Central is hard trotting, where horses and pikeurs compete against each other. The fairground people eagerly focus on their favorite horse. Animals were also central during the fairs in the past, but then it went quite a bit barbaric.
‘Gambling, broking and coming together’
“Gambling on horses, broke out and coming together with everyone,” Jeroen summarizes the day. With a couple of friends he is sitting on the trailing course. For the fifth day in a row party, that is not always easy. “I long for my bed, but I have to keep it up until tonight. On character.”
A little further on Rogier drinks a beer in his backyard with acquaintances. “Pentecost 3 used to be there, I don’t know any better.” Laughing: “We just have an extra day.”