Wild Horses as a Main Dish

Wild horses as a main dish Basically I am passionate about horses. To me the horse symbolizes all that is right about the West. I am not alone, international tourists pay million each year to play cowboy at American dude ranches. Now, thanks to Senator Conrad Burns of Montana, European diners could soon experience a taste of the American West without leaving even home. Our grass fed, free range wild horses happened to be coveted menu items and if passed, the senators revision of the 1971 law protecting wild horses, means that America's wild horses could end up on French plates. Despite an out cry from horse lovers over this revision, the fact remains that too many wild horses spend their lives in large holding pens at the expense of tax payers. I have worked with the BLM gentling wild horses and have witnessed many beautiful, trainable horses, yet there are just as many that will never be adopted. Still, selling an American icon as European menu item doesn't sit well with me, I hope we fully explore other venues like sterilization, or revamped adoption awareness campaigns before we stoop to this. I'm Susan Allen with Food Forethought. Source: Time magazine February 7 2005