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Mobile Farrier · Full Service

Marcus

Holt,

C.J.F.

18

Years Practice

4,247

Horses Shod

0

Callback Rate

Eighteen years across Williamson, Maury, and Rutherford counties. Hot-shoeing, corrective work, and therapeutic pad application for working horses, sport horses, and cattle ranch quarter horses.

Endorsed by

AMEA
USDF
AQHA

Trusted by operations across Middle Tennessee

Redwood Ridge Stables
Iron Creek Ranch
Sycamore Hill Equestrian
Double Bar T Ranch
Willow Creek Farm
Blue Ridge Quarter Horses
Foxhaven Dressage Center
Limestone Creek Barn
Mockingbird Hill Ranch
Clearwater Equine
Sundown Stables
Cedar Grove Farm
Riverbend Quarter Horses
Harmony Hill Barn
Copperhead Creek Ranch
Thornwood Equestrian
Blackstone Farm
Paddock Lane Stables
Highfield Ranch
Creekside Dressage
Dusty Spur Quarter Horses
Mapletree Barn
Ridgeline Equine
Rolling Pastures Farm
Ironwood Stables
Whitetail Ridge Ranch
Southfork Equestrian
Arrowhead Quarter Horses
Redwood Ridge Stables
Iron Creek Ranch
Sycamore Hill Equestrian
Double Bar T Ranch
Willow Creek Farm
Blue Ridge Quarter Horses
Foxhaven Dressage Center
Limestone Creek Barn
Mockingbird Hill Ranch
Clearwater Equine
Sundown Stables
Cedar Grove Farm
Riverbend Quarter Horses
Harmony Hill Barn
Copperhead Creek Ranch
Thornwood Equestrian
Blackstone Farm
Paddock Lane Stables
Highfield Ranch
Creekside Dressage
Dusty Spur Quarter Horses
Mapletree Barn
Ridgeline Equine
Rolling Pastures Farm
Ironwood Stables
Whitetail Ridge Ranch
Southfork Equestrian
Arrowhead Quarter Horses

28 barns · 6 counties · 1 farrier

Client Testimonials

What the Barn
Remembers.

From routine six-week trims to vet-referred corrective cases — documented by the barn managers, trainers, and ranchers who brought their horses back.

Marcus has been shoeing my twelve-horse rotation for three years running. He shows up on schedule, works clean, and never leaves a nail proud. The barn runs smoother because of him.

Donna Whitfield

Redwood Ridge Stables

Various — Lesson String · Hunter/Jumper

Service Performed

Regular Hot-Shoeing Rotation

Complex Case
My mare Cassiopeia was landing toe-first on her left front for six weeks before Regionals. Marcus diagnosed the imbalance in one pass of the hoof knife, fit a heartbar shoe, and she was tracking up clean inside of ten days. We made Regionals. We placed.

Priya Venkataraman

Foxhaven Dressage Center

Cassiopeia (KWPN mare) · FEI Dressage

Service Performed

Corrective Heartbar Shoeing — Pre-Competition

Close-up of freshly shod horse hoof on straw barn floor, clean clinches set flush, morning light from barn door

Anvil · Field Work Documentation

We run forty head of quarter horses across rocky limestone pasture. I need shoes that stay on and feet that stay sound. Marcus does hot-fit every time and I haven't pulled a thrown shoe in two seasons.

Dale Hutchins

Iron Creek Ranch

Working Ranch String · Ranch/Cattle

Service Performed

Hot-Fit Steel Shoes — Ranch Rotation

Complex Case
My gelding Copperhead was referred by Dr. Elaine Marsh at Equine Health Associates after a white line resection. Marcus coordinated directly with her on a therapeutic aluminum plate setup. The foot grew out clean in ninety days. I'd have been looking at retirement without that kind of precision.

Tanner Oglesby

Limestone Creek Barn

Copperhead (AQHA gelding) · Barrel Racing / Reining

Service Performed

Therapeutic Plate Work — Vet-Referred Post-Resection

Farrier working on horse hoof outdoors near barn, leather apron, focused expression, natural light

Anvil · Field Work Documentation

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312 verified reviews · 18 years practice

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Veterinary-Referred Corrective Work

When Soundness
Is the Diagnosis.

Complex cases referred by veterinarians across six counties. Each shoe fit in coordination with the attending vet — not after a phone call, but side by side, radiograph in hand.

Farrier examining horse hoof closely in barn aisle, holding hoof knife, focused diagnostic work

“The shoe is the last prescription in the treatment chain. It has to be right.”

Marcus Holt, C.J.F.

Navicular Syndrome

Marcus read the radiographs alongside Dr. Marsh and fit the egg-bar the same afternoon. Brigadier was comfortable in the stall within three days.

HorseBrigadier (Thoroughbred gelding)
ShoeEgg-bar shoe with wedge pad
VetDr. Elaine Marsh, Equine Health Associates
ResultReturned to full training in 8 weeks

Carolyn Bassett

Sycamore Hill Equestrian

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White Line Disease — Resection Recovery

The foot could have gone either way. Marcus built a hospital plate that kept the resection clean and dry through six weeks of wet winter. Perfect regrowth.

HorseCopperhead (AQHA gelding)
ShoeAluminum therapeutic plate with hospital plate
VetDr. James Pendleton, Middle TN Equine
ResultClean regrowth, sound at 90 days

Tanner Oglesby

Limestone Creek Barn

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Laminitis — Chronic Rotation

Chronic laminitis in a competition mare feels like a death sentence. Marcus and Dr. Kimura put together a shoeing protocol that kept her competing at Prix St. Georges for another season.

HorseDuchess (Warmblood mare)
ShoeDeep-seated heart-bar with frog support pad
VetDr. Sarah Kimura, Williamson County Equine
ResultManaged soundness maintained 14 months

Helena Brandt

Thornwood Equestrian

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Schedule Your Horse

Book the
Appointment.

Six-county service area. Response within 24 hours. Corrective and emergency cases prioritized — call or text if the horse can't wait.

Phone+1 (615) 555-0194
Text+1 (615) 555-0194
Emailmarcus@anvilfarrier.com
Service AreaWilliamson · Maury · Rutherford Davidson · Marshall · Hickman

Certified Journeyman Farrier

American Farrier Association

Response within 24 hours · Emergency cases call +1 (615) 555-0194