It's time to say it: The whole reason I went out to Further Confusion in 2014 was this sketch. Not so much the specifics of what it depicts as that it's of MLP:FIM ponies -- and drawn by Baron Engel.

Not long after becoming a fan of the show, Baron started drawing images from a dreamscape of his that had him visiting Equestria. When I began a sketchbook of ponies, I needed something from Baron in it -- but he wasn't taking commissions at that time.

You don't get far trying to demand things of creative people, so I bided my time. Baron and I don't attend the same cons usually, so I went around getting commissions on the cover and other pages. When one page was left blank, I held onto it and began making plans.

In the middle of winter, I drove four days cross-country to attend Further Confusion because Baron was expecting to be there. He was, and he did. It wasn't the only commission I arranged with him during the con, but it was the one that got me out there.

As to this image, I'll just add a silly revision of an old (and quickly discontinued) ad the U.S. Army once used:
I am a pony.
A cavalry of one.
Even though I serve Princess Celestia,
I am my own force.
With the latest magic,
Training, and support,
Who I am has become better than who I was.
And let me tell you,
The might of the Equestrian Army doesn't lie in numbers.
It lies in ponies like me.
I am a cavalry of one, and you can see my strength.

Drawn for me by  baroncoon during FC'14.
"My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" © Hasbro.
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