diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/ModelType.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/ModelType.java
index 5b9338c9..755fd0ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/ModelType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/ModelType.java
@@ -14,13 +14,7 @@ import com.minelittlepony.api.pony.meta.Race;
 import com.minelittlepony.api.pony.meta.Wearable;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.model.armour.PonyArmourModel;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.*;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.AlicornModel;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.ChangelingModel;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.EarthPonyModel;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.PegasusModel;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.SeaponyModel;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.UnicornModel;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.ZebraModel;
+import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.*;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.model.gear.*;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.render.entity.PlayerPonyRenderer;
 import com.minelittlepony.client.render.entity.PlayerSeaponyRenderer;
@@ -82,7 +76,7 @@ public final class ModelType {
     public static final PlayerModelKey<?, PegasusModel<?>> BAT_PONY = registerPlayer("bat_pony", Race.BATPONY, PegasusModel::new);
     public static final PlayerModelKey<?, ChangelingModel<?>> CHANGELING = registerPlayer("changeling", Race.CHANGELING, ChangelingModel::new);
     public static final PlayerModelKey<?, ChangelingModel<?>> CHANGEDLING = registerPlayer("reformed_changeling", Race.CHANGEDLING, ChangelingModel::new);
-    public static final PlayerModelKey<?, ZebraModel<?>> ZEBRA = registerPlayer("zebra", Race.ZEBRA, ZebraModel::new);
+    public static final PlayerModelKey<?, EarthPonyModel<?>> ZEBRA = registerPlayer("zebra", Race.ZEBRA, EarthPonyModel::new);
 
     static <E extends LivingEntity, T extends Model & MsonModel> PlayerModelKey<E, T> registerPlayer(String name, Race race, BiFunction<ModelPart, Boolean, T> constructor) {
         return registerPlayer(name, race, constructor, PlayerPonyRenderer::new);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/entity/WitchPonyModel.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/entity/WitchPonyModel.java
index a5d937d3..a380fbd0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/entity/WitchPonyModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/entity/WitchPonyModel.java
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.MathHelper;
 import com.minelittlepony.api.model.ModelAttributes;
 import com.minelittlepony.api.pony.IPony;
 import com.minelittlepony.api.pony.meta.Wearable;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.ZebraModel;
+import com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race.EarthPonyModel;
 
-public class WitchPonyModel extends ZebraModel<WitchEntity> {
+public class WitchPonyModel extends EarthPonyModel<WitchEntity> {
 
     public WitchPonyModel(ModelPart tree) {
         super(tree, false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/entity/race/ZebraModel.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/entity/race/ZebraModel.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 10ee73ff..00000000
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/client/model/entity/race/ZebraModel.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-package com.minelittlepony.client.model.entity.race;
-
-import net.minecraft.client.model.ModelPart;
-import net.minecraft.client.util.math.MatrixStack;
-import net.minecraft.entity.LivingEntity;
-
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.armour.PonyArmourModel;
-import com.minelittlepony.api.model.BodyPart;
-import com.minelittlepony.api.model.armour.IArmour;
-import com.minelittlepony.client.model.armour.ArmourWrapper;
-
-public class ZebraModel<T extends LivingEntity> extends EarthPonyModel<T> {
-
-    public ZebraModel(ModelPart tree, boolean useSmallArms) {
-        super(tree, useSmallArms);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public IArmour<?> createArmour() {
-        return ArmourWrapper.of(Armour::new);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void transform(BodyPart part, MatrixStack stack) {
-        applyLongNeck(part, stack);
-        super.transform(part, stack);
-    }
-
-    class Armour extends PonyArmourModel<T> {
-        public Armour(ModelPart tree) {
-            super(tree);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public void transform(BodyPart part, MatrixStack stack) {
-            applyLongNeck(part, stack);
-            super.transform(part, stack);
-        }
-    }
-
-    static void applyLongNeck(BodyPart part, MatrixStack stack) {
-        if (part == BodyPart.HEAD || part == BodyPart.NECK) {
-            stack.translate(0, -0.1F, 0);
-        }
-        if (part == BodyPart.NECK) {
-             stack.scale(1, 1.3F, 1);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/races/steve/zebra.json b/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/races/steve/zebra.json
index 6b72b04a..1fe7c1e6 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/races/steve/zebra.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/races/steve/zebra.json
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"parent": "minelittlepony:steve_pony",
+	"locals": {
+		"head_pivot_y": -1.2,
+		"neck_dilate_y": 1.6
+	},
 	"data": {
 		"head": {
+			"pivot": [ 0, "#head_pivot_y", 0 ],
 			"cubes": [
 				{ "from": [-4, -6, -6], "size": [ 8,  8,  8] }
 			],
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/steve_pony.json b/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/steve_pony.json
index 7fd8dee9..0429d274 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/steve_pony.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/minelittlepony/models/steve_pony.json
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
 		"arm_z": [2, "-", "#arm_depth"],
 		"arm_rotation_x": 0,
 		"arm_rotation_x_neg": [0, "-", "#arm_rotation_x"],
-		"arm_rotation_y": 8
+		"arm_rotation_y": 8,
+		"head_pivot_y": 0,
+		"neck_dilate_y": 0
 	},
 	"skeleton": {
 	    "upper_torso": {
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
 	},
 	"data": {
 		"head": {
+			"pivot": [ 0, "#head_pivot_y", 0 ],
 			"cubes": [
 				{ "from": [-4, -6, -6], "size": [ 8,  8,  8] }
 			],
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@
 		},
 		"hat": {
 			"texture": { "u": 32, "v": 0 },
-			"pivot": [ 0, 0, 0 ],
+			"pivot": [ 0, "#head_pivot_y", 0 ],
 			"cubes": [
 				{ "from": [-4, -6, -6], "size": [ 8,  8,  8], "dilate": 0.5 }
 			]
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@
 		},
 		"neck": {
 			"type": "mson:planar",
+			"dilate": [ 0, "#neck_dilate_y", 0 ],
 			"texture": { "u": 0, "v": 16 },
 			"rotate": [9, 0, 0],
 			"north": [-2, 1.199998, -2.8, 4, 4],