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WHEN YOU’RE CASUALLY doing the big shop in Tesco you don’t expect to come across a horse calmly exiting the automatic doors.
But that’s exactly what happened in Ballinasloe, Galway yesterday:
A possible explanation for the unique sighting might be the fact that the Ballinasloe Horse Fair is on in the town this week. Coincidence? Perhaps.
It’s Europe’s oldest horse festival, apparently:
Local man Peter Toplis uploaded the image to Reddit yesterday evening, and told DailyEdge.ie that anything goes in the Galway town this week:
Strange things always happen in Ballinasloe during the horse fair.
The Snapchat shot has become seriously popular around Ballinasloe today, but Peter wasn’t the person to take it. He told DailyEdge.ie how he came to post it online, where it’s already amassed nearly 5,000 views in two hours:
I received it through a private message and it has gone viral around the town but nobody seems to know who took it.
So, the hero that went above and beyond to take this image is still a mystery and DailyEdge.ie would love to speak to them. Why was the horse there? Was it doing the weekly shop or just in for a few bits? Was it even well behaved?
The mystery of the Ballinasloe Tesco Horse of 2015 gets ever more intriguing.
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A possible explanation would be the clients that the ballinasloe horse fair attracts rather than the fair itself. When Cheltenham is on I doubt if the local asda or sainsbury are packed with customers on horseback. Then again it’s their culture boss
I only came in for a pinta milk bass sure leave me horse outta it bass what harm was he causing now would ya be interested in it yourself are ya buying today he’s a serious horse and fast too he won the grand national las year bass do ya a gd price and I promise ya bass I won’t rob it back off ya again ya have my word bass
The true knacker is always in them. Pavvy point will want to know what makes us think they were travellers, lovely law abiding travellers. This is a representation of them, only in other people’s minds, I wouldn’t dream of thinking bad of these lovely law abiding upstanding citizens of this Country. dole office next left.
Not the first time horses were found in Tesco.
Did you ask Pavee Point for a comment? I’m sure they must be horrified at the continuing cruel treatment of horses by Travellers… just as they were no doubt horrified at the brutal assault and imprisonment of the Corcoran family in Tipperary.
Where was the security. Reckless and irresponsible behaviour by another member of Irelands Finest.
Maybe it was a guide horse…
Would you stand in front of a large animal that could injure you for €10 an hour?
Ever think they what he is doing is actually perfectly legal? A horse can ride down the wrong side of a road and still be in the right no matter what. The law is a laughing stock , why anyone would be a Garda in this country is beyond belief, when some politically appointed brown nosed idiot is making up the rule book or using laws fromt the 1700 and 1800′s, disturbing as that sounds.
Also a lot of those shopping centres are described as public walkways but the shop units themselves are not.
Here’s a questions for ya I I wonder how many travellers houses got water meters ??
Nope Wayne.
I would not stand in front of the horse either.
It’s just a horse walking around a huge, modern building that’s well ventilated, spacious and lit. Relax and have a cup of tea.
Wait, Wayne… are you suggesting there are ‘hit’ horses for hire??
“a large animal that could injure you for €10 an hour”
Neal , it was very dangerous , the horse could’ve got out of control and caused serious about of damage and could’ve seriously injuring a person or a child .
The security were probably hiding in the back. Not that I could blame them. They’d have abuse shouted at them and probably followed home with numerous threats thrown their way.
Ya and don’t forget about the horse Wayne. .
No one should give a cent to the likes of the ISPCA until they start actually taking horses off these delinquents.
It’s Ireland, no rights for animals. Although most of those are on two legs…
They would take your horse if it didn’t have an electronic I.D chip. But not theirs.
They don’t have the support or legal right to do so. stopping funding makes it ten times worse for the animals they can rescue.
The Gardai were unable to stop the sulkies so how do you expect the ISPCA inspectors take the horses from them, you would end up with badly injured ISPCA inspectors and gardai trying to protect them. Garda management, yet again, have a very big question to answer. A couple of locals demonstrating against water meters being installed outside their properties will see the riot squad deployed but at a fair that every year sees huge amounts of lawbreaking and awful cases of animal cruelty they deploy far too few to effectively police it. Not giving a cent to the ISPCA only causes more hurt to animals that actually need help.
I’m glad to see the journal have not put a humorous twist on this like other media. There is nothing funny about the animal abuse that goes on at this fair every single year. The guards and ISPCA are outnumbered and intimidated by many of these vigilantes. The scenes on Sunday to reopen the trotting proved that as authorities had to bow down to these people as it got so out of control. If the fair cannot be run and controlled it should be called off. It’s gone so out of control over the years.
Probably the same horse that was on the luas a few weeks ago familiarising himself for train journey. RTE advertising a programme showing our ethnic minority sulky racing on our main roads with their poor followers behind in the new jeeps and vans. My tax is out 2 weeks and im terrified of being stopped.
I doubt he bothered to pay if he can wander in on a horse. The only surprise is he didn’t bring his 15 kids in to rob for him.
That horse was not calmly walking around Tesco, it was flogged, beaten and forced in the doors by the animals that were in charge of it apparently for a bet. Its not in the least bit funny for either the horse or the customers and staff of Tesco. For a great number of the people of the town of Ballinasloe we have had enough of these animals (not the horses or dogs) that come to our town every year and intimidate, rob, steal and fight for the week. The amount of animal cruelty is appaling and is a real source of embarrasment for the people of the town. The fair has been hijacked by a section of society and the Garda and security people are unable to control them. There was a riot in the fair green this week when the Guards tried to stop “these people” racing ponies on a concrete stretch of car park. Its time for the Fair and Festival people to re-think this festival and somehow discourage this element from attending.
agree totally with this comment, towns people are tired of this fair! No benefit to the town
Tesco would make a lovely lasagne out of him
Jeez Max….. knacker lasagne? Sounds gross.
One rule for them, another for us. Equality my arse.
Is there some rule in place that permits “them” to bring horses into supermarkets but not “us”? Do tell.
Sure it’s their cultu….ah someone beat me to it.
Cowboys Ted !
I want to shower you with sugarlumps
He was probably going to Tesco to purchase some Jacobs Cream buscuits.
Fek you Honda civic …..
Doesn’t really look like he bought much. Maybe he heard the news 2 years ago and thought he could sell the horse to them….
God be with the days that Tescos biggest problem was people going into their stores in their pyjamas
How embarrassing for a supposedly developed 1st world country that there’s creatures about mistreating animals like that still. ….and it’s a big elephant in the room as nobody wants to upset some people
These people are law onto themselves.
Not the first time a horse was spotted in Tescos, anyone fancy a burger?
Why the long face.
the image from the website says 3th October. That is the day before the 4rd and the day after the 2st.
Isn’t that a little dangerous? Wasn’t Tesco involved in the horse meat scandal?
Was passing and had a look around the Fair on Sunday, I’d say there isn’t a bottle of fake tan to be found west of the Shannon.
Lawless as usual!!
He could have just tied the horse up in the disabled bay
I wonder did he use the pony express aisle.
Maybe the Tesco butcher wanted to have a look at livestock.
I was the doll that took this photo on Sunday in ballinasloe Tesco
it’s a horse tayto……….
You will find a “13″ encoded in the date of that Ballinasloe Fair poster.
Don’t tell them that because they would be supersticious.
it’s unlucky to be superstitious!
I was the doll that took this photo in balinasloe tesco on Sunday ☺️
They need somewhere to spend their hard earned cash if the link below is anything to go by!
https://www.facebook.com/Horseware/videos/10153113846493144/
Tesco horse meet scandal
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