Horse Meat???

[noobiechickenlady]

I have to admit it, I've eaten road kill too. But only fresh and I knew that it was. It is illegal around here to harvest roadkill, but the spirit of the law was to keep good ole boys from ramming & harvesting. I've hit 3 deer in my life (Pretty darn good average for around here!) and only one did not get harvested, and only because it was Its a waste otherwise, IMO. Plus its payback for the damage to the car

 

[Beekissed]

I wish they hadn't outlawed butchering horses in the states. Its very sad to see these older, sick horses being turned out to die on a field, suffering out their last days when they could have a quick death and be turned into something useful.

Dog food was just better back in the days when they could use horses for it. Now days, who knows what's in it but there isn't much meat, I can tell you that!

I was a the stock sales the other day and was sickened by the bony, sad-looking horses coming through there. You could count every rib and could have impaled yourself on the hip bones. Most of the horses went for $10-$40 each. Even the very nice looking ones.

Definitely.....if I were hungry or needed to provide for my kids, horse would be on the menu. Its an herbivore, like a deer, cow or sheep, so no restrictions in my mind.

 

[SKR8PN]

I'll eat anything that doesn't try to eat me first!
I have had beaver, raccoon, possum, elk, buffalo, deer, snake, goose, duck, pigeon, grouse, plus all the other stuff we consider "normal".
I'd try horse meat if it were offered, and if I liked it, I'd even search it out.

 

[miss_thenorth]

just seeing what things people consider food

If I actually HAD to, I would. I tried it as a kid.

Now, things we have eaten, since we are a hunting family, ....

the regulars like chicken, fish, beef, pork rabbit (domestic), quail...
the wild like deer, moose, bear, grouse, woodcock, duck, goose, rabbit and hare, pigeon.
Things I would if I had to, most herbivore/omnivores.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Well, I'm the odd man out here...because I am serious when I say we would have to be starving for me to eat horse meat!

 

[2dream]

I was wondering when this would come up.

Anyone remember my donkey story?

Does this mean we are all invited to a Donkey Fry at your house?

 

[Beekissed]

Aly, I've seen a time when I would have been pretty glad to have horse meat.....or any meat, for that matter!

Have eaten coon, possum, groundhog, squirrel, deer, sheep, cows, frogs, turtle, squid, shark and just about anything else you can char and salt and pepper!

 

[SKR8PN]

OMG!!! It just dawned on me that missed one more item that have eaten and LOVE to eat every chance I get!

http://factum.blogspot.com/2004/11/tiro-testicle-festival.html

The Tiro Tavern puts on this festival the last Saturday of April every spring. MMMMMmmmm GOOD!!!

 

[Iceblink]

I suppose in the instance that Bee mentioned, I might, but really, it doesn't seem to be a very effecient meat source, given the reproductive rate and feeding requirements of horses. Also, I would have to consider how many vaccines, wormers, ect are given to horses.

I have heard that iguanas are called 'chicken lizards' in some countries, because they taste like chicken, but they take so darn long to grow, again, it doesn't seem like a good idea.

I guess so much depends on the individual animal, and the situation. I would hope that if a starving carnivore or omnivore had access to my dead body, they would eat it and be nourished.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Aly, I've seen a time when I would have been pretty glad to have horse meat.....or any meat, for that matter!

Have eaten coon, possum, groundhog, squirrel, deer, sheep, cows, frogs, turtle, squid, shark and just about anything else you can char and salt and pepper!

LOL Well, I did say we'd have to be starving......