0:00:22 > 0:00:23This is Annie
0:00:23 > 0:00:25and she is six years old.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27She likes to walk in the countryside
0:00:27 > 0:00:29with her dog and her mum.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- So, what is your favourite animal? - Horses and dogs.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37Annie has come to see her Uncle Dean and his horse, Diesel.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- There's Uncle Dean!- Hello!
0:00:39 > 0:00:40- Hiya!- Hiya.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42- Do you like horses?- Yeah.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And I think he likes you too, Annie!
0:00:45 > 0:00:49Today, Annie will do something new for the first time,
0:00:49 > 0:00:50but what will it be?
0:00:50 > 0:00:52This is Annie's memory box -
0:00:52 > 0:00:54to help her remember exciting
0:00:54 > 0:00:56things that have happened.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Can you remember
0:00:57 > 0:00:59what goes in it today?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01We call him Diesel, this horse.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Do you want to stroke him?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- Aww!- He's soft.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- Nice and soft? - Want to feed him a carrot?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13ANNIE LAUGHS
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Does that tickle?
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Is it really tickly?
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- Would you like to try and ride a horse?- Yes.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- Shall we find out where we can try and do that?- Yes.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- Are you going to say bye? - Say, "Bye, Diesel".
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Bye, Diesel.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Horses were used for transport before we had cars and buses.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36They also helped us with heavy work, like farming.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Nowadays, some still help with jobs, but most are much-loved pets.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45There are different types, such as Shetland ponies that are small,
0:01:45 > 0:01:47to large horses such as shires.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Lots of people ride for a hobby or competitions.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Many people have riding lessons to help them learn how to ride.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Annie has come with her mum to a horse riding school.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Hiya. Annie's come for her first horse ride.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Hello, Annie, how are you?- Fine.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- I've heard you like horses, is that right?- Yeah.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11- Shall we go and see some horses? - Yeah.- Come on, then.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15First, Annie watches Kim, who has been riding for a long time.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19It's good for the horses to do a bit of riding with different people.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Kim's been doing some walk, trot and cantering
0:02:23 > 0:02:25and some jumping, as well.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Could I try and do it? - Shall we go and see if there are
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- any horses you could ride?- Yeah.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34This is the stable where the horses live.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36I think he's coming to say hello.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39This is a really big horse. This is Thunder.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Hello, Thunder.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44And this is Spider. Give him a stroke.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46You have to reach for that one.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48I wonder which horse you'll choose.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Do you like Spider? - Yeah. Can I ride it?- Yeah.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Shall we get his saddle?- Yeah.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Annie's come into the tack room, where the saddles are kept.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Can you spot Spider's saddle?
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We've got all of our horses' names in here.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- Where is Spider's saddle?- There!
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Well spotted!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Spider's saddle.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09There we go.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Can you hold that bit? Brilliant.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18- Do we need to put that on first, or the saddle first?- This first.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19This first, right.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23He's getting a bit excited now to go riding.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26There we go. I think he's all ready.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28The first thing to go into
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Annie's memory box
0:03:30 > 0:03:33is Spider's saddle.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Shall we find you a hat?- Mm-hm.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37We need to find the right size for you.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Shall we try this one first?- Yeah.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Is that one a little bit big?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45I don't think we can see with that one on.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Let's try...this one next.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50This one is a little bit smaller.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- How does that feel?- Fine.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Fine. We can see! Why do you have to wear a hat
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- when you're riding? - In case you fall off
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- and hurt your head. - Yeah, it protects your head.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07That's a great fit, Annie, and it will keep you safe.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09The second thing to go into
0:04:09 > 0:04:10the memory box
0:04:10 > 0:04:12is the riding hat.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Now that Spider is all kitted out,
0:04:16 > 0:04:20it's time for Annie to have her first riding lesson.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Can you put one hand on the front of your saddle
0:04:23 > 0:04:26and one hand at the back? That's it.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Put your left foot in the stirrup and count to three.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34See if you can do a super big jump to Kim. One, two, three!
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Over we go!
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Well done, Annie!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Shuffle forward. So, we hold the reins like we've got
0:04:39 > 0:04:43two cups of juice. We don't want to spill them on Spider.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Shall we tell you how to make Spider walk on?- Mm-hm.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50We give him a squeeze with our legs on his tummy
0:04:50 > 0:04:52and we say "walk on" to him.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Walk on, Spider.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Walk on, Spider.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Off you go, Annie! You're riding!
