Thanksgiving Tips for Your Canine
Waste not! Make the most of your turkey leftovers by transforming them into a delicious and nutritious bone broth. Cooking the bones over low heat for an extended time helps extract extra nutritional goodies....
Category: Health Topics
When Goodbye Comes
Lionheart had a good summer. He had a new companion, a feisty 20-year-old mare I adopted from a rescue. His coat shined and he spooked as usual whenever his water bucket was filled. He...
Gastric Support in a Multivitamin/Mineral: Optimum GI
BioStar presents the latest in its multivitamin/mineral line: Optimum GI. This innovative supplement addresses and supports both the upper and lower gastric regions of the intestinal tract in a matrix of bioavailable minerals and...
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 have inspired us to update our Optimum EQ formulas. These new formulas are unlike...
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. Now I must admit, that not all my pack members share the same outlook. ...
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...
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...
