Welcome to the BioStar Blog!
Our mission is to share information, help empower dog and horse owners with knowledge about nutrition and health of their animals, and bring them the best whole food supplements.
Here you’ll find many of our own personal experiences and opinions, and we’ve taken care to ensure that the more technical information we present is backed by published nutritional studies and scientific research. Please remember, though, that the blog articles themselves are not intended to cure, diagnose, or treat any disease.
Questions about our equine and canine whole food supplements? Contact us and we’ll be glad to assist.
Enjoy!
BioStar’s Happy Horse Award
Recently there’s been plenty of controversy in the dressage community over horse welfare, particularly as it pertains to the horse’s health in competition: extremely tight nosebands, blood in the mouth, open mouth,
Advanced multivitamin/mineral with joint support now available!
As we continue to study nutrition for horses, we have discovered mineral deficits, specific mineral excesses, and protein requirements that ...
How does BioStar source ingredients?
Have you ever looked down a list of ingredients on packaged feed or supplements and wondered what and where those ...
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
I grin…a lot. Even when I am naughty. I am “the food bowl is half full” kind of a guy. ...
Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome and Your Horse
I remember the first time I heard the words: “I think we need to treat your horse for ulcers.” It ...
Announcing Optimum EQ 2.0 from BioStar
If you give your horse a multivitamin/mineral, it’s possible that your horse’s body is not able to process all of ...
Does your horse need a multivitamin/mineral?
Questions about multivitamin and multimineral supplements come across my desk several times a week. The topic is often on internet ...
BioStar Upgrades Multivitamin/Mineral Formulas
When we introduced Optimum EQ to combat equine mineral deficiencies in 2007, it was revolutionary: not only for the ingredients ...
Music to My Ears
Courtesy of Kemosabe, a few thoughts on the nature of a dog's hearing and how we humans can best take ...
Is Your Horse Really Getting His Minerals? Why Bioavailability Matters
Horse owners know how important macro- and microminerals are for their horses. Hay and fresh forage used to provide the ...
Living Off the Land: Health Benefits of Soil-Based Organisms
I like to get dirty. I like to roll in grass, dirt, and leaves. I like to swim in creeks, ...
New from BioStar: Adaptor EQ for Homeostasis & Wellness
Wellness: What does it mean to your horse? There are many wellness formulas for horses on the market, but what ...
Zen: Customize Your Horse’s Calm
There are many calming supplements and pastes that address stress in horses. Quite a few use ingredients like Vitamin B-1 ...
