First, they're ponies. Small horses. Second, no, that's not entirely true. They do have a military, in the form of the Canterlot Royal Guard. They aren't very effective though.
I'm back! After I was eaten, I thought I would die. But luckily, I brought a spare hazmat suit to work today so his stomach acids didn't liquefy me. I tried tugging on his uvula so he would gag me back up, but that didn't work. It's very warm and cozy inside the intestines, but after that... Never mind, doesn't matter. I'm back and I learned tons about dragon biology!