Travellers and Rroma have gathered at the Appleby Horse fair in Cumbria, Northern England, for a horse-trading fair and a celebration of a way of life and community. Here are some pictures. This year, the fair was unfortunately overshadowed by the death of two horses during a race.

• Taylor, Alan. Thousands Gather for the Centuries-Old Appleby Horse Fair. In: The Atlantic. 04.06.2015. http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/06/thousands-gather-for-the-centuries-old-appleby-horse-fair/394937/
• Sim, David. Thousands of gypsies and travellers arrive in Cumbria for the annual Appleby horse fair. In: International Business Times. 04.06.2015. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/thousands-gypsies-travellers-arrive-cumbria-annual-appleby-horse-fair-photos-1504513
• Appleby Horse Fair: Two horses killed while ‘racing’. In: BBC News. 06.06.2015. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cumbria-33034413

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