The idea of Animal Artistry was born in 1983 and started as a business on 1 August 1984. Therefore August 2009 was the start of the Silver Jubilee celebrations throughout 2009 and 2010. l'm now ready to embark on the next 25 years, and l hope to be available to celebrate the Animal Artistry Golden Jubilee in 2034!

Animal Artistry has always been a showcase for my own sculptures – I am Donna Chaney – I started with mainly dogs in 1984 and proceeded to concentrate more exclusively on horses and ponies, which are my first love.

As a small child I used to draw and sculpt horses, endowing them with life and character to fulfil my dream of a real horse. Alas, I had to wait until I was 27 years old before that dream would come true. I have attended Art College for 2 years, where I enjoyed Life Drawing and History of Art, but my equine sculpting is largely self‐taught by much trial and even more error :)