Oxidative Stress in Horses with Gastric Ulcers
As many of you know, I am rather obsessed with the GI tract. From as far back as 2007 when I started BioStar, I have always focused on the health of the equine gut....
Category: Health Topics
Bringing Home a New Puppy
In the last six months I have lost two beloved dogs: Thunderbear and Kemosabe. I will forever miss them. No dog can replace them. Yet, I found myself looking for healing in the eyes...
What Labels Don’t Tell Us
When I’m doing nutritional consults, I often need to look up various feed and supplement labels on products the customer is using. I do the same thing when clients text me, “A friend at...
Neuromuscular Support: BioStar’s New Neuro-Plex EQ
I hear a lot from riders, veterinarians, and sports therapists about horses dealing with neuromuscular disorders, nervous system imbalances, muscle tremors, or unsteady balance. Some of these horses are also unfocused or uninspired to...
Jean Sheptoff and Mia Frigon on Putting the Horses First
Jean Sheptoff is a nationally recognized amateur hunter and jumper rider based out of Littleton, Massachusetts. She manages Newbury Farm alongside her husband and trainer, Cory Hardy, while competing in the amateur/owner hunter, amateur/owner...
Choosing the Best Poultice for your Horse
Poultices have been used for healing over thousands of years; in fact, we can consider poultices to be one of the earliest forms of topical medicine. The ancient Egyptians used honey, tree resin, meat...
Chi Tonic: Revitalize, Restore, Rebalance
In Eastern medicine, the essential life force is known as qi (pronounced “chee”, also known as “Chi”) in traditional Chinese medicine, and prana in Ayurvedic medicine. But a deeper dive into Eastern medicine shows...
Success for Vegas and BioStar!
BioStar hears from dressage expert Ali Perkins, who reports on the dramatic turnaround made by her pony Vegas — with a little help from BioStar supplements: “In early 2022, my fourteen year-old Welsh-Trakehner pony,...
Understanding the role of iron in horses
Iron is an important mineral for horses, but its use is often misunderstood. While humans may often be deficient in this element, horses rarely suffer iron deficiency. Iron is an incredibly abundant trace mineral...
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....
