Equestria isn't the only land of ponies. In fact, their neighbor, the Rhetoram Empire, is far larger, full of omnivorous ponies. In their culture, every able-bodied mare and stallion is trained for a certain skill and every village specializes in a different one.

The Village of the Leaping Wolf is well-known for their Hunters, ponies taught the ways of the wild, which they use to bring back meat, bone, and hide to their family. In fact, the Hunters are so well-known, one particular Hunter is hired by the Equestrian government to hunt a rare beast.

Dragon Arrow, deciding to stay in the Everfree for the long haul, finds himself having to adjust to a culture drastically different from his own. Most ponies are strange, but there are a few that remind him of home. Naturally, he makes those few his friends.