The Equine Cattle Fair Puerto Lumbreras season closes the annual livestock markets nationwide.
Puerto Lumbreras has opened this morning its traditional Equine Cattle Fair where more than 400 head of cattle are exhibited throughout the weekend.
The mayor of the municipality, Maria Angeles Tunisia, accompanied by the Councillor of Agriculture, Water and districts, José María Parra, inaugurated this morning the exhibition, held at the premises of the Regional Livestock Market Puerto Lumbreras all weekend week.
The fair, organized by the Information Office of the Agriculture and Livestock under the Department of Agriculture, Water and districts, is open to the public from 8.00hy until 20.00 on Saturday and Sunday, in a facility with an area of ​​20,000 square meters, designed to deal with horses, mares, ponies and donkeys cattle.
According to the Mayor, "the Fair has a tradition of over 80 years, and closes the season Cattle fairs nationwide."
Thus, explained that "each year the number of attendees at the Fair increases, and this year is expected to attend about 2,000 visitors, including farmers, organizers and attendees in general."
Thus, the Mayor has stated that "the fair each year arouses great interest among families and locals who come to see over 400 animals, besides knowing the horse world through exhibitions exhibit on traditions and material related to the equine world. "
In this regard, he concluded by explaining that "traffickers and cattle traders have the opportunity to acquire in this show, not only specimens of pure race but won crossover of high quality and affordable. Moreover, it is an opportunity for citizens want to enter the world of equine and see the animals for free. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras