Horses stand tethered on the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. - The annual event attracts thousands of travellers from across Britain to gather and buy and sell horses. AFP

People attend the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP

A man washes a horse in the river on the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP

People wash a horses in the street on the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP

A woman rides a horse on the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP

People attend the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP

Dollie-Anna, aged two, looks toward her mother after they travelled by horse-drawn caravan to attend the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP

People attend the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP

People attend the first day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, north west England on June 9, 2022. AFP