Is there something to be careful about when it comes to cooking horse meat?

I saw horsemeat offered for sale in a supermarket in France. But I never heard of anything in particular to watch out for.

Early editions of Joy of Cooking had directions for cooking bear meat, and warned about cooking thoroughly because bear meat usually has trichinosis.

No. Horse meat came on sale in Las Vegas when I was there back in 1973 and no mention was made about anything special to do. Except use meat tenderizer…

I don’t see how it would be any different, from cooking any other mammals.

Nope. Supposedly its comparable to deer meat prep. You going to try it?

Thanks all. Maybe something different about the water or other things in the pot in combination with the horse meat, that could cause something dangerous? I don’t know.
@KNOWITALL I’m not tring it, at leas til I find out what to watch out for.

@flo Do you eat any wild game? It’s generally better for you, no chemicals. I love it.

Horses aren’t raised to be tender for eating, so they can be tough. And not much marbling fat-wise.

@kritiper Horse brauts, yum.

@kritiper has a point. You might want to add some beef, or something with more fat.

I didn’t get Activity For You for the last 4 posts by the way.
@KNOWITALL maybe I have eaten wild game without knowing it.

With deer meat (venison) and other lean meats, beef fat is added to these meats that are ground (hamburger) to give them more flavor. Horse would be no different.

^That’s what I meant.

@MrGrimm888 I know. But to those who would not know, ‘How would the fat be applied?’ might be a question in their heads.