That was when Luna began to become really curious. She had dug up all the books on the nature of Equestrian magic that she could find. The final piece of the puzzle was provide by a treatise written by no other than Lyra’s Neighponese maestro, who taught hybrid ponies how to use their secondary abilities to duel. Since the showmare was an earth pony and unicorn hybrid, she was influenced by the leylines both through her horn and her hooves.