Equine Health

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EQUINE HEALTH

BIOSTAR’S EQUINE RESEARCH

Equine nutrition, diet, supplements, health products, and research specific to your horse’s health and wellbeing.

On the Subject of Soy | BioStar US

On the Subject of Soy…

Soy is one of the most common ingredients in equine feed, and is also found in various equine supplements and ...
Equine Respiratory Health | BioStar US

Breath Is Life: Supporting the Equine Respiratory Tract

Because of the horrendous fires in California, and the subsequent toxic air, I think it’s timely and very important to ...
Amalaki for Horses | BioStar US

Fruit of the Ancients: Amalaki for Horses

In Ayurvedic medicine, amalaki (also known as amla) is considered one of the most powerful rejuvenating foods.  In Sanskrit, amalaki ...
Intuition

Open to Our Animals: The Art of Intuition

In our world of high-tech connections and megabits per second, we tend to forget about the other mode of communication ...

The Verdict on Artificial — and “Natural” — Flavorings

It has turned into a real challenge to find a supplement or a bag of feed without also finding the ...
Receptor EQ Coming Soon | BioStar US

Coming Soon: Receptor EQ

Whenever a change occurs in an animal’s or human’s external environment, adjustments must be made so that the internal environment ...
The Otter Whisperer | BioStar US

The Otter Whisperer

For the second year in a row, I have had close encounters with sea otters in Kachemak Bay, Alaska.  The ...
Down the Rabbit Hole with CBD Oil | BioStar US

Down the Rabbit Hole with CBD

After all the media attention and marketing hype of the last few years, there’s still a lot to be cleared ...
Nutritional support for EPM Horses | BioStar US

EPM: New Research and Support for Our Horses

Fifty years ago, researchers identified EPM — equine protozoal encephalitis — but it wasn’t until the 1990s that the microscopic ...
Manuka Honey - Sweet Treatment for Wounds | BioStar US

Manuka Honey: The Sweet Treatment for Wounds

I was introduced to manuka honey over twenty years ago by my brother who lives in New Zealand.  He sent ...
BioStar hydration for horses

Aqua-Forte and Alixir: New Equine Hydration Solutions from BioStar

As we discussed last month, water is a major component of the equine body.  Adult horses are 65% water, and ...
Katrina Oosting and Poldi 2018

Success Story: Poldi and the Whole Food Diet

By Katrina Oosting Poldi is a Bayerisches (Bavarian) Warmblood who I imported from Spain as a 6 year old stallion ...