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FORMULATOR’S CORNER
This is where we go down the rabbit hole and talk about research and experiments with food, plants, and ingredients. The place where new ideas are sprouted, and new formulas and products are created. Tigger Montague, our founder and formulator, shares her insights and scientific research on health, nutrition, ingredients, and formulas. These articles are the basis of our products and our philosophies.
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Choosing the right probiotic for your horse or dog
With so many probiotic supplements to choose from, it can be overwhelming to figure out which one is right for ...
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One Day at a Time
In the month of May, I lost one of my best friends, dressage judge Carter Bass. She fell, hit her ...
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Gut Health and GI Recovery for Horses: Hedgerow Restore
The GI tract of horses is complex and fascinating. As efficient as it is for an animal who eats 16-20 ...
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Horse Welfare in Competition: BioStar’s Happy Horse Award
Recently there’s been plenty of controversy in the dressage community over horse welfare, particularly as it pertains to the horse’s ...
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Hedgerow K9 with S. boulardii: New Probiotic Support for Dogs
The yeast strain Saccharomyces boulardii is one of the most researched probiotic strains on the planet, and has become a ...
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Ligatend Collagen EQ: Joint & Connective Tissue Support for Horses
Collagen is an amazing protein. It is the most abundant protein in mammals, comprising up to 35% of the whole-body ...
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Now I Know How the Horses Feel
Tigger finds that treating herself like a horse is a great way to walk the road to injury recovery: Recently, ...
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Julia in My Kitchen with Dogs
My mother used to watch reruns of Julia Child’s The French Chef on PBS from a little black-and-white television in ...
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Don’t Forget the Vitamin E for your Horse!
Vitamin E is one of the essential vitamins that horses cannot synthesize or make in their bodies. Unlike the B ...
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Hoary Alyssum: A Plant You Don’t Want to Find in Your Hay
Recently several horses in Wellington, Florida presented with swollen legs, fevers, and laminitis. The culprit appears to be hoary alyssum, ...
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How to Help Your Horse Stay Warm this Winter
Keeping horses warm in winter means providing the circulatory support that's beneficial on many levels — as is maintaining good ...
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Must-haves in your tack trunk
When I was competing, my show trunk held the usual necessities: extra saddle pads, a spare halter, extra girth, assorted ...