Her fur wasn’t as fluffy as it normally was. Unhampered by a soapy shower, her skin oils had begun to clump it together. You couldn't notice just by looking at it, but it sure wasn’t the fluffy coat that you’re familiar with. Twilight, Princess Twilight…had told you that all pegasi produced a lot of body oil to keep their hair aerodynamic and feathers waterproof; it apparently made it easier to fly without the drag of a luscious fur coat. Dash had told you the only pegasi who let their coats get like that were the ‘wierdo-nature ponies’ that ‘smell like the backside of a manticore.’ She usually washed twice a day so others wouldn’t be put off, though she emphasized that she did not have a hundred different shampoos like Rarity. But you suspected she did suspend her shower before competitions, if not that only makes her impeccable record that much more impressive. 