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.
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 ...
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 ...
Introducing Trinity: Hemp Formula for Dogs
After hemp oil has been extracted or pressed from the stalks, leaves, and flowers, the biomass of the plant is ...
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 ...
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: 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 ...
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 ...
In the Lab: Science and Equine Hydration Therapy
Water comprises an enormous part of the horse’s body: foals are about 80% water and adult horses about 65% water ...
Lactobacillus rhamnosus: An Underrated Probiotic Player
Lactobacillus is a lactic acid bacteria that is a common component of equine and canine probiotic formulas. This genus belongs ...
The Great Debate: NSC vs Glycemic Index for Measuring Starch & Sugar
More and more horse owners are looking for feeds and forages with low starch and sugar content for easy keepers, ...
Questions & Ethics: Keeping the Feed and Supplement Industry Honest
At BioStar, we are asked lots of questions by horse and dog owners. It’s an important part of working for ...
