Sheep The Farmers' Country Showdown

Across the country,

thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock.

Bring them up, Isabel, well done.

Here they come.

Shake it, baby, shake it.

But there's one day each year...

Come on, girl, up you go.

..where they get to leave the daily routine behind.

Yoo-hoo!

These are show days...

Welcome to the Pembrokeshire County Show.

..when they come together as a community...

Salute!

..to showcase the fruits of their labour...

Had a quick look at the competition, I'm in with a chance.

..and try to win prizes for their breed champions...

Well done. Wahey!

It's show business, folks.

..and award-winning produce.

I got first!

You've had the last two jars.

There will be highs...

..and lows...

No, no, no, no, no!

..for the dedicated farmers who give everything to walk away a champion.

No way!

We consume almost 70,000 tonnes of lamb and mutton every year.

Come on, boy.

Up and down the country,

thousands of sheep farmers are attempting

to satisfy this huge demand.

Come on, boys, come on, boys, come on, boys.

Today we are meeting two of those families,

Neil and Rhian Dillon...

..and Mandy and Derek Coleburn,

as they prepare to show off their best sheep

at this year's Pembrokeshire County Show.

No, no, no, no, no!

Looking on, looking A-star, looking his best.

Both are hoping to win coveted rosettes,

a sign of quality award-winning stock.

The rolling Welsh hills of the Brecon Beacons

are home to our first family.

No, no, this way.

Yeah, we'll feed them now.

Neil and Rhian live here with their two young sons Iestyn and Owain.

Careful, OK?

Oh! Ooh!

-That was a good one.

-Owain, he's mad keen, isn't he?

He's only three, but he is showing a huge interest now.

He loves feeding and he loves going to the shows.

And, you know, he'll lead the sheep.

Like Iestyn, he's got no problem at all.

Come on...

How much do you love the farm?

Do you like the shed?

Do you like...? Do you like it?

Yeah.

-He likes it.

-Dad!

Dad!

-Those sheep...

-OK, they're OK.

Over seven years, Neil and Rhian have built up a flock of 80,

including the iconic Badger Faced Welsh Mountains.

The sheep are grazed on two rented sites ten miles apart.

-Come on, girls.

-Both from farming families, but without a farm...

-Steady.

-..Neil and Rhian have a plan.

Come on, then, girls.

Our big dream is definitely to have our own place, isn't it?

A family farm where we could contain it all.

We don't have all this running around.

-No.

-It works, but it would be easier to have it all together.

But the dream is to have a farm,

something that the boys can have one day.

It was ten years ago,

at their Young Farmers Club, that Rhian first caught Neil's eye.

It was love at first sight.

We went to a competition one night.

It was a YFC competition, drama competition,

in the theatre in Brecon.

And I was there with a few guys.

They said Sennybridge were coming on,

and then this young lady came on the stage.

-With, with...

-Dressed as a farmer's wife.

Yeah, stockings all rolled down, pinafore on,

it wasn't that type of show!

SHE LAUGHS

And I took your fancy.

You did, and I said to Will, I said,

"That's the girl I'm going to marry."

It took me a bit longer to pluck up the courage to ask her out,

-but I did, and there we are.

-What a catch.

-What a catch.

-What a catch.

THEY LAUGH

As they save up towards the farm dream,

Neil and Rhian work full time to keep the family going.

Neil runs a catering company,

and Rhian teaches agriculture at the local secondary school.

Even at home, Neil can't take his apron off.

Always cooking, that's me, yeah.

Traditional Sunday roast today.

Being a farmer and a caterer is hard work, with long hours.

I do a lot of functions.

And, yeah, it's hard, it's one of our main incomes, really.

With the teaching and the farming,

is that we can do that as well, and we have a bit of fun with that.

But the catering, you know,

that's where the money's coming from, really, so...

Here we are, boys.

OK, right, boys? Wait a minute.

Wait, now Daddy will bring the veg through now.

Let me cut it, OK?

The farm's roast lamb is a firm favourite all-round.

Ready, vegetables.

If you breed it, you should be able to cook it, as well.

You going to have some carrots?

Yes, please.

And I think it's vitally important to make children aware

of where their food comes from.

-Enjoying?

-Yeah.

-Good boys.

-It's nice lamb, isn't it?

-Is it nice?

-Yeah.

70 miles east in Blaenwaun,

retired couple Mandy and Derek run a 13-acre smallholding.

As well as some wet sheep, they also rear pigs, goats, chickens,

and have a bountiful polytunnel full of fruit and veg.

