The worst part is that now that the US facility is closed, the horses are now trucked all the way down to mexico in deplorable conditions. They sell them 'for pets' but once across the border, the new owner can then send them to slaughter, in extremely inhumane butcher factories. Now the humane societys seem to be in favor of reopening US horse slaughterhouses, because at least the horses were killed in a approved humane manner. In mexico, they can(and do often) stab the horse to death.

Horse meat is supposed to be rich in flavor, but not as fatty as beef. I have a couple friends that tried it overseas, and said it was tasty.