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Stable Carry Case

  • Writer: Caden Dickinson
    Caden Dickinson
  • Apr 14
  • 5 min read

Updated: Aug 1


  • A carrying case, made to look like a horse stable

    • Officially titled "My Little Pony: Carry Case"

  • Can hold 6 ponies.

  • It came with a set of stickers that had the names of ponies, which you could put under the windows of the stable

  • Mostly made of cardboard, but has a plastic film covering the carboard areas

    • The rest of it is plastic, including the layer of padding on the inside, and the sides of the inner stables

  • A similar case, the "collector's carrying case" had multiple levels and was made to look like Dream Castle; It could hold 12 ponies and had a drawer inside for accessories.

    • There was also a carrying case made to look like the Lullabye Nursery

USA Release/Standard Release

CHARACTER(S): Cotton Candy, Bow Tie, Moondancer, Applejack, Seashell

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1983

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: USA

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: Hasbro

TYPICAL PRICE ONLINE: $60 - $100 USD (Usually sold with ponies)

  • More in the $20 to $30 range when sold by itself - Depends a lot on condition

  • Two versions were sold in the US

    • One had all closed windows and a yellow handle & closed with velcro

    • The other had ponies in the windows, a pink handle, and closed with a latch.

  • The version with ponies in the windows is much more documented, and presumably the more common one

First Edition (Yellow)


Second Edition (Pink)

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UK Release

CHARACTER(S): Cherries Jubilee, Sweet Stuff, Peachy, Twinkles the Cat, Snowflake, Honeycomb, Hopscotch, Brandy the Dog / Sand Digger, Baby Paws, Tap Dancer, Flowerburst, Snookums, Baby Waddles, Songster

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: ?

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: ?

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: ?

TYPICAL PRICE ONLINE: ?

  • The UK Carry Cases were sold as Mail Order prizes

  • There are two variations


First Edition UK Carry Case:

  • Features Cherries Jubilee, Sweet Stuff, Peachy and Twinkles on the front

  • Has the UK-Exclusive ponies Snowflake, Honeycomb, and Hopscotch on the back (along with Brandy the Dog, who was also sold in the US)

  • Unfolds fully, on both sides

  • Was £4.00 plus 3 horseshoe points

  • Features a not-very-accurate Scrub A Dub Tub


Second Edition UK Carry Case:

  • This one is meant to look like a house, not a stable. It does not have individual stable rooms for the ponies, but instead is a box with a printed house interior

  • Features Sand Digger, Baby Paws, Tap Dancer, Flowerburst, Snookums, Baby Waddles, and Songster - All late releases

  • Was £4.95 or 40 Horseshoe Points

  • 35cm x 15cm x 15cm (when closed)

  • This is the one and only Carry Case made fully of plastic, no carboard

  • Fastened by two tabs that go into slots in the roof - Unique from the other cases

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Dutch Release

  • Sold in Belgium and the Netherlands

Valise / Draagkoffer

CHARACTER(S): Sunlight, Seashell, Bubbles, Moondancer, Medley, Flutterbye, Twinkles the Cat, Brandy the Dog, Duck Soup, Spike the Baby Dragon, Parasol, Moonstone

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1985

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: Italy

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: ?

TYPICAL PRICE ONLINE: ?

  • The front has the English My Little Pony logo, while the back has the French one (Mon Petit Poney). The copyright info and subtitles are in Dutch

  • The front features Sunlight, Seashell, Bubbles, Duck Soup, and Spike

  • The back features Moondancer, Medley, Flutterbye, Twinkles, and Brandy.

