Feeding the Hard Keeper
As the grass dies off in the late fall, it can become more challenging to maintain weight on the hard keeper. Colder nights and days require more calories to maintain weight. My go-to foods...
Category: Formulator’s Corner
Autumn: Seasonal Support for the Liver
In traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, autumn is known as a cleansing time for the liver. The liver is the body’s blood filter, removing toxins and unhealthy substances. The liver is also responsible...
Bone Remodeling in Horses
Bone remodeling is an ongoing process in horses, and in all mammals larger than rats. This lifelong process repairs micro-damage to bones caused by everyday stress, and promotes the deposition of newer, better material. ...
Patience Is a Virtue: Healing Takes Time and an Open Mind
Oftentimes I’m called in for a consultation on a difficult case, such as a horse with multiple issues that don’t resolve quickly, or issues that don’t respond to conventional pharmacological healing therapies. There are...
Quantum EQ & Impulsion EQ: Cellular Support
As you know, BioStar has never been a company that follows the pack. We stay true to our whole-food principles, and reach outside the box for important foods and plants that support equine health....
In the BioStar Lab: Shilajit
Shilajit is a resin formed during the late Triassic period when geological shifts in the continents caused plants and ammonites (extinct marine mollusks from the Cretaceous period) to be trapped under sediment and rock,...
Flax Seeds or Chia Seeds: Which Do I Feed My Horse?
I’m often asked the question, “Should I feed my horse flax seeds or chia seeds?” My answer: “It depends on the reasons you’re adding omega-3s.” That was as clear as mud, wasn’t it? There...
What’s the Poop?
Horse people are unique in many ways, and among all our various and interesting quirks is our obsession with poop. Typical is a non-horse person coming to a barn, wrinkling their nose, and asking,...
Turning Down the Heat: Cooling Foods and Cool Star EQ
It’s summertime, and keeping horses cool requires stall fans, electrolytes, mineral salt blocks, and lots of water. Did you know that there are foods that can actually help a horse’s body cool down? In...
Muscle Building, Muscle Breakdown: Understanding the Cycle
Horse people appreciate the equine athlete who is well-muscled, fit, and strong for his activity, whether it be canter pirouettes, flying over cross-country courses, the quick turn to a show jumping combination, the spins...
