Tigger Montague

Tigger Montague

Tigger Montague

Tigger Montague | BioStar USTigger Montague is BioStar’s owner and formulator.  She is an expert on equine nutrition and supplements, with over thirty years experience as a rider, researcher, formulator, and author of Whole Foods for Horses.

The daughter of a baker, and the granddaughter of a dairyman, she has inherited the same passions as her family about real food. With over 30 years experience in the equine and human supplement industry, Tigger knows nutrition from the synthetic side as well as the whole food side. She started BioStar in 2006 with formulas she created in her kitchen.  Before she started the company, she was an avid rider and competitor with eventing and show jumping, until she got hooked on dressage in the late 1980’s.  She has competed on horses she’s owned and trained all the way from training level to grand prix.

Tigger’s blog posts are a rich variety of fun-loving stories, profound philosophical musings, and scientific research.  Enjoy!

 

Does your horse need a multivitamin/mineral | BioStar US

Does your horse need a multivitamin/mineral?

Questions about multivitamin and multimineral supplements come across my desk several times a week.  The topic is often on internet ...
Optimum EQ | BioStar US

BioStar Upgrades Multivitamin/Mineral Formulas

When we introduced Optimum EQ to combat equine mineral deficiencies in 2007, it was revolutionary: not only for the ingredients ...
Mineral Chelate | BioStar US

Is Your Horse Really Getting His Minerals? Why Bioavailability Matters

Horse owners know how important macro- and microminerals are for their horses.  Hay and fresh forage used to provide the ...
Adaptor EQ for wellness | BioStar US

New from BioStar: Adaptor EQ for Homeostasis & Wellness

Wellness: What does it mean to your horse? There are many wellness formulas for horses on the market, but what ...
Zen equine calming pastes from BioStar

Zen: Customize Your Horse’s Calm

There are many calming supplements and pastes that address stress in horses. Quite a few use ingredients like Vitamin B-1 ...
USEF and CBD Ban | BioStar US

USEF and the CBD Ban for Competing Horses

Recently the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announced that, as of September 1, 2019, “USEF prohibits CBD and all related ...

In the BioStar Lab: The Science of Nature

Several times a week I receive email from raw material companies encouraging me to try some new ingredient or bulk ...

Coming Soon from the BioStar Lab: Stress Relief for the Whole Horse

I have been fascinated by the biology and chemistry of stress since 1983, when the human supplement company I worked ...
Alixir and Hydration | BioStar US

Rest, Relaxation, & Alixir EQ: The Keys to Recovery

Supporting the body’s recovery process after physical exertion, training, and competing is crucial for equine athletes. Horse recovery support is ...
Spirulina nutrition superfood | BioStar US

Spirulina: Nutrient-Dense Superfood

Spirulina is one of Nature’s most perfect foods because of its dense nutrient content.  Studies conducted by NASA found that ...
For the Love of Senior Horses | BioStarUS

For the Love of the Senior Horse

Senior horses are a lot like senior citizens in the human world: sometimes undervalued, but knowing one is an amazing ...
On the Subject of Soy | BioStar US

On the Subject of Soy…

Soy is one of the most common ingredients in equine feed, and is also found in various equine supplements and ...
Equine Respiratory Health | BioStar US

Breath Is Life: Supporting the Equine Respiratory Tract

Because of the horrendous fires in California, and the subsequent toxic air, I think it’s timely and very important to ...
Amalaki for Horses | BioStar US

Fruit of the Ancients: Amalaki for Horses

In Ayurvedic medicine, amalaki (also known as amla) is considered one of the most powerful rejuvenating foods.  In Sanskrit, amalaki ...
Intuition

Open to Our Animals: The Art of Intuition

In our world of high-tech connections and megabits per second, we tend to forget about the other mode of communication ...

The Verdict on Artificial — and “Natural” — Flavorings

It has turned into a real challenge to find a supplement or a bag of feed without also finding the ...
Wookie on the Cover of Rolling Stone

Wookie: On the Cover of the Rolling Stone

Wookie has her photo on the BioStar product Trinity K9 ™. She's feeling very important and empowered, so I decided to ...
Receptor EQ Coming Soon | BioStar US

Coming Soon: Receptor EQ

Whenever a change occurs in an animal’s or human’s external environment, adjustments must be made so that the internal environment ...