Team BioStar is a select group of accomplished competitive riders who have experienced the difference of an equine whole food diet. These sponsored riders, trainers, and ambassadors keep their horses healthy and performing at top levels with BioStar supplements. We could not be more proud of our riders!
AMBASSADORS
Shannon Peters
Biography:
Shannon is well known for her attention to the details of riding and competing. A native of Michigan, Shannon’s early riding life included success competing as a western and saddle seat rider. Work in a tack shop as a teen was one of the places where she learned how to create the elegant, finished look of an accomplished rider. Shannon is a well-known dressage rider and trainer, who with her husband Steffen Peters, manage their training center: Arroyo Del Mar. Shannon is a popular clinician and teacher.
Top Accomplishments:
Shannon is a three-time National Championship competitor: on Luxor in 2007 when she earned the Reserve National Champion for Intermediare; on Flor de Selva in 2009 when she finished in fourth place at Intermediare, and in 2011 on Akiko Yamazaki's Odyssey after winning the Grand Prix Special at both the Del Mar and Burbank CDIs.
Favorite BioStar Product:
Equilibrium EQ: "Equilibrium has made the difference for Odyssey in giving him that extra confidence in training and in the show arena. He is far less excitable and explosive in his surroundings!"
Jim Koford
Biography:
Originally from Pennsylvania, Jim grew up riding in Pony Club, eventing, dressage, hunters, and equitation. He initially wasn't looking for a career in horses and went to college at Wake Forest University (NC) and got a job in advertising at Equus magazine. Thanks to a horse named Art Deco, Jim got the push he needed to pursue riding full time. He has personally taken countless horses to the Grand Prix and trained and worked abroad in Germany with Michael Klimke. His talent alone is not what makes Jim so good at what he does, but it's the love and bonds he shares with his horses. He is renowned for taking some of the most difficult and unconventional horses up the FEI levels.
Top Accomplishments:
Jim is a Grand Prix Dressage rider and trainer as well as a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medalist. He is a five-time winner at the U.S. Dressage Finals, twice at Grand Prix, twice at the Grand Prix Freestyle, and Prix St. Georges. He placed in the top 10 in the 2019 Pan Am Rankings for the Large Tour with Adiah HP. In 2012, he qualified for the World Cup Finals for the North American League with Pharoah and competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials with Rhett. In 2009, he was the winner of the Anne Ramsey Grant for U.S. bred horses (to train in Europe). From 2009-2011, he trained and competed in Germany with Michael Klimke. He has numerous BLM and GAIG Championship wins on a variety of horses. He competed at the 4* Level of Eventing with Max Motoring and Bank On It as well as competed both horses at Rolex. He was the Dressage Coach for John William’s Team Gold and Individual 4th place finish at the World Championships and for his Team Bronze in the Athens Olympics. Jim works with horses and riders of all breeds and levels and is based in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Favorite BioStar Product:
"I've used BioStar products with all of my Grand Prix horses through the years. For Adiah, they makes a great product called Star Power EQ. For instance, today we are getting both super high heat and high humidity [in Wellington]. She is three-quarters Friesian and she struggles with her breathing when it's this hot. Her cardiovascular system is not efficient at cooling her, so I feel a lot more comfortable knowing that I have a product that actually helps her with stamina, endurance and recovery."
Allison Kavey
Biography:
Allison Kavey is a CDI Grand Prix rider who enjoys bringing horses up the level from breaking through the FEI. She started riding at the age of four in LaFayette, NY after her mother said she could have lessons if she washed her face without complaining for a year. She rode ponies and Morgans in dressage, hunt seat equitation, and eventing. While studying at Cornell University, she largely turned her attention to dressage. She represented region 8 at the NAYRC in 1997 and 1998 on Dorian, a horse she could afford because of his bolting problem and late flying changes. She went on to bring the Trakehner Elessar, a 6 year old horse she broke herself, through the FEI, though a torn deep digital flexor tendon ended his career before he could compete at the Grand Prix. Allison has competed several horses through the Grand Prix, including Andrea Woodner's QueBa HM, Gabrielle Heertje's Amidala, and Andrea Woodner's Citha's Utopia.
