Appleby Fair
The fair is an annual gathering of gypsies and travellers in the town of Appleby in Cumbria and takes place on the first week in June from Thursday to Wednesday.
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Small pony showed ‘all the signs of exhaustion’ – second death at Appleby as overworking rife
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Gypsies condemn ‘inexcusable act of cruelty’ as young horse ‘worked to death’ at Appleby
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Visitors to Appleby Horse Fair asked how the event can be improved for horses
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Welfare awards return to Appleby Horse Fair
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Appeal against unlawful farriery conviction overturned for man caught shoeing illegally, again
Owners are reminded that the man is not, and never has been, a registered farrier
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Prison for man who drove ‘foal’ in cart at Appleby *warning: upsetting image*
Two other men appeared in court in relation to a total of 14 animal welfare offences
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Mule abandoned at Appleby 2018 becomes ‘firm favourite’
‘It is heartbreaking to think what would have happened had the welfare team at Appleby not spotted her plight’
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Charity ‘aware’ of incidents but says Appleby 2019 was ‘positive’
‘The lowest number of people since 2010 have been given welfare advice and warnings’
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Welfare charities on standby as Appleby Horse Fair starts
Exhaustion of horses will be a ‘big focus’ at the annual event
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More police and CCTV promised for 2019 Appleby Horse Fair
‘We have been working flat out for the past year to make sure we learn from the experience of previous years’
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Appleby Horse Fair warning as owner admits working pony to ‘point of exhaustion’
Cardiac recovery index tests were brought in at the fair last year and will be used at this year’s event
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Equine welfare organisations gear up for Appleby
Exhaustion tests, designed for horses competing at endurance events, will be used on any equine that gives cause for concern
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‘Overworked’ horses given fluids at Appleby Horse Fair
RSPCA chief inspector Rob Melloy said the charity had to warn "far too many people" whose horses were being worked to exhaustion in the heat
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Two horses killed in Appleby Horse Fair crash
The RSPCA is now appealing for information after the accident on a “flashing lane” at the fair this afternoon (Friday 5 June)
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Fourteen horses seized by welfare organisations at Appleby Fair
The RSPCA handed out 38 warnings to horse owners at Appleby Horse Fair this year, more than twice the number last year
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Increased welfare presence at Appleby Horse Fair
RSPCA, World Horse Welfare and Redwings staff will be at the annual fair which begins today in Cumbria
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Stolen fell pony Hettie home after seven months
Hettie went missing from her Cumbrian home during last year's Appleby Horse Fair
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Appleby horse had maggots in wounds
RSPCA found a horse with untreated bites and infected and maggoty injuries at last year's Appleby Horse Fair
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Appleby pay out could set a precedent, say lawyers
Compensation paid to a man kicked in the head at Appleby could lead to a rash of other court cases, a court has heard.
