There are many tricks and tips for customizing. As I've been asked about mine a number of times, I've written this tutorial to help people get started. These are simply my suggestions. Other people have their own methods that may differ from mine, and if you customize for very long, you will no doubt come up with your own as well. Feel free to take from this what works for you and abandon the things that don't.

1. Prepping the bait.
2. Adding sculpted additions (optional).
3. Painting the pony.
4. Rehairing the pony-Under construction.
5. Photographing the pony-Under construction.

You may find it helpful to check out some other tutorials to find what works best for you. Here are some I have found useful: