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...
Category: Seniors
SUPPORTING THE HEALTH OF
SENIOR HORSES AND DOGS
Mature horses and dogs may need extra support. BioStar has studied the science, and created holistic and effective supplements with the best ingredients.
We Love Spirulina for Horses and Dogs
I was introduced to spirulina in 1983 when the human supplement company I worked for created a spirulina supplement. As an ingredient, Spirulina was the “new kid on the block”: a blue-green algae we...
Does my horse need a ration balancer?
There are major differences between a ration balancer, a conventional supplement, and a bioavailable multivitamin and mineral supplement formula. How do you choose? Ration balancers A ration balancer is essentially a multivitamin and mineral...
Frittata Bravo: Treats for High Energy Dogs
Here is a recipe for high-fat, high-protein, healthy treats for dogs who are very active or need to gain weight. Lizzy Meyer is BioStar’s Canine Specialist, and from her Happy Place, aka her kitchen,...
We Don’t Just Work Here
Working at BioStar means getting an up-close look at everything that goes into our unique whole-food equine and canine supplements. We know firsthand what’s in our supplements, how they’re made, and why they improve...
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....
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...
Remarkable Probiotic Yeasts for Horses
Probiotic yeast strains are quite fascinating. While non-yeast probiotics such as Lactobacillus and Bifidum need microencapsulation to survive the harsh environment of the stomach, probiotic yeasts can survive the gauntlet of the digestive system,...
Rush, the Oldest US OTTB, and BioStar
Rush (race name: Dead Solid Perfect, pet name: Goose), passed away on November 8, 2022 and is believed to have been the oldest living OTTB in the U.S. at 39 years and 188 days....
Vitamin E & Neurological Support for Horses and Dogs
Over the past year, I’ve noticed a bit of a cognitive change in my 13 year old Australian Shepherd, Kemosabe. He has lost a bit of his mental acuity, seems uncomfortable in a room...