Top Accomplishments:
Competition accomplishments with those horses include reserve champion for the GP Freestyle for region 8 with QueBa in 2016, Medium tour high score athlete at CDI Saugerties with Amidala in 2016, and reserve champion for the I2 with Citha's Utopia in 2020, 1st and 2nd at GDF CDIs at medium tour in 2021, and medium tour high score athlete at CDI Devon in 2021. Utopia qualified for USDF dressage finals in 2020 and 2021 in the I2, the GP, and the GP FS. Allison is currently producing her next group of international horses, starting with Andrea Woodner's Hortelano LXXXV, Cara Kettenbach's GOV Wohlstadt 121, the 2019 KWPN Otis Redding, and Patchouli ISF. The next decade should be an exciting one!
Testimonial:
"I am proud to feed Ligatend EQ, which combines the best whole food ingredients in the world to
support soft tissue and repair damage from daily training. This combination of
ingredients keeps my horses strong and prepared to do their work. In the past, Ligatend has also helped to reduced the amount of time required to rehabilitate soft tissue injuries.
Circuvate EQ is also a critical component in keeping my horses working, improving their
recovery time, and allowing them to make remarkably efficient training progress.
Thera Calm EQ is the third product on which my horses depend. The stresses of competition are real and unavoidable, and the ability to control cortisol production keeps my horses’ stomachs healthy. During horse shows, I often feed TheraCalm in the morning and at night.
The final part of my daily BioStar formula is Sunn-E 1000, which is the most bioavailable form of vitamin E on the market. The horses’ muscles thrive on this excellent product.
At competitions, I always carry Alixir EQ paste for rehydration. It is also excellent for helping horses who have been sick—either with a virus or bacterial infection—recover more quickly.
Finally, Tri-Gard EQ paste supports horses who feel competition anxiety in their guts and keeps them happy and healthy every time they go down the centerline."
Skyeler Icke Voss
Biography:
Skyeler began riding at a very young age, and quickly began showing on the local hunter circuit before joining Pony Club where she caught on to the sport of eventing. She went onto win the USPC Calvary Award three times, demonstrating a pony clubber's success in International competition. Skyeler was a longstanding member of Difficult Run Pony Club and still teaches for the Virginia Region. In 2012, Skyeler moved her business, Morningside Eventing, to a state of the art facility in The Plains, VA where she continues to train horses and riders from those just starting out to upper-level competition.
Top Accomplishments:
Over the past 20 years, Skyeler has trained horses from the ground up with many going on to compete at the International levels. Other accomplishments include: representing Area II three times at the North American Junior Young Riders Championships, taking on the Team Gold Medal in 2003; qualifying for Kentucky CCI4*; and being long-listed several times for the U.S. Eventing Team, including being chosen for the 2004 U.S. Developing Riders Program. That same year, Skyeler was the highest-placed young rider at the Foxhall CCI3* National Championship, winning the prestigious Markham Trophy.
Since starting her own professional business, Skyeler has focused much of her time on bringing along young horses, including several off-the-track thoroughbreds. Her current top horse, an OTTB named Argyle, was named 2017 USEA Preliminary Horse of the Year. Her student base includes riders of all ages and levels. Look for the checkered helmets to recognize "Team Checkers," as the Morningside Eventing riders have nicknamed themselves. Both Skyeler and her students have enjoyed success at all levels of the sport, and the success of one rider is celebrated by the entire team.
Favorite BioStar Product:
Thera Calm EQ: “Our horses tend to experience a bit of stress while on the road traveling and at competitions while they are away from the comfort of their home. With the help of Thera Calm, our horses stay at ease, protecting their GI tract.”
Liz Austin
Biography:
Liz Austin has been a dressage competitor since 1989 (she was five). She began riding sales horses for her mother, Madeleine Austin, when she was twelve, the same year she started her first horse under saddle. At sixteen she competed in her first Prix St. Georges on a horse she trained herself and by twenty-two she made her Grand Prix dressage debut in Europe riding Olivier, her mother’s homebred stallion.
