EQUINE HEALTH
BIOSTAR’S EQUINE RESEARCH
Equine nutrition, diet, supplements, health products, and research specific to your horse’s health and wellbeing.
Deciphering the Marketing Language of a Digestive Supplement
Recently, Purina released a new digestive supplement called Outlast™ which will, according to the company’s literature, “support a healthy gastric ...
What’s the Poop?
Horse people are unique in many ways, and among all our various and interesting quirks is our obsession with poop. ...
Turning Down the Heat: Cooling Foods and Cool Star EQ
It’s summertime, and keeping horses cool requires stall fans, electrolytes, mineral salt blocks, and lots of water. Did you know ...
Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: What Does Your Horse Love about BioStar?
Announcing BioStar’s Equine Contest - "From the Horse's Mouth"! We want to know why you and your horse love their ...
Muscle Building, Muscle Breakdown: Understanding the Cycle
Horse people appreciate the equine athlete who is well-muscled, fit, and strong for his activity, whether it be canter pirouettes, ...
Managing Gastric Ulcer-Sensitive Horses
It can be challenging to manage a horse that tends to act ulcery for days, weeks or months after gastric ...
Contaminated Feed and Supplements
Contaminated feed and supplements are a far-reaching problem. Read on... Recently, the dressage community was shocked to learn that two ...
Trees, Mice and Lyme Disease
Two researchers in the Hudson River Valley* have identified an early warning system for Lyme disease; they can predict how ...
Aloe Vera: The Healing Plant for Horses & Humans Alike
Aloe vera has a long history of use as an important and highly beneficial medicinal plant. The Egyptians used aloe ...
Tweaking Formulas: Thera Calm EQ Adds Haritaki for GI Support
Admittedly, I have a compulsion to tweak, adjust, and mess with everything — kitchen recipes, my GPS’s opinion on directions, ...
Success Story: 90 Days on a Whole Food Diet, by Janie Ober
-- by Janie Ober -- I adopted this horse in 2016 after seeing him one time in a western saddle; ...
New from BioStar: Optimum Healthy Weight
One of the most common equine health challenges is maintaining a healthy weight: not too fat, not too thin. Horses ...
