Today I’m adding a few more of my Appleby Horse Fair photos from last weekend (see horse washing in the River Eden). It was a very successful event this year.
Notic above that the young foals are not tied. They simply follow the adults. Sometimes, though, it looks as though one is asking “Where do I go next?”
Then there’s music on the street. And this year there was a great deal of TV attention. Film crews were to be seen day after day.
Away from the horses, on Chapel Street, was an indoor exhibition of gypsy life and history very well put together. The banner here was supplemented by a large board listing the programme of activities to take place over several days.
The Market Hall was given over to stalls with gypsy wares of many types. This one, with its paintings and models of traditional caravans, was especially interesting.
And so, back to the river, where a good time was being had by all.
(The gypsy horse fair at Appleby in Westmorland, Cumbria, is held in June each year. It is the major annual visitor attraction in the Eden Valley, but there is so much more to see all year round in this beautiful part of Cumbria).
