I know this has been discussed many times over and over, but with this new information from ‘When the Apples Lies’ brought to the table, I feel as if bringing it back to the table would be a fun thing to do.
I mean, tallness is definetly a dominant gene in the Shy family, shown from not only Fluttershy but her brother Zephyr Breeze, who manages to be younger than many ponies in the show yet surpasses them in height. So maybe, back in Chronicles, she was just an early bloomer compared to the rest of her classmates? After all, being taller and more developed than your mates in school is definetly realistic, especially for females.
Now AJ in When the Apples Lies is about the same height as Fluttershy was in the flashback. There’s also the fact Cherilee is the even taller than AJ, which may or may not confirm the fact that Rarity is older than AJ.
What do you guys think about this? ;)