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 was 1997 and I was in Europe training with my horse, Lionheart. The Belgian...
Author: Tigger Montague
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 the potential benefits due to low bioavailability. BioStar’s upgraded Optimum 2.0 provides your horse...
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 horse bulletin boards and among commonly asked questions on commercial feed company websites. The...
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 in this multivitamin/mineral supplement, but also for what was not included. We formulated Optimum...
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 necessary minerals for horses; however, these days the mineral content of hay can be...
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 does this term really mean for the health of your horse? Wellness is commonly...
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 (thiamin), magnesium, L-tryptophan, and inositol. These calming ingredients can be effective, which is why...
USEF and the CBD Ban for Competing Horses
Recently the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced that, as of September 1, 2019, “USEF prohibits CBD and all related cannabinoids.” For context, note that CBD, or cannabidiol, is only one of 113 cannabinoid...
In the BioStar Lab: The Science of Nature
Several times a week I receive email from raw material companies encouraging me to try some new ingredient or bulk offering. Some of these outfits are chemical companies that make vitamins or other nutrients...
Coming Soon from the BioStar Lab: Stress Relief for the Whole Horse
I have been fascinated by the biology and chemistry of stress since 1983, when the human supplement company I worked for introduced a revolutionary (at the time) stress supplement: the B-complex vitamins together with...
