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!

 

Autumn, the season for liver support - BioStar US

Autumn: Seasonal Support for the Liver

In traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine, autumn is known as a cleansing time for the liver. The liver is ...
Seeds for Kindness is an upcoming project by BioStar US to promote kindness and support Mother Earth

Seeds for Kindness

The inspiring origin story for Seeds for Kindness... Several years ago I read a book called The Diamond Cutter by ...
Bone Remodeling in Horses by BioStar US

Bone Remodeling in Horses

Bone remodeling is an ongoing process in horses, and in all mammals larger than rats.  This lifelong process repairs micro-damage ...
Patience is a Virtue - by BioStar US

Patience Is a Virtue: Healing Takes Time and an Open Mind

Oftentimes I’m called in for a consultation on a difficult case, such as a horse with multiple issues that don’t ...
BioStar's new products Quantum EQ and Impulsion EQ

Quantum EQ & Impulsion EQ: Cellular Support

As you know, BioStar has never been a company that follows the pack. We stay true to our whole-food principles, ...
Shilajit for horses by BioStar US

In the BioStar Lab: Shilajit

Shilajit is a resin formed during the late Triassic period when geological shifts in the continents caused plants and ammonites ...
Chia Seeds versus Flax Seeds for Horses

Flax Seeds or Chia Seeds: Which Do I Feed My Horse?

I’m often asked the question, “Should I feed my horse flax seeds or chia seeds?” My answer: “It depends on ...
BioStar's Favorite Products

Tigger’s Favorite Summer Products for Horses and Dogs

Summer is the time of flies, ticks, fleas, heat, and keeping the horses and dogs comfortable despite it all.  I ...
Deciphering the Marketing Language of a Gastric Supplement - BioStar US

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 ...
Horse manure the poop on poop

What’s the Poop?

Horse people are unique in many ways, and among all our various and interesting quirks is our obsession with poop.  ...
Cool Star EQ BioStar US photo

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 ...
Muscle Building and Breakdown Locomotion EQ

Muscle Building, Muscle Breakdown: Understanding the Cycle

Horse people appreciate the equine athlete who is well-muscled, fit, and strong for his activity, whether it be canter pirouettes, ...
Gastric Sensitive Horses | BioStar US

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 ...
How Contaminated Feed and Supplements Happen

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 ...

Team BioStar Welcomes Kelly Soleau-Millar!

Welcome Kelly Soleau-Millar, new member of the Biostar Team of riders! Kelly Soleau-Millar started her horses on a whole food ...

Trees, Mice and Lyme Disease

Two researchers in the Hudson River Valley* have identified an early warning system for Lyme disease; they can predict how ...
BioStar US Aloe Vera and TumEase

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 ...
Tigger Montague in BioStar Labs

Tweaking Formulas: Thera Calm EQ Adds Haritaki for GI Support

Admittedly, I have a compulsion to tweak, adjust, and mess with everything — kitchen recipes, my GPS’s opinion on directions, ...