Blackpool, Lancashire, 31st January, 2015. World Horse Welfare's Penny Farm is home to around 65 horses at any one time but is presently caring for 73. Fly-Grazing is on the increase and is becoming progressively widespread throughout the UK and thousands of equines are at immediate risk of becoming a welfare concern. World Horse Welfare, the international horse charity, has four Rescue and Rehoming Centres in Britain. Most of the horses coming into this centre may have been neglected, abused or abandoned; others after the owner was prosecuted for animal cruelty offences.
The Fair is an annual gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in the town of Appleby in Cumbria, which takes place on the first week in June, from Thursday to the following Wednesday. The fair attracts travellers and gypsies from around Britain and all over the world. They gather to meet old friends, conduct business, but primarily to trade horses. Traditionally they bath the horses in the River Eden and run on public roads to show them off to potential buyers.
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Location: Treales, Roseacre and Wharles, Lancashire, UK
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