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Quick answer: Höveler Pur.Muskel gets its 20% raw protein from four plant sources — soy flakes, sweet lupine flakes, pea flakes, and sunflower extraction meal — with 160 g/kg of it digestible crude protein. Supplementary feed, FEI-compliant, $52.99 for a 44 lb bag. Last checked: September 2026. Protein is simple to claim and hard to formulate. The number on the front of the bag matters less than the ingredients carrying it — and whether the horse can really use it. Pu

Quick answer: Höveler Pur.Muskel is a supplementary muesli supporting muscle development — 20% raw protein, 15.0% fat, 5.8% starch — added to each horse's complete ration. Competition safe, FEI-compliant, alfalfa-free. $52.99 for a 44 lb bag. Best for multi-horse barns feeding a mixed string. Last checked: September 2026. Running a barn means one feed room supplying many horses: the schoolmaster, the green four-year-old, the easy keeper, the metabolically sensitive on

Quick answer: Höveler Pur.Muskel is a supplementary muesli for holding condition — 20% raw protein and 15.0% raw fat supplying 14.1 MJ/kg digestible energy, at only 5.8% starch. It is added to a complete ration, is FEI-compliant, and costs $52.99 for a 44 lb bag — aimed at horses that drop weight the moment work increases. Last checked: September 2026. Some horses keep condition on air. The rest of the barn works for every rib you cannot see and every ounce of topline

Quick answer: Höveler Pur.Muskel is a supplementary muesli built on a stated essential-amino-acid package: lysine 0.85%, threonine 0.6%, methionine 0.25%, and methionine+cysteine 0.5%, inside 20% raw protein with 160 g/kg digestible crude protein. FEI-compliant, $52.99 for a 44 lb bag. Last checked: September 2026. Two bags can both claim "high protein" and only one of them will build muscle. The difference lives in the amino acids — the specific essentials muscle tis

Quick answer: Höveler Pur.Muskel is a supplementary pellet mix and muesli with apple pome and rosehip among its ingredients, made to be palatable while supplying 20% raw protein at 5.8% starch. It is added to a complete ration, never fed by itself. $52.99 for a 44 lb bag. Last checked: September 2026. Every fussy eater owner recognizes the routine: the horse sniffs, picks through, and dumps half the feed into the bedding. You end up pouring in more concentrate to chas

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is an oat-free, high-energy muesli for medium to intensively trained western horses, carrying 12.19 MJ of digestible energy per kg and 14% crude protein in a 44 lb bag at $37.99. Best for a horse whose work does not stop when the temperature drops. Last checked: September 2026. Winter work wears a horse down quietly. Shorter days, colder stalls, and a heavier workload pull at condition, and a feed that cruised through the fall can l

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is a low-grain, high-energy muesli for medium to intensively trained western horses, and it includes inactivated brewer's yeast in the ingredient list. It runs 14.0% protein at 12.19 MJ/kg digestible energy, is oat-free, and costs $37.99 for a 44 lb bag. Best for working western horses whose owners care about steady digestion. Last checked: September 2026. You are looking for a yeast-inclusive feed, but the bag says "inactivated" an

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is a low-grain, high-energy muesli for medium to intensively trained western horses, and it includes inactivated brewer's yeast in the ingredient list. It runs 14.0% protein at 12.19 MJ/kg digestible energy, is oat-free, and costs $37.99 for a 44 lb bag. Best for working western horses whose owners care about consistent digestion. Last checked: September 2026. You are looking for a yeast-inclusive feed, but the bag says "inactivated