Comments on: Smithfield Horse Market & Fair Pt 2

By: Yvonne

Yvonne — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:13:02 +0000

Does anyone watch TV3 animal welfare progrmme, well this market shows up how little care is given to the animals by the people who sell and buy these poor horses and ponies.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:53:40 +0000

I think the horse fair is very cruel nobody is thinking of the poor horses they are mostly in bad condition it is not fair for them also the square is tiny and it is way to small to have hundreds of horses shoved in there. The horses are going to kick and sombody is going to get very hurt or killed by this and don’t blame the horses it’s the owners falt for putting there horses in there it is so cruel and it is to small for all thoses horses. I think it should be got rid of completely.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:55:59 +0000

I think the horse fair in Smithfield is fascinating.. At last the council are getting their act together in realising that the love for horses will not go away. During the week I went to the old dump on dunsink lane in Finglas where hundreds of horses have been running wild for some time. The plan was for owners to bring their horses to a site to get their horses tagged and seen to by a vet and to round up wild and stray horses for attention, the poorly horses were sent to a farm run by the council… Working with the horse traders is the only way forward. Have to say most of the kids and teenagers were a joy to talk to…. As far as Smithfield is concerned, the fair has been there for a long time and hopefully it will be there for a long time to come…. The new residents will have to stop moaning and get out there and get the blood pumping back into the heart of the city… I believe the residents also put the damper on concerts on the plaza, I saw the Buena Vista Social club there a few years ago, excellent night, any other city and we would be raving about this, alas not Dublin. I also believe the residents were instrumental of ridding Smithfield of it’s only greenery, trees etc, due to ant-social behaviour.. How ridiculous….. Long live Smithfield Horse Fair.. Tony

By: bob

bob — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:16:26 +0000

its noting to do with apartment owners ,or council ,,it the fact the sell horse for 20 euro to kids ,,who can hardly be feed at home never mind ,,feed horses the horses are dying of drought in summer and of starvation in winter it need to go asap

By: bob

bob — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:13:12 +0000

smithfield market is a disgrace ,it results in hundreds of dead horses across dublin starving .and a slow and painful deaths .scum selling horses to kids with no land

By: Rick

Rick — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:46:29 +0000

Hi,J ust read Shane’s comments. Here’s an account of some of the animal cruelty that I saw at Smithfield.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Animal-cruelty-Smithfield-Horse-Market

Like everything there are two sides to the argument and the fare does capture some romance from Ireland’ horse heritage.

I don’t have any sympathy for the residents living in the newly built flats though. The market has happened for over 400 years and it shouldn’t stop just because people who’ve moved into some new luxury apartments don’t like it!

By: Paige

Paige — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:22:19 +0000

In reply to Shane.

Absolutely & thanks for sharing Shane. Often things are not as they appear and I like to share balanced info with my readers.

Anyone who wants to visit the fair should be fully aware of what will await them…and there is no one better to tell them than a local resident.