diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyRenderManager.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyRenderManager.java
index e2f28bc7..23fb8822 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyRenderManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyRenderManager.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.minelittlepony;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import com.minelittlepony.ducks.IRenderManager;
 import com.minelittlepony.hdskins.gui.EntityPonyModel;
 import com.minelittlepony.hdskins.gui.RenderPonyModel;
 import com.minelittlepony.model.player.PlayerModels;
@@ -60,8 +61,12 @@ public class PonyRenderManager {
     }
 
     protected void registerPlayerSkin(RenderManager manager, PlayerModels playerModel) {
-        new RenderPonyPlayer(manager, false, playerModel);
-        new RenderPonyPlayer(manager, true, playerModel);
+        addPlayerSkin(manager, new RenderPonyPlayer(manager, false, playerModel));
+        addPlayerSkin(manager, new RenderPonyPlayer(manager, true, playerModel));
+    }
+
+    public void addPlayerSkin(RenderManager manager, RenderPonyPlayer renderer) {
+        ((IRenderManager)manager).addPlayerSkin(renderer.skinId, renderer);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java
index b566658c..dfdb89a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.minelittlepony.render.player;
 
 import com.minelittlepony.MineLittlePony;
 import com.minelittlepony.ducks.IPonyAnimationHolder;
-import com.minelittlepony.ducks.IRenderManager;
 import com.minelittlepony.model.player.PlayerModels;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.entity.AbstractClientPlayer;
@@ -11,10 +10,14 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderManager;
 
 public class RenderPonyPlayer extends RenderPonyBase {
 
+    /**
+     * The id used to find this renderer in the player skin map.
+     */
+    public final String skinId;
+
     public RenderPonyPlayer(RenderManager renderManager, boolean useSmallArms, PlayerModels model) {
         super(renderManager, useSmallArms, model.getModel(useSmallArms));
-
-        ((IRenderManager)renderManager).addPlayerSkin(model.getId(useSmallArms), this);
+        skinId = model.getId(useSmallArms);
     }
 
     @Override