The Smithfield Horse Fair in Dublin where bylaws also require anyone bringing a horse to the fair to have a casual trading licence costing €10. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill/The Irish Times
Garda and Revenue checkpoints were set up at several locations near the square to monitor arrivals and departures, while Dublin City Council animal welfare representatives carried out checks in the surrounding streets. “More importantly, why do they need our PPS numbers? If I give them my PPS number they come after us. You’re asked why do you have an expensive animal and you’re drawing social welfare. You can have 10 cars outside your door and no one will say anything to you but you have a pony? It’s discrimination.”
“We’ve grown up around horses, it’s all in our culture. Horse owners get a bad name but there’s plenty of great horse owners around. As you can see all these horses are in great condition,” she said.
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