Spring Parade

Spring Parade is the main villain of Season 4. The original casting call states that "Spring Parade is new to Ponyville and must be the most beautiful pony there.  Right?  She has to be: everyone else looks like a mule.  That is, until she meets Rainbow Dash.  Out of spite, she does everything she can to sabotage Rainbow Dash, finally revealing her true colors."

Trivia

 * The original Spring Parade doll was released in 2004 as a Limited Edition Numbered Pony.
 * Before new ponies were released to the general public, a few ponies were available through an Ebay seller called WorldinAdvance. These ponies boxes were numbered with foil stickers stating they were one of the "First 50" of their kind to be produced. These ponies are sometimes referred to as the "First 50". The ponies themselves are no different than the ponies released to the general public, however ponies still MIB with these stickers sell for higher than ponies that are not numbered. As opposed to ponies sold this way in 2003, these ponies did not come with a certificate.
 * Her cutie mark attributions relate to flowers. Her cutie mark is several flowers.
 * The doll's back card reads: "Spring Parade loves to be center stage, and nothing suits her more than parading down the streets of Ponyville! In the spring, she leads the Parade of Kites down the boardwalk to the town square, happily posing for pictures along the way!"
 * When writing the character into the show, we added:
 * Her love and adoration for herself.
 * She loves herself more than anything else in the world.
 * Leading of the Parade of Kites.