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The Farrier Videos That Went Viral

With comments sporting the hashtag #oddlysatisfying, Sam Dracott's TikTok videos of him shoeing horses have amassed 48 million views.

Sam Dracott, the most famous farrier in the world? (Sam Dracott Facebook photos)

It’s a common sight around a barn: the farrier arrives with his truck and trailer and sets up in the aisle to shoe a horse. Chatting with your blacksmith is one of the many pleasures we horse owners have; after all, he or she is usually a source of great insight into the welfare of our animals.

For Sam Dracott, a UK-based farrier, his fanbase far exceeds those in the horse world. With over 3.5 million followers on his TikTok account @samdracott_farrier, his horseshoeing videos have gone viral.

The unassuming TikTok star told Horse & Hound  that he joined the social media platform in April 2021, thinking that people might find his work interesting. Understatement alert! One video posted in August 2022 amassed 7.2 million views. And his other videos regularly break the million-view mark for a whopping 48 million total views and counting.