[He does seem a little placated by the compliment, at least... An idiot.]

Thanks! He is pretty cute, right? [The pony trots a little in place before moving to sniff at this new person's leg... He's a very docile horse, if not extremely spoiled, so there's no risk of being headbutted!]

You mean those weird guys? I'll ask 'em later since they seemed pretty distracted and busy.