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Annie is learning how to use her reins to turn her horse.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Sit really tall.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11We're going the other way this time,
0:05:11 > 0:05:15so we're going to use the left rein, the one opposite to Kim.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20Just little pulls back towards our tummy to steer him.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24We've got a big mirror at the top of the arena, can you see?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Can we give Spider a wave?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29There we go, big wave for Spider!
0:05:29 > 0:05:33The next thing Annie needs to learn is how to stop Spider.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38So to make Spider stop, we say "whoa".
0:05:38 > 0:05:42We're going to gently pull on the reins back to our tummy
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- and say...- Whoa.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46..whoa.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Good girl, well done!
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- Did you enjoy that today?- Yes.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53How about you come back, do some jobs,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- then we could have another ride? - Yeah.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Annie is at home playing hobbyhorses with her mum in the garden.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Walk on.- Come on, then.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Round we go.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11What else are we doing?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Um... Whoa.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Whoa! That's right, you remembered how to stop.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- And then?- Walk on.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Go on, then. Yay!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Oh, I've lost mine now!
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- What did you like about your first horse riding lesson?- Um...
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- Finding Spider's stuff. - Yeah, did you enjoy that?- Yeah.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36We could maybe go back for your second lesson
0:06:36 > 0:06:40and if you like it that much, we could maybe do it more often, yeah?
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Come on, then. Get your horse. Get up.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Another ride, that should be great fun!
0:06:47 > 0:06:51Like people, horses have to be looked after.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53To keep them happy and healthy,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57they have to be cleaned out, watered and fed and exercised in the field.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Every six weeks, they have to get their shoes changed by a farrier.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Today, everyone's busy cleaning out the stables
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- and Annie has come to help. - There you go.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10First, she sweeps up Spider's stable.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Do you like looking after Spider? - Mm-hm.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Why do we clean his stable out?
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Because we don't want it to get dirty.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22The next job is to brush Spider.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Why are we brushing him?
0:07:24 > 0:07:30To get him all nice and clean and little bits of dirt out of him.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Annie cleans Spider's bucket and fills it with fresh water.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37That's bubbly water!
0:07:37 > 0:07:41The final thing is to give him some hay to eat.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Pop it in the hay net.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Now it's time to wash your hands.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Leave him to eat his dinner because a clean horse is a happy horse.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55The farrier is putting on new shoes on a horse called Thunder.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I think he's getting his foot cleaned.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01First, he cleans the hoof.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Does that hurt the horse?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Oh, no. It doesn't hurt at all.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Then he heats up the metal horseshoe in a furnace
0:08:09 > 0:08:13so he can shape it to the horse's foot.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Why does he get new shoes on?
0:08:18 > 0:08:22The old ones are not very good any more, so he has to have new ones.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Next, he marks the hoof and nails on the shoe,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30but don't worry, it doesn't hurt Thunder and it protects his feet.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Thunder has a walk outside to check his new shoes fit.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38The third thing into the memory box
0:08:38 > 0:08:40is the horseshoe.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Now that Annie has helped look after her horse,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49it's time for her second lesson, and they've come outside.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54I'll close these gates and we'll go for a little ride round the outside.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Those reins held again with your two cups of juice.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Two cups of juice.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Good girl.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Sit tall. You're doing some lovely horse riding.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Can you put one hand on your head?
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Oh, very good.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12You're doing really well with your balancing.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Can you do aeroplane arms with one arm first?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19What about aeroplane arms with the other arm?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Can you do two arms together?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Two hands, wow!
0:09:24 > 0:09:28I wonder if you could go a little faster.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Come on, Spider!
0:09:30 > 0:09:34You're trotting! That's really fast!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Whoa. Whoa, Spider.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47You rode really well with Spider today.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- You've had your second lesson. Did you have fun?- Yes.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53What was your favourite part?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Looking after Spider
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- and mucking him out and trotting. - And trotting in your lesson.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03We'd like to give you this nice rosette as a nice thank you.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- What do you say?- Thank you. - Thank you.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09A lovely rosette for your hard work horse riding!
0:10:09 > 0:10:12The fourth thing into the memory box
0:10:12 > 0:10:15is the rosette.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Today, Annie went horse riding.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Do you remember what happened?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Let's have a look in the memory box.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27First, Annie found Spider and picked out his saddle.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Next, Annie got her riding hat for her big ride.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Then Annie helped look after Spider
0:10:33 > 0:10:38and watched a farrier put new horseshoes on Thunder.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42And, finally, Annie had another lesson and got a rosette.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Today, Annie went on a horse ride.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50There's a first time for everything!