My Little Pony LIII: Stashing Ponythreads Around in Case of Ponymergency!

[Kd7sov]

I would say Appleloosa is thriving not struggling. Also is it so unreasonable that the Wonderbolt's would have a show nearby? Or that Braeburn is in Ponyville and meets Soarin there?

Perhaps "struggling" is a slight exaggeration, given that a number of the townsfolk appear to be engaging in leisure-ish activities, but if the whole community is relying on the results of a single-crop harvest to survive I wouldn't call it "thriving".

And considering how often Braeburn's been seen in Ponyville so far...