Stealing BioStar: Kemosabe Confesses
by Kemosabe Well, she caught me in the act. I had cleverly removed the lid from the Optimum Senior JS bucket because my human hadn’t sealed it properly. Luckily, I didn’t get in much...
Category: Seniors
Decisions, Decisions: What Supplement to Use When?
“Which product is best for my horse? Do I need hemp oil or camelina? Do I use Flex-Well or Comfort Zone? Or Furnace?” We hear these questions a lot! Well, here we are to help...
Anti-Inflammatory Foods: Feeding for the Comfort Zone
Whether your horse is a high-performance athlete, a younger horse in training, or an older horse that is getting a little creaky, there are times when muscle strain and inflammation flare up and we reach for...
Oxidative Stress Reduction for Longer, Healthier Living
Oxidative stress has been recognized as a contributing factor in fatigue, memory loss, muscle or joint pain, susceptibility to infections, and aging. Oxidative stress is caused by the reactive oxygen species (ROS), otherwise known...
Benefits of Yeast for Horses
Before exploring the benefits of yeast for horses, some appreciation is in order. Yeasts are fascinating microorganisms with over 1500 species currently identified. Yeast microbes may be one of the earliest domesticated organisms. Archeologists...
Favorite Fat Sources for Horses
There are many different fat sources for horses: oils, powders, fresh grass, nuts, specific seeds and plants. With so many different sources of fats, it is as important to know the quality of the...
Curiosity
Reflections on the canine quality of curiosity, courtesy of Grace, a senior Plott Hound living with BioStar’s Rick Moore… It’s a big world out there. Some of you probably knew that, but I didn’t. ...
Searching
How soon is too soon to get a new dog after the death of a beloved companion? There’s no one right answer to that question, of course. BioStar’s Rick Moore can tell you plenty...
Sniffing Nirvana
We dogs understand that our life span is traditionally shorter than our caretaker’s. I’ve said it before: one of our roles in the universe is to display life’s path of birth-to-death for our caretakers,...
