0:00:05 > 0:00:07# Hello, my name is Mr Bloom
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# And I'd like to come to see you soon
0:00:10 > 0:00:12# I'm out on the road, you see
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# Here and there, so that we
0:00:14 > 0:00:17# Can get together and have some fun
0:00:19 > 0:00:21# I'll help you out if there's work to be done
0:00:23 > 0:00:26# So, where is it you like to go?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28# Call me up and let me know
0:00:28 > 0:00:31# What is it you like to do?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33# I'll pop along and do it, too
0:00:33 > 0:00:36# Cities, towns, the countryside
0:00:36 > 0:00:38# I can travel far and wide
0:00:38 > 0:00:40# I'm all about and everywhere
0:00:40 > 0:00:42# I'm here and there
0:00:43 > 0:00:45# Here and there
0:00:45 > 0:00:48# I'm here and there. #
0:00:48 > 0:00:50BIRDSONG
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Hello, tiddlers! How are you tiddling?
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Ha! Ha! Mr Bloom here. I like going about.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01I like going here and there, doing lots of fun things
0:01:01 > 0:01:03and finding out about new places.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06I've been wondering, what do you like to do where you live?
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Hmm? Perhaps you might like to ride your bike in the park
0:01:09 > 0:01:12or go for walks in the woods with your family?
0:01:12 > 0:01:13BELL DINGS
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Ooh, brilliant. Someone's got in touch.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Shall we see who it is? Yeah.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20SHEEP BLEAT
0:01:23 > 0:01:27I'm Emma and I love going for walks with my mum and dad.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35You have to close gates in the countryside,
0:01:35 > 0:01:37so the animals can't get out.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40SHEEP BLEAT
0:01:40 > 0:01:42When we get to the top of that hill
0:01:42 > 0:01:45we'll be ready for something to eat, won't we?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47I think I'll have a cheese sandwich
0:01:47 > 0:01:50and a bottle of water, to help me climb Pendle Hill.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Oh, good boy, Rollo.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01That's my favourite bit about walking, seeing the animals,
0:02:01 > 0:02:02especially the ponies.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04PONY NEIGHS
0:02:06 > 0:02:10I'm lucky, too, because I get to come here to have riding lessons.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Please come for a visit.
0:02:17 > 0:02:18Sounds good to me.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I'm on my way.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28# Whereabouts will I end up next?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33# Let's put my route finder to the test
0:02:35 > 0:02:38# It could be a beach a village or a city
0:02:38 > 0:02:40# Museum or a school a garden so pretty
0:02:40 > 0:02:43# A church or a station a river or a town
0:02:43 > 0:02:45# I just can't wait until you show me around
0:02:45 > 0:02:48# Tiddlers, I'm on my way
0:02:48 > 0:02:52# So, where am I today? #
0:03:00 > 0:03:04This looks like the right place. I wonder where I'll find Emma?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07PONY NEIGHS
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Now, I recognise that sound.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Maybe she's this way.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Erm, excuse me, mate. Have you seen Emma?
0:03:17 > 0:03:21Hello, Mr Bloom. This is Rollo and that's Georgia.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25It's nice to meet you, Emma. Nice to meet Rollo and Georgia, too.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27What are you up to?
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I'm doing my horse's saddle, so he can go out for a ride.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Fantastic!
0:03:33 > 0:03:36It looks like Rollo's got lots of things to wear
0:03:36 > 0:03:37before you can ride him.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40There's a saddle for you to sit on,
0:03:40 > 0:03:45a bridle around his head and some reins for you to hold on to.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Are you ready to go riding?- Yes.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49OK. Well, lead on.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Let's go.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54Horses are quite nosy.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56They love to watch what's going on.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Right. Have fun, Emma.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07One, two, three, up.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I think I'll go and watch from up there.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22It's not just Rollo who gets all the special equipment.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24No. Look what Emma's got.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27She's got horse-riding boots. They fit in the stirrups.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30She's also wearing a pair of jodhpurs.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33That's a fancy name for horse-riding trousers.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38Then, she's wearing a horse-riding vest and a horse-riding hat.
0:04:38 > 0:04:39What they do is they keep you safe.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42If you fall off, you don't hurt yourself.
0:04:42 > 0:04:47For holding on to the reins, she's got gloves. Yeah.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Trot on.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Eh, lovely jumping, Emma!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58I've got to say, I'm very impressed.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Well done, Rollo. Well done, Emma.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- Was that good fun?- Mm-hm.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03I'll tell you what.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06It must be a lot of hard work looking after a horse like Rollo.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08It is.
0:05:08 > 0:05:09And I've got another pony.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- I see. What's this pony called? - Fifi.- Fifi?!
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Do you think we've got time to visit Fifi?
