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.
Preservatives in Feed and Supplements
I have been asked many times about preservatives in horse feed and supplements. Frankly, I didn’t know very much about ...
Natural and Artificial Flavorings in Feed
It’s difficult to find a bag of feed or even a supplement that doesn’t have natural or artificial flavorings as ...
Equine Superfood: Spirulina for Horses
Before we get into the health benefits of spirulina for horses, let's brush up on what we've already learned about ...
Seeking Diversity: The Microbiome
Ten years ago, a friend sent me a packet of wildflower seeds, which I indiscriminately sprinkled along the outside of ...
Microbiota in the GI Tract Can Control Weight and Normalize Glucose
Studies over the past several years on mice and humans demonstrate that a particular phylum of microbiota, Bacteroidetes, play an ...
Assessing Quality of Food Ingredients
We consumers are becoming more knowledgeable and savvy about reading labels, yet we are now faced with figuring out the ...
Building and Maintaining Topline
One of the most common issues with our horses is that of the topline. The muscles over the top of the ...
Formulator’s Corner: The Equine Stress Factor
Stress is an emotional and physical pressure that animals and humans both experience. Horses and dogs, just like people, can ...
Ultra Hoof EQ: Whole Food Hoof Support
Ultra Hoof EQ: A synergistic blend of specific hoof support nutrients bound to yeast for higher bioavailability, containing bovine colostrum ...
Stressing Me, Stressing You
Holidays seem to be the collective stress time: humans are stressed, and because our animals are so intuitive, they in ...
Gold Star EQ: Camelina Oil for Horses
Camelina (Camelina Sativa) is a plant native to Europe; it has been used for thousands of years as food for ...
Hoofin’ It: Designing a Whole Food Hoof Formula
My friend Shannon emailed me one day and asked, “Why doesn’t BioStar have a hoof supplement?” The plain and simple ...