Horizon Legacy is a grain-free kibble line of four recipes built around animal proteins. Chicken, egg and fish each appear in three recipes and turkey in two. Every recipe includes peas or lentils, and none lists potato.
Protein runs from 32% in Slim & Vibrant Grain-Free to 36% in the Puppy Tri-Protein Formula, all as fed. The average across 1,834 kibbles in the catalog is 26.9%. Estimated starch runs from 27.5% to 39.3% and averages 32.1%, against 37.4% for the catalog. Calories run from 402 to 476 kcal per cup and average 428, above the catalog's 395.
The trade-offs: legumes sit high in every ingredient list, and Slim & Vibrant puts red lentils, pea flour and garbanzo beans in its first five ingredients. Its 39.3% estimated starch is above the catalog average. The Puppy Tri-Protein Formula, the line's richest recipe, is listed as discontinued. That leaves the Salmon Formula as the only remaining recipe with a label that covers puppies, through its all life stages claim.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grain-Free Puppy Tri-Protein Formula | 36% | 18% | 27.5% | 476 | Chicken, Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal |
| Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula | 34% | 15% | 31.5% | 412 | CHICKEN, CHICKEN MEAL, TURKEY MEAL |
| Grain-Free All Life Stages Salmon Formula | 34% | 15% | 30.2% | 422 | Salmon, Salmon Meal, Peas |
| Slim & Vibrant - Grain-Free | 32% | 10% | 39.3% | 402 | CHICKEN, CHICKEN MEAL, RED LENTILS |
| Line average | 34% | 14.5% | 32.1% | 428 |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
36% protein · 18% fat · 27.5% starch · 476 kcal/cup · Puppy
The Puppy Tri-Protein Formula leads the line with 36% protein, 18% fat and 476 kcal per cup, and has the least estimated starch at 27.5%. It is the only recipe labeled for puppies alone, suiting owners of young dogs, though it is listed as discontinued.
We believe this recipe has been discontinued.
Full review of Grain-Free Puppy Tri-Protein Formula34% protein · 15% fat · 31.5% starch · 412 kcal/cup · Adult
The Adult Tri-Protein Formula is the line's only adult recipe, combining chicken, chicken meal and turkey meal with fish and egg. At 34% protein, 15% fat, 31.5% estimated starch and 412 kcal per cup, it suits adult dogs fed a poultry and fish mix.
Full review of Grain-Free Adult Tri-Protein Formula34% protein · 15% fat · 30.2% starch · 422 kcal/cup · All Life Stages
The Salmon Formula is the line's only recipe without poultry or egg, built on salmon, salmon meal and whitefish meal, with the line's most fiber at 4.8%. Its all life stages label and 34% protein suit multi-dog homes and dogs kept off chicken.
Full review of Grain-Free All Life Stages Salmon Formula32% protein · 10% fat · 39.3% starch · 402 kcal/cup
Slim & Vibrant Grain-Free has the line's least protein (32%), fat (10%) and calories (402 kcal per cup), and its name points to weight control. Its 39.3% estimated starch is the line's highest, led by red lentils, pea flour and garbanzo beans, suiting owners counting calories over starch.
Full review of Slim & Vibrant - Grain-FreeYes. All four Legacy recipes are grain free, including Slim & Vibrant, the Adult and Puppy Tri-Protein Formulas and the Salmon Formula. Every one also contains peas or lentils, and none contains potato.
The Grain-Free Puppy Tri-Protein Formula has the most, at 36% as fed, but it is listed as discontinued. The Adult Tri-Protein Formula and the All Life Stages Salmon Formula both show 34%.
Slim & Vibrant Grain-Free, at 402 kcal per cup with 10% fat, the lowest in the line. It also has the line's most estimated starch, at 39.3%.
Protein runs higher than the average kibble we review (37.7% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 32% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
100% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
Share of recipes that list each animal protein as an ingredient, not counting oils, fats or flavorings. Useful if your dog has a food sensitivity.
These are not unsafe. They are listed because readers ask about them.
Our log holds FDA dog food recall notices from 2012 on, so this is not a guarantee that Horizon has never had one. See the recall log
We keep reviews of discontinued recipes online, each with suggested replacements, because bags stay on shelves and in pantries for months.
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