Formulator’s Corner

Chester in the BioStar Lab with Tigger

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.

Bridging Eastern and Western Medicine in Chi Solutions by BioStar US

Connection: Bridging Eastern Medicine and Western Science

In 2001, a friend gave me a book on Ayurveda called The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies by Vasant ...
Vitamin E and Neurological Support for Horses and Dogs | BioStar

Vitamin E & Neurological Support for Horses and Dogs

Over the past year, I’ve noticed a bit of a cognitive change in my 13 year old Australian Shepherd, Kemosabe ...
Horse Stable Vices and Domestication | BioStar

Horse Stable Vices and Domestication

What we horse owners refer to as stable vices (cribbing, wind sucking, and weaving), are also known as stereotypies, or ...
Vitamin E for Horses and Dogs | BioStar US

Vitamin E Supplements for Horses & Dogs

After many years of searching, we finally found a vitamin E complex of tocopherols and tocotrienols that meets our high ...
JJ Tate horse with BioStar blanket

The Devil’s in the Details: What Sets BioStar Apart

The raising, care, training, and campaigning of horses requires close attention to details. Whether you keep your horses in your ...
Recovery and Comfort for Horses

Recovery and Comfort for Horses: An East-Meets-West Approach

Horses are incredible athletes. Just like humans, however, their muscles can become sore and stiff after a training session or ...

Choosing the Right Calming Supplement for Your Horse

The search for the best calming supplements for horses can be overwhelming… there are so many options to choose from! ...
Assessing quality ingredients and extracts | BioStar

Determining Ingredient Quality

It’s very difficult to ascertain ingredient quality by reading a label. This is due, in part, to labeling laws which ...
Allergies on the Rise in Horses | BioStar

Allergies in Horses on the Rise

It seems that new allergies are popping up every day. Human allergies are quite common and we are learning more ...
Down the Rabbit Hole with Quercetin- Tigger scientist illustration

Down the Rabbit Hole with Quercetin

What are quercetin supplements, and how can they help your horse? We go down the rabbit hole to learn more ...
Horses, Allergies, and Histamines | BioStar US

Horses, Allergies, and Histamines

For the past year, I've spent a lot of time down the rabbit hole, examining the Western and Eastern medicinal ...
Horse Hindgut Health and Butyrate | BioStarUS

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, ...