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Horse Meat, YUM!

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JWoods
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Did anyone see this? I don't really know how I feel about it. If given the chance I would probably eat horse meat.

Nov 30 2011 12:32PM
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why
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I'm sure it would taste good but it seems like it would just feel "awkward" to eat horse meat.
Nov 30 2011 1:31PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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I've heard that horse meat isn't very good because of their muscle type. They're so lean that I guess the meat is super chewy and tastes kind of gamey. I don't know from personal experience, so this could be complete bullshit. It's just the answer I was given at one point in my life when I asked why we eat everything else,but not horses.
Nov 30 2011 1:38PM
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MANDER
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They love horse meat over in Switzerland! I'm always too scared to ask what type of meat the family I stay with is feeding me. I think it's for the better...
Nov 30 2011 1:40PM
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KZA
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YUMMMMM

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Nov 30 2011 1:41PM
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InFlames
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It's really not that bad. I don't know why people freak out, I guess it's because horsies are beautiful lovely animals.
Nov 30 2011 1:42PM
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BrewskiJr
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its actually pretty good... seriously.. its tastes good
Nov 30 2011 1:47PM
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JWoods
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I feel like horses raised for slaughter would probably be bred to be less lean and less gamey
Nov 30 2011 1:48PM
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caliskigirl
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I had horse when I went to Mongolia, and I found it quite delicious-a very lean but flavorful meat. I'd eat it again.
As someone who rides/trains horses and is a vet student, I'm finding a lot of heated and mixed opinions on the topic of horse slaughter. I absolutely love horses, and don't necessary like the idea of horse slaughter myself, but it seems a much better option to humanely slaughter a horse then the current alternatives in a bad economy-horses starved, abandoned, or sent to Mexico/Canada for slaughter (can't comment on Canada, but I've heard and can assume that the conditions in Mexico are absolutely inhumane and appalling) when people can no longer afford treatment or care for them and they are too old/lame/sick to be sold. However, bring this topic up in the wrong crowd and someone will likely tell you that you are a horrible person for considering the slaughter of such a beautiful and noble creature, or something like that (however, eating cattle, pigs, sheep, chickens, etc is fine I guess, just not horses, so the arguments I've seen have seemed to state).
Nov 30 2011 2:14PM
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Dan.
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I've had horse. great when prepared properly, as with most meats. goat is another one we don't eat in the states but is popular pretty much everywhere else.

Nov 30 2011 2:22PM
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snowdon
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I dont like how they slaughter horses. If it was more humane I wouldnt care, but I dont agree with using captive bolts on horses, among other things. But I ride so I still wouldnt eat it regardless, I just wouldnt be against it the way I am now.
Nov 30 2011 2:36PM
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Rosbif
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I had horse sashimi (i.e. raw) in Japan and it was damn tasty!
Nov 30 2011 6:05PM
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corona
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I could never trust eating raw red meat
Nov 30 2011 6:13PM
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act.resist
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i hear its really greasy
Nov 30 2011 6:15PM
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Dan.
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steak tartar?

Nov 30 2011 6:20PM
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theabortionator
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yes


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Nov 30 2011 6:21PM
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corona
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don't eat it. I know what it can have and it scares me. that being said, tartar is generally safe since it's been marinated which kills a lot of the fun stuff
Nov 30 2011 6:24PM
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s_a_m
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yeah they do! i was an exchange student in Switzerland two years ago and my host family ate a good bit of horse meat.  not like steaks but cold cuts.
Nov 30 2011 6:33PM
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.catierob
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i used to have a horse, my brothers always told me that he really wasnt sold and that he was really sent to a butcher. this just validates their theory...hahaha
Nov 30 2011 6:36PM
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theabortionator
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I don't see why it's illegal to kill an animal to eat.




I think laws like that are retarded
Nov 30 2011 6:41PM
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act.resist
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mmm dog meat
Nov 30 2011 6:42PM
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Dan.
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Also, all of you who are against this do know that we just ship the horses a few miles across the border to either Canada or Mexico and they get slaughtered there, right?
Nov 30 2011 6:45PM
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EastCoast315
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Really, who's the government to say we can't slaughter horses? If it's not endangered, and doesn't harm people, what's the big deal?
The US is pretty out of control about weird, obscure shit like this.
Nov 30 2011 7:58PM
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Anathema
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they arent going to start kidnapping your pets from the stables and butchering them. it's just a fucking random ass horse, who gives a shit.
Nov 30 2011 8:10PM
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Lemuel
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Honestly, I don't understand shit like this.
Nov 30 2011 8:15PM
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corona
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BUT IT'S ALL CUTE AND SHIT!
Nov 30 2011 8:23PM
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Rosbif
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Ah it's fine, especially in Carpaccio/Tartare, sashimi is a bit more dodgy but I was fine.

