Tigger Montague

Tigger Montague

Tigger Montague

Tigger Montague | BioStar USTigger Montague is BioStar’s owner and formulator.  She is an expert on equine nutrition and supplements, with over thirty years experience as a rider, researcher, formulator, and author of Whole Foods for Horses.

The daughter of a baker, and the granddaughter of a dairyman, she has inherited the same passions as her family about real food. With over 30 years experience in the equine and human supplement industry, Tigger knows nutrition from the synthetic side as well as the whole food side. She started BioStar in 2006 with formulas she created in her kitchen.  Before she started the company, she was an avid rider and competitor with eventing and show jumping, until she got hooked on dressage in the late 1980’s.  She has competed on horses she’s owned and trained all the way from training level to grand prix.

Tigger’s blog posts are a rich variety of fun-loving stories, profound philosophical musings, and scientific research.  Enjoy!

 

Understanding Inflammation and your Horse | BioStar US

Understanding Inflammation and Your Horse

The inflammatory process is both fascinating and complicated. The essence of inflammation is the normal protective response by the body’s ...
Fun Facts about Horses, Dogs, and Food | BioStar US

Fun Facts about Horses, Dogs, & Food!

If you’re a fan of Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit, you’ll love our fun and interesting facts about horses, dogs, and ...
Medicinal mushrooms

Medicinal Mushrooms for Dogs & Horses

Medicinal mushrooms have thousands of years of use as therapeutic foods in Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as in ancient ...

Ask Tigger: Diet Recommendations to Build Muscle

Tigger shares her experienced take on muscle-building diet recommendations for horses: Dear Tigger, I recently purchased a horse that was ...
Horse on Optimum Defense label

Supporting the Equine Immune System with Optimum Defense

The equine immune system is a vast, complex biological apparatus. How well it functions depends on a number of factors ...
horse and human bonding silhouette

Giving Back and Paying It Forward

There’s something intrinsic about giving — a sense of purpose and humility. I have long known the equestrian community to ...
Ask Tigger - Grumpy Mares | BioStar US

Ask Tigger: Help! I Have a Grumpy Mare

Dear Tigger, Lately my horse fits the grumpy mare stereotype more often than not, but she used to be much ...
Girl in nature

Tigger’s Stress-Busting Tips

Before jumping to some unique and effective stress-busting tips, let's reflect a moment on where we are today: The infamous ...
BioStar's Line of Optimum Wellness Formulas

Which Optimum wellness formula is best for my horse or dog?

BioStar offers a range of wellness formulas with vitamins and minerals, called Optimum. With so many choices, we’ve put together ...
The Next Generation of Equine Probiotics: Sym-Biota EQ | BioStar US

The Next Generation of Equine Probiotics: Sym-Biota EQ

Soil research over the past 50 years has provided us with a profound understanding of how important healthy soil is ...

Let Go of the Reins

Recently, a friend in the horse industry told me that her anxiety during this time of the Covid-19 pandemic had ...
Sym-Biota K9 | BioStar US

Liquid GI Support for Dogs:
Sym-Biota K9

Keeping our dog healthy begins with the gut, and dietary GI support is key to achieving it. Hippocrates said, “all ...
East Meets West: Integrated Nutritional Support for Cushing's Horses

Integrated Nutritional Support for Cushing’s Horses

The approaches to biological health challenges — including treatment of insulin-resistant and Cushing's horses — are very different between Eastern ...
Cooling Foods | BioStar US

Cooling Tips for Horses, Dogs, and You

With record breaking heat covering much of the country this month, it’s a good time to seek out cooling tips ...
Consider the Source: Not All Colostrum Supplement Products are Alike | BioStar US

How to Select the Best Bovine Colostrum

Bovine colostrum is a sought-after supplement whose growing popularity stems from research on its important contributions to human athletic performance ...
Colostrum-38 | BioStar US

Bovine Colostrum for Horses, Dogs, and People

Bovine colostrum is one of those versatile supplements that I always have on hand for the horses, the dogs, and ...
Thera-Gard | BioStar US

Relief for Ulcer-Prone Horses

BioStar’s Tri-Gard EQ paste and Thera-Gard EQ provide gastric and digestive support for ulcer-prone horses. BioStar developed Tri-Gard EQ and ...
Asta Zan-14 | BioStar US

Asta Zan 14: Super Antioxidant Recovery Supplement for Dogs

Asta Zan-14™ combines astaxanthin, the antioxidant powerhouse from microalgae, and the Ayurvedic herb turmeric, with additional high antioxidant ingredients to ...