EQUINE HEALTH
BIOSTAR’S EQUINE RESEARCH
Equine nutrition, diet, supplements, health products, and research specific to your horse’s health and wellbeing.
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 ...
Daily Neuromuscular Support with Neuro-Plex EQ Powder
Neuromuscular support is essential for an increasing number of horses. Ever since BioStar introduced Neuro-Plex EQ paste syringes for as-needed ...
Eggshell Membrane Collagen for Horses and Neuro-Plex EQ Powder
Collagen is a popular protein ingredient in supplements for humans, dogs, and horses. A few years ago, I got on ...
Selenium Yeast vs Sodium Selenite
Selenium is an important mineral for horses. This trace element plays a critical role in reproduction, thyroid hormone metabolism, DNA ...
Success: Kavey, Orange, and Chi Tonic!
“Orange is a very tall (17.3+) 8-year-old GOV gelding who is competing at 4th level and schooling the I1. He ...
Success with Neuro-Plex and Chi Tonic!
Tess Strumwasser of Massachusetts-based Equipoise Dressage sends us this report of her success with an EPM-relapsing gelding named EL Maverick ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