Every day, I come out, mix the pig food first, then the sheep food,

then the goat food...

..oh, and let the ducks out, actually, which I haven't done yet.

The couple share a love of caring for animals and the countryside.

Come on, piggies, come on, pigs!

It was this joint passion for all things rural

that made them click.

We met up on the South Downs in a pub car park, I think.

I was putting the dog in the car.

He was parked alongside.

And we started chatting and Derek was going in the pub and he said,

you know, "Are you coming in?"

"Yeah, all right, then." I thought, "Oh, quite nice, really."

So in we went, we sat there,

we talked and talked and talked, and had lunch, and talked some more,

came out and then arranged to meet again, I think, the following day.

I think we just got on so well.

For some reason, you are able to talk to somebody

without thinking or pretending or anything.

I suppose, yeah, we were both outdoors.

We had that feeling about us anyway.

So, yeah, that was my first attraction.

Come on, girl.

Once they married, Derek,

a former telecommunications engineer, and Mandy,

a retired practice manager, began to plot their escape to the country.

We started looking.

We found this place. First place we looked at here in Wales.

The second we set foot in the door, fell in love with it, and thought,

"This is it, this is where we belong."

And there's breakfast.

Two lovely duck eggs.

Nine years on, what was meant to be a retirement dream

has turned into something more.

Hello, boy.

Hungry, aren't you?

With backbreaking sweat and toil,

they've managed to build an almost self-sufficient farm.

It kind of exploded a bit.

And it's become quite a lot bigger than just those few pigs

and a few chickens into what we have today.

Even in this weather, the farm, the fields and everything

is all so satisfying.

It's just a way of life we've worked towards for years.

And finally,

you know, it's a cliche, I know, but it is that dream.

You know, it means so much to us.

They pride themselves at being able to survive almost 100%

off their land.

What with the duck eggs, the pork,

lamb, everything grown in the polytunnel,

we know how everything lived,

we know everything has a happy life,

we know the provenance of everything.

It's just fantastic.

You can't get better than that.

This is an intensely physical job.

Now in their sixties, Mandy and Derek mainly work the farm alone.

There are rewards for all the slog.

What's better than a fry up?

Home-made bread, duck eggs.

And bacon from their own stock.

So, pretty much all you've got on your breakfast

is from the farm as much as possible.

Cheers.

-My dears.

-My dears.

As well as all the farm work,

Mandy has also learnt to spin wool from the sheep fleeces.

I love to spin it, weave it, dye it,

felt with it, needle-felt, wet felt,

it's just so versatile, and it's a wonderful product to just handle.

Some of this wool is sold,

which goes part-way to make their dream pay.

People have sent me little samples of things

they've knitted up from the yarn, which is lovely.

In spite of the sheer hard work,

Mandy and Derek are living their dream.

All right, guys.

You have to love...

..handling animals, no matter what their challenges.

This one is a bit of a nutter at times.

She's a great one for kicking over the bucket,

which is why I'm hanging on to it.

But she's lovely. She's a lovely thing to do.

And all weathers, you've got to come out here and do all these things.

So, no matter what job in farming...

..it is a labour, the whole thing is a labour of love.

How are you guys?

Hello, little piggies, are you OK in there?

Keeping nice and dry?

It's no wonder these fields are so lush with all the rain they see.

Back in the Brecon Beacons, the weather is a little brighter.

Come on, boys. Get on.

Oh!

Oh! Get on, boys.

Watch him. Send him on.

Come on, boys. We're in the gate, yes.

-Good boy.

-Good boy.

Come on, drive them on.

Competition time is fast approaching,

and Neil and Rhian are busy checking their team.

Preparation is the name of the game, isn't it?

If we hadn't put the months of work into them,

they wouldn't be anything to show off.

So you know the caking, the feeding, the preparation, the washing,

the trimming, it's all part and parcel of showing, isn't it?

Definitely.

Let's get him washed.

Yeah. Good boy.

I'm just going to wash his bum now, just because he's got dirty.

-Hello.

-Hello.

And his mouth.

And his earrings.

Oh! He's eating your straw.

Is he pretty clean now?

Just doing his back end now.

-Just to make sure.

-That shampoo smells beautiful.

-Coconut.

-Coconut?

We have it all in this beauty parlour.

I think it'd be good in my beauty parlour, too.

You've got to have those sheep looking pristine.

They've got to be clean, good condition, looking smart.

