diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/pony/IPonyManager.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/pony/IPonyManager.java
index 382a9901..8887e3e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/pony/IPonyManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/api/pony/IPonyManager.java
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@ public interface IPonyManager  {
     static boolean isSlimSkin(UUID uuid) {
         return (uuid.hashCode() & 1) == 1;
     }
+
+    interface ForcedPony {}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/hdskins/DummyPony.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/hdskins/DummyPony.java
index 6701725d..fdb06a49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/hdskins/DummyPony.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/hdskins/DummyPony.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.client.hdskins;
 
 import com.minelittlepony.api.model.ModelAttributes;
+import com.minelittlepony.api.pony.IPonyManager;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.IPreviewModel;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.MineLittlePony;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.PlayerModels;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import com.minelittlepony.hdskins.client.dummy.TextureProxy;
 /**
  * Dummy model used for the skin uploading screen.
  */
-class DummyPony extends DummyPlayer implements IPreviewModel, ModelAttributes.Swimmer {
+class DummyPony extends DummyPlayer implements IPreviewModel, ModelAttributes.Swimmer, IPonyManager.ForcedPony {
 
     public DummyPony(TextureProxy textures) {
         super(textures);
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class DummyPony extends DummyPlayer implements IPreviewModel, ModelAttributes.Sw
         }
         return PlayerModels.forRace(MineLittlePony.getInstance().getManager()
                 .getPony(this)
-                .getRace(false))
+                .getRace(true))
                 .getId(super.getModel().contains("slim"));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/pony/PonyManager.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/pony/PonyManager.java
index a9b43f0d..7ce362fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/pony/PonyManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/pony/PonyManager.java
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public class PonyManager implements IPonyManager, IdentifiableResourceReloadList
             return getDefaultPony(uuid);
         }
 
+        if (player instanceof IPonyManager.ForcedPony) {
+            return getPony(skin);
+        }
+
         return getPony(skin, uuid);
     }