  • One side features a very romantic picture of Moonstone and Parasol (with Brandy and Twinkles also there), and the other side features Moonstone with Duck Soup & Spike

  • Made in Italy, despite being sold in the Netherlands and Belgium

    • A lot of MLP merch distributed in Europe was made in Italy - This is the reason why Italian Nirvana ponies are considered the most "common" (relatively speaking)

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Greek Release

Mikǫό ųou Πόvu

CHARACTER(S): Sunlight, Seashell, Bubbles, Moondancer, Medley, Flutterbye, Twinkles the Cat, Brandy the Dog, Duck Soup, Spike the Baby Dragon, Parasol, Moonstone

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1985

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: Greece

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: El Greco

TYPICAL PRICE ONLINE: $100+ USD (Usually sold without ponies)

  •  I have seen it lower though - Like in the $60 range

  • The same design as the Carry Case sold in Belgium and the Netherlands, but the writing is in Greek

    • The front and back have also been switched; Medley is the focous insteadof Seashell

  • The handle is also shaped differently, and is made of a solid, sturdier plastic

  • Appears to have a lighter shade of pink for the roof & handle

  • Opens from both sides - Unsure if the Belgium/Netherlands version does this as well

  • Secures with two push studs at the top - Different from the other cases

  • Made in Greece by the company El Greco

  • Seems to be the easiest to find of the known "foreign" Carry Case variations

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  • eBay - mama's

  • eBay - K and K's Toys and Collectibles

Italian Release

STELLABUS

CHARACTER(S): Sunlight, Seashell, Bubbles, Moondancer, Medley, Flutterbye, Twinkles the Cat, Brandy the Dog, Duck Soup, Spike the Baby Dragon, Parasol, Moonstone

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1985

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: Italy

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: Giocad

TYPICAL PRICE ONLINE: ?

  • The same design as the last two releases, but with the writing in Italian

    • Has the same front and back as the Greek version

  • Made in Italy by the company Giocad

  • Came with name tags w/ the Italian names for:

    • Peachy (Polly), Glory (Clio), Skydancer (Giallo), Seashell (Ondina), Flutterbye (Canella), Sunbeam (Sole), Sunlight (Azzuro), Medley (Cleopatra), Parasol (Rosa), Firefly (Berenice), Blossom (Lilla), Blue Belle (Blù), Starshine (Bianco), Ben (Bubbles) Moondancer (Luna), Minty (Minty), Bow Tie (Timmy), and Applejack (Melania)

  • The name tags go over the windows, instead of underneath them like in the US version

    • The US version also just had blank tags for you to write-in the names, instead of having pre-written ones like this

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Danish Release

BÆRETASKE

CHARACTER(S): Sunlight, Seashell, Bubbles, Moondancer, Medley, Flutterbye, Twinkles the Cat, Brandy the Dog, Duck Soup, Spike the Baby Dragon, Parasol, Moonstone

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1985

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: Italy

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: ?

TYPICAL PRICE ONLINE: ?

  • Same designs as the previous few cases but with the English and French logos and the remaining writing in Dutch

    • Same front and back as the Greek and Italian versions

  • Opens on both sides

  • Same type of clasp as the 1st edition UK case

  • Made in Italy, but sold exclusively in Denmark

German Release


CHARACTER(S): Sand Digger, Baby Paws, Tap Dancer, Flowerburst, Snookums, Baby Waddles, Songster

YEAR OF PRODUCTION: ?

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: ?

MANUFACTURING COMPANY: Hasbro

TYPICAL PRICE ONLINE: ?

  • The German version appears as a darker-toned and more saturated version of the 2nd Edition UK Carry Case, but with German writing

  • It also comes with a set of plastic stalls like the stable cases, but these are removable instead of attached

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In My Collection!

Upon realizing that my previous method of transporting my ponies outside of the house (cardboard box) was a little unsafe for them, I got straight to work on finding a Carry Case. I knew this was the one I wanted - The Lullabye Nursery and Dream Castle cases are much too big to be in anyway inconspicuous, and on occasion I have brought my ponies into public. Yes the US Stable Carry Case is bright pink, but at least it isn't suitcase-sized.


I found one for $20 (including shipping) on Mercari. It arrived July 23rd, 2025, and after cleaning it (it was pretty dirty), I put the ponies who I had last taken outside the house in the stable, and took them out to explore the back yard! The Shy Pose ponies are a little big for it, but otherwise the ponies fit nicely. I was even able to squish in Baby Moondancer next to a grown-up pony. The ponies are now traveling in style!


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