“Actually, horses are much different from cows or “anything else”. Horses are not raised as meat animals in the US, they are raised as service and companion animals. As such... They have a lifetime of untracked veterinary medical treatment— much of which would disqualify them from entry to any meat market.”
This meat is for export.
So what? Who cares if it's poison?
See my link above this thread... The EU is going to stop buying it. They don't need it, the demand for horse meat in Europe is crashing due to recent scandals. It is not a delicacy, but rather a cheap meat source eaten mostly by an older generation.
Only thought is maybe we intend to poison China with it until they wise up? Not sure who they intend to sell it to.