Crystal Tinsley - Equine Nutrition Consultant

08/09/2025

Weaning doesn’t have to be stressful.

With the right support, you can protect your foal’s gut, maintain appetite, and set them up for success—before, during, and after weaning.

👉 Here’s the full Bluebonnet® Weaning Protocol:

✅ 1 week before weaning: Start Gastro pHix™ (½ lb twice daily)

✅ 1 day before weaning: Add Gut Reset™ (1 paste tube or 1 scoop powder daily)

✅ Weaning day tips:
– Wean with a buddy
– Watch the weather
– Keep feed & forage consistent

✅ Continue both products for 1+ week post-weaning

Simple steps. Big results. Because weaning well means growing strong. 💪🐴

📲 Learn more at www.BluebonnetFeeds.com

08/08/2025

Weaning is tough on young guts—and even tougher on their future without the right support.
Start smart with our weaning support:
✔️ Gastro pHix™ – supports pH balance and gut lining
✔️ Gut Reset™ – delivers powerful probiotic + prebiotic support
Together, they help reduce stress, support digestion, and promote a smooth transition.
📦 Learn more: https://bluebonnetequine.com

08/06/2025

A solid hoof starts from the inside out.

The Hoof Rescue Program™ was designed for horses with:

1️⃣ Cracked or brittle hooves
2️⃣ Slow hoof growth
3️⃣ Damage from mud, drought, or rough terrain

This intensive nutritional approach promotes circulation, delivers essential amino acids and minerals, and helps build tough, moisture-balanced hoof walls that stand up to anything.

Your farrier will thank you.
🔗 Learn more: https://bit.ly/hoof-rescue-program

07/29/2025

NOW BLUEBONNET HYDRATE + RECOVER
☀️💦🥵 It’s that time of year again and we have been getting a lot of calls about horses unable to sweat. Your horse’s ability to sweat matters more than ever!

Anhidrosis is a condition where horses lose their ability to sweat or can’t sweat effectively. Without proper sweating, they struggle to regulate body temperature, putting them at serious risk in the heat.

Common signs of anhidrosis include:
• Panting or rapid breathing
• Increased heart rate
• Dull performance or lack of energy
• Dry flaky coat
• Brittle mane and tail

While the exact cause isn’t fully known, long-term heat exposure and genetic factors are likely contributors. There’s no cure, but there is support.

🏇 Enter Hydrate + Recover
This is the same product you knew as TurboMag BCAA, just rebranded to better reflect what it does. Horses dealing with heat stress and anhidrosis have responded incredibly well to this formula.

🧊 For best results, also provide:
• Shade
• Cool clean water
• Fans or misting systems
• Regular hosing or sponge baths

Many horse owners report dramatic improvements in hydration and sweat response when adding Bluebonnet Hydrate + Recover to their program. While no product works for every case, this one has been a game-changer for many.

🎥 Want to understand the science behind it? Watch this and remember the name change. Same formula!

https://youtu.be/VbAksoM4yWw

Your horse’s health is worth it.

Turbo Mag BCAA - An Equine Metabolic pH Balancer: In this webinar, Dr. Bill Vandergrift explains how a metabolic pH balancer such as Turbo Mag BCAA can suppo...

07/18/2025

07/17/2025

Travel, competition, summer heat—it all adds up. And sometimes, even a fit horse starts to feel the toll.

Muscle Recharge™ supports stamina, recovery, and resilience with a blend of:
✅ Vitamin C & bioflavonoids (cell membrane support)
✅ Botanicals & antioxidants (immune + stress response)
✅ Peptides (muscle health + energy production)

Because stress is real—and your horse deserves to feel 100%, inside and out.

💪 Try it now: www.bluebonnetfeeds.com/products/muscle-recharge-moving-up

07/16/2025

Horse friends, make sure you’re stocked up on Hydrate + Recover! It’s going to be hard on these animals next week. 🥵
Get it here 👇🏼
https://bluebonnetfeeds.com/products/hydrate-recover

Things are about to heat up next week! 🔥 For the first time this season, temperatures could soar close to 100. With added humidity, it could feel like 105 to 110 degrees.

https://www.ksdk.com/article/weather/st-louis-weather-forecast/63-46487453-7e64-4814-bb18-e3446e1de4ef?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KSDK_News

07/15/2025

Voting is live!! 💙

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/196f3E1ky1/?mibextid=wwXIfrg

Lightning round voting is OPEN! ⚡ You know you feed your horses the best in America...help us make it official. ✅

Vote Bluebonnet in the Western Horseman “For the Horse: Feed” category👉 https://bit.ly/vote-bluebonnet today and each day through July 21st!

