According to Mike Vogel, when the episode Simple Ways was initially pitched, Trenderhoof was described as the "Anthony Bourdain of Equestria". Trenderhoof shares his body types with "Uptown Clover", "Mustafa Combe", "Free Throw", "Sprig Hooffield", "Natural Deduction", and S06E17 Unnamed Earth Stallion #6, he has a similar color scheme to Coco Crusoe and "Haakim", and his cutie mark is very similar to the design on the legwear that Twilight Sparkle usually wears during her visits to the human world.