Nutrition and Feeding

As we discussed last month, water is a major component of the equine body.  Adult horses are 65% water, and ...

By Katrina Oosting Poldi is a Bayerisches (Bavarian) Warmblood who I imported from Spain as a 6 year old stallion ...

Water comprises an enormous part of the horse’s body: foals are about 80% water and adult horses about 65% water ...

Lactobacillus is a lactic acid bacteria that is a common component of equine and canine probiotic formulas.  This genus belongs ...

More and more horse owners are looking for feeds and forages with low starch and sugar content for easy keepers, ...

At BioStar, we are asked lots of questions by horse and dog owners.   It’s an important part of working for ...

I routinely look at hay analysis sent by customers needing an interpretation of the data and what it means about ...

My human likes to experiment with food.  She experiments on her dogs and her horses and herself.  Sometimes the new ...

Circulation in horses is largely the same as in humans: the body’s circulation system is responsible for sending blood, oxygen ...

There has been a troublesome trend over the last few years:  more and more horse owners are reporting that their ...

As the grass dies off in the late fall, it can become more challenging to maintain weight on the hard ...

In traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, autumn is known as a cleansing time for the liver. The liver is ...