NUTRITION AND FEEDING
Diet and nutrition protocols, important information, instructions, and advice for horses and dogs.
What’s the Poop?
Horse people are unique in many ways, and among all our various and interesting quirks is our obsession with poop. ...
Turning Down the Heat: Cooling Foods and Cool Star EQ
It’s summertime, and keeping horses cool requires stall fans, electrolytes, mineral salt blocks, and lots of water. Did you know ...
Managing Gastric Ulcer-Sensitive Horses
It can be challenging to manage a horse that tends to act ulcery for days, weeks or months after gastric ...
Contaminated Feed and Supplements
Contaminated feed and supplements are a far-reaching problem. Read on... Recently, the dressage community was shocked to learn that two ...
Aloe Vera: The Healing Plant for Horses & Humans Alike
Aloe vera has a long history of use as an important and highly beneficial medicinal plant. The Egyptians used aloe ...
Kemosabe Gets Buff…with Organic Seaweed
This past autumn, I was put on a diet after a visit to the vet indicated that I was a ...
Success Story: 90 Days on a Whole Food Diet, by Janie Ober
-- by Janie Ober -- I adopted this horse in 2016 after seeing him one time in a western saddle; ...
New from BioStar: Optimum Healthy Weight
One of the most common equine health challenges is maintaining a healthy weight: not too fat, not too thin. Horses ...
Does My Horse Need a Multivitamin / Mineral Supplement?
"Does my horse need a multivitamin / mineral supplement?" This question comes across my desk via emails and texts several ...
Buckaroo’s Stew: Warming Winter Foods Done Right
Kemosabe here. I’m supposed to write about warming winter foods for dogs, but how can I when the warming food ...
Whole Food for Horses: A Guide to Fitter, Happier Equines
by Lindsey Henry, BioStar Customer Service Specialist Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one ...
Lassi (Not Lassie) to the Rescue: The Delicious Probiotic
Okay, so I know that Lassie is some famous collie dog that the humans get all soft and mushy about ...