A horse has been worked to death at Appleby Fair after collapsing covered in sores
TRAVELLERS were racing horses through a muddy town hours after a stallion was allegedly worked to death at an annual fair there.
Other snaps saw horses taken through the River Eden for bathing, or galloping down the 'Mad Mile' railed off track.Spectators gathered at various points, including outside the Grapes Inn pub - while scores of caravans were parked at nearby camp sites, which got increasingly bogged down with mud.arrested two people at the Midland Hotel the same day the same day the horse died, on suspicion of public order offences.
“We want to hear from anyone who knows who is responsible and are releasing CCTV images of a man we're keen to identify in connection with the incident, so that we can ensure this doesn’t happen again." "Appleby is one of the greatest celebrations of the horse in Europe and this tragic event is a stain on the fair that will be hard to wash out.
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