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The program includes an exhibition of old traditions of the field and implements, as well as the celebration of the II Indoor de Enganches, Copa Federación Murciana |

The Councilor for Agriculture and Rural Development of the City of Lorca, Angel Mecca, and the representative of the Health Defense of Equine Cattle of Lorca, Eusebio López, have informed this morning that the fairground of the Garden of the Wheel will host this next weekend the celebration of the traditional Cross Horse Fair, which is expected to have the presence of 350 copies.

Ángel Meca has indicated that "the entry of horses starts on Saturday from 8 am and will be finished at 1 pm For the process of entry of cattle the owners must present the guide of horses. Municipal we remember that the entrance is completely free for both participants and visitors and its schedule will be Saturday from 8 am to 10 pm and Sunday from 8 am to 6 pm ".

The Councilor of Livestock has stressed that "as a novelty, on Saturday October 21 at 17:30 hours will be held an exhibition of old traditions of the field and tools, there will be a tillage of threshing with table among other actions which aim to remember how the agrarian work was done decades before the use of machinery was imposed.In this exhibition will perform a performance of Choruses and Dances Virgen de las Huertas, who will interpret some jacks and a few seguidillas to brighten the evening and complete homage to local traditions through folklore. "

As for the day on Sunday, Mecca said that "at 11 o'clock we will have the track recognition and at 12 o'clock one of the most anticipated activities such as the II Indoor Enganches, Federación Murciana Cup, which is organized thanks to the The test consists of gathering strength, dexterity, speed and skill in the horse carriage to complete, in the shortest time possible and without throwing them, a route of obstacles formed, mainly, by (a horse, a coachman and a lackey), trunk (two horses, coachman and lackey), and in the fourth (four horses, a coachman and two lackeys).

The Edil has stressed that "after an outstanding celebration of FERICAB now comes the time to celebrate this complementary fair that is the cross horse and that accommodates all those copies that can not participate in FERICAB. From the Consistory we want to invite Lorca and visitors to enjoy the fair and the programmed activities, reminding them that in addition to their interest is completely free. In addition it should be remembered that this is a fair with a very commercial profile, especially intended for those who want to buy or sell a copy of horse or pony ".

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca