

Attention human pony handlers! Beware of rubber snakes this halloween! If you would like to post this in your "neigh"-borhood, you can print out the pdf of this flyer

Last year, some dastardly pranksters spooked my sweet Ponyboy as he was attempting to enjoy his hard-earned fall holiday treats after our neigh-borhood trick-or-treating circuit. It was a stark reminder that the national sport of trick-or-treating is still quite opportune with danger.

cpony comment: The only real danger here, is the trainer's whip (or punitive choice of bit)

I thought I had checked his converted oat-sack treat bag thoroughly enough with a quick, leather-gloved rummage, but a rubber snake that must have been snuck in with some goodies at some point during that evening was hiding undetected, tucked into the middle of his haul. :(

When my poor Human Pony reached his shiny hoofmitt in to select a quick nibble for the hike back home to our abode in SoMa, San Francisco - THE RUBBER SNAKE VICIOUSLY ATTACKED! Being a Pony, he spooked instantly, running off in a full gallop, against the flow of vehicle traffic, up toward the intersection of Market & 10th street!

Mind you, this was still during the time when all of those autonomous vehicle fleets still flooded SF’s streets. At one point, my precious Pony was nearly Black-Beauty’d by an uncrewed AV! Thank goodness the CA DMV has now taken those off the road here in SF!

Luckily, I was finally able to regrasp my Pony’s trailing lead rope, which was thankfully still sturdily clipped to his Human Pony bridle, just before he attempted to sprint across Market Street. It took me about 20 more minutes of Pony-Mumbling (a highly effective, soothing technique similar to “Horse-Whispering”) to get him sufficiently calm to attempt the now-extended journey back home.

We took an alternate route to avoid any issues related to the quickly-discarded rubber snake from earlier, so the below is an artistic depiction of the intruder as best as I can remember:

crude drawing of a silly & non-threatening looking rubber snake

Absolutely terrifying.

ANYWAY! The MANE takeaway here is:

HUMAN PONY HANDLERS - BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR PONY’S CANDY SUPPLY THOROUGHLY THIS HALLOWEEN!

Because you never know, some nefarious evildoer may have snuck a rubber snake in there! And not the good covered-in-latex kind, either!

STAY SAFE, -PONYROPER