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Tuesday, January 08 2019 / Published in General

Unbridled with Tigger Montague

Tigger with her dog Wookie
Photo by Lindsey Henry

By Jan Westmark

Tigger Montague, the founder of BioStar Whole Food Supplements, certainly has a lot on her plate running a company and interacting with horse people around the globe. But Tigger has plenty of energy to handle a busy life. Her real name is Cynthia, but since childhood she has gone by Tigger. “I reminded my parents of Tigger the tiger when I was a kid, always bouncing around,” she said. Years ago when her grand prix dressage horse, Lionheart, suffered from inflammation of the bursa, Tigger decided to put her experience as a consultant for a human whole food supplement company exploring raw food options to the test. After feeding Lionheart a combination of sprouted foods and whole foods, he became sound — and with that, Tigger became an entrepreneur and BioStar was born. Many of the BioStar canine products feature Australian shepherds, and that’s not surprising since she has five: Kemosabe, Thunderbear, Buckaroo, Crockett and Wookie.

How did your horse career start?

I grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and started riding lessons when I was 6 or 7 years old at Sis Kelsey’s (known fondly as Mrs. Kelsey). In the summers, I attended her Pony Day Camp. I competed in some local shows and gymkhanas. I was so desperate to ride that I made friends with one of our neighbors’ cows (who unbeknownst to me was actually a bull) and I rode him around the field bareback. My mother was none too happy to find out about this, especially after I told her the “cow” I had chosen to ride had a ring in his nose. I never had my own horse until I became an adult.

How did BioStar get started?

My Grand Prix horse, Lionheart, was suffering from inflammation of the bursa and my vet, Dr. Tim Ober, did everything to help Lionheart come sound. Finally, Tim said we had to nerve him. At the time, I was working as a consultant for a human whole food supplement company that was exploring raw food options, and I decided to give sprouted raw food a try for Lionheart. To my shock, he improved. Then Tim suggested I look at ways to increase nitric oxide, so I researched foods high in the amino acid arginine, which is a substrate for nitric oxide production: put the foods together in a bar, dehydrated the bars, and started feeding them. Lionheart was sound three weeks later. That winter I was shipping containers of my homemade bars to Tim in Wellington for him to try on various horses. I think by the end of that winter, I had hand-made several thousand bars. When Tim returned, he encouraged me to make the bars commercially and so BioStar was born. Lionheart is now 32 years old and still lives with me.

What’s your favorite thing about being an entrepreneur?

Freedom to think out of the box. Last year, I started another company called Seeds for Kindness that represents artists and small companies around the world whose handmade products are made from recycled and upcycled materials that would normally be thrown into landfills or would end up in the ocean as floating garbage. Each item on Seeds for Kindness has a story. Seeds for Kindness donates profits to environmental charities.

What’s your favorite thing about being part of the horse world?

Being with the horses

If you weren’t involved with the horse world, what would you do?

Be a wildlife photographer

If you had a week off, what would you do?

Go back to Alaska!

Who inspires you?

The Dalai Lama, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Ghandi, Gloria Steinem, Ruth Bader Ginsberg … all those that stand up for social justice and equality

What talents do you feel you have?

Optimism and compassion

Do you have a personal motto?

We are all connected.

What’s your favorite item of clothing to wear?

Jeans

What three items can usually be found in your refrigerator?

Lemons, raw dog food, cheese

What’s your favorite meal?

Angel hair pasta with homemade meatless marinara sauce

What would be the best gift in the world?

Treating the earth as if it were our home

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

Sprout wings and fly

What’s something everyone should try at least once?

Spending time in the wilderness

How would you like people to remember you?

I would like people to remember me and smile.

 

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Marie Meyers has been around the world because of Marie Meyers has been around the world because of dressage, but it’s her farm in Moorpark, California, that has captured her heart. The farm and the business that thrives there represent Marie’s lifelong journey—a journey made up of good friends, spectacular horses and relationships made to last.

Marie was raised in Southern California, and spent her childhood playing just about every sport under the sun, but she didn’t discover riding until she was 14 years old. “I loved animals so much, so I started taking lessons. I did jumping at first, but I was very bad at that, for sure!” Marie laughed.

After some time, Marie moved on to take lessons at Foxfield Riding Academy and began riding dressage. “I fell into dressage by accident,” Marie said, “At the beginning, I thought it was extremely boring, but then I got hooked. By the time I graduated from high school, I had plans to travel to England to work for Franz Rochowansky, a former head of the Spanish Riding School.”

In 1988, Marie’s hard work paid off, and the pair was selected as alternates for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. “They didn’t take the alternates that year, so we didn’t go to Seoul, but the experience, the training and the European Tour afterwards set me up for the 1990 World Equestrian Games in Stockholm, Sweden,” Marie said.

In addition to having success representing her country, Marie was busy with her life—marriage, a business, teaching lessons and clinics. 

Learn more about Marie in this month's edition of Sidelines Magazine. Click the link in our bio for more 🦄

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‼️ROB JACOBS COLUMN‼️ The purpose of this ‼️ROB JACOBS COLUMN‼️

The purpose of this month’s column is to help the young equestrians of our sport develop and maintain healthy friendships within the industry. Cultivating healthy relationships with other members within the industry is not as easy as one may think. As a young equestrian, it may be difficult navigating friendships at the barn and at horse shows. Typically, kids have friendships within the barn they ride at but also friendships with others from different barns in their area. 

Initially, it may seem as though making other friends in the sport would be easy and ideal; after all, there is the common interest of horses. However, because of the natural therapeutic benefits of horses, the sport has a history of attracting all types of people, with a wide range of personalities. This can be both an advantage and a drawback. We are now in an era that acknowledges the growing need to discuss and manage one’s mental health. 

One thing I have learned is that we are likely to notice mental health challenges at an age younger than most people may think. Some of the friendship dynamics I have observed over the years have caused me to pause and really think about the future of our sport. Without looking for a source to blame for the cause of this, i.e. social media, parents, school, teachers, etc., I think if all adults involved worked to encourage, affirm, love, and respect our youth, the likelihood of them developing authentic friendships with their peers may increase.

Both humans and horses were designed to have connected relationships. These relationships allow a greater sense of security when one experiences challenges in life. Cultivating the quality and authenticity of these relationships requires intentional work. 

Thank you Rob for providing your helpful insight on developing healthy relationships. Check out his tips in his column you can find in the link in our bio.
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