Wisconsin Bovine Podiatrist Has a Large Following on Social Media

Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 -- 8:01 AM

(Beatrice Lawrence, Wisconsin Public Radio) For more than 20 years, Nate Ranallo has been working as a bovine podiatrist, trimming cow hooves at dairy farms in west-central Wisconsin. Unlike most in the trade, though, he has millions of spectators.

According to Beatrice Lawrence with Wisconsin Public Radio, cow hoof trimming videos have become incredibly popular among certain internet audiences, and Ranallo is one of the most successful creators in the genre, living and working right here in America’s Dairyland.

He makes videos under the name “Nate the Hoof Guy” and has more than a million followers on each of his Facebook, YouTube and TikTok accounts. Two of his most popular TikTok videos have more than 150 million views combined.

When he started posting videos in 2020, he had no idea they would spread so far beyond the dairy industry. “Little did I know that it wouldn’t be just farmers watching this, but it would be many more people,” Ranallo said. “It kind of exploded on me.”

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