Horse Electrolytes

Submission 722

About

Horse Electrolytes refers to a supplement product comprised of a red bucket of powdered horse electrolytes called Apple-A-Day Electrolyte by Finish Line Horse Products. The sugar-free horse electrolytes went viral on Twitter / X in September 2024 after X user @pigshitsonballs posted a picture of a bucket, saying that he bought it at a Tractor Supply Co. and was using it to replace Gatorade in his daily routine. In the following weeks, internet users on TikTok and Reddit, among other platforms, posted jokes about the horse electrolytes and debated if it was safe for human consumption. Some even tried the product themselves. Alternative horse electrolyte products include Apple Elite Electrolyte, which is a paste instead of a powder.

History

Apple-A-Day™ is a horse electrolyte product from Finish Line Horse Products.^[9] The animal supplement is advertised as a "healthy hydration for the horse" and is "a daily, cost effective electrolyte that does not contain sugars, fillers, or artificial colors." On the company's website, it explicitly states that Apple-A-Day™ is "for use by horses" and "all of our horse products, are not approved by the FDA for human use or consumption."

Finish Line Horse Products was founded in 1975, according to the company's Facebook^[10] page.

Competitor horse electrolyte products include Apple Elite Electrolyte and SmartLytes Horse Electrolyte, among others. Horse electrolytes come in powder or paste form.

Online Presence

On January 13th, 2024, TikToker^[6] @bcossa posted a video in which she asked her viewers if anyone had tried their horse's electrolyte paste. She said that she had and that it "literally tastes like the ocean." Over eight months, her video received roughly 364,500 plays and 26,400 likes (shown below).

On September 10th, 2024, X^[1] user @pigshitsonballs tweeted a photo of a bucket of Apple-A-Day Electrolyte, captioning it, "Never buying Gatorade again. 5lb bucket of fucking horse electrolytes from tractor supply. Never getting hungover again or being iron deficient. I am the #boss. Sipping on half of a horse dose and I feel great. My skin is fucking tingling." The tweet amassed over 147,000 likes in 10 days (shown below).

In the following days, many quoted the abovementioned tweet, such as X^[2] user @PrinceVogel on September 11th, who wrote, "does anyone have any compelling reasons [why] I shouldn't try the horse electrolytes," gaining over 163,000 likes in nine days (shown below).

In the replies to the abovementioned tweet, many users claimed to have tried the product, like X^[3] user @comfysarah on September 11th, 2024, who said, "it tastes pretty good and, considering that I lived to tweet this, it doesn’t immediately kill you, so none that I know of," receiving over 14,000 likes in nine days (shown below).

Also, X^[1] user @pigshitsonballs began a thread under his original post that gave updates on his trials with the horse electrolytes, claiming in one tweet,^[4] "woke up at 9 am feeling energized and amazing. Appetite through the roof. About halfway through a 1/8 oz scoop in water today."

In another tweet shared on September 13th, X^[5] user @pigshitsonballs tweeted videos of him scooping the horse electrolytes into his drink, writing, "Shoutout to all of the #haters and #doubters. This is not a joke." In a week, the post earned over 2,800 likes (shown below).

Shoutout to all of the #haters and #doubters . This is not a joke. pic.twitter.com/Rq2sZ8BABJ

— J.E. (@pigshitsonballs) September 13, 2024

On September 12th, 2024, Redditor^[7] drunkenstupr shared a screenshot of the original horse electrolytes tweet to /r/Equestrian, asking the subreddit, "Is this a terrible idea or are they onto something?" The post received over 320 upvotes in eight days as well as over 150 comments.

On September 14th, 2024, Twitch streamer Northernlion reacted to the @pigshitsonballs' horse electrolytes tweet. The clip was posted to YouTube^[8] by the channel The Library of Letourneau on the day, gaining over 104,900 views in six days (shown below).

Various Examples

Jaegerbomb but with horse electrolytes @bugsquelcher pic.twitter.com/SO4NuHdc7d

— The Stranger (@SojuEnjoyer69) September 14, 2024

When you swap the pre work out with galaxy gas and horse electrolytes pic.twitter.com/tE8AlCr1s0

— Kaguya’s Top Gal (@hayasaka_aryan) September 14, 2024