NUTRITION AND FEEDING
Diet and nutrition protocols, important information, instructions, and advice for horses and dogs.
GMOs and Beet Pulp for Horses
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are so deeply imbedded these days in our food system, that finding GMO-free ingredients becomes a ...
Processed Foods: Gun-Puffed, Extruded, Pelletized…
I have often wondered how the whole processed food revolution started. So I headed down the rabbit hole to learn ...
Palm Oil: Big Demand at a Bigger Cost
Palm oil has become a popular raw material as an inexpensive vegetable oil, a source of Vitamin E, and as ...
The Connection Between Microbes and Mood
The idea of taking probiotics for anxiety is a fairly new one, but the scientific support is there. In 2011, ...
Are We Over-Supplementing Our Horses?
In a recent article, "Inside Elite Nutrition at the Olympics", author Nathan Gray interviewed Jeni Pearce, head of performance nutrition ...
Beer for Horses: Four Healthy Reasons
Guinness stout beer is often recommended as an aid to help horses with anhidrosis, but beer for horses goes beyond ...
Overcoming Equine Lameness With Therapeutic Whole Foods
BioStar blog contributor Lizzie Meyer relates her experiences with lameness in horses, and choosing the right whole food supplements to ...
The Right Foods for Autumn
In both Chinese and Ayurvedic Medicine, a variety of foods and herbs are used throughout the year to balance the ...
Distillers Grains: The Antibiotic Connection
Distillers grains, also known as "distillers dried grains with solubles" is a common ingredient in processed feeds. As the name ...
Equine Joint Supplements: Food for Better Connections
There are so many equine joint supplements available, that it's hard to figure out which one to choose. But if ...
Coming to Terms: What Food Labels Really Mean
There are so many marketing geniuses, hype specialists, and spin doctors in the food industry these days it’s hard to ...
Horse Feed Preservatives: Better Living Through Chemistry
At a recent seminar I gave in Wellington, Florida, several questions were raised in the audience about certain preservatives in ...
