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Horse meat is really good. Not sure why we still forbid it in the United States considering how we eat plenty of cows and horseback riding is more or less a hob
by ravenstine 2y ago
Horse meat is really good. Not sure why we still forbid it in the United States considering how we eat plenty of cows and horseback riding is more or less a hobby now.
- edgyquant 2y agoIt’s taboo like eating dog. I don’t even know that’s it illegal
- devilbunny 2y agoNot in all states (it is illegal in some), but there's no mechanism for USDA inspection of the horse, which means you can't sell it. If you slaughtered and ate your own horse, it would probably be legal (and, at personal scale, probably would not be noticed even if it were not). But ask a lawyer.
- seabass-labrax 2y agoI'm intrigued by your statement "horseback riding is more or less a hobby now". Are you implying that a ban on horse meat in the USA was originally intended to ensure an adequate supply of riding horses during the time when they were still widely used? All of the breeds that Wikipedia lists as bred for consumption are related to draught horses rather than riding horses, although for that matter the list doesn't include any American breeds at all.
- mewse-hn 2y agoI think it's a fair assumption that the taboo against eating horse-meat is related to using horses for transport. Historically, armies wouldn't eat their horses unless they were in an extremely dire situation, etc.