Has something happened at Appleby?

trundle said:
East Kent, if you are trying to avoid "nursery words", you might prefer to use the correct term "faeces", rather than the ultra-coy "droppings". Lots of things drop off my horse, including poo, sweat, hair and occasionally me.
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This cracked me up :D

I don't think we can really refer to it as S H I T can we? It's been "poo" for sometime - let's stick with that.

I'm now giggling at how this thread made it to this point, lol.
 
Ive been reading everyones posts over the last few days as im new to this and this is my first post,i am disgusted to call myself a horsey person,Appleby fair has been a tradition for years and not all,as you put are 'nasty pikes' many look after their horses and families better than alot of us and are polite and charming and do not pee up walls. Believe me this isnt the only issue that has got my back up, what a bitchy lot you lot are!!!!!!!
 
betti said:
Ive been reading everyones posts over the last few days as im new to this and this is my first post,i am disgusted to call myself a horsey person,Appleby fair has been a tradition for years and not all,as you put are 'nasty pikes' many look after their horses and families better than alot of us and are polite and charming and do not pee up walls. Believe me this isnt the only issue that has got my back up, what a bitchy lot you lot are!!!!!!!
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Hello and welcome betti, for a first post that is quite a statement!!!!
 
I'm not far from this part of the world and I agree totally with everything that Pastie2 put on this post. I don't know many people who wouldn't agree, apart from those that haven't actually either been, or had something nicked or damaged. I am sick of people saying what good horse people they are.....I have followed them on their way there, dragging their poor geriatric lame horses behind them....
 
Im afraid dear Betti that the "people" my OH dealt with were indeed nasty - no other word for it. Very formidable characters and not to be messed with. He had to check most nights on his way from work that he wasnt being followed home - not a nice way to spend your working day when all you are doing is your job properly.
 
Izzwizz said:
Im afraid dear Betti that the "people" my OH dealt with were indeed nasty - no other word for it. Very formidable characters and not to be messed with. He had to check most nights on his way from work that he wasnt being followed home - not a nice way to spend your working day when all you are doing is your job properly.
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What did your OH do Izzwizz?
 
Bit late posting about this but poster telling us it isnt all that bad after going myself many times it is that bad really we saw several yearlings being flashed this year horses being kicked pulled by face etc,
Also saw people carrying caged cocks which were going to be used for cockfighting.

I also watched a programme only the other day about rspca pulling dead and half alive dogs out of cars lamping dogs lurchers and the like, horse being kicked in the ribs to get up when they had fallen over on road.

Injured horses having to be dragged to the vet .

And i wont comment on the toilet situation because that would be just sh$t.

So yes i guess we are just being oh so bitchy that is just so insensitive of sorry for that.
 
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It is bad, but it wasn't as bad as some places i've been too.
I made a few friends when I went, obviously not great chums, but they were easy to talk to none the less, and quite helpful.
No, no they arn't great horse people, because the *****'s have taken over from the actual purpose of the fair.

There is abuse and there are...distasteful people.
But, I would still like to go next year. Just because I didn't get to see much of it last time.

*sits on fence and stays silent*
 
DanielleAngel said:
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It is bad, but it wasn't as bad as some places i've been too.
I made a few friends when I went, obviously not great chums, but they were easy to talk to none the less, and quite helpful.
No, no they arn't great horse people, because the *****'s have taken over from the actual purpose of the fair.

There is abuse and there are...distasteful people.
But, I would still like to go next year. Just because I didn't get to see much of it last time.

*sits on fence and stays silent*
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That's the problem - the visitors to the fair only actually see the public event - not what precedes or follows it. When you see the travellers on their way to the event, pulling 12hh, underweight, lame, knackered ponies behind their caravans, that's when you see the reality. When they park at the side of the roads and then leave their mess behind. It's a shame for the genuine ones, those who really do go to trade in horses and who do care for their horses, but unfortunately there appear to be more of those that don't care, than those who do care.
 
Been to Appleby only once and was horrified by the way the horses were treated
 
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pastie2 said:
What did your OH do Izzwizz?
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He worked for a Ford garage. You can imagine, people coming in trying to get repairs done under warranty which were not genuine, motability claims and wanting everything for nothing. Use of red diesel and blatantly lieing about using it. Being turned away for whatever reason didnt go down well and the "customer" quite often not happy! Sinister at times. Was glad when he left that job and turned into an orange Knight of The Road, rescuing appreciative customers.
 
can only speak from personal experience, when a site was set up near us. fly tipping went through the roof, being dumped on bridleways, horses in poor state dumped in field they had no authority to enter (was chained & padlocked, they broke that), then horses abandoned, illegal motorbikes in forestry commision woods used to burgle horses (quick get away), car nicked, used in job & burnt (before this was spotted in site but police refused to enter), gates broken to gain access to farm (broke every gate over 1 miles worth of fields to gain back access to yard), nicked flatbed & showjumps (not visible from road).....

yes i am very predjudiced! once bitten twice shy!
 
Izzwizz said:
He worked for a Ford garage. You can imagine, people coming in trying to get repairs done under warranty which were not genuine, motability claims and wanting everything for nothing. Use of red diesel and blatantly lieing about using it. Being turned away for whatever reason didnt go down well and the "customer" quite often not happy! Sinister at times. Was glad when he left that job and turned into an orange Knight of The Road, rescuing appreciative customers.
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Ohhhh, I love those orange knights, one rescued me on the M6 once, grateful, I could have married him!!!
 
Havent been to appleby, have been to a similar fair though.

My view on it is that there are alot of nasty b*stards who abuse their horses, abuse the local community, abuse the countryside, steal, vandalise, etc etc etc. These people overshadow a small population of people who are EXTREMELY good horsepeople, and who respect the communities that they enter.

Our local WHW rescue guy told me last time he came for our checkup, that he was off to visit some local gypsy people. Who have WHW horses. He told me that they are SO pleased when this particular family apply for a horse from WHW because they are immaculately well looked after. He said that sure, it wasn't the way many people would do it - the youngest son, aged 14, breaks in all the horses in a big field with no hat on, and he never goes to school - but that the horses are happy.

Just a shame there are so many w*nkers that ruin the reputation of the community for such a small number.

Prepares to be jumped on.

xxxx
 
flamehead said:
Havent been to appleby, have been to a similar fair though.

My view on it is that there are alot of nasty b*stards who abuse their horses, abuse the local community, abuse the countryside, steal, vandalise, etc etc etc. These people overshadow a small population of people who are EXTREMELY good horsepeople, and who respect the communities that they enter.

Our local WHW rescue guy told me last time he came for our checkup, that he was off to visit some local gypsy people. Who have WHW horses. He told me that they are SO pleased when this particular family apply for a horse from WHW because they are immaculately well looked after. He said that sure, it wasn't the way many people would do it - the youngest son, aged 14, breaks in all the horses in a big field with no hat on, and he never goes to school - but that the horses are happy.

Just a shame there are so many w*nkers that ruin the reputation of the community for such a small number.

Prepares to be jumped on.

xxxx
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I'd like to say I'm really glad to hear it and quite prepared to believe it.
 
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