{"id":649,"date":"2025-02-11T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T17:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/?p=649"},"modified":"2025-02-26T18:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:35:01","slug":"horsegiirl-the-peoples-pony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/11\/horsegiirl-the-peoples-pony\/","title":{"rendered":"horsegiirL: The People&#039;s Pony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/assets.rebelmouse.io\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy81NjQyMzEzMC9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc1NTYwNjc4OH0.byHi1JsWW4snqvGFGRA2qPXmj-dkPuyC53NbPUrFrsg\/img.jpg?width=3172&amp;height=1784&amp;coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot that comes with being a horse. No one knows this better than Stella Stallion, AKA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/horsegiirl420\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>horsegiirL<\/u><\/a>. For the German half-horse, half-human hybrid, whose signature sound blends pop, happy hardcore and gabber, building an equestrian utopia is simply just what comes naturally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think people are quite used to seeing a traveling horse by now,\u201d she tells <em><em>PAPER<\/em><\/em>. And traveling she has been. Between shows, airport lounges and submarine tours, horsegiirL has been galloping at full speed, her latest stop being the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1L374HBhsqVNxaEI5RVdiL?si=JULZHPjxT1uj3SzgxvqTyg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u><em><em>v.i.p. &#8211; very important pony<\/em><\/em><\/u><\/a>, an EP that fully immerses listeners into her high-energy, hyper-glossed dreamworld. The project marks her most refined take yet on the maximalist, club-ready sound that\u2019s made her a cult favorite, solidifying her place as the internet\u2019s reigning pony princess.<\/p>\n<p>The EP\u2019s lead single, \u201cmateriaL hor$e,\u201d is a love letter to a certain brand of self-sufficient girlhood \u2014 one that thrives on financial independence and a healthy dose of delusion. \u201cI think with giirL math, delulu is the solulu,\u201d she explains. \u201cSo for example, if you pay something in cash, for many people it feels like you didn\u2019t pay anything because your bank balance stays the same.\u201d That kind of thinking extends to the <em><em>materiaL hor$e<\/em><\/em> mentality, too: \u201cStep one is to be independent. You gotta learn to make your own money and not be dependent on anyone else,\u201d she says. \u201cThen, once you start making your own money, you should spend your money. Not just on material things, but experiences, good food, travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visually, \u201cmateriaL hor$e\u201d takes the fantasy to new heights \u2014 or, rather, new cities. Shot on the go during horsegiirL\u2019s travels, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UxPcSLESC40\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>music video<\/u><\/a> stitches together Google Earth-style aerial shots of different locations, creating a disorienting, hyper-digitalized take on the modern jet-set lifestyle. \u201cI wanted to include a couple more cities, actually,\u201d she says, \u201cbut the problem is that Google Earth is mostly sunny. So in some places we couldn\u2019t really do it because it wouldn\u2019t have been such a smooth stitch since it was raining.\u201d The result is a high-speed, glitchcore postcard from a horse who never stands still.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"92ef984bb42156b6e0734a69560e374d\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%\"><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"horsegiirL - materiaL hor$e (Official Video)\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UxPcSLESC40?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>But even in transit, horsegiirL remains a firm believer in keeping up appearances. \u201cThere\u2019s something amazing about romanticizing the airport experience,\u201d she muses. \u201cI feel like if it\u2019s not a super long flight, show up in your best fucking outfit. Be that bitch at the airport.\u201d Whether she\u2019s flying business class or squeezing into an emergency exit row, one thing\u2019s for sure: the world of horsegiirL keeps getting bigger, and everyone\u2019s invited for the ride.<\/p>\n<p>We sat down with the pony princess to discuss her do\u2019s and don\u2019ts of traveling as a horse, the new EP, and the most animalistic things her fans have done at one of her shows. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Hi, Stella. Congrats on the new EP. We were talking about playlisting and streaming. Is that where your head is at nowadays as an artist? What\u2019s your priority going into dropping a new project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The main priority is making music that I&#8217;m happy with, right? And then getting the assets to be something that I&#8217;d be excited about, too. All the videos and the visuals. But nowadays, of course, one part is that if you don&#8217;t get any playlist support from the really big streaming services, it&#8217;s incredibly hard as a smaller artist or mediocre-sized artist to really get your music heard because people discover that you have new work through playlists and through the algorithms. So it&#8217;s not that I worry about it too much in the actual creation process or anything, but once it&#8217;s out and you get good support, it&#8217;s always great. <\/p>\n<p><strong>I feel like back in the day, artists would have to worry about working with record stores and their physical CD\u2019s, etc. But nowadays it&#8217;s like they have to focus on working with the algorithm and pre-saves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, exactly. It&#8217;s a different approach. I don&#8217;t know which is better, because I guess working with record stores, it would be very local, a local fan base, rather than having this immediate international access, but at least back then you sold a copy of your work and that was worth way more than how little money you get from a stream.