On another weird food note, a few weeks ago I had Alpaca (like a llama) carpaccio, it was good too!
Nov 30 2011 8:26PM
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corona
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that's really cool. I have a goal to eat as many animals as I can. cooked, unless their fish. I think I'm doing pretty well so far. so far I've eaten

cow
pig
chicken
moose
deer
caribou
turkey
quail
duck
rabbit/hare
emu
snake
eel
shark
many many other fish
Canada goose
black bear
grouse
sheep
goat
bison


I'm sure I;m forgetting one or two.

favourite besides the common meats would be bison, grouse, deer, moose. least favourite were bear, eel, shark, Canada goose. but I think they jsut weren't prepared properly. although I hear bear is almost impossible to prepare really well
Nov 30 2011 8:34PM
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Lemuel
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I found moose to be very bland, it definitely needed something on it / some good dippin sauce.
Nov 30 2011 8:38PM
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corona
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both moose and deer I have almost exclusively in sausages. so they're packed with all sorts of other goodies that make them delish
Nov 30 2011 8:39PM
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act.resist
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buffalo tastes like beef i think! they sell a lot of it around where i live.
Nov 30 2011 8:40PM
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EastCoast315
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Very greasy, too, at least in my experiences.
Nov 30 2011 9:09PM
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eljusto.
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better than cowburgers by 1000%
Nov 30 2011 9:12PM
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act.resist
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you know whats sick. elk meat i hate it
Nov 30 2011 9:13PM
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RudyGarmisch
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In these lean economic times, sure, I'm down.
Nov 30 2011 9:29PM
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Slippery_Gypsy
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Subway is going to be selling 6 inch subs for $2.00 during this month.... Could this be a response to an abundance of a previously unavailable meat O.o
Nov 30 2011 9:33PM
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GavinW
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haha maybe.
Nov 30 2011 11:58PM
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JWoods
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My dad made shark for my family one time with lemon and it was one of the best fishy type meats that I've ever had.
Dec 1 2011 1:34PM
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howlongcanausern
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ever see what vets do to horses when they die of natural causes?

they cut their bodies up for the bones/parts. watching a vet cut out 4 horse femurs using nothing more than a scalpel was horrific
Dec 1 2011 1:39PM
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theabortionator
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I helped my granpa cut a tumor off a dog once. I gave it the injections and everything.



I was only 13/14, it was pretty crazy
Dec 1 2011 1:40PM
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NTPJ
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i reckon its just an outdated law from when horses where too valuable alive to kill. Without modern vehicles horses would probably have been the most useful animal, or possession for that matter, very inefficient to use as food
Dec 1 2011 1:44PM
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Dan.
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rule of thumb to go by is 'closer to the top of the food chain, the tougher the meat and harder it is to make taste good'. Thats why bear and shark generally suck. they are predators that spend their entire lives using their muscles, creating tough, lean, dense meat. something near the bottom of the foodchain, especially a domesticated animal, like a cow that spends most of its life chillin never puts any stress on its muscles and grows fat, this getting nice, marbled fatty muscle that is easy to cook. and, the very bottom of the foodchain, veggies, are near impossible to fuck up.
Dec 1 2011 2:01PM
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caliskigirl
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Lol I hope it's not sexual (though not gonna lie, horseback riding is great cross training for really good sex-but maybe that's just me). Not to mention, from having done work in breeding too...stallions are huge, causing me to cringe in so many ways at the thought of the whole donkey show thing, (bad mental image here).

I'm sure it's different for everyone, but I know a lot of girls who, like me, never quite grew out of the "I want a pony for christmas" phase haha. For me: I have always loved animals and felt connected I guess to them-they just make a lot of sense to me and I've always enjoyed learning about and training them (good thing I'm doing vet school now, seems like the right career choice for me). I was the kid who brought home injured creatures to fix up, and was really into helping take care of my pets. I started horseback riding when I was about 5-6, doing western stuff mostly, then I switched to jumping when I was about 9. I work mostly with eventing horses now but I still ride both English and Western. It's fun, it's good exercise, and it's truly a team sport if done right (except your partner is way bigger, faster, and not as smart). It's really wonderful to put the training into the horse and yourself and improve together, though even sitting a horse for the first time and going for a good ride can be fantastic (I mean horses naturally want to graze and migrate around open range in herds, yet pair them with a good rider and they'll jump huge fences, chase cattle, perform pretty amazing moves such as in dressage or reining, run 100 miles on gnarly trails, etc. Not many other animals do anything close to that kind of athletic level, maybe some dogs). Not to mention I would describe the exhilaration felt from a good gallop as on par with the feeling of powder day skiing or hucking some awesome cliff for the first time.

Besides, I bet most cat/dog owners on here love their pets. I absolutely love my border collies too. It's no different, except the pet horse that you love also helps you do a sport, or work if you are a rancher.

Maybe more detail then you want, but that answers the question at least :)
Dec 1 2011 2:33PM
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I ate horse meat when I was in Japan. I remember it being really chewy, but that's likely because it was raw.
Dec 1 2011 2:38PM
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El_Barto.
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we shot a mule out in the desert on a road hunting trip. it wasnt the best. maybe the backstrap would be OK
Dec 1 2011 2:48PM
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