re: Why is Horse meat not more popular in the US?

I wonder if some breeds of horse might be better than others. Like a little Shetland pony might be better than a Clydesdale.

Only one way to find out...

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I had donkey sausage in Croatia

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I hear that is also popular in Tijuana.

That's just nasty.
I think a better question is, why dont we eat much more lamb and goat here?

Same reason we don't eat dogs. They are seen as pets more than animals.

Horses are expensive and a giant pain in the arse.

The German army of WW2 was highly dependent on horse drawn transport, a dependency that only increased as fuel stocks declined. Livestock Farmers throughout Europe were forced to shift to horse production to satisfy the militaries insatiable demand for draft horses. Meanwhile at the front horses died in the millions, to then be butchered by starving soldiers and civilians as the supply system broke down. The end of the war merged a population used to eating horsemeat to an agrisystem force designed to produce it.

Just another echo of the 3rd Reich in today's Europe.

I had it France and it was similar to Bison. I enjoyed it.

My friend Jay Riemenschneider eats horse all the time. He gets it from his butcher.

Some say it tastes good.

I say neigh.