diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPonyAnimationHolder.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPonyAnimationHolder.java
index 9d91c168..2fd0c4f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPonyAnimationHolder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPonyAnimationHolder.java
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ public interface IPonyAnimationHolder {
     /**
      * Updates and gets the amount this entity is strafing to each side.
      */
-    float getStrafeAmount(float ticks);
+    float getStrafeAmount();
+
+    void setStrafeAmount(float strafeAmount);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinEntityLivingBase.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinEntityLivingBase.java
index f0646c58..078e4f91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinEntityLivingBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinEntityLivingBase.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.mixin;
 
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
-import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Shadow;
 
 import com.minelittlepony.ducks.IPonyAnimationHolder;
 
@@ -11,9 +10,6 @@ import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 @Mixin(EntityLivingBase.class)
 public abstract class MixinEntityLivingBase extends Entity implements IPonyAnimationHolder {
-    @Shadow
-    public float moveStrafing;
-
     private MixinEntityLivingBase(World worldIn) {
         super(worldIn);
     }
@@ -24,16 +20,12 @@ public abstract class MixinEntityLivingBase extends Entity implements IPonyAnima
     private float strafeRollAmount = 0;
 
     @Override
-    public float getStrafeAmount(float ticks) {
-        float strafing = moveStrafing;
-        if (strafing != 0) {
-            if (Math.abs(strafeRollAmount) < Math.abs(strafing)) {
-                strafeRollAmount += strafing/10;
-            }
-        } else {
-            strafeRollAmount *= 0.8;
-        }
+    public float getStrafeAmount() {
+        return strafeRollAmount;
+    }
 
-        return (float)Math.toDegrees(strafeRollAmount);
+    @Override
+    public void setStrafeAmount(float strafeAmount) {
+        strafeRollAmount = strafeAmount;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java
index 793cd758..519d0cd7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/player/RenderPonyPlayer.java
@@ -50,7 +50,21 @@ public class RenderPonyPlayer extends RenderPonyBase {
         ponyModel.motionPitch = (float) Math.toDegrees(angle);
 
         GlStateManager.rotate(ponyModel.motionPitch, 1, 0, 0);
-        GlStateManager.rotate(((IPonyAnimationHolder)player).getStrafeAmount(ticks), 0, 0, 1);
+
+
+        float lastStrafe = ((IPonyAnimationHolder)player).getStrafeAmount();
+
+        float strafing = player.moveStrafing;
+        if (strafing != 0) {
+            if (Math.abs(lastStrafe) < Math.abs(strafing)) {
+                lastStrafe += strafing/10;
+            }
+        } else {
+            lastStrafe *= 0.8;
+        }
+
+        ((IPonyAnimationHolder)player).setStrafeAmount(lastStrafe);
+        GlStateManager.rotate((float)Math.toDegrees(lastStrafe), 0, 0, 1);
     }
 
     //TODO: MC1.13 transformSwimming()