Feb 2013: Florida, Skyeler Icke Voss, GMO Virus
Biostar's New Gordonsville Facility
A View From the Palms - Kemosabe Reports! Biostar's favorite Aussie Shepard chronicles the Florida Circuit
Skyeler Icke Voss Joins Team Biostar EQ
Biostar is thrilled to announce new Biostar Team rider, Skyeler Icke Voss. Skyeler has trained and competed numerous horses through the international eventing levels, including qualifying of the Rolex CCI.
The Hidden Viral Gene in GMO Crops
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recently discovered that the most common genetic regulatory sequence in commercial GMOs also encodes a significant fragment of a viral gene.
Charity Support: Hero Dogs
Biostar continues its pledge to support the efforts of Hero Dogs through March 2013.
Click here to read the February 2013 Newsletter...
Jan 2013: New Facility, A Biostar Dog, Palm Oil
Biostar's New Gordonsville Facility
On January 2, Biostar moved to its new location in Gordonsville, VA. While professional movers were entrusted with the big equipment, and shelving, the production team shuttled back and forth from old location to new location with truck- loads of raw materials, finished goods, and supplies.
Interview With a Biostar Dog: Kemosabe
This month we talked to Kemosabe, a three year old Australian shepherd, who (when he is not on the road with Tigger) likes to hang out at Biostar; taste-testing products and herding the FedEx® and UPS® delivery guys.
Charity Support: Hero Dogs
Biostar pledges to support the efforts of Hero Dogs through March 2013. This means that a portion of all Furnace EQ sales throughout January, February and March will be donated to support the efforts of Hero Dogs.
Click here to read the January 2013 Newsletter...
December 2012: Rider T.J. Vore, Non GMO Labeling
Featured Rider: Endurance Rider T.J. Vore
Endurance rider & clinical exercise specialist, T.J. Vore, talks to us about what inspired her to change her horses' diets to whole food and Biostar.
Biostar Calls for Voluntary Labeling of GMO's
Tigger Montague details the surrounding conflicts and significance of GMO labeling, and ultimately calls for all feed & supplement companies to join Biostar in the effort to label qualifying products as being free from GMO.
Charity Support: American Rivers
Biostar continues its pledge to support the efforts of American Rivers through December 2012.
Click here to read the December 2012 Newsletter...
November 2012: Angelea Walkup, Wheat-Free Diets
Video Interview: Angelea Walkup
Over the past 6 months, Biostar has had the pleasure to work with Angelea Walkup, dressage rider and owner/host of HorseGirlTV.com. As Angelea shared more and more of her horse Hansel's progress on whole food, we knew we wanted her to share her experience with other riders.
Formulator's Corner: Wheat Fat & Big Bellies
Biostar Formulator, Tigger Montague, considers the benefits of a wheat-free diet.
Charity Support: American Rivers
Biostar continues its pledge to support the efforts of American Rivers through December 2012.
Click here to read the November 2012 Newsletter...
October 2012: Jennifer LaVallee, Treats, True Balance
New Treats Now Available
Biostar debuts whole food treats in 2 equine formulas. Both versions are molasses-free, non G.M.O., sugar cube sized treats for horses featuring premium coconut meal by CoolStance® and are offered in the following sizes for your convenience: 60 Treat Jars, 60 Treat Refill Bags and 120 Treat Bulk Bags
Featured Rider: Jennifer LaVallee & Amiric
Biostar featured rider, Jennifer LaVallee, on how the whole food diet helped Amiric reduce injections, build muscle and get back to dressage: "Since the diet change, I have been able to reduce my Adequan injections to once a month!"
Charity Support: American Rivers
Since 1973, American Rivers has helped protect and restore more than 150,000 miles of rivers. At Biostar we believe protection of our environmental resources is critical, and rivers are an essential part of our eco system.
Formulator's Corner: True Balance
Tigger's article explaining the reformulation and which adaptogenic and soothing raw foods effectively balance stress and return the body to homeostasis.
Click here to read the October 2012 Newsletter...
September 2012: Rebecca Chandler, Upcoming Products
Featured Rider: Rebecca Chandler & Windy
After 8 months of whole food, Rebecca shares the before & after pictures and story of Windy's dramatic change in health and performance: "I believe the old adage 'a picture is worth a thousand words' best describes the transformation my eighteen year old Prix St. George Hanoverian gelding has made on the whole foods diet."
Formulator's Corner: Synchronicity & California Dreamin'
Formulator announces upcoming new Biostar products and previews the formulas and inspiration behind them.
