Wish you could all see this one in person

[Spooksar]

Well, being Canadian myself I guess I should leave my igloo every now and then and take my dog sled team into town a day or two away to see if there's any truth to that. Because I've never heard of people eating horse in Canada! I have heard that it's common in Europe though. A Swiss friend of mine had told me that.
Oh, and @BRICKBURN already asked my second question!

Cam there are a few butchers that sell horse meat, when I was going to college in Burnaby my room mate bought horse meat at a place in downtown Vancouver. They had it mainly for the European people.

 

[micbo]

Absolutely stunning!! Any idea where it is going to be displayed? (In general terms only)

Thank you! It was created for a client in Nevada. We did a write up on it if you're interested.
https://animalartistry.com/featured-projects/tom-whiting.php

 

[micbo]

Well, being Canadian myself I guess I should leave my igloo every now and then and take my dog sled team into town a day or two away to see if there's any truth to that. Because I've never heard of people eating horse in Canada! I have heard that it's common in Europe though. A Swiss friend of mine had told me that.
Oh, and @BRICKBURN already asked my second question!

Yeah, I never heard of it either, but that's what I was told. I did a quick google search and this was the first thing that popped up, "But outside Quebec it's almost impossible to find, despite the fact that Canada is one of the world's largest horse meat-producing countries. Toronto has a horse meat butcher, but restaurants peddling it in the city are rare."

 

[BRICKBURN]

Good question! I had to ask the boss. We got it from Canada. Supposedly they eat horses up there like cows. That's how we obtained the skin.

We do have horse processors. 99.9% of the meat ships to the EU.

 

[Neil Molendyk]

absolutely stunning, the look in the warriors eyes says it all

 

[micbo]

absolutely stunning, the look in the warriors eyes says it all

Thank you! Good call on the eyes!

 

[Neil Molendyk]

There is a processing plant in southern Alberta that does buffalo, farmed elk and horses. Had to take a couple of horses there a few years ago to be repurposed. France, Japan and I think Mexico are their main meat markets.

 

[micbo]

There is a processing plant in southern Alberta that does buffalo, farmed elk and horses. Had to take a couple of horses there a few years ago to be repurposed. France, Japan and I think Mexico are their main meat markets.

Thanks for the info! I'm learning a lot through this thread!

 

[Ridgewalker]

I’ve eaten horse meat in Europe several times. Back in the 1960s while in college I bought canned horse meat from Argentina. Cheap protein back then.

 

[micbo]

I’ve eaten horse meat in Europe several times. Back in the 1960s while in college I bought canned horse meat from Argentina. Cheap protein back then.

How'd you like it? The owner, Mike, was telling me it's pretty good.

 

[Ridgewalker]

How'd you like it? The owner, Mike, was telling me it's pretty good.

The taste is fine. Not a good fillet of beef, but tasty. The odd thing is, it’s very red colored. We also had it with breakfasts in Europe. Sometimes like dried jerky with breakfasts. Europeans thought I was crazy because I ordered eggs for breakfast every morning.

 

[micbo]

The taste is fine. Not a good fillet of beef, but tasty. The odd thing is, it’s very red colored. We also had it with breakfasts in Europe. Sometimes like dried jerky with breakfasts. Europeans thought I was crazy because I ordered eggs for breakfast every morning.

Gotcha. I'll have to give it a try if I'm ever in Europe. That's strange that it's so red. Haha, funny about the eggs. They'd think I was crazy as well!

 

[BnC 04]

Amazing work! What's the finished weight, rough guess?

 

[Bullthrower338]

Two questions.
1. Where did you get the horse to taxidermy?

I’ve owned a couple horses that this would have been the best use for them!

 

[Cam Moon]

I’ve owned a couple horses that this would have been the best use for them!

 

[micbo]

Amazing work! What's the finished weight, rough guess?

The weight, including the habitat, comes in at approximately 1,500 pounds.

 

[BnC 04]

Work of art no doubt.

 

[micbo]

Work of art no doubt.

Thank you!

 

[Lmcquin]

Amazingly realistic. The veins in the horse look spot on!!!


I often wish there had been video footage back then to see how things really were.

great post.

 

[micbo]

Amazingly realistic. The veins in the horse look spot on!!!


I often wish there had been video footage back then to see how things really were.

great post.

Thank you! Yes, I agree--video footage of back then would be interesting.