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Before the Cart...?
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They didn't just scale down. Literal tons of horses got slaughtered around the turn of the century and great depression.
There was also the two world wars to consider in terms of horse deaths. Of course those horses died for a noble cause: helping humans slaughter each other in even larger numbers.
I’d love to read more about this if you can point me in the right direction.
When Americans Ate Horse Meat - Priceonomics - https://priceonomics.com/when-americans-ate-horse-meat/