Top Accomplishments:
• Competed in Two Grand Prix National Championships
• Competed in two World Dressage Masters (youngest competitor ever)
including a 3rd place finish in Grand Prix Special
• Long Listed for 2010 World Equestrian Games
• Reserve Rider for 2011 FEI World Cup Final
• Two Time National Champion (Brentina Cup)
• Individual Silver Medalist at North American Young Rider Championships
Favorite BioStar Products:
BioStar Bites and MetaBites EQ.
Testimonial:
"I love my horses. To me, their health and happiness is paramount. After feeding processed feeds for years and enduring all the stomach issues that go along with them, with Tigger's helped I switched my horses to a whole food diet. As a result they are happier, healthier and look better than ever before. I am constantly blown away by the BioStar US products and Tigger's desire to improve ALL horse's lives and not just meet the bottom line like other major manufacturers. Horses were never meant to eat processed foods and I truly believe the metabolic issues, stomach issues and lameness issues we see in our horses today are a largely a result of being fed the wrong grain and the wrong supplements. For me, it really is a no brainer."
Katrina "Katie" Hiller
Biography:
Katrina “Katie” Hiller is a young Grand Prix dressage trainer just beginning her professional career. Katie has earned her USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals, all aboard a self-trained horse. Katie is a long time student of classical dressage trainer, Jessica Jo Tate, and was an assistant rider to her for 2 years. Katie’s new business is based out of the Southern Wisconsin/Chicagoland area. Katie’s ultimate goal is to represent the United States in international competition.
Top Accomplishments:
Katie’s most recent career highlight was earning the title of National Young Adult Brentina Cup Reserve Champion in 2014. Past competition successes include multiple regional champion and reserve champion titles, champion and reserve champion titles at the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida, and top 3 placings at Dressage at Devon in the FEI Young Rider Division and the U25 Grand Prix division.
Favorite BioStar Products:
Rebound EQ: I started my horse, Toy Soldier, on this product before making the 20+ hr trip to Maryland from Wellington, FL. He bounced back from the physical and mental stress of the trip like it was nothing, and his body has never felt better.
Equilibrium EQ: I can’t live without this product for my spooky Lipizzan. Equilibrium helps him achieve the focus and relaxation needed in daily training.
Bio Flora EQ and Empower EQ: Amazing products for maintaining a healthy immune system and digestive support.
Testimonial:
"I love my horses. To me, their health and happiness is paramount. After feeding processed feeds for years and enduring all the stomach issues that go along with them, with Tigger's helped I switched my horses to a whole food diet. As a result they are happier, healthier and look better than ever before. I am constantly blown away by the BioStar US products and Tigger's desire to improve ALL horse's lives and not just meet the bottom line like other major manufacturers. Horses were never meant to eat processed foods and I truly believe the metabolic issues, stomach issues and lameness issues we see in our horses today are a largely a result of being fed the wrong grain and the wrong supplements. For me, it really is a no brainer."
Kelly Soleau-Millar
Biography:
Kelly has over 30 years in the saddle, beginning in lead line and short stirrup to pony hunters, children’s’ hunters, junior hunters, equitation, children jumpers, junior jumpers, amateur owner jumpers and now grand prix’s and world cup qualifiers.
Top Accomplishments:
• Kelly is an integral member of the Millar Brooke Farm team of Perth Ontario, which includes Ian, one of the legends in international show jumping who has competed in more Olympic Games than any other athlete in history; his daughter Amy Millar who has more than 25 grand prix wins to date and his son Jonathon Millar who has been a member of the Canadian Show Jumping Team for 20 years.
• In August 2014, Kelly won her first grand prix (the Grand Prix in Caledon Ontario) on Centre Ice. Only two horses qualified for the jump off that day: Kelly and her soon to be husband Jonathon Millar, whom she then married in December 2015.
• In April 2018, she competed in the LONGINES CSIO 5* Coapexpan Nations Cup. In her first Nations Cup, she and Cacharel helped Team USA secure the silver medal.