0:05:16 > 0:05:17- Mm-hm.- We have?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19All right, then.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22As you said to Rollo, trot on.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Emma has brought me to a special home for horses, ponies and donkeys.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41It's a place where animals come if their owners
0:05:41 > 0:05:43couldn't take care of them.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46This is where Emma and other tiddlers come to visit Fifi.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Hello.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54There's a lot of horses here, aren't there?
0:05:54 > 0:05:59Yes, Mr Bloom. We might find Fifi and my friends down here.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Oh. I think, here they are.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Hello, tiddlers!
0:06:02 > 0:06:08- Hello, Mr Bloom. My name is Jonah. - Hello, Mr Bloom. My name is Harriet.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11It's nice to see you, Harriet and Jonah.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13What brings you here today, Jonah?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16We are here to learn how to look after ponies.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20Really? Is there one pony that you look after in particular?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- Fifi.- Fifi. She's there.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Is this Fifi? And you look after Fifi, as well?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29My goodness me!
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Is there anyone else here you might like to introduce me to?
0:06:32 > 0:06:33- Red.- Red. Right.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Shall we go and meet Red? Come on, then. Let's go.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Red is a Shetland pony who lives at the stables, too.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Hello, there!
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Hey, now, tiddlers. Very small, isn't he?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51I think he might be smaller than Fifi.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55But look over there! Look at that big horse!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57That horse is bigger than Fifi and Red put together!
0:06:57 > 0:07:02I wonder, tiddlers. Do you know how you measure horses and ponies?
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Do you know, Harriet?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Hands.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08That's right. Very good. You measure them in hands.
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Look at this! This is a special horse and pony ruler.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Yeah.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16You put it up against a horse
0:07:16 > 0:07:20and if you're taller than this line here,
0:07:20 > 0:07:21that means you're a horse.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24But if you're smaller than that line, it means you're a...
0:07:24 > 0:07:25ALL: A pony.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30You're a pony. That's right. Shall we find out how tall Red is?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33- ALL: Yeah.- OK. Bring this round here.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Will I point that to his withers? What would you say?
0:07:37 > 0:07:42I'd say Red is about eight hands high. Let's count again.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45One, two, three,
0:07:45 > 0:07:48four, five, six,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50seven, eight.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53So what does that mean? A horse or a pony?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54ALL: A pony.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58He's a pony, that's right. But that big fella's definitely a horse.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Look, he's well over 14 hands high.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04But you have to be careful around horses
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and even little ponies, like Red.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08What sort of things do you have to do?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Erm, don't go round the back or the front,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13because it might hurt you.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14CLOCK CHIMES
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Oh, hey...hey, but look here...
0:08:17 > 0:08:20The route finder wants to show us some more things
0:08:20 > 0:08:22about horses and ponies.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28There are horses and ponies all over the world.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32In the wild, they like to live in families, just like us,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35but big families, though.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40These horses help guard the Queen's palace.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45And before tractors were invented,
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Shire horses helped the farmer plough his fields.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53And these horses can even dance!
0:08:56 > 0:09:01But really, ponies are happiest when they're just horsing around.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11So while those tiddlers take Red back to his stable, I thought
0:09:11 > 0:09:15I'd come and meet some other chaps, find out what they're up to.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Hello, you lot! - ALL: Hello, Mr Bloom.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- So, what is going on here?- We're cleaning out Fifi's stable.- Right.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27You're mucking out the stables, but, what other things do you do here?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31On this block, you could adopt a horse or pony
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- and you can come up and groom him and things like that.- Right.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37So, you muck them out, you groom them.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- Adopting a pony is about taking care of them, is that right?- Yeah.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46I see. Hey, that's a top job, you lot. Is it ready for Fifi now?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Yeah, I can go and get her from the field.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52The older children who have adopted horses and ponies here
0:09:52 > 0:09:56also learn how to bring them in from the field safely.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58They go with a grown-up, like Laura,
0:09:58 > 0:10:02and take care to close the gate, so that the other animals don't escape.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Put the collar on.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30HORSE BRAYS
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Here we go, Reuben.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39There you go, Fifi. Come on.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Well, everybody, I can certainly see why you enjoy being here.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59I've had a fantastic time learning about horses and ponies.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01A big thank you to you, Emma, for inviting me.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05But you know, it's high time I hit the road, so join me soon
0:11:05 > 0:11:06when I'll be.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08ALL: Here and there.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- You're right. Bye-bye. - ALL: Bye.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16# Where is it you like to go? Call me up and let me know
0:11:16 > 0:11:21# What is it you like to do? I'll pop along and do it, too
0:11:21 > 0:11:26# Cities, towns, the countryside I can travel far and wide
0:11:26 > 0:11:30# I'm all about and everywhere I'm here and there. #