🤠 Dove Nutrition FAQ 🤠

 Dove Nutrition FAQ

More than a year ago, we decided to upgrade the supplemental feed that we provide to our horse boarding clients. (To clarify, the horses eat the feed, but the humans do remark about how wonderfully fragrant the feed room is!) This started as something that we wanted to do for our personal horses, as we were looking for something BETTER.

Dove Nutrition is "Forage Based" unlike many mass-produced feeds

As with humans, horse feed is often filled with cheap fillers such as seed oils, which can be highly inflammatory. Dove Nutrition was recommended to us from a great resource of ours, Jennifer Benson, who is a FANTASTIC Equine Chiropractor BTW(more on her later...) After the change, we quickly saw skin and coat improvements with our horses, which led us (and we also felt obligated us)to provide this for all horse boarding clients. The horses love the feed and we have seen some great improvements- in behavior, body composition, skin and coat as well as improvements with health issues such as ulcers.

Some clients may be new to Dove feeds, so these are some of the common questions we are often asked. We hope this helps!

Q: Is Dove a concentrate grain or a forage replacement?

A: Dove is quite unique, and sometimes people new to the feed do get a little confused. Dove feed products are foraged based concentrates. These feeds have the same level of energy as most common pelleted feeds and grains, containing high quality added fat, ranging from 4.5 - 12.5%. At the same time, the first ingredient is alfalfa and provides high quality forage supplementation in the diet.

Q: When feeding Dove feeds, should I still feed a commercial grain?

A: No, Dove feeds are stand-alone concentrated rations and share the same concept as grains and commercial feeds. The general feed rate is 4-8lbs per day (Simplify, Magnify, & Fortify), along with quality forage. Pro-Tect and ΩMG have low feed rates of 1-5lbs per day.

Q: Do I need to add daily nutrition supplements when feeding Dove feeds?

A: No, Dove Feeds are fully fortified and balanced with vitamins and chelated minerals. All of the nutrients needed are in the bag. While our ingredient list is short, we provide better nutrition through nutrient dense ingredients. Our formulas contain high quality protein, a great amino acid profile, controlled starches, healthy fats, the highest levels of anti-inflammatory Omega 3 fatty acids, quality mucilage fiber, antioxidants, and pre and probiotics to help the digestive system increase efficiency.

Q: What forage is best to feed with Dove Feeds?

A: Dove feeds can be fed with all forms of forages, including alfalfa hay and cubes (Dove Forage Cubes are the perfect complement!). This will depend on your preference. When feeding primarily grass hays, Dove feeds allow you to provide plenty of high quality protein from our alfalfa based pellets.

Q: Can Dove be fed as a sole ration?

A: Yes, some Dove feeds can be fed at higher levels, up to sole ration amounts, whether for convenience or necessity. Simplify, Magnify, and Fortify are flexible enough to meet the fiber and forage needs when fed as a complete feed. For the average horse about 16-18lbs/day is the recommended amount. For a hard keeper or geriatric, higher levels may be needed.

Q: Which formulas are best for what ages and classes of horses?

A: Dove feeds are designed as optimum nutrition for ALL ages and classes of horses. Whether you have a weanling, broodmare, 2 year old in training, breeding stallion, high performance, or senior horse, Dove feeds have you covered with any formula you choose!

Our mission is to provide a place of enjoyment for our small family of Horse Boarders, optimizing your Equine Friend's health through good nutrition and excellent care.