Favorite BioStar Product:
Circuvate EQ: "I know the importance of healthy circulation - not only for healing, but for the oxygen benefits needed by performance horses. Circuvate is the next generation of circulation enhancers that can increase nitric-oxide by as much as 50%."
Jonathon Millar
Biography:
Jonathon Millar has been a member of the Canadian Show Jumping Team for 20 years. The firstborn child of Canada’s most decorated equestrian, Ian Millar, and his late wife Lynn, Jonathon grew up on the horse show circuit but he only began competing seriously himself at age 16. He and his wife, Kelly Soleau-Millar, operate their own training business, Millar Brooke Farm South, in Wellington, Florida.
Top Accomplishments:
Jonathon has made eight Nations Cup appearances over the duration of his career and was a member of the 5th place team at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. He has been a first alternate for the Canadian Olympic Show Jumping Team since 2000 and consistently competes at the highest level of the sport.
Favorite BioStar Product: Quantum EQ
"My two main horses are using BioStar right now, and almost every horse at Millar Brooke South is on BioStar's Circuvate EQ for increased circulation. As soon as BioStar came out with Quantum, we practically leapt at putting all of our high-level, high-performance horses on it as well for added stamina and energy in the ring! Optimum GI, Circuvate, and Quantum are the biggest supplements for us, as well as all of the oils like Empower hemp seed oil and [Gold Star] camelina oil."
Abigail McArdle
Biography:
Abigail grew up in the horse country of Barrington Hills, Illinois and fell in love with horses just as her father had. She gained horsemanship knowledge and skills as the Barn Manager and Professional Rider for Plain Bay Sales and Katie Prudent. In 2012, she won the Individual Gold Medal at the North American Young Riders Championship. Abigail has carved out a successful junior career as well as gone on to establish herself as one of America’s most promising young professionals.
Top Accomplishments:
Abigail has been partnered with Victorio 5, a Hanoverian stallion (by Uccello), owned by Victorio Equine Group, for the last few years. She has over 36 FEI Ranking Class wins, including Grand Prix wins in North America and Europe. She was the top-ranked Junior Jumper Rider at the Alltech National Horse Show, and a winner at the national level in equitation, including placing 5th in the USEF Hunt Seat Medal National Finals at Harrisburg, and 6th at the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search at Gladstone.
Traveling throughout Europe, Abigail won Grand Prix in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy, and competed for the US on Young Riders teams and the Nations Cup Team in Lisbon. In 2018, she won 1st place overall in the U25 National Championship.
Favorite BioStar Products:
"I love the BioStar's Artisan Poultices! Origin LLM is a really great product for horses that struggle with sensitivity from poultice but still desire the tight results. The Traumera poultice is also great to use for scratches, which can be so common down here in Florida."
Shannon Stevens
Biography:
Shannon Stevens is an internationally acclaimed dressage rider whose talent for training young
horses through the USDF levels to FEI Grand Prix has earned her great success across dressage circuits. Stevens, who started riding at the age of seven in Upstate New York, was heavily influenced by dressage masters Carol Quinn and Sally Swift. Stevens pursued riding throughout high school, before moving to the collegiate level, where she earned her B.S. in Equine Management and Riding from Johnson & Wales University. Stevens continued her formal training at the prestigious German Riding School and Westphalia State Stud in Warendorf, Germany.
Top Accomplishments:
Stevens was the first American rider to be accepted as a student of the German Riding Academy. Her riding and training career has earned her a number of accolades, including 2018 Horse Of The Year for Prix St Georges, 2018 Champion of Region 1 - Open Prix St Georges, 2018 Reserve Champion of Region 1 - Intermediare I, 2018 Markel/USEF Young and Developing Horse National Championship 8th place - Developing Prix St Georges, and 2017 Reserve Champion Region 1 - Intermediare I.
