diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java
index 3a32070e..f8ffef56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/PonyManager.java
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import com.minelittlepony.model.PMAPI;
 import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.Pony;
 import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.PonyLevel;
 
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.entity.AbstractClientPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.client.network.NetworkPlayerInfo;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.DefaultPlayerSkin;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.IResource;
 import net.minecraft.client.resources.IResourceManager;
@@ -75,13 +77,16 @@ public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
      * @param player the player
      */
     public Pony getPony(AbstractClientPlayer player) {
-        Pony pony = getPony(player.getLocationSkin(), IPlayerInfo.getPlayerInfo(player).usesSlimArms());
-
-        if (config.getPonyLevel() == PonyLevel.PONIES && pony.getMetadata().getRace().isHuman()) {
-            return getBackgroundPony(player.getUniqueID());
-        }
-
-        return pony;
+        return getPony(IPlayerInfo.getPlayerInfo(player).unwrap());
+    }
+    
+    public Pony getPony(NetworkPlayerInfo playerInfo) {
+        ResourceLocation skin = playerInfo.getLocationSkin();
+        UUID uuid = playerInfo.getGameProfile().getId();
+        
+        if (skin == null) return getDefaultPony(uuid);
+        
+        return getPony(skin, uuid);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -118,13 +123,19 @@ public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
     }
 
     private Pony getBackgroundPony(UUID uuid) {
-        if (getNumberOfPonies() == 0) return getPony(getDefaultSkin(uuid), isSlimSkin(uuid));
+        if (getNumberOfPonies() == 0 || isUser(uuid)) {
+            return getPony(getDefaultSkin(uuid), isSlimSkin(uuid));
+        }
 
-        int bgi = uuid.hashCode() % this.getNumberOfPonies();
-        while (bgi < 0) bgi += this.getNumberOfPonies();
+        int bgi = uuid.hashCode() % getNumberOfPonies();
+        while (bgi < 0) bgi += getNumberOfPonies();
 
         return getPony(backgroundPonyList.get(bgi), false);
     }
+    
+    private boolean isUser(UUID uuid) {
+        return Minecraft.getMinecraft().player != null && Minecraft.getMinecraft().player.getUniqueID().equals(uuid);
+    }
 
     /**
      * De-registers a pony from the cache.
@@ -164,7 +175,7 @@ public class PonyManager implements IResourceManagerReloadListener {
      * Returns true if the given uuid is of a player would would use the ALEX skin type.
      */
     public static boolean isSlimSkin(UUID uuid) {
-        return (uuid.hashCode() & 1) == 1;
+        return false;//(uuid.hashCode() & 1) == 1;
     }
 
     private int getNumberOfPonies() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPlayerInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPlayerInfo.java
index ef74e6ea..a8474fd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPlayerInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/ducks/IPlayerInfo.java
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.ducks;
 
-import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.Pony;
-
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.entity.AbstractClientPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.client.network.NetworkPlayerInfo;
 
 public interface IPlayerInfo {
-    /**
-     * Gets the pony associated with this player.
-     */
-    Pony getPony();
-
     /**
      * Returns true if the vanilla skin (the one returned by NetworkPlayerInfo.getSkinLocation) uses the ALEX model type.
      */
@@ -22,4 +16,8 @@ public interface IPlayerInfo {
     public static IPlayerInfo getPlayerInfo(AbstractClientPlayer player) {
         return (IPlayerInfo)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getConnection().getPlayerInfo(player.getUniqueID());
     }
+    
+    default NetworkPlayerInfo unwrap() {
+        return (NetworkPlayerInfo)this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java
index 89356ba0..ab91b363 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinNetworkPlayerInfo.java
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfoReturnable;
 import com.minelittlepony.MineLittlePony;
 import com.minelittlepony.PonyManager;
 import com.minelittlepony.ducks.IPlayerInfo;
-import com.minelittlepony.pony.data.Pony;
 import com.mojang.authlib.GameProfile;
 
 import net.minecraft.client.network.NetworkPlayerInfo;
@@ -29,16 +28,7 @@ public abstract class MixinNetworkPlayerInfo implements IPlayerInfo {
 
     @Inject(method = "getSkinType()Ljava/lang/String;", at = @At("RETURN"), cancellable = true)
     private void getSkinType(CallbackInfoReturnable<String> info) {
-        info.setReturnValue(getPony().getRace(false).getModel().getId(usesSlimArms()));
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public Pony getPony() {
-        ResourceLocation skin = getLocationSkin();
-        if (skin == null) {
-            return MineLittlePony.getInstance().getManager().getDefaultPony(getGameProfile().getId());
-        }
-        return MineLittlePony.getInstance().getManager().getPony(skin, getGameProfile().getId());
+        info.setReturnValue(MineLittlePony.getInstance().getManager().getPony(unwrap()).getRace(false).getModel().getId(usesSlimArms()));
     }
 
     @Override