New Products Coming Soon to Biostar
Biostar Bites (performance treats), Meta Bites (treats for metabolic horses) and True Balance (Ayurvedic foods for immune, gut & liver balance).
Charity Support: Farms for City Kids
September is the final month of our charity support for Farms for City Kids.
Click here to read the September 2012 Newsletter...
August 2012: Patty Lamson, Gut Health & Mood
Featured Rider: Patty Lamson & Hemmingway
Whole food means less meds for Hemmy: "It appears we are on the right path finally and that his current diet is agreeing with him," says Patty. "Whether he will ever be normal again we don’t know. This is by far the closest we have been in many years!"
Charity Support: Farms for City Kids
Support for the efforts of Farms for City Kids continues in August.
Formulator's Corner: The Connection Between Microbes & Mood
Tigger Montague studies the 'brain to gut' connection a.k.a. the microbial gut-brain axis.
Site Update: New Articles Section
We've revamped our Whole Food Articles section to help you get more into whole food! Now you can browse Product Articles, Food Features, GE & GMO Articles, Seasonal Food and the Formulator's Corner.
Click here to read the August 2012 Newsletter...
July 2012: Linda Fragale, Over-Supplementing, Q&A
Featured Rider: Linda Fragale & Tax Dance
Linda Fragale shares her experience with whole food and Tax Dance's successful rehab.
Charity Support: Farms for City Kids
Biostar pledges to support the efforts of Farms for City Kids from July - September 2012.
Formulator's Corner: Are We Over-Supplementing Our Horses?
Biostar offers a whole food perspective on athletes & supplements,
Rider Q & A: Which Biostar Product Is Your Favorite and Why?
Introducing a new article segment where Biostar asks a question to a small group of riders from different disciplines.
Click here to read the July 2012 Newsletter...
June 2012: Kimberly Fairchild, Feeding Guinness
Featured Rider: Kimberly Fairchild & Sidney
Realizing that Sidney's former diet and supplements weren't really food, Kimberly decided to make the change to a whole food diet. In just 2 weeks time, Sidney's surgical site and temperament were noticeably better.
Charity Support: American Farmland Trust
Our support for local & sustainable farming continues through June.
Formulator's Corner: Feeding Guinness
Guinness stout beer is often recommended as an aide to help horses with anhidrosis, but on the backside of many race tracks across the country and in the barns of many well known show jumpers, Guinness stout beer is a regular part of supplementing a horse’s diet....
Click here to read the June 2012 Newsletter...
May 2012: Kathy Holmes, Distillers Dried Grains
Featured Rider: Kathy Holmes & Zambia
Biostar interviews Kathy Holmes who was recommended whole food by her trainer, Carolyn Tulemello, who had already seen results with two of her horses.
In just, 2 weeks, Kathy started seeing results with Zambia and the whole food diet.
Charity Support: American Farmland Trust
Our support for local & sustainable farming continues through May: a portion of all BioFlora EQ sales will be donated directly to American Farmland Trust.
Distillers Dried Grain
In this month's Formulator's Corner, we study the antibiotic connection between ethanol and distillers dried grain.
Click here to read the May 2012 Newsletter...
April 2012: Claire Thomas, Preservatives, AFT
Featured Rider: Claire Thomas & Denali
Biostar interviews Claire Thomas: dressage rider and horse owner who found that changing the diet for her horse, Denali, helped him break through stiffness and overall health & performance.
Charity Support: American Farmland Trust
For the months of April, May and June, a portion of all BioFlora EQ sales will be donated directly to American Farmland Trust.
American Farmland Trust is a not for profit organization that saves farm and ranch lands, and promotes healthy farming practices including sustainable and local food growers.
Formulator's Corner: Preservatives
Tigger Montague discusses the use of chemical preservatives in equine feed and supplements in her article Preservatives: Better Living Through Chemistry.
Click here to read the April 2012 Newsletter...
February 2012: Randi Goulding, What the Horses Taught
Featured Rider: Randi Goulding
Biostar interviews Randi Goulding: Barn Manager for Green River Farm South (Wellington, FL) and Green River Farm North (Tryon, NC).
Learn how a stable of competitive jumpers benefits from whole food.
Charity Support: Horses' Honor Rescue
Biostar continues its pledge to support the efforts of Horses' Honor Rescue & Sanctuary through February 2012.
What the Horses Have Taught Me
This month features a very special Formulator's Corner about Tigger's experience learning from several horses that have impacted her in the past and helped her grow as a formulator and horse person alike.
