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Yup, I had zebra on an African safari. It was excellent.

I've never eaten horse. I've had zebra, and it was delicious. I can't imagine horse is a lot different. I'd eat horse meat without hesitation.

I have eaten horse in Europe and zebra in Africa. Meat has kind of a sweet taste to it.

Had Zebra flank in Botswana, was pretty tasty right off the grill.

Had it in the late 60s when I worked at a local zoo.
As I remember it was quite good.
No reason not to eat again

ive eaten horse and donkey in china, along with quite a few other weird things.

Had Zebra in SA. It was excellent. Can’t imagine horse would be much different.

It would be a great solution to the problem of feral horses in the west. I’d buy a tag.

My paternal grandparent were from the old country. France to be exact and every once in a while they'd get a package from France. Usually had three or four logs of salami. My grandparent said it made from horse meat. Dunno if they were kidding but it was damn good salami. I haven't tasted any that is/was as good as what they got from home.

I've always held the idea that if they really wanted to save the feral/wild horses they should make them a game animal. I was living in Nevada when all the fuss came about with the kids and those old ladies in tennis shoes when on their save the horses BS. I do believe that if Wild Horse Annie had come to Winnemucca and stopped for gas that there was a possibility of a good old fashioned lynching. There was that much hatred for her.

Frankly, I wouldn't have any problem eating horse meat. I heard somewhere that the onus of horse meat was because horse perspire. Dunno if there's any truth to that but I remember hearing about it many years ago.
PJ

Back in the 70's I had horse meat in Belgium.

Pretty sure you can.

I believe the issue is the feds quit funding slaughter / processing inspection for horses. Which means, you cannot sell meat that hasn't been inspected. I know a local ranch roasted a yearling colt that broke a leg to feed the branding crew a year ago or so.

Think it would be legal in that instance or for personal consumption.

I havent.

Have buddies that work in oilfields in middle east… no pork..

Say they get boxes marked “meat”

I have never had horse meat but would not hesitate to try it.

I had Zebra when in Africa. It was excellent. Right up there with Eland, and Hartebeest.

I’ve eaten it many times in Italy. Horse meat carpaccio and bresaola are quite popular, as well as steaks, stews, etc. They even have horse meat butcher shops.

While I haven't eaten it, it's only because I haven't had the opportunity to.

I see no difference between a horse and cow as far as consumption goes.

The states that have made horse slaughter illegal are California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. Additionally, in Arizona, a license is required to slaughter horses. In all other states, it is not illegal to slaughter horses.


https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/horse-slaughter-legal-states

Depends on the state. Some state allow it, some ban it. Plus, there are animal cruelty laws to deal with. You can shoot a steer in the head but some states prohibit that with horses.

My Grandparents were from Belgium they came here in 1930....they owned a farm here in Michigan....I remember in the 50's-60's them butchering horses for the freezer....after my Grandfather passed away in the late 60's the farm was sold haven't had horse meat since then....
What I remember is it was dryer type meat if barbecued not very much fat.....roasts were about the same.....

Horse....I'm not sure

Zebra....yep and it was fantastic

Well, I've had "mountain oysters", tasty if you don't know the difference !!