https://civitai.com/models/830067/2real4u-pony
Mixes a variety of photo-real ponies to create a pretty stellar merge.
Great skin detail, LORAs work well, eliminates the usual cleft lip and lazy eyes you'll see in some ponies, and it can do fantasy/sci-fi backgrounds.
VAE is baked in.
Recommended Settings:
2/3M++ Karras or Euler Ancestral
CFG 5-12 ( I personally like 7.5 )
30 steps