Favorite BioStar Products: Zen-Max and In-Zen Paste Syringes
Marcus Orlob
Biography:
Marcus Orlob is a USDF Bronze, Silver, and Gold medalist, having successfully competed in both
national and international dressage competitions. Orlob was born and raised in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he made his first Grand Prix debut at the young age of 21. His formative education includes apprenticeships with dressage masters Hubertus Schmidt and Johan Zagers, as well as formal training at the German Riding School in Warendorf, Germany, where he obtained the prestigious Bereiter F.N. title.
Top Accomplishments:
In addition to his Bereiter F.N. certification, Orlob has earned top marks in several S level, Prix St Georges, and Grand Prix classes throughout Europe. His show record includes 2016 Reserve Champion - Open Third Level, 2016 Scores to 77% - Intermediare II, 2016 Scores to 73% - Intermediare I, 2016 Scores to 75% - Prix St Georges, 2015 Champion Region 1 - Freestyle Intermediare I, and 2015 Champion of Region 1 - Grand Prix Championship.
Favorite BioStar Products: Zen-Max and In-Zen Paste Syringes
Katrin Derreumaux
Biography:
Katrin is a manager and trainer at Liberty Farms, a certified Organic farm and equestrian center in upstate NY. During the summer, she trains with and is an assistant to dressage trainer David de Wispelaere (based at Liberty Farms when not in FL). Katrin grew up in Chester county PA, and began riding at age 6. She started dressage at age 12. Her short term goal is to train her US bred mare to Grand Prix and compete in her home town at Dressage at Devon. Long term Katrin's aim is to keep learning and striving.
Top Accomplishments:
Trained her first horse, a TB mare, to 4th level all by herself. Represented Region 1 in Jr. Team championships 2000-2004. For the past decade Katrin has put competing on hold: she was a working student for many years and then traveled to India, started a family, and began organic farming. Now with an organic farm, and the opportunity to train with David de Wispelaere full time, Katrin hopes to achieve some of her competitive goals and dreams.
Favorite BioStar Products:
Optimum EQ 2.0, Bio Flora EQ, Gold Star, Tum Ease, and Chia Seeds.
Testimonial:
“All my horses and most of the boarder horses are on a whole food diet with Optimum EQ and Chia Seeds. They are all sound, happy, healthy and ready to work . When new horses come to the barn, it is amazing to see how they transform when they shift to the whole food diet. Their feet are healthier, and their coats are more vibrant and shiny. All the horses become more consistent in their training and are more alert without being stressed. They eat more hay and keep good weight. Tigger has helped me learn about how to see the horses for who they are and how to follow my intuition about each one. Optimum EQ 2.0 is their essential feed, and the organic hay we grow. The whole food diet is like a supplement we can add to get the results we need: weight, energy, stamina. My horses will never go without Biostar products and a whole food diet.”
Abby Onsgard
Biography:
Abby Onsgard is a USDF Silver and Gold medalist, each having been achieved aboard self-trained horses. She owns and operates Abby Onsgard Dressage, her own farm in De Forest, Wisconsin with an 8 stall barn of dressage training horses. Abby is an active FEI competitor and trainer, earning top placings in regional and national competitions, regularly competing at the Grand Prix level. She conducts regular clinics and has guided her students to USDF medals and competitive placings at regional and national competitions. Abby has successfully achieved her USDF Gold medal and Gold Freestyle Bar.
Optimum EQ 2.0 does a great job of maintaining the progress made with the whole foods program and targeted supplements.
Testimonial:
“Providing great nutrition in my feeding program is of utmost importance to me. My main competition mount, Dalanta MG, is a 15 year old KWPN mare whom I've trained since age two. She began her FEI career in 2017 with great success. I've competed her at I-2 and GP levels at US Finals the last two years. There is no doubt in my mind the whole foods diet and Biostar's supplements have greatly contributed to her success. Tigger helped me secure a daily feed regimen that has her looking and feeling great! I love that Tigger is so knowledgeable about the whole foods system and passionate about our equine partners' health! I have used Optimum EQ, Thera Calm EQ, Tum-Ease EQ, Gold Star EQ, Cool Star EQ, Colostrum-38 EQ, and the Chia Seeds. The supplements contain high-quality ingredients I can see and smell. Even our pickiest eaters go for their Biostar supplements first!”
