Nemazee Equine Services offers professional hoof care for horses, ponies, minis, and donkeys within fifty miles of the St. Johns neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.

A 2025 graduate of the Oregon Farrier School’s Professional Farrier Program, I am currently apprenticing under two AFA certified farriers and pursuing a Large Animal Massage certification through the Northwest School of Animal Massage.

I grew up around horses, competing in hunter/jumpers and spending my high school summers as a vet tech assistant at the Helen Woodward Animal Center Equine Hospital in Southern California. In my twenties, I worked briefly at Jaylyn Downs, a stud farm in Queensland, Australia, before returning to the U.S. to complete an MFA in Production Design from CalArts. I went on to work in both film and theatre as a designer, eventually finding my way into the world of stop-motion animation. That work ultimately brought me to Portland, OR, where I contributed to two feature films as an armaturist — Wendell & Wild for Netflix and Wildwood for LAIKA.

Though I loved my time in the animation industry, after nearly two decades in the arts I was ready for a change. My years of experience as a designer, artist, and fabricator strengthened my problem-solving, craftsmanship, and attention to detail, but I missed the physicality, and connection to animals, and being outdoors. Farriery and equine bodywork bring those parts of my life back together, and I couldn’t be more grateful to be a part of this incredible tradition and trade.

I look forward to working with you and your equine loved ones to provide the best care possible.

— Stevie Anne Nemazee