Ah...
It is about necessity...
I see a horse having more value alive than other animals...
Since it is a work animal as much as a form of transport...
I would eat the livestock before the horse.

It is easy to say ...if I raise a pet to love I cannot eat it.
If I raise a animal to eat ...I cannot get involved with emotion.

Growing up on a farm...you see that both are important attitudes that cannot be discriminately separated ...that is cruel and inhumane.
Both to the animal and oneself.
Just caring for everyone is for the best ...
And when it is someone's time...they had a good full life filled with care, compassion and joy.
It is nonetheless hard ...