Tips from the Field: Summer 2025
As BioStar’s founder and formulator, I love getting feedback, stories, and tips from horse people; I always learn something new! I think that’s what makes loving horses and dogs so special: there is always...
Category: Hydration
HYDRATE YOUR HORSES
Hydration is critical for horses, especially in summer or during competition. Staying healthy, recovery, and wellbeing all revolve around proper body fluid balance. With some carefully chosen ingredients, methods, and care, you can indeed get him to drink!
Support for horses in hot weather
Heat can take a lot out of our horses (and us). In many parts of the country, heat mixes with humidity (known as the heat index), which can slow the evaporation of sweat. This...
Behind the Scenes at COTA
The Challenge of the Americas (COTA) is an annual charity event that raises money for breast cancer research through the Play for P.I.N.K® organization and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Staged at the Adequan...
Help Your Horse Stay Warm This Winter With Nutritional Support
Winter is the time when we horse owners bundle up like Nanook of the North just to feed and hack ice out of water buckets. I often felt like the Michelin Man having so...
Tack Trunk Necessities: BioStar’s Fast-Acting Pastes
The fall show season is upon us. No matter which equestrian discipline you compete in, fall is decidedly a busy competition season. This means you are no doubt packing, unpacking, and repacking your tack...
BioStar Success Story: Alixir EQ Saves the Show!
“I’d just arrived at the Virginia Horse Center in October for the Region 1 USDF championship. My horse started colicking badly, and I could not get a hold of the show vet. My horse...
Must-haves in your tack trunk
When I was competing, my show trunk held the usual necessities: extra saddle pads, a spare halter, extra girth, assorted bits, clippers, polo wraps, bell boots, tack cleaner, Animalintex, poultice, and standing wraps. On...
Bheatrix and Alixir EQ
“Bheatrix, my 11 year-old GOV [Oldenburg Verband] mare, had her first foal late Tuesday afternoon. The delivery went well and she produced a very tall colt. He hit all the right milestones...
Tips and Tricks from the Field
One of the advantages of being in Wellington for the winter circuit is learning from other experts in the field: veterinarians, riders, trainers, equine physios, sports massage therapists and, of course, the horses themselves....
Why Adaptogens are Wonderful for Horses
Adaptogens are specific plants and fungi that help the body manage stress, both physical and mental, by supporting regulation of multiple body systems. These plants and fungi play an important role in maintaining physical...
