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Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is a high-energy, low-grain muesli for medium to intensively trained horses, with 12.19 MJ digestible energy per kg, 14% protein, and 28% alfalfa. It is oat-free, competition-safe and FEI-compliant, and the 44 lb bag costs $37.99. Best for endurance and long-distance horses that need hours of steady fuel, not minutes of it. Last checked: September 2026. Endurance owners share one core fear: a feed that runs hot and fades by mile 30

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport carries 6.10% crude fat with 12.19 MJ/kg digestible energy in a high-energy, low-grain muesli — $37.99 for a 44 lb bag, designed for medium to intensively trained western horses. Last checked: September 2026. Fat has an undeserved reputation at the feed store. For a horse burning calories in training, dietary fat is one of the best energy sources there is — dense, steady, and easy on the digestive system. Here are five differences b

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is a high-energy, low-grain muesli for medium to intensively trained horses, with 14% protein, 12.19 MJ digestible energy per kg, and 28% alfalfa. It is oat-free, competition-safe and FEI-compliant, and the 44 lb bag costs $37.99. Best for ranch horses that work cattle all week and still need a rideable mind. Last checked: September 2026. A ranch horse owner has the broadest job description in the horse world: cattle work at dawn, a

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is a 44 lb bag of German muesli for trained western horses, formulated with linseed cake and linseed oil, 260 mg of Vitamin E and 1,185 µg of biotin per kg, at $37.99. Best for a horse in training whose coat has lost its shine. Last checked: September 2026. You have brushed, curried and rinsed, and the coat still reads dull and dusty under the arena lights. A dull coat is usually a from-the-inside report: the hair is the last place

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is a 44 lb bag of oat-free, low-grain German muesli — 12.19 MJ/kg digestible energy, 14.0% protein, 28% alfalfa and 6.10% crude fat at $37.99. Best for the mare in consistent training whose energy needs to come across as athletic, not anxious and reactive. Last checked: September 2026. A mare in training is a moving target: brilliant on Tuesday, opinionated by Friday, and the feed is always the first suspect. The fix is not less ene

Quick answer: Höveler Pur.Muskel is a supplementary muesli (pellet mix) with 20% raw protein, 15.0% raw fat, and just 5.8% starch and 4.1% sugar — mixed into a complete ration. A grain-heavy mix builds its bulk on cereal grains and their starch. Pur.Muskel costs $52.99 for a 44 lb bag. Last checked: September 2026. Grain-heavy mixes are the traditional answer to "my horse needs more." More grain means more starch, and more starch is not necessarily what the horse's di

Quick answer: Höveler Original Sport is a reduced-starch sports muesli produced in Germany and formulated for horses in regular work, with starch at only 15%, sugar at 4.6%, and added essential amino acids for muscle function. It is soy-free, competition-safe and FEI-compliant, and it is priced at $49.99. Last checked: September 2026. If your sport horse works five or six days a week, your greatest worry is probably the identical one every owner in the ring knows: how

Quick answer: Höveler Western Sport is a high-energy, low-grain muesli for medium to intensively trained western horses — 14% crude protein, 12.19 MJ/kg digestible energy, and a 28% alfalfa base in a 44 lb bag for $37.99. Straight oats are a single grain: energy, yes, but not much else. Last checked: September 2026. Oats are the most traditional horse feed there is, and there is nothing wrong with them as far as they go. The question is how far they go. A horse in rea