The event itself was cancelled again in 2021 due to coronavirus restrictions.
However a large crowd and a number of horse boxes gathered in the village this morning to mark the horse fair.
Wickham has been home to the event since the 13th century.
Earlier a spokeswoman for Hampshire Constabulary said: ‘The Wickham Horse Fair was cancelled earlier this year due to Covid-19 restrictions.
‘Together with our partners we are facilitating a symbolic event that can be safely managed within the space available, and in accordance with the current Health Protection Regulations.
‘We are aware that a number of people, along with vehicles and horses, have arrived outside of the pre-arranged symbolic event. Our officers are on scene and working with our partners to manage this.’
There were no arrests.
RSPCA inspector Paul Williams and World Horse Welfare Officer Penny Baker have attended today’s event to check on the welfare of the animals.
Paul said: ‘Obviously with the event being cancelled, we stood down our usual deployment. Usually we have a vet here. This year we have not seen anything that has caused us any concern.’
Here are our pictures from the ‘symbolic’ gathering in Wickham today.
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20. Marley Hopkins has been attending horse fair for 25 years
Marley Hopkins, (r) 30, has been coming to the fair for more than 25 years. Like many people here today, he feels it’s unfair that the Stow Horse Fair in Gloucestershire was able to go ahead earlier this month, but the council and police have deterred people from coming to Wickham today. Photo: JPIMedia