Ryleigh Semanchik, MS - Equine Nutrition Consultant

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Ryleigh Semanchik, MS - Equine Nutrition Consultant

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Helping horses thrive through better nutrition in West Texas, New Mexico, and the Oklahoma Panhandle.

10/29/2026

You aren’t going to want to miss this!

Join Joy Wargo and special guest Dr. Jyme Nichols, PhD Equine Nutritionist, Director of Nutrition for Bluebonnet Feeds and host of the internationally recognized Feed Room Chemist podcast!

With 16 years of experience in equine nutrition, Dr. Nichols is passionate about turning scientific research into practical knowledge for horse owners.

Monday, November 2nd 7 PM CST

Find all call details in the Community Announcements once you’re logged in at www.betweenthereins.us. We are excited to see you there!

10/26/2026

The absolute best part of seeing these horses thriving through good nutrition is getting to cheer on the people who put so much time and resources into them! We are so lucky to be able to work with the Brown Ranch and watch first hand what hard work, passion and good nutrition can do for these athletes!

Fueled by Bluebonnet and once again this duo is on fire 💙

10/14/2026

The word “fillers” have been thrown around a lot lately when it comes to horse feed. Here is a good piece to show an example of why certain ingredients are used when.

I was sent a post yesterday bashing Bluebonnet because rice hulls are apparently “trash ingredients” that provide no nutritional value. The argument? Humans don’t even eat them.

Well, humans don’t eat grass or hay either. 🧐

So, why would a reputable feed company intentionally use rice hulls in a formulation?

Because every ingredient has a purpose. And in this case, rice hulls serve several important functions.

Rice hulls provide an extremely low-starch, low-sugar fiber source that creates a base for incorporating vitamins, minerals, and digestive support ingredients into a pellet. They also provide a foundation for fat to be absorbed into, helping us maximize calorie content in a smaller feeding size.

When you’re trying to incorporate more than just the bare bone basics (think chromium, plasma, GUARANTEED levels of digestive support, and other functional ingredients) there’s only so much room in a formula. We have to balance all of those nutritional goals while maintaining a low feeding rate and keeping NSC levels low.

And here’s the kicker…there aren’t many fiber ingredients that can reliably deliver the consistently low NSC levels that rice hulls can.

We didn’t choose rice hulls because we ran out of better ideas. We chose them because they serve a specific purpose in the formulation.

Feed formulation is about much more than looking at an ingredient list and deciding whether each ingredient sounds appetizing to a human. Every ingredient should have a job to do, and the real question is whether it helps us achieve the nutritional goals of the finished product.

I’m not sharing this to bash anyone in return. It’s clear that this person may not fully understand equine nutrition, ration formulation, or why certain ingredients are used in a balanced feed. That’s okay, we all have more to learn, and to be honest, I myself don’t do formulations and rely on asking questions from people much smarter than me! So before labeling an ingredient “trash” or bad, it might be worth understanding why it’s there in the first place.

09/29/2026

60 day nutrition transformation 😍
They don’t all need to be on feed—sometimes a ration balancer is the answer!
- good forage
- Bluebonnet Pro Balance paired with Amino Edge (definitely the most underrated amino acid supplement out there!!) 💯
Yep, it can be just that simple when nutrition is that good.

09/28/2026

Congratulations Jackie Calvillo! Fueled by bluebonnet and killing it at the palo duro cutting! We are so blessed to have you apart of the Bluebonnet Family 💙

09/26/2026

Fueled by and on fire in AZ! Congratulations to Lanham and Hugo💙

DT HORSES "THE LAST STOP" FUTURITY - CHAMPION
INTERMEDIATE OPEN & LIMITED OPEN

LANHAM BROWN
REBEL DE ROSA
(Metallic Rebel x Rosa Del Pepto)
Owned by R A Brown Ranch

09/23/2026

Bluebonnet

08/31/2026

We get to feed some pretty stunning and amazing horses! Getting to see this breed thrive on Horsemen’s Elite Mare and Foal is such a cool experience 😍😍 I mean look at these horses 💙

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http://bluebonnetequine.com/

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