Despite a diaspora into Western countries such as Australia , the USA , and New Zealand , where consumption of horsemeat is generally taboo , Tongans still practice the consumption of horse meat perhaps even more so .
It is more readily available and more affordable .
Despite a diaspora into Western countries such as Australia , the USA , and New Zealand , where consumption of horsemeat is generally taboo , Tongans still practice the consumption of horse meat perhaps even more so because it is more readily available and more affordable .