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.
Butyric Acid and Hindgut Health
An estimated 65% of all performance and sport horses experience hindgut ulcers. Stress (including environmental, training, and transport stress), nutrition, ...
Understanding Inflammation and Your Horse
The inflammatory process is both fascinating and complicated. The essence of inflammation is the normal protective response by the body’s ...
Fun Facts about Horses, Dogs, & Food!
If you’re a fan of Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit, you’ll love our fun and interesting facts about horses, dogs, and ...
Medicinal Mushrooms for Dogs & Horses
Medicinal mushrooms have thousands of years of use as therapeutic foods in Traditional Chinese Medicine as well as in ancient ...
Ask Tigger: Diet Recommendations to Build Muscle
Tigger shares her experienced take on muscle-building diet recommendations for horses: Dear Tigger, I recently purchased a horse that was ...
Supporting the Equine Immune System with Optimum Defense
The equine immune system is a vast, complex biological apparatus. How well it functions depends on a number of factors ...
Which Optimum wellness formula is best for my horse or dog?
BioStar offers a range of wellness formulas with vitamins and minerals, called Optimum. With so many choices, we’ve put together ...
The Next Generation of Equine Probiotics: Sym-Biota EQ
Soil research over the past 50 years has provided us with a profound understanding of how important healthy soil is ...
Liquid GI Support for Dogs:
Sym-Biota K9
Keeping our dog healthy begins with the gut, and dietary GI support is key to achieving it. Hippocrates said, “all ...
Integrated Nutritional Support for Cushing’s Horses
The approaches to biological health challenges — including treatment of insulin-resistant and Cushing's horses — are very different between Eastern ...
Cooling Tips for Horses, Dogs, and You
With record breaking heat covering much of the country this month, it’s a good time to seek out cooling tips ...
How to Select the Best Bovine Colostrum
Bovine colostrum is a sought-after supplement whose growing popularity stems from research on its important contributions to human athletic performance ...