tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post8630317367437521759..comments2024-03-23T20:59:24.568+00:00Comments on northern pies: Appleby Horse FairMike Knipehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-23381522204968819552011-06-07T00:40:52.634+01:002011-06-07T00:40:52.634+01:00Lots of people had dogs with them - but apparently...Lots of people had dogs with them - but apparently there were four dogs that had to be extracated from visitors cars this year. We used to get this a lot in hospital car parks...<br />There was a big and active RSPCA prescence, including a vet. They seemed to be supervising the horse swimming. Most crossed a short, deep bitMike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-1339550328174456222011-06-07T00:15:21.268+01:002011-06-07T00:15:21.268+01:00Mike, I saw a RSPCA fly on the wall doc not long a...Mike, I saw a RSPCA fly on the wall doc not long ago featuring the Horse Fair and there seemed to be quite a few issues with people leading their horses into deep water. However the biggest issue and the most shocking was the number of people the officers had to sort out who had left dogs in cars in the hot weather. This included the distressing footage of three greyhounds who had died or were seriously ill by literally cooking in the car. What is the point of bringing your dog along to this sort of event and then leaving them in a hot car. Leave them at home or put them in the kennels for the day - not difficult. Rant over !! Good post however :o)<br />Markmarkswalkingbloghttp://markswalkingblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-40964630111895851172011-06-06T12:37:24.656+01:002011-06-06T12:37:24.656+01:00Thanks Llona - The A66 can be quite mad anyway - e...Thanks Llona - The A66 can be quite mad anyway - even without the horses. I'm soon going to have the challenge of crossing it on foot - over the crash barriers..... this may be stupid too....?<br />What can I say, OM and JJ - apart from the fact that horses tend to ignore me whenever I get on the back of one - and tend to do whatever they feel like doing. Want to buy a picture of a horse?<br />Yes, Ian - often very messy, and not the state that most hillwalkers would leave a site in. I'm not sure why you would return for a second dose if you didn't enjoy the first one, though...?Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-72075073266263054972011-06-06T10:24:49.657+01:002011-06-06T10:24:49.657+01:00That Pieman looks well 'ard!
JJThat Pieman looks well 'ard!<br /><br />JJJohn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-23222987099205246182011-06-06T10:11:48.531+01:002011-06-06T10:11:48.531+01:00I've been twice, and each time the highlight w...I've been twice, and each time the highlight was the train home through Ribblehead. If I tried to leave a campsite in the same state they leave the countryside around Appleby I would rightly be fined or punched in the face for being an antisocial, ignorant, self centered, unthinking tw@t.Ian Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-41848251688444462372011-06-05T10:46:24.295+01:002011-06-05T10:46:24.295+01:00Yes, I saw the signs Mike, and me being a professi...Yes, I saw the signs Mike, and me being a professional driver I always slow down to a walking pace and give the horse as wide a berth as I can. But sadly you are right, idiot drivers should have the book thrown at them. Horses and trucks using the same main trunk road is not a good mix. I'm glad the man who drowned the horse was jailed.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-41144634592026713252011-06-05T09:37:23.436+01:002011-06-05T09:37:23.436+01:00I must say you've really nailed that "har...I must say you've really nailed that "hard, macho" look.<br />"Would you buy a used horse from this man?"Oldmortalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828967124865650752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-33498432217884010802011-06-04T22:30:09.107+01:002011-06-04T22:30:09.107+01:00There are idiots everywhere, Llona - driving a hor...There are idiots everywhere, Llona - driving a horse drawn caravan on the A66 seems not such a good idea, but there are signs all over the place warning drivers to expect horses and caravans.<br />But passing a horse in a 40 tonne truck "within inches" seems more than idiotic or stupid to me, its criminally irresponsible and it has lead to at least one death in the last 2 years.<br />Driving like that on the A66 is the tradition that I think we can well do without. The stupid man who drowned the horse got jailed.Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-1962973660230160332011-06-04T21:46:59.492+01:002011-06-04T21:46:59.492+01:00Last year a horse drowned because some stupid man ...Last year a horse drowned because some stupid man took it into a deep part of the river. <br /><br />I used to drive up and down the A66 for B & Q, and hated to see the horses trotting along within inches of 40 tonne trucks. <br /><br />I think this is one tradition we can do without.Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.com