Ali Perkins
Biography:
Ali Perkins LaTorre is a USDF Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalist. She is a USDF certified instructor and Pony Club HB graduate. Ali runs Ali Perkins Dressage LLC, a dressage training business in Hillsborough, North Carolina. She runs an equine-assisted reading non-profit program called Rearing2Read. Ali is also the North Carolina Dressage and Combined Training Association's Dressage Education Chairman.
"BioStar kept my horse, Santé, competing in the grand prix with scores up to 69% until he was 20 years old! He was on Optimum JS 2.0 and Circuvate EQ. My current horse, Vegas, was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2021 and made drastic improvements on BioStar's Optimum Defense and Circuvate. His stomach has also scoped clean since taking Gold Star EQ. Thank you BioStar!!!!"
Megan Compton
Biography:
Megan's first horse, an unruly QH/Arab cross, taught Megan the importance of problem solving at the young age of nine. In high school, she fell in love with the process of starting horses under saddle. In Megan's young 20's she was invited to become a part of the Parelli Natural Horsemanship teaching Faculty Team at Pat and Linda's ranches in Colorado and Florida. Megan returned to South Alabama with a purpose: to start Hope Valley Farm, a place where top dressage competitors were made, with a focus on a naturally classical foundation to keep the horse's dignity and spirit intact through the training process. Megan's goal for every horse that comes through the barn doors at HVF is that it learns to love being around people and to love its job. So far, the results have proven the effectiveness of her program.
Top Accomplishments:
Megan Compton is a USDF Bronze Medalist, L Graduate with Distinction, trainer, and coach. Megan's main focus has been on developing your horses from weaning to beginning their careers under saddle. Recently, Megan has debuted one of her self-trained horses into the FEI arena. She has a background in natural horsemanship which she utilizes in her cross training program to develop horses who are prepared for their future in the competitive arena.
Megan's favorite BioStar product is the line of Optimum multivitamins & minerals. Whether it's the 2.0, JS, or GI, this line enables owners and riders to be sure they're giving their horses the correct base in their nutrition to build on. She also loves Circuvate EQ, Empower EQ, and Bio Yeast EQ. "BioStar US is a company I'm proud to partner with that offers whole food supplements for your equine and canine partners! These products have been greatly influential in the positive changes I have seen in the horses we have on property at Hope Valley Farm -- we are also feeding the whole food diet to everyone and having owners supplement as needed per their horses' specific needs."
Madeline "Maddie" Piplico
Biography:
Maddie started riding in early childhood in her hometown of Alexandria, Virginia. In her teens she met a dressage trainer who offered her the opportunity to ride in his training program at different barns in the area, and she soon decided that her ultimate career goal was to become a dressage trainer just like her mentor. Maddie worked at farms all through high school and college, riding any horse she could. After college she worked as Barn Manager and Rider for Tim Ober, DVM, at his rehab farm in Gordonsville, Virginia. This position provided her with an in-depth knowledge of biomechanics and how to work a horse for fitness and soundness. Over time, Maddie wanted to spend more time teaching and training, and met Angela and Peter Doolan. When Angela watched Maddie ride with her new coach, Bruno Greber, she was enchanted by the upper level dressage horses and facility, and the dream of Afton Stables was born. In 2017 Angela and Peter hired Maddie as their trainer and purchased Afton Stables where she has developed a dressage program based in horse health and fitness.
Top Accomplishments:
Maddie is a USDF Bronze and Silver Medalist. She was award high point champion for Third Level and Prix St. George for VADA Charlottesville on Afton Stables’ Graddus and DasOokWat, respectively. She specializes in identifying physical weaknesses and developing an individualized training program for each horse.
Optimum EQ 2.0 and Optimum GI are the basis for the feeding program at Afton Stables. Maddie and Angela love how the horses look and behave on the supplements. Maddie says, “the best part is that you can customize how much each horse eats while still meeting all of their nutritional needs. We have hard and easy keepers at Afton Stables, and the Optimum products cover all our bases.”
