There's no law against eating horse meat in the US, as far as I'm aware. I used to have it sometimes on Fridays at the Harvard Faculty Club between 1977 and 1981 (I see by this article that it was on the menu until 1983, so my memory is not faulty: http://uan.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/995100175/m/907101787).
But then, I'll eat anything that seems interesting. I just got back from Sweden a couple of weeks ago, and all I can say is, don't look for Santa this year, because my husband and I ate most of his transportation. Reindeer is wonderful, especially smoked, with horseradish cream.
I believe the law is against selling it for human consumption or some such, a couple decades ago. I'm too lazy to look it up. :-)
Reindeer is wonderful, especially smoked, with horseradish cream.
Yep. You can find caribou in the Pacific Northwest part of North America; it is part of the local cuisine.