Farriers Registration Council
Registered Farrier
British Farriers & Blacksmiths
Full Member
Worshipful Company of Farriers
Diploma Holder
National Shoeing Championships
Bronze Medal — 2023
National Shoeing Championships
Finalist — 2024
Mustad Hoofcare Group
Approved Farrier
Kerckhaert Horseshoes
Preferred Partner
Registered. Competition-proven. At your yard by seven.
Forge is a mobile farriery service operating across the Midlands and South of England. FRC-registered since 2019, the business works exclusively with yard managers, event trainers, and stud operations requiring consistent, documented shoeing cycles across multi-horse strings.
Service radius
45 miles from OX14
Earliest start
6:30am on yard
Min. yard size
5 horses for contract
Response time
Enquiries within 24hrs
Transparent pricing. No surprises on the day.
All prices reflect current Mustad and Kerckhaert material costs. Yard contracts include an agreed annual uplift — stated in writing before first visit.
Trim & Balance
- Full hoof preparation
- Balance assessment
- Conformation notes
- Remedial flag if needed
Full Set — Steel
- Mustad / Kerckhaert steel
- Front and hind set
- Road nails included
- Stud holes on request
Yard Contract
- Priority booking locked in
- Fixed annual rate increase
- Remedial & corrective work
- Foal trimming included
- Emergency call-out rate
- Monthly visit summary
Extras: pads +£18/horse · remedial bar shoes from £145 · emergency call-out within contracted area £65. All prices include VAT where applicable.
Twelve yards. One farrier. Every horse moving sound.
Each card below is a real yard, a real horse, a real problem resolved. The pattern becomes clear by the fourth card.
"Jack's been coming to Millbrook every five weeks without fail since April 2023. Twenty-eight horses, not a single lame day we can pin to his work. The yard runs better because of it."
Sarah Whitmore
Millbrook Equestrian Centre
Oxfordshire
Discipline
Competition livery / Eventers
Visits to date
22
Issue resolved
Inconsistent cycle from previous farrier causing irregular wear
"Corrected Bramble's broken-back hoof-pastern axis in three visits. She's now competing BE100 sound. I'd tried two other farriers over six months."
Oliver Hargreaves
Hargreaves Performance Yard
Gloucestershire
Discipline
British Eventing — BE100
Visits to date
7
Issue resolved
Broken-back HPA causing toe-first landing
"Thirty-four foals through the trimming programme last spring. Not one handling issue by the second visit. Jack knows how to work with youngstock."
Fiona Drummond
Drummond Stud Farm
Newmarket, Suffolk
Discipline
Thoroughbred breeding / Stud
Visits to date
6
Issue resolved
First-cycle trimming and handling programme for foal crop
"We run 38 horses and had three farriers covering us before. The handover notes between visits were nonexistent. One farrier, one record, every horse known by name."
Marcus Okafor
Ridgewood Livery & Training
Hertfordshire
Discipline
Mixed — dressage, SJ, hacking
Visits to date
18
Issue resolved
No continuity across multiple farriers — inconsistent records
"Copper had white line disease that two previous farriers missed on a pass. Jack caught it, treated it, and she was back in work inside six weeks."
Rachel Tindall
Tindall Dressage
Warwickshire
Discipline
British Dressage — Novice to Elementary
Visits to date
11
Issue resolved
White line disease misdiagnosed as bruising
"Spring season prep for six eventers. All shod with road nails and stud holes to spec, ready for the first event of the season. On yard at 6:45am."
James Calloway
Calloway Event Horses
Hampshire
Discipline
British Eventing — Novice to Intermediate
Visits to date
4
Issue resolved
Pre-season preparation — event-specific shoeing spec
"The contract pricing is fair and it doesn't move unexpectedly. We agreed a 4% annual uplift in writing. That's how a professional works."
Diana Patel
Ashgrove Equestrian
Surrey
Discipline
Full livery — mixed disciplines
Visits to date
14
Issue resolved
Previous farrier gave no notice of price increases
"Laminitic rehab on three ponies simultaneously. Monthly trim schedule, each one tracked individually. All three are sound going into summer."
Caroline Briggs
Briggs Pony Centre
Wiltshire
Discipline
Riding school / Welfare rehab
Visits to date
9
Issue resolved
Chronic laminitis management — three ponies, concurrent rehab
"I manage a 30-box yard and I need a farrier who treats it like a business relationship. Jack sends a visit summary after every session. That's the standard I expect."
Tom Sheridan
Sheridan Yard
Cheshire
Discipline
Competition livery
Visits to date
16
Issue resolved
No post-visit documentation from previous farrier
"The forge rolls in at dawn and the job is done before morning feeds. That's what a working yard needs."
Alicia Forsythe
Forsythe Farm Stables
North Yorkshire
Discipline
Point-to-point / Hunter
Visits to date
8
Issue resolved
Timing — previous farrier disrupted morning routine
"Forty-two horses, two visit days per month. He knows every horse's history without being reminded. That continuity is worth more than the shoe itself."
Niamh Gallagher
Gallagher Equestrian Park
County Meath, IE
Discipline
Show jumping / Sport horse
Visits to date
24
Issue resolved
Scale — managing large yard with consistent quality
"Recommended by our vet after Rondo developed medial-lateral imbalance. The corrective shoeing sorted the issue without box rest. Back in work in three weeks."
Ben Ashworth
Ashworth Sporthorses
Leicestershire
Discipline
Show jumping — national circuit
Visits to date
5
Issue resolved
Medial-lateral imbalance causing unlevel movement
Mobile coverage across the Midlands & South
The forge travels to you. Coverage spans twelve counties with contracted yards taking priority on route planning.
Outside the listed counties?
Enquire via the contract form — yards with 20+ horses may qualify for extended route coverage. Travel supplement applies beyond 45 miles from OX14.
Ready to contract
Your yard deserves a farrier
who treats it like a business.
Fixed cycles. Written rate agreements. Post-visit summaries. Every horse on the yard known by hoof history, not just by name.