        “More recently, our studies into the nature of Equestrian magic have lead us to the conclusion the only certain types of pony are gifted with the sight which allows them to see magical fields, while also maintaining the range of long-sight vision necessary to augment the lenses in a telescope.  It is our understanding that only the unicorn offspring of a unicorn and earth pony are able.  Clopurnicus must have made this discovery as well—we know that his sire was an earth pony, much to his mother’s shame.