Applejack is Best Pony

There is, in fact, at least one pony who is cooler than Applejack. 20% cooler in fact. Oi, Rainbow! Wake up! We need you for this debate! Thanks Rainbow, and thanks to my opponent for the opportunity to participate in one of the most important debates of our age. I'm not quite up to the "brony" level of devotion but I'm familiar enough with the show to understand that nopony is better than Rainbow Dash (aka RD, or Dashy). Rainbow has also kindly agreed to help me in my argument today, so I should be OK.What makes a pony "best" is obviously a point of contention in this debate, but I'm more than happy to attempt to show the superiority of Dashy in every respect, and leave it to the voters to judge on the balance of probabilities.RebuttalCares about others So does RD. RD's "element" is loyalty, so from the very start she's been caring for her friends - as Twilight said in "Friendship is Magic Part 2", even over her "own heart's desire". Applejack's, meanwhile, is "honesty". While being honest to your friends is a means of caring about them, being loyal is perhaps far more important, because a loyal friend would only lie if they seriously believed it was in the other friend's best interests.For example, RD basically becomes the town's resident superhero in the episode "Mysterious Mare Do-Well", she saved Applejack's life ("Wonderbolts Academy" - see the devotion on her face above? That's to save Applejack and the rest of her friends), and even simple gestures like how she helps Applejack blow up a barn in "Lesson Zero" or helps Applejack discover her destiny in "The Cutie Mark Chronicles".Even in the episodes pro cites - in "Spike At Your Service" she helped Applejack with her Spike problem by smashing through a huge rock tower and learning to imitate the cry of a timberwolf, in "Applebuck Season" she helps AJ on the farm and she helps all of ponyville by being their stampede early warning system, and in "The Last Roundup" she is actually trying to repair the town hall while Applejack went away (only difficulty being that Derpy kept jumping on that thundercloud).MoralsApplejack was not the first pony to not learn anything - Twilight did so in "Lesson Zero", which she repeated again in "Magic Duel" and "Magical Mystery Cure". Rainbow Dash also did this in "Wonderbolts Academy". However, Dashy is also not afraid to agree that she still has a lot to learn. That's not a sign of immorality but a sign of modesty - everypony has weaknesses and RD is always ready to learn another lesson. Applejack, however, has been shown to be quite stubborn about learning new lessons on several occasions, such as in "Applebuck Season" and "The Last Roundup". She was also the first of the ponies whom Discord was able to corrupt in "The Return of Harmony" - Rainbow Dash was second to last.Super strength While Applejack may be stronger with her hind quarters from years of apple bucking, Rainbow is a "world-class athlete" specializing in flying speed and agility. Rainbow is barely shown to actually work out her hooves at all, unlike Applejack who does it all the time, and yet she is still able to hold her own against Applejack in a fair competition (such as the running of the leaves which she ties with Applejack later in "Fall Weather Friends"). However, her wing strength is far greater - in "Hurricane Fluttershy" it is revealed that she has the greatest wingpower of all the pegasi. She is the only flier with the strength, stamina and speed to pull of the move named the "Sonic Rainboom" as was shown in the episode of the same name, and actually ended up saving the lives of the elite flying team "the Wonderbolts" in that episode.My argumentShe has a dream Applejack dreams of selling more apples. Dashy dreams of flying with the Wonderbolts - even being their captain! The difference between them is that while Applejack is contented with what she's doing, Rainbow Dash will take risks and push herself to new heights. This has been shown on a number of episodes, but none more so than "At The Gala", where Rainbow Dash tried to hang out with the Wonderbolts, while Applejack tried to ... well, sell Apples. In fact, other than hanging with her friends, selling Apple-related products is pretty much the only reason the character of Applejack exists, a fact parodied by Sherclop Ponies in their popular "Friendship is Witchcraft" series by associating her with Dole corporation. Rainbow, however, pushes herself as more than just an athlete, from trying to be the best at acting ("Hearth's Warming Eve") to trying to be the best at writing fanfiction (as alluded to in "Spike At Your Service"). This drive is well explored in "Fall Weather Friends" where Rainbow Dash claims that she hates losing, while Applejack doesn't really mind.This makes her better because, as the saying goes, you can't reach the moon unless you aim for the stars. It is apparent in the story that Applejack has little scope for character progression compared to Rainbow Dash.Coolness I think that speaks for itself. Rainbow is consistent admired for her "coolness" on the show. In "Mysterious Mare Do-Well" it was established that even the other ponies worship her and have a little fan club dedicated to her. When she tells another pony what is cool and what is not, she always does it with conviction and authority. Among the feats of awesomeness (not strictly the same thing according to her, but anyway) she has completed are kicking a fully-grown dragon in the face, kicking through four large trees in one kick, "upgrading" a turtle so it could fly, pretty much adopting a crippled filly, helping stop rampaging dragons daily (in "Secret of my Excess" she said it was "All in a day's work"), bringing home the southern birds, and causing electric guitars to blaze pretty much whenever she appears on-screen.In conclusion, Rainbow Dash is the best pony ever! I look forward to my opponent's rebuttal.