Anna Hallene
Biography:
Born and raised in the Chicago, IL area, Anna’s riding career started like many others - with a pony ride. A barn rat from day one, Anna was exposed to all facets of the industry at a young age. In 2011, Anna was a National Finalist in the USHJA Emerging Athletes program, earning the reserve championship and a coveted spot in the USEF Horsemastership Training Series. This further fueled a passion for pursuing a career in the equestrian industry. After a successful Amateur Owner Jumper career while attending college, Anna began her professional career shortly before graduation. Since then, she has continued to further her own career while also training clients to success in their own divisions.
Top Accomplishments:
In 2020, Anna started her own business, Glenwood Farm, where she focuses on sourcing, developing, and selling quality horses as well as providing a high value experience for clients in her program. She has continued to compete in the open jumper and National Grand Prix classes while coaching her clients to success in all three rings. Anna prides herself in offering a holistic approach to high-level equine athlete management - combining a whole food diet and supplementation with proactive and regenerative medicine and tailored fitness regiments to get the most out of each individual horse.
“Optimum JS 2.0 is my favorite all-over wellness supplement for our equine athletes. I like that it has ingredients that target both joint health and gut health as well as minerals that are lacking from many horses’ diets nowadays, but so important for overall health and for keeping inflammation at bay. Most of our sport horses are on this supplement. After they’ve been on the Optimum JS for a little bit of time, I notice that they come out of their stalls looser in a regular basis, and that their recovery times after competition are decreased. The horses’ coats and toplines also look fantastic, which I feel is a true reflection of their health from the inside out.”
Theresa Tolar
Biography:
Theresa is owner and rider at Our Main Gate LLC in North Carolina. She began riding at age 7 and never looked back, working for multiple top trainers in the hunter jumper industry including Liza Boyd and Jack Towell. She is dedicated to bringing young horses to their next level of success in the show world.
Top Accomplishments:
Multiple top ribbons as a child at Pony Finals on two ponies she trained entirely by herself; Tri-colored at Junior Hunter Finals; Multiple indoors ribbons; Accolades to attest to post junior years; Many championships as a young professional
Thera Calm EQ and Tum-Ease EQ cookies take the butterflies away! And Quantum EQ hydrates the muscles used for getting into the show ring!
Testimonial: “I use BioStar to ensure my horses feel their best while transitioning from young horse to show horse. The last thing I want to do when I bring a young horse to one of their first shows is give them gunky paste and prep them to the hills. My horses love BioStar products, including their pastes that just take those first show butterflies away and let them walk in the ring with a healthy glow. By knowing I’m giving my horses the best nutrition, I feel like we’re better as a team, and they are more excited to learn when they feel their best.”
Marley McCourt
Biography:
Marley is a 16 year-old Dressage Rider who had her start in the grassroots of dressage at a very early age, riding at local schooling shows and volunteering for both ESDCTA and ECRDA. Additionally, she is an active D4K TEAM member and has volunteered at the D4K Dressage Festival for a number of years.
In 2022, Marley rode in the FEI pony classes and competed at Dressage at Devon in that division. She also was chosen to ride in the Region 1 FEI Youth Clinic with George Williams in 2022. Marley received one of the USDF youth convention scholarships last year. She was nominated and selected to be a part of the Region 1 delegation for the 2023 convention.
Top Accomplishments:
At age 16, Marley is the youngest PM delegate for Region 1 to date. In December of 2022, Marley was chosen to receive a highly coveted D4K horse and is currently training FEI Juniors with aspirations of competing in this Division at the 2024 NAYC. Marley is considered to be "the voice" for many of the youth riders at the facility where she both works and boards.
Favorite BioStar Products and Testimonial: “My favorite two BioStar products are Locomotion EQ and Optimum EQ Bars that my FEI Junior horse, Hide D4K is on. BioStar supplements have helped his coat, top line, and so much more throughout his whole life. He is always getting compliments at every competition, with only BioStar to thank! I love that BioStar provides a non-GMO, nutritious, and overall the healthiest diet for my horse!”