Broken tradition in Horneburg: Autumn market for the first time without horses!

Broken tradition in Horneburg: Autumn market for the first time without horses!

On Friday morning, the traditional autumn and horse market took place in Horneburg, in the district of Stade, but without the usual horses. After an almost 300-year history, this is an important turn: the decision without operating the four-legged friends is based on animal ethical considerations. The organizer argue that it is no longer up to date to keep the animals idle for hours, just to wait for potential buyers.

The burden of tradition led to only a few horses sold in recent years. In order to offer a little horse fleece, a local riding stable has set up a course where children can play with ponies. This measure should at least ensure that visitors do not have to do without contact with horses.

dwindling interest in traditional markets

This development is part of a larger trend that became clear last year: the city of Vechta reported a noticeably sunken interest in horse markets and cattle markets. The popular stubble market in Vechta also took place this year without horses and cattle. The audience therefore seems to be increasingly averted from these traditional events. What causes this decline are different factors that are discussed in the current discourse on modern and traditional market events.

While Horneburg does not require horses, this phenomenon generally shows that social demands on animal welfare and changed attitudes to animals can have a significant impact on local traditions. Media reports, such as those of www.ndr.de , point out that other panorama markets are increasingly suffering from a declining interest.

It remains to be seen how these trends will affect future events and whether further adjustments in traditional markets are necessary to take into account the interests and the well -being of the animals. Such changes can be considered necessary to meet the modern requirements of society and animal welfare.

For everyone who is interested in what is interested, creative solutions will certainly continue to be sought in the future and at the same time focus on animal welfare.