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Image Credits
Cassidy, Kathy. Race for a flat [Photograph]. (2013, March 4). Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/kathycassidy/8535940666/
Gilbert, Sarah. playing tag, hair aflutter [Photograph]. (2007, June 11). Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/cafemama/552337194/in/photostream/
Sipple, Sharon. SharonSipple_20140622_5461 [Photograph]. (2014, June 22). Retrieved from http://www.imageslike.com/20140622/sharonsipple-20140622-5461/U2hhcm9uU2lwcGxlXzIwMTQwNjIyXzU0NjE_NjMxNzQ1NzBATjA1_MTQ2MDA5NzkxNDI_ZmFybTQuc3RhdGljLmZsaWNrci5jb20vMzkwNC8xNDYwMDk3OTE0Ml80NjdjZmI2YTllLmpwZw/
All other images are either the authors' own or have been shared with permission of the original photographer. Thank you to all the individuals who graciously shared with us pictures of their sparkleponies as well as images from the C&W Game-o-Rama, Confarganon, and the trading cards from C's the Day.