Because the activists know damn well that they'll get hammered by the Appleby lot and there would be no TV coverage of their hammering. They're cowards aka plastic activists.Where were the grand national activists when you want them? This sort of abuse is going on all of the time and no one seems to care, but they are happy to ban hunting, horse racing etc, citing animal cruelty but the travellers just carry on regardless … makes me
$r5eH@le hope Karma hits him hard. The poor poor horse so cruel to a faithful horses.Such sad news, poor horse.
BBC News - Horse 'worked to death' at Appleby Horse Fair
Appleby Horse Fair: Appeal after horse 'worked to death'
The stallion was found with a "very high temperature" and was "covered in rub sores" in Appleby.www.bbc.com
There’s a ‘settled’ community down the A road from us. It’s on the way to my OH’s work. I could tell you tales that would (probably not given you’re all able to imagine) make your hair stand on end about what some of them have done and the dealings he’s had-2 of the team versus hundreds, the threats, the outright lies, the blatant theft.I have a very low opinion of travellers, having lived in two different parts of the country with large traveller communities where in both locations, neglect was in plain sight. Horses left tethered to the side of the road, in 30C+ heat with no food, shade or water was a very common site. A couple of times I had to call the RSPCA over collapsed horses, yet decades later nothing has changed. Local charities have saved horses on the brink of death who were dumped by these communities with no care whatsoever as to whether or not they lived or died.
I am generally a liberal minded person in support of minorities living their lives as these choose, so long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. I also don't want to tar everyone with the same brush, but my first hand experience of the traveller community has only been bad thus so far. The photos of Appleby of horses being ragged around don't do them any favours.
Poor poor youngster
I call them the ethnic minority of the mobile kind. Is that racist too?
I wasn’t actually referring to travellers or gypsies in my original comment, but the ones that ‘wannabe’. They pretend they have that heritage, when in fact it’s just a good excuse to be an animal abuser, criminal and a thug
. I personally think it’s ok to call those people whatever fits as they really are the lowest of the low 
I saw that, I couldn't read the article though.
I have never been before and i don't think i ever want to go now since i have never been can someone please tell me exactly what happens does money get involved
If it’s like our local horse fair it’s just a get together of travelling types to buy and sell horses. The horses are either tied up with nothing to eat or drink for hours while their owners socialise, or get ragged up the road to show them off. They are bought and sold using cash only. RSPCA and police stand by and watch them
. Then there’s stalls for shopping which is where you find the puppies in cages
Thanks for the informationIf it’s like our local horse fair it’s just a get together of travelling types to buy and sell horses. The horses are either tied up with nothing to eat or drink for hours while their owners socialise, or get ragged up the road to show them off. They are bought and sold using cash only. RSPCA and police stand by and watch them
So are the police and so the abuse is allowed because people are pussyfooting around them.