Click here to read the February 2012 Newsletter...
January 2012: Sarah Nicolls, Smectite Clay, Community
Featured Rider: Sarah Nicolls
Biostar featured rider, Sarah Nicolls, on how the whole food diet helped a laminitic pony, an ulcer horse and a horse with chronic colic.
Charity Support: Horses' Honor Rescue
Biostar pledges to support the efforts of Horses' Honor Rescue & Sanctuary in January.
Formulator's Corner: Smectite Clay
The Amazing Healing Power of Smectite Clay by Tigger Montague.
We Founded A Community!
The Biostar team is very happy to announce a new online community just for horse people, like you, who are into feeding whole food at WholeFoodforHorses.com
Click here to read the January 2012 Newsletter...
December 2011: Gundi Younger, Overcoming Lameness
Featured Rider: Gundi Younger
Gundi’s conversion to a whole food diet for her horses was four years ago, and now with two more performance horses in her stable plus a pony she says she would never consider going back to commercial feeds.
Charity Support: The Pollinator Partnership
Biostar's pledege to support the efforts of The Pollinator Partnership continues through December with Star Maker EQ.
Overcoming Lameness
Lizzy Meyer was determined to rehabilitate her 29 year old quarter horse, Sucha back to being pasture sound and found success in whole food nutrition.
After hearing about her success with a whole food diet and her understanding of the therapeutic foods in Comfort Zone EQ, we asked her to share her story and insight in this month's featured article.
Click here to read the December 2011 Newsletter...
November 2011: Lauren Sammis, Pollinators, Lysine
Featured Rider: Lauren Sammis & Sagacious
USET Vet Dr. Tim Ober recommended the whole food diet to Lauren after Sagacious began resisting and struggling in his work. Within a month, Lauren began to see the results.
Charity Support: The Pollinator Partnership
A portion of Star Maker EQ sales will support pollinator efforts.
Lysine & Genetically Engineered Amino Acids
Tigger Montague uncovers the dangers of synthesized amino acids and identifies which whole foods are good sources for the popular amino acid Lysine.
Click here to read the November 2011 Newsletter...
October 2011: Nancy Rosen, Reviews, Autumn Foods
Featured Rider: Nancy Rosen & Beckham
A whole food success story of how a USEF rider in her mid-fifties trained a young horse to FEI and International competition.
Introducing: Customer Product Reviews
Product reviews enable customers to share their experience with the formulas and products we sell to help fellow horse people make informed choices for their horses.
Formulator's Corner: The Right Foods for Autumn
Tigger Montague teaches us about feeding the right foods to support your horse's health in the Fall season.
Click here to read the October 2011 Newsletter...
September 2011: Sonia Zugel, Therapeutic Riding, Dioxin
Featured Rider: Sonia Zugel & Ungarro
We interview dressage rider, Sonia Zugel, who likens processed food to junk food for horses and explains how a diet change helped Ungarro become the 'soft and forward' horse he is today.
Charity Support: Therapeutic Riding Center
A percentage of Ligatend sales in September will be donated to Vinceremos Therapuetic Riding Center.
Dioxin & Round Up: A Tale of 2 Chemicals
September Formulator's Corner reports on toxic chemicals in recent news and studies.
Click here to read the September 2011 Newsletter...
August 2011: Lucy Pingree, The Barbaro Fund, Tomatoes
Whole Food Success: Lucy Pingree & Dazzle
Dressage rider, Lucy Pingree, shares how a whole food diet helped Dazzle overcome a number of issues including weight, energy and strangles.
August Charity: The Barbaro Fund
A portion of Star Lyte EQ sales to benefit The Barbaro Fund for Equine Health & Safety Research
Formulator's Corner: A Passion for Tomatoes
Tigger Montague tackles major issues surrounding tomatoes and agricultural practices.
Click here to read the August 2011 Newsletter...
July 2011: Green River, Ligatend, Say 'No' to Round Up
Featured Interview: Green River Farm
Jennifer Smith and Randi Goulding share which foods and supplements have made the difference for their stable of hunter-jumpers.
New & Improved: Ligatend EQ Powder
Ligatend is now in powder form, delivering more whole food per serving than before.
Formulator's Corner: Say 'No' to Round Up
Scientists link round up to pathogen found in livestock in recent study.
Click here to read the July 2011 Newsletter...
