Circus Time: Donna's Charming RubberNedz

We are back at Donna Chaney's Animal Artistry in England for today's post as we look at Donna's charming RubberNedz pieces. Below is the first picture I ever saw of a RubberNedz. A rubber circus horse with overlong mane and tail and huge feather plumes? I was all in and wanted one for my own collection.

Photo from Google Images which credits it to chestnutridgeblog.com.

I emailed Donna and after some correspondence back and forth about colors and such, she sent me this lovely piece.

This is Gingerbredz, a RubberNedz done on Donna's Tagus mold. Oh, my goodness, I was hooked! 

I had asked for a bay color with four white socks and orange and gold trim.

The detail in the horse's paintwork is lovely. This was my first RubberNedz, but it wasn't my last.

I stopped by Donna's booth at BreyerFest in 2017 and chatted with her. She told me that she had begun making her Rearing Andalusian Stallion as RubberNedz Circus Horses and showed me the one she had brought as a sample. It was beautiful, and sure gave me something to think about.

This may be that piece she had as a sample, but I am not sure. Unfortunately, I did not take a photo of it, but I think it was white with blue like this one. (Photo retrieved from Google Images, I think. Maybe Facebook? It was in my files and I forgot to record where I got it.)

Later that summer, I wrote Donna and asked if I could purchase one. She was willing to take my order, and agreed to paint it bay with orange and gold tack to match Gingerbredz. I knew it would be a while before I got it; Donna once wrote that the RubberNedz were time consuming to make, but I also knew that it would be worth the wait.

Was he ever! He's big, beautiful, and like the Metlox drafters, very heavy.

The mane is long and very, very full. Donna added Swarovsky crystals to the bridle and harness, too.

I named him Mr. Nedz (those of you who remember the TV show, Mr. Ed, will catch the reference) and have had a lot of fun with him. (Did you know that you can stream episodes of Mr. Ed on Amazon?)

My hope is that Donna will use another of her molds for a RubberNedz circus horse. When and if she does, you can bet I will be ordering one.

Tomorrow, we will  head back to the states.

Prepare to be amazed!