Support for horses in hot weather
Heat can take a lot out of our horses (and us). In many parts of the country, heat mixes with humidity (known as the heat index), which can slow the evaporation of sweat. This...
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From the Inside Out: Health Begins With Food (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this two-part series, I focused on pets’ health and wellness from the outside in, emphasizing just how important an ecologically vibrant environment is for horses and dogs. For Part 2,...
Tum-Ease: Bite-Sized Equine Gastric Support
Did you know that when horses are under saddle, their stomachs are unprotected from digestive acids? Because of this need for added gastric support, ensuring horses have consistent access to forage and hay (especially...
How to minimize travel stress on your horse
The great migration has begun, as horses all over the country begin to ship to warmer climates like Florida, South Carolina, southwestern California, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Texas. Many of us know the awful feeling...
A Horse is a GI Tract on Four Legs
Recently I read an article on a presentation about gastric ulcers in horses given at the Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) convention held in December 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Frank Andrews, DVM, MS, Dipl....
Ella and her Allergies: an Interview with Lucy Pingree
After dressage rider Lucy Pingree tested our newest supplement Aller-X EQ with her horse Ella, we interviewed her about her experience: How were you introduced to BioStar? I met Tigger 10 years ago in...
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, and over-use of Omeprazole and NSAIDs are risk factors in the development of colonic...
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, insulin resistant horses, and horses afflicted with Cushing’s disease, PSSM, RER and the risk...
In the Food Bowl: Sprouts!
My human likes to experiment with food. She experiments on her dogs and her horses and herself. Sometimes the new foods she tests on us are pretty revolting—not just in taste but also texture. ...
Deciphering the Marketing Language of a Digestive Supplement
Recently, Purina released a new digestive supplement called Outlast™ which will, according to the company’s literature, “support a healthy gastric environment.” Intrigued, I went online to read the marketing information: “Outlast™ supplement contains a...
