Polygon - Polygon’s guide to Horse Girlshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/42931/favicon.ico2020-11-23T13:52:30-05:00http://www.polygon.com/rss/stream/213552352020-11-23T13:52:30-05:002020-11-23T13:52:30-05:00Polygon’s official Hayseed T-shirt is now available
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<figcaption>Design: Chris Danger</figcaption>
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<p>Celebrate the Horse Girl Canon with our custom Hayseed t-shirt.</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/21594119/hayseed-t-shirt-polygon-buyChris Plante2020-11-23T13:17:06-05:002020-11-23T13:17:06-05:00The Horse Girl canon
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<img alt="Painting of a dark brown horse on a beach with surging surf" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/qDX03HF5yz7GXSqK-sNuwJwmR_c=/0x66:3000x1754/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67851619/lgodwin_201117_1045_HorseGirl_lead_reversed.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Artwork: Lynsi Godwin for Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>A tribute to the horse books, films, and toys that shaped us</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/21540788/horse-girl-canon-movies-books-tv-shows-gamesPolygon Staff2020-11-23T13:16:27-05:002020-11-23T13:16:27-05:00The American Girl books lied about horseback riding
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<img alt="American Girl book cover for Felicity Saves the Day featuring an illustration of a girl on a horse" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/TdL1Jjs4SpAOZN4zPUrNWD_iMyI=/0x156:3000x1844/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67851613/jbareham_201119_1045_HorseGirl_feature_0003.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: American Girl via Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>What I learned from my Horse Girl moment with Meet Felicity</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/23/21583105/real-horseback-riding-books-american-girl-meet-felicityMaddy Myers2020-11-23T13:16:20-05:002020-11-23T13:16:20-05:00Horse Girl stories need to depict every kind of Horse Girl
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<figcaption><em>Ready to Run</em> (2000) | Image: Disney</figcaption>
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<p>Characters of color are still overlooked in modern horse stories</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/tv/2020/11/23/21591230/horse-girl-diversity-equestrians-of-color-horse-moviesTyler St. Bernard2020-11-23T13:15:57-05:002020-11-23T13:15:57-05:00Disney’s Black Beauty remake is the work of a legit horse girl
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<img alt="Mackenzie Foy as Jo Green, seated, gently cupping the chin of a black horse that approaches her." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/3db_GYdxMHd7PKKvIg3A_CQiqEE=/748x400:3000x1667/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67851607/155750_bb_01509_b29857c9.0.jpeg" />
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<p>And that’s why the new film almost had a live horse birth scene</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/23/21588138/black-beauty-2020-disney-plus-interview-ashley-avis-horse-girlsSimone de Rochefort2020-11-23T13:15:50-05:002020-11-23T13:15:50-05:00Tuca & Bertie creator Lisa Hanawalt on achieving her horse girl dreams
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<img alt="A pink dog-headed girl sits on the back of a horse on the side open range, on the cover of Coyote Doggirl, Drawn &amp; Quarterly (2018)." src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/M_om0SpdCrygUVMVjy3E4eV2J0o=/0x0:1400x788/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67851603/DOGGIRLcover_final_copy.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Image: Lisa Hanawalt/Drawn & Quarterly</figcaption>
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<p>Lisa Hanawalt has a horse</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/comics/2020/11/23/21572316/tuca-and-bertie-lisa-hanawalt-horse-drawings-comics-juniper-bojack-horsemanSusana Polo2020-11-23T13:15:43-05:002020-11-23T13:15:43-05:00Aragorn is absolutely a Horse Girl
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<img alt="Photo montage of Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings movie with hand drawn hearts and stickers" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/JvG529YAqmN_-no6NcMMKv4jocA=/0x106:2040x1254/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67851601/pradulovic_201120_1045_brego.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Illustration: Petrana Radulovic/Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>But only in the movies</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/21573982/lord-of-the-rings-aragorn-horse-girlSusana Polo2020-11-23T13:15:16-05:002020-11-23T13:15:16-05:00My Little Pony broke all of the ‘girl toy’ rules
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<img alt="“My Little Pony” toy on pink mottled background" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/bzmC6zhZ105UgVaUN8ZIxD2tQCo=/0x156:3000x1844/640x360/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67851599/jbareham_201119_1045_HorseGirl_my_little_pony_0001.0.jpg" />
<figcaption>Graphic: James Bareham | Source Image: Alyssa Nassner/Polygon</figcaption>
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<p>How the classic toy reached across the toy aisle</p>
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https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/21572583/my-little-pony-figures-creator-historySeanan McGuire