June 2011: Torey Hardison, Increasing Circluation
Featured Groom Torey Hardison
Double H Farm Groom Talks Diet & Supplements With BioStar in featured interview
Charity Support for Danny and Ron's Rescue
A portion of Flex-Well sales in June support no kill dog shelter founded by Equine ASPCA Honorees
Formulator's Corner: Increasing Circulation
Formulator, Tigger Montague helps us take a close look at foods that increase nitric oxide production.
Click here to read the June 2011 Newsletter...
May 2011: Dr. Mike Buskohl; Food for the Joints
BioStar Announces Charity Program.
Program begins with charities selected by Team BioStar Riders.
Featured Equine Chiropracter Dr. Mike Buskohl
BioStar interviews AVCA Chiropractor On Injuries, Stress, Inflammation and Diet.
Formulator's Corner: Food for the Joints
Specific Foods That Support the Whole Joint
Click here to read the May 2011 Newsletter...
April 2011: Team BioStar; Jonathon Millar
Tigger Montague introduces Team BioStar.
"These riders and their horses are each unique partnerships unto themselves."
April featured rider Jonathon Millar
We interview Canadian jumper rider Jonathon Millar to talk about his grand prix jumper Contino and whole food.
Formulator's Corner: Coming to Terms
Demystifying the Terms Used In Food Labeling
Click here to read the April 2011 Newsletter...
March 2011: Jim Koford; Silicate Clay
Big Results With Big Rhett
We sat down with Jim Koford, who is among the rising stars of this year's Florida Dressage Circuit, to talk about his big horse Rhett, and BioStar's Colostrum-38.
The Wonders of HSCAS: Silicate Clay
"Silicate clay provides essential trace minerals that perform a variety of functions in the body..."
Recommended Reading: Empires of Food
Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Click here to read the March 2011 Newsletter...
February 2011: Shannon Peters; New Products
Shannon Peters and Odyssey
Having battled ulcers time and again with her Grand Prix horse, Odyssey, Shannon Peters decided to try switching his feed to a whole food diet.
Formulator's Corner: A View From the Palms
This month BioStar (formerly Theracell) is joining the ranks of other companies launching new products during the winter circuit. This month we introduce Colostrum-38 and Bio Flora.
Click here to read the February 2011 Newsletter...
January 2011: New Arrivals for 2011
New: Website, Formulas and Vital Factors
January has been a very busy month as we get ready to launch the new BioStar EQ website, introduce new product labels, new products and re-formulated products. You will also find by month's end a new category of products called Vital Factors.
Changes to Pre and Post Performance
Since the introduction of these two formulas, more research has taken place identifying other foods as important support for athletes.
These foods include: coconut milk powder, beet root juice, Azomite trace minerals, and bovine colostrum.
Click here to read the January 2011 Newsletter...
December 2010: New Year Preview; Barbie Beckford
Looking Forward to the New Year
This is a very exciting time at Theracell, as we are gearing up to change to BioStar EQ in January
Buddy Is 'One Tough Pony'!
Check out how Barbie Beckford's eventing pony, Buddy, is impressing judges and vets with his fitness and diet.
Formulator's Corner: 'Tis the Season
For years I have been making Christmas mashes for the horses. I enjoy preparing the mashes and watching the horses dive in, some of whom end up wearing a bit of the mash on their muzzles.
Click here to read the December 2010 Newsletter...
November 2010: Northeast Tour; Pati Pierucci
Whole Food for Horses Tours Northeast
Our very own Formulator, Tigger Montague, will be visiting Hamilton, MA and the southern New England area to give barn talks and complimentary consultations.
Featured Rider: Pati Pierucci
Whole Food Veteran Shares Tips on Customization, Managing Whole Food Feed Programs and Performance Diets.
Formulator's Corner: Almond Joy
As a whole food, almonds are a nutritional powerhouse: providing excellent sources of vitamin E, manganese, magnesium, copper, calcium, B-2 and the bioflavonoids.
Click here to read the November 2010 Newsletter...
October 2010: We're Back; Jane Stickland
Our Monthly Newsletter Is Back!
We're starting things off with an exclusive interview with rider and owner Jane Stickland. She's had her horses on whole food for over a year now and is establishing an exciting new equestrian community focused on sustainable agriculture & land development.
Featured Rider: Jane Stickland: Rider, Owner, Eco-Entrepreneur
BioStar interviews Jane Stickland about maintaining her horses on a whole food diet and developing Serosun Farms.
Formulator's Corner: A Fig for All Reasons
I discovered figs when doing some research on middle eastern diets, and came upon an entry of a 19th century English traveller who learned that the prized Arabian horses were fed dates, and figs mixed in camel's milk before a race.
Click here to read the October 2010 Newsletter...
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