Now booking · Summer 2026
Est. Shady Grove, Upshur County, TX Arthur & Caroline Duke, Horseshoers
Shady Grove, Upshur County, TX Serving East Texas

A brother & sister horseshoeing team.

We work out of Shady Grove in Upshur County, Texas: shoeing, trimming, and corrective work done professionally, carefully, and on time.

Horseshoers
Arthur & Caroline Duke
Serving
East Texas
50-mile radius
Arthur Duke shaping a hot shoe at the anvil
Arthur at the anvil

Arthur & Caroline Duke.

A horseshoer marks the hoof before trimming
Marking the hoof before trimming

Growing up in East Texas, Arthur and Caroline have both worked on small ranches and developed a love for horses. Arthur interned under horse trainer Clint Bailey for 18 months learning basic horsemanship. Caroline volunteers weekly at the Windridge Therapeutic Equestrian Center of East Texas.

Seeing the need for reliable, dependable farriers inspired Caroline to pursue horseshoeing as a career. Arthur and Caroline graduated from the Texas Horseshoeing School, with 240 hours’ Advanced Farrier Science and hands-on experience.

“Our goal is to provide dependable, reliable farrier service in the East Texas area.”

Horseshoeing, step by step.

Six working photographs
Forge fire with hot steel bar
Heating the steel
Hammering a red-hot shoe on the anvil
Shaping on the anvil
Trimming a horse's hoof
Trimming the foot
Driving a nail through the shoe into the hoof wall
Setting the nails
Finished shoe clinched and finished
A balanced finish
Caroline with a miniature horse
Working with every size
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The work itself.

    Prices may increase as material and operating costs rise.

    Fifty miles, give or take.

    A 50-mile circle around Shady Grove in Upshur County. Farther by arrangement.

    Within the circle
    • Shady Grove, Upshur County (home) 0 mi
    • Mineola 24 mi
    • Tyler 27 mi
    • Longview 32 mi
    • Kilgore 33 mi
    • Hallsville 41 mi
    • Mount Pleasant 43 mi
    • Sulphur Springs 49 mi
    • Farther afield by arrangement
    50 mi
    Standard radius

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    BasedShady Grove, Upshur County, TX
    HoursMonday–Friday
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