Is this Asbestos?

[Philip Bell]

Hey guys, I recently had to kick in a door and here's the result. This is an older house and I rather be paranoid than get lung cancer. Any idea if this is asbestos or not?

http://i.imgur.com/x91Wrl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/XdrISl.jpg

[Scott Patterson]

You would need to have it tested by a laboratory. Looks like old plaster to me and yes, old plaster can have asbestos in it. You just never know until it is tested.

[Joseph Hagarty]

Does not appear to be asbestos in its recognizably friable form.

[John Dirks Jr]

Is that horse hair in the mix? They use to use that in old mortar mixes.

[Stuart Brooks]

Looks like old horse-hair plaster