The horse rawhides are usually between 24 and 30 square feet. The fibers on horse rawhide are tighter and smoother than on cow rawhide even though horse rawhide tends to be lighter than cow rawhide. The horse rawhide is also stronger than cow rawhide. The hides are 2 to 4 oz. weight and may have butcher cuts on one side. Our production capacity is about 150 hides per month at the moment. Rawhide is also referred to as parchment or vellum.
The rawhide measures approximately 62" to 72" long down the middle, 30" wide across the neck, 62" wide across the middle, and 69" wide across the bottom. We measured one horse rawhide to be 69" long, 33" wide at the neck, 50" wide across the middle and 57" wide at the bottom. Sizes for each hide will vary.
Horses are not an endangered species and are not subject to U.S. Fish and Wildlife import/export controls or to CITES.
The horses are not killed just for their hides. The rawhide is a by-product of the food industry.