A horse fair is normally an annual fair where people buy and sell horses.
In the United Kingdom there are many fairs which are traditionally attended by gypsies and travellers who converge at the fairs to buy and sell horses, meet with friends and relations and to celebrate their music, history and folklore.
Many horse fairs are centuries old such as Appleby Horse Fair and The Great October Fair at Ballinasloe who vie for the title of the largest horse fair in Europe.
Read more about Horse Fair: List of Significant Horse Fairs in The United Kingdom
Famous quotes containing the words horse and/or fair:
“A horse is dangerous at both ends and uncomfortable in the middle.”
—Ian Fleming (1908–1964)
“Those that she makes fair she scarce makes honest, and those that she makes honest she makes very ill-favoredly.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)