Thousands Gather for the Centuries-Old Appleby Horse Fair
For hundreds of years, members of the travelers community in the United Kingdom have gathered by the thousands in Appleby-in-Westmorland, in Northern England, to sell and trade horses and celebrate as a community. During the loosely organized event, horses are washed, displayed and run for buyers to see, while others gather in a temporary market and small fair set up in nearby fields. Collected here are selected images of the fair from the past 10 years.
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Read moreHorses splash in the river Eden at Appleby in Westmorland, northern England, on June 9, 2013. The horses are washed as part of the annual fair which has taken place since the 1600's. #
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Read moreA family travel in a traditional caravan or vardo on the opening day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreA man takes his horse for a pre-sale wash in the River Eden at Appleby Horse Fair on June 5, 2004. #
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Read moreMilly Edwards, aged 3, poses next to the River Eden during the Appleby Horse Fair on June 6, 2013. #
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Read moreBoys ride their horses along the main road in Appleby in Westmorland on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreA man with a horse tattoo photographs people washing horses in the River Eden on the opening day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreA caravan is for sale during the Appleby Horse Fair on June 5, 2014. #
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Read moreTwo young boys try to control a wayward foal near the River Eden at the Appleby Horse Fair on June 7, 2007. #
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Read moreLeanna Bishop, of Glouscestershire washes her horse in the River Eden at the Appleby Horse Fair on June 8, 2006. #
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Read moreA blacksmith shoes a horse at Appleby in Westmorland on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreA caravan with a modern braking modification, arrives for the start of the Appleby Horse Fair on June 7, 2007. #
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Read moreTravelers wash their horses and traps in the River Eden during the Appleby Horse Fair on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreA man falls off his horse as he washes it in the river Eden on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreThousands of pounds swap hands as deals are made along the 'mad mile' at Appleby Horse Fair on June 5, 2004. #
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Read moreA man takes time out at Appleby Horse Fair on June 5, 2004. #
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Read moreA man attends the Appleby Horse Fair on June 8, 2006 in Appleby-in-Westmorland, England. #
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Read moreJeff Nesham, aged 16, poses as he rides Trigger in the River Eden on June 6, 2013. #
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Read moreA traveler familysit around a campfire as they cook their lunch at the Appleby Horse Fair on June 8, 2012. #
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Read morePeople wash their horses in the River Eden in preparation for selling at the Appleby Horse Fair on June 3, 2011. #
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Read moreA girl travels in a miniature horse-drawn carriage on the opening day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreA traveler washes his horse next to the river Eden on June 4, 2015. #
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Read moreMen drive their horse at speed for the benefit of buyers along the 'mad mile' at Appleby Horse Fair on June 4, 2005. #
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Read moreA man, with mud spatter on his face, after riding his horse at the Appleby Horse Fair on June 4, 2005. #
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Read moreA traveler washes her horse at Appleby in Westmorland, northern England, on June 9, 2013. #
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