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People usually eat decommissioned horses, if their papers allowed for it. Most are raised by enthusiasts, for sport. Horses bred and raised for their meat are
by jeromenerf 4y ago
People usually eat decommissioned horses, if their papers allowed for it.
Most are raised by enthusiasts, for sport.
Horses bred and raised for their meat are no longer rare.
What used to be endangered races (cobs, cold bloods), can now be maintained thanks to a rather unexpected business opportunity.
French don’t eat them though, they are sold to Japan, to be eaten very fat, as delicatessen.
- yvdriess 4y agoSimilarly, the Ardennes draft horse genetic stock survived because of an (unsuccessful attempt at) an horse-meat breeding industry. It's usually not economical to breed a horse just for meat, which in my eyes makes it a relatively ethical form of meat.