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><strong>How does one do \u2018giirL math\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think with giirL math, delulu is the solulu. That&#8217;s really what it&#8217;s about. You really just have to be delusional when you practice giirL math. So for example, if you pay something in cash, for many people it feels like you didn&#8217;t pay anything because you&#8217;ll have the same bank balance, or something is on sale. Let&#8217;s say it&#8217;s buy two get the third one free. You get something for free, but in the end, you actually buy more than you wanted to buy. Doing the math there, that&#8217;s giirL math.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever gotten scammed before?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like by a scammer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeah. Like on the internet or with all the crypto stuff nowadays. I feel like there are so many scams to fall prey to.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, no, I have never actually been scammed like that before. I&#8217;m always wary of anyone trying to sell me the perfect solution. Something about all these crypto bros, there are so many scams. Like, the kind of pyramid scheme marketing videos that you sometimes get. I don&#8217;t know if maybe that&#8217;s just my algorithm, but I feel like it&#8217;s very targeted toward a male audience anyway, so maybe it doesn&#8217;t really work for the giirL math thing. I don\u2019t know what the female equivalent is, but I feel like the whole crypto thing is mainly these very straight-looking, super techie bro kinds of people. It\u2019s this, \u2018This is how I started making $10,000 every month with barely lifting a finger.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"b1833532ccc90b840ccf2e2cad014e8f\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"5b612\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img-97.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yeah, I feel like online sports betting is such a thing nowadays, especially.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a huge thing here as well. Actually, now that you say it, I heard this crazy statistic that gambling addiction is actually the addiction with the highest suicide rates. I get it because you lose so much money in such a short time. I don&#8217;t think people would spend that much money on an actual drug in that short of a period. And then you just have to live this crazy lie. Like, you&#8217;re this family person, you have children, and you just spent your entire family&#8217;s life savings. Oh my God, it&#8217;s horrible. Anyone that&#8217;s reading this, if you have a gambling addiction, I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s help somewhere. You should insert a help hotline so you don&#8217;t start gambling. Don&#8217;t start betting on horses.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><strong>Do you have a step-by-step guide on becoming a materiaL hor$e? And what comes with the territory?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, step one is to be independent. You gotta learn to make your own money and not be dependent on anyone else. Then once you start making your own money, you should spend your money. Don&#8217;t save your money. Spend your money on things that bring you joy, but not just material things. Experiences, good food, travel. Really a materiaL hor$e is kind of an immaterial horse, because it&#8217;s not about owning things. It&#8217;s about owning experiences. I think those are the two steps. So first, make money independently, and then spend it on immaterial things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell me about the video for \u201c<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UxPcSLESC40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>materiaL hor$e<\/strong><\/u><\/a><strong>.\u201d How did you come up with the concept, and what was it like logistically making it come to life?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I came up with the concept because I thought, how can I make something while touring so much? How can I incorporate this lifestyle into a video without having it be this crazy, huge production? Because I can&#8217;t do that when I&#8217;m just in a place for a day. I wanted it to be really easy. That&#8217;s when this idea was born of just having a couple of locations that I was touring in, in the Google Earth image style. I wanted to include a couple of more cities, actually, but the problem is that Google Earth is mostly sunny. So in some places we couldn&#8217;t really do it because it wouldn&#8217;t have been such a smooth stitch since it was raining. That\u2019s why it&#8217;s only those cities. But it was very fun to film it. I bought this 360 camera, and that was kind of the approach to just do it yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the craziest thing someone\u2019s come up to you and said or done as you\u2019re on the street?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we were filming \u201cmateriaL hor$e,\u201d there was this man on Wall Street who goes there every day. He goes there to literally smoke a blunt and give a <em>fuck you<\/em> to the people on Wall Street. He just gives the middle finger. He approached my two friends and I while we were shooting this, and he did not even care. You know, I&#8217;m a half-horse half-human hybrid. He did not care. He just straight jumped into telling us why he&#8217;s here and what he&#8217;s doing every day, and how he says fuck you to Wall Street every day. He just chatted with us. So that was one of the more crazy things. I don&#8217;t know. Normally, people are very cute. They just want to take a photo or something.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts for traveling as a materiaL hor$e?