Trust me when doing Pony Heads that Swivel DOES get in the way when you're tying LOL.

rockintats88 - one thing I'd do on the heads not the tie is take a really thin bladed sharp knife and carefully clear the powder paint between the nose of the head and the top swivel piece. It really does make the swivel work better. Another trick I use when powder painting Pony Heads is to wrap the swivel in tin foil and before baking pull it off unless you want color on it then just do the clear.

Fatman