Equus-Amendus

"Equus-Amendus" is a collective term that refers to the various monster-pony populations that have grown to become their own subspecies of normal ponies.

In order for a collection of monster-ponies to become recognized as Equus-Amendus, they must fulfill certain criteria: They must be able to breed with members of the same or very similar strains of monster-ponies, regardless of origin. They must be able to "evolve" over time with each generation as a way of merging the various strains into one consistent race.

Monster-ponies
There are many examples across Epona of normal ponies that have been magically mutated, cursed, or otherwise drastically changed from their original forms. These individuals are classified as Monster-ponies.

Snake-ponies
As their name implies, Snake-ponies are half pony and half snake, possessing fangs, separating jaws and long, scaly tails. They are the most commonplace example of Equus-Amendus in the world, and a great many sub-species can be found across Epona.

On the individual level Snake-ponies can have countless origins, ranging from curses to simple transformation spells. One sub-species even makes use of a corruptive bite that can turn powerful ponies into Snake-ponies.

Plane-ponies
An artificial race brought to life by the Alicorn Seezix Zevenne. Originally mere golemized planes styled after equines, the Plane-ponies were imbued with real Souls by Zevenne, allowing them to grow into fully functional Beings in their own right. Over the course of just over one-hundred years the Plane-ponies, though still only a small community, have begun to change with each generation. The large passenger jets have given rise to smaller, more agile descendants that can easily outpace the average Pegasus.