Horses?

[amnesia]

If anyone eats my horse I won't be very happy...

Meet Alfie - a 17hh thoroughbred cross polish.

(That's my wife riding him, not me)

I have also had horse steak in France and it was lovely.

 

[very-near]

I think if it were nice, then tesco's would be selling it. In the same way that if recumbents were any good, they'd be more mainstream.

They do B)

 

[tyred]

Interesting question though. Why don't we eat horses and yet the French do?

 

[Lazy-Commuter]

It was more or less that question* I was asked while in a customer's office in Belgium, which I completely failed to answer. And which, via a roundabout route, led me to eat horse steak that evening ..

Could it be because we see them more as pets?

* I was asked, "how come you won't eat horse in the UK, but you'll eat rabbit or lamb?"

 

[very-near]

If anyone eats my horse I won't be very happy...

Meet Alfie - a 17hh thoroughbred cross polish.

(That's my wife riding him, not me)

I have also had horse steak in France and it was lovely.

Don't see bit-less bridles used very often in the UK

 

[4F]

if it was nice it would be a lot more popular, trust me.

It is nice, the reason we don't sell it over here is that people see horses more as pets and could you imagine the uproar by the yoghurt knitters if one of the supermarkets was to sell it.

The French and Continentals seem to have a more liberal approach and if it tastes nice will eat it.

 

[Arch]

The general taboo against eating horse in Europe comes from a Papal Ban (issued by Pope Gregory III), 1300 years ago:

http://www.silk-road.com/artl/horsemyth.shtml

Eating horse was associated with pagan rituals and so banned (and I suspect it also protected a resource more likely to be owned by the nobility than the peasantry, in the age when oxen did all the farm work). Why we've kept it, and other countries haven't. I don't know. I wonder if it's down to continental Europe having been through more wars and associated famine - taboo goes out of the window quicker when you're starving.

I've never knowingly had horse, but I'd like to if I ever get the chance.

 

[very-near]

The general taboo against eating horse in Europe comes from a Papal Ban (issued by Pope Gregory III), 1300 years ago:

http://www.silk-road.com/artl/horsemyth.shtml

Eating horse was associated with pagan rituals and so banned (and I suspect it also protected a resource more likely to be owned by the nobility than the peasantry, in the age when oxen did all the farm work). Why we've kept it, and other countries haven't. I don't know. I wonder if it's down to continental Europe having been through more wars and associated famine - taboo goes out of the window quicker when you're starving.

I've never knowingly had horse, but I'd like to if I ever get the chance.

I didnt know they had Paypal back then B)

 

[Arch]

I didnt know they had Paypal back then B)

Badum-tish...

 

[Joe24]

Squirrel is ment to be nice. Apparently its often served down in London as Tree Bird, or something like that.
I think you are lieing about eating horse anyway. I think you have all had cow, and were lied to. Which is why you think it tastes nice.
Or, you had horse that was bred to be eaten, like those baby cows that are put into small pens so they dont move around much. Ready to be eaten and be all tender and soft.
So basicly, you eating horse, ment they got money for treating a horse bad by keeping it in a pen so small, it couldnt even stand up, and will just roll to another section to poo and pee. Or not move at all, and just be in a mess of its own crap and pee.
Shame on all of you
Edit: If you want to actually eat horse, then use one of the methods thats been talked about before in this thread and kill your own. Much better. Just go and find a horse that you dont like and shoot it, electricute it with a big power probe disguised as a mint, or just shoot it with a gun with a sight or a rocket launcher.

 

[very-near]

The horse looks happy, but your wife doesn't.

What did you do to her?

Judging from the horse's ears, his missus just gave him an earful for getting the camera out and taking her pic when she didn't want it, and the horse is trying to figure out if that sharp tone in her voice was directed at it

 

[very-near]

Squirrel is ment to be nice. Apparently its often served down in London as Tree Bird, or something like that.
I think you are lieing about eating horse anyway. I think you have all had cow, and were lied to. Which is why you think it tastes nice.
Or, you had horse that was bred to be eaten, like those baby cows that are put into small pens so they dont move around much. Ready to be eaten and be all tender and soft.
So basicly, you eating horse, ment they got money for treating a horse bad by keeping it in a pen so small, it couldnt even stand up, and will just roll to another section to poo and pee. Or not move at all, and just be in a mess of its own crap and pee.
Shame on all of you
Edit: If you want to actually eat horse, then use one of the methods thats been talked about before in this thread and kill your own. Much better. Just go and find a horse that you dont like and shoot it, electricute it with a big power probe disguised as a mint, or just shoot it with a gun with a sight or a rocket launcher.

Bonj does this with levity. You need to lighten up a bit Joe.

 

[Joe24]

Bonj does this with levity. You need to lighten up a bit Joe.

Oh dear Have i been mistaken.
If you didnt know, i love meat and would actually eat horse
Im trying to find a way of getting rabbit in the house and cooking it so my mum doesnt know, if she finds out she will kill me

 

[TheDoctor]

I think if it were nice, then tesco's would be selling it. In the same way that if recumbents were any good, they'd be more mainstream.

There's lots of things that are nice that you can't easily buy in Tescos...

 

[Joe24]

There's lots of things that are nice that you can't easily buy in Tescos...

You cant buy Pussy in Tesco yet. But you can in my local news agents.
As in this Pussy