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For do&#8217;s, I would say at this point, business class. I feel like I&#8217;ve been spoiled now. Once you don&#8217;t sit in economy squeezed between a five-person strong family with babies and a snoring old person for 12 hours, it&#8217;s really a game changer. I used to always be like, \u2018No, it&#8217;s fine,\u2019 but when you travel so much for work, the upgrade to business is definitely a must. Not for a one-hour flight, but anything over four to five hours, I would say business class. If you don\u2019t have money for business class, which is fine, there&#8217;s no shame in that. But I would say always go for the emergency exit rows because there&#8217;s a bit more legroom. Either do aisle or window seat, which is obvious. Just upgrade. It&#8217;s normally five bucks more. So that&#8217;s a do. Then always drink enough water. Have disinfecting stuff with you. Travel comfortably, but not too comfortable. I think there&#8217;s something about going to an airport and slaying that romanticizes the whole experience a bit more. I know some people only travel in joggers and leggings. But I feel like if it&#8217;s not a super long flight, show up in your best fucking outfit. Be that bitch at the airport. There&#8217;s something amazing about it, and it just makes everything more fun. <\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t wear too much perfume in general. I&#8217;m a big smell person. I love smells. I love fragrances. But when you&#8217;re on a plane, just make sure you have a neutral scent for the sake of everyone. I know you love your new perfume that you just bought in the duty free shop, but not everyone is going to have the same want to now sit in this cloud of sweet smell. That\u2019s definitely a don&#8217;t. Another don&#8217;t, or do I guess, is let people off the plane that have connecting flights. I never understand why people just stand up and don\u2019t let anyone in front, especially if the airplane crew has already said that there&#8217;s some people who might need to rush to get their connecting flights. <\/p>\n<p><strong>I love what you said about dressing up for the airport. I feel like back in the &#8217;50s and &#8217;60s, people would wear suits and their best garb to go on a plane. It was this big occasion. But now it\u2019s transferred to the opposite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, it&#8217;s crazy. When you dress up for a special occasion, it has a ritualizing effect. It makes the occasion a special occasion, right? So if you&#8217;re not traveling for 24 hours, like when you&#8217;re going to Australia or something, I think [dressing up] just makes the whole experience so much nicer. You can still dress flawlessly and comfortably. You don&#8217;t need to sit in a tight corset, or a really uncomfortable pair of pants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I was obsessed in the early 2000s and 2010s when pop stars like Lady Gaga would pull these insane airport looks. I would always look forward to airport paparazzi pics. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re so right. There needs to be a study done on the most iconic airport looks. Let&#8217;s also acknowledge that when you are traveling business or first class, you oftentimes have the chance to then switch and get comfy. I get that you wouldn&#8217;t really be able to sit in a crazy, huge space taking Lady Gaga outfit in economy. Although I encourage everyone to be that bitch. <\/p>\n<p><strong>I\u2019m just picturing you sitting in economy as horsegiirL. What\u2019s the craziest setting you\u2019ve been in character as horsegiirL?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think people tend to be quite used to seeing it by now. People are quite used to seeing a traveling horse. One time I did a submarine tour. A lot of my other horse friends are a bit more afraid of water, especially diving. So that was quite a weird occasion, I guess. It didn&#8217;t actually leave the harbor, though. You just go down there and look at things, and you&#8217;re underwater. It&#8217;s hella dark, so you don&#8217;t see much of the underwater, you know?<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><img alt=\"\" class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"4a80dd38b022eb56e1132f8578980549\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" id=\"8b005\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/img-99.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your go-to airplane order?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are we talking long or short flight? Or both? I would say, always sparkling water, no matter if it&#8217;s short or long. And then a tea, normally. Something that just gets me a bit cozy. I&#8217;m not a big drinker. Something about the airplane when you&#8217;re traveling, you start being a bit sweaty. You\u2019re in these clothes and there are changes in air pressure. You\u2019re just acclimatizing to being in a place with so many humans coughing and all of the germs. I just don&#8217;t want to [drink alcohol]. I tend to normally just go for something cozy and healthy like tea. Then I would say, if it&#8217;s a short flight, sometimes I get some crisps. If it&#8217;s a long flight, I normally have the veggie or vegan meal that they make. Although there are very few that actually taste good.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do the contents of your toiletry bag change depending on which city you\u2019re in?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The toiletry bag stays the same. I would say the luggage obviously changes as it should. I would say don&#8217;t go with your bikini to an Arctic region, and vice versa. You wouldn&#8217;t bring your snow suit to the beach. But there&#8217;s some things that stay the same, and others like the outfits obviously depend on climate, city or nature trip. Work travel or non-work travel. But in terms of toiletries and stuff, that really stays the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your fans are called Farmies. What\u2019s the most wild, animalistic thing a Farmie has done at one of your shows?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s quite animalistic to just let loose, you know? To just vibe out as a collective. I think that&#8217;s quite animalistic. But besides that, maybe when people have sex at my shows. It\u2019s only happened once or twice, but just getting to that point where you say \u2018Fuck you\u2019 to the human conventions made up about sex being a shameful thing. I&#8217;m obviously not encouraging people to have sex at my shows, but I would say that it is a safe space for that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s kind of epic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I mean, who can say that they fucked at a horsegiirL show?<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kurt____johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kurt Johnson<\/a><br \/>Face FX: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sitamesser2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sita Messer<\/a><br \/>Makeup a<\/em><em>rtist: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanalucky__\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alana Lucky<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot that comes with being a horse. No one knows this better than Stella Stallion, AKA horsegiirL. 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