07/01/2025

You know you feed your horses the best in America...help us make it official. ✅

Vote Bluebonnet in the Western Horseman “For the Horse: Feed” category and help us move on to the lightning round!
👉 www.whmag.co/Vote-Now

06/26/2025

AMINO ACIDS AND RECOVERY

🏋️‍♀️ Remember That Feeling?
Day two of a new workout.
Your legs are on fire.
You can’t sit, squat, or move without wincing. 😅

That’s your body breaking down muscle and begging for the tools to rebuild.

Now think about your horse after a hard run, a weekend of hauling, or a full week of conditioning.
They can’t say, “I’m sore,” but a tight back, hollowed topline, or slower recovery? That’s how they tell you something’s missing.

It’s not just more feed. Not just protein.
They need amino acids.

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🧬 So, what are amino acids?
Amino acids are the tiny building blocks that make up protein—and protein is what builds and repairs muscle.

Think of them like bricks in a wall.
No bricks = no wall.
No amino acids = no muscle recovery.

There are two types:
Essential amino acids must come from the diet. Horses can’t make them on their own.
Non-essential amino acids can be made by the body—but only when the essentials are available.

If even one essential amino acid is missing, muscle repair slows down. Topline disappears. Recovery takes longer. And performance suffers.

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💥 That’s why Bluebonnet Amino Edge™ is different.

✔️ Delivers all 10 essential amino acids in balanced levels
✔️ Supports faster recovery after exercise or hauling
✔️ Helps develop and maintain a strong, defined topline
✔️ Contains omega-3s for inflammation support
✔️ Includes vitamin E, selenium yeast, chelated trace minerals, and probiotics
✔️ No added sugar, no unnecessary extras—just targeted support for working horses

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🧬 The 10 Essential Amino Acids Horses Need:
1. Lysine – key for muscle development and recovery
2. Threonine – supports gut health and immune function
3. Methionine – aids muscle building and antioxidant defense
4. Leucine – helps initiate muscle repair
5. Isoleucine – supports energy and recovery
6. Valine – helps reduce muscle breakdown
7. Histidine – supports oxygen transport and stamina
8. Phenylalanine – involved in focus and hormone balance
9. Tryptophan – supports calmness and stress recovery
10. Arginine – important for circulation and immune response (especially under stress)

These are the nutrients behind muscle repair, topline growth, and bounce-back performance.

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📣 You’re a team
If you’ve ever felt sore after leg day—you get it.
Your horse is an athlete too. They need help recovering and rebuilding between every run.

Bluebonnet Amino Edge™ gives them the tools to do just that.

💪 Drop a 💥 if you’re ready to fuel your horse’s comeback—and tag a friend who needs to understand how amino acids really work.

https://bluebonnetfeeds.com/products/amino-edge-competitive-edge

06/24/2025

Every day is leg day for your horse. 🐴💪

If you're asking them to work hard, recovery isn't optional—it’s everything.

After high-intensity exercise, muscle recovery can take 3–5 days…but you're often competing again in less than 48 hours. That’s why a solid recovery plan matters.

Here’s what to focus on:
✔️ Condition for the job—don’t undertrain for high-impact events
✔️ Refuel energy stores with Chromium Propionate to restore glycogen
✔️ Hydration matters—electrolytes like Hydrate & Recover™ help replenish what’s lost in sweat
✔️ Rebuild muscle with BCAAs and key amino acids like lysine
✔️ Fight inflammation with omega-3s (ETA from marine sources = gold standard)
✔️ Support cellular recovery with Vitamin E & C to neutralize oxidative stress

Whether you’re running barrels, roping, or showing, don’t let fatigue slow you down.

🛒 Explore hydration and recovery support: bluebonnetfeeds.com