For the judge, when that sheep enters the ring,

something may catch their eye straightaway.

When they're walking round they're thinking,

"Wow, look at that sheep, that's got something."

You want them to look their best at the end of the day, don't you?

They will have been trimmed nicely and...

let's have a bit of a wash on his face.

You know? And when we're showing,

you don't want any straw in his wool.

You want him to look pristine.

Spray tan for the ladies, spray tan for the sheep. There we are.

Neil loves it.

It's all he thinks about.

Maybe I think about the shopping side of the show, but, you know,

it all goes hand-in-hand.

Neil's a veteran of the Welsh showing circuit.

I've been showing since I was ten.

30 odd years now, really.

And he's passed his passion on.

Five-year-old Iestyn is already a prize-winner

and will be showing again this year,

which means he also needs to look the part.

-Are you ready for the show, Iestyn?

-Yes.

Come on, then, let's try your white coat on, OK?

And the other one. Right, let's have a look how smart you are.

Wait a minute, let me pull you right, OK?

And we'll do your poppers up.

So, what are you going to say?

What are you going to say about Tekkers?

No, I know...

Right, OK.

Iestyn is not the only one with an attack of the nerves.

Back in rainy Glynelwyn, show prep is also underway.

Former practice manager Mandy is getting ready.

She is still relatively new to this.

You've got the heavy end.

At the shows I'd see people snipping and trimming

and clipping and thinking, oh, my goodness,

you know, I haven't got a clue how to do that.

With an ambition to grow their rare breed flock,

Mandy wants to do well at the show.

I still have a lot to learn.

But it's getting better each year.

I get a little bit better at it.

Hello, mate.

-Hello, boy.

-Come on, come on.

-Good boy.

Time to put her new skills into practice if they want to come back

from the Pembrokeshire show loaded with ribbons.

There's a good boy, getting used to this now.

That'll do. There we go.

They are starting with their big hope, Kai the Dorset Down.

It's all about getting his fleece in tiptop condition.

Are you going to be a champion, Kai?

If not this year, maybe next year.

Good boy.

Take that off. Good boy.

Now they need to deal with the rest of the team.

Good boy, come on.

I think Topper here, you need your bum washed again.

We've got to wash that one, no question.

Edwin is always well-behaved,

so I think we'll probably be happy with him.

He'll be easy to handle.

-Yeah, he's good.

-In and out.

So, I think our hopes are pinned on the two lambs.

I think they look lovely.

Yeah, they all look lovely.

Yes, yes.

After months of preparation,

it's finally time for both families to head off.

Turn right, come on, back you come, come on.

Neil and Rhian have got loading down to a fine art.

Get on, on you go, come on, boys.

Off you go, off to the show. Off to the show.

This will be Neil's return to the Pembrokeshire County Show after ten years.

To return to Pembrokeshire is great, isn't it?

Oh, definitely. We haven't been there for such a long time.

We're showing off our stock,

which will be sold in the autumn for people to see,

and there'll be people who probably ran these local shows,

wouldn't see them, will see them.

Off to the show!

Yeah!

It's also a chance to make use of the two days away.

It'll be a honeymoon at last.

-Mini moon.

-Mini moon.

Two nights, two nights.

Or two nights, there you are.

-Better than nothing.

-Exactly.

-Better than nothing.

-Come on, then.

-Go on, then. Go on.

Here we go.

Good girls.

Come on, then.

Steady.

Pick it up that way, yeah, have we got it?

Have we got it? Go!

That's it. I'll help you.

-And we're off.

-Right, all locked?

All done?

-Yeah?

-Flaps open?

-We're OK.

Everything is locked, all the bolts are down.

-Yeah.

-Right, ready to go.

-Brilliant, let's go, then.

Right, Mummy in round the back.

The Pembrokeshire show has been a cornerstone

of the Welsh agricultural community since 1959.

The Pembrokeshire County show is the largest three-day show in Wales.

We're proud of that.

Following the Royal Welsh, we are the biggest agricultural show in Wales.

And that's something we're very proud of.

It is one of the most prestigious events in the farming calendar.

It's a big show tucked away almost in a corner of the country.

It's about the varieties of livestock that we have,

not only in Wales,

but in the rest of the country.

It allows the general public to get a glimpse of what farming is about.

To win here is a huge honour

and brings real benefit to their farms and their futures.

It's 8am and the sheep farmers are beginning to arrive.

No rain!

First job of the day?

Find the sheep pens.

Oh, I'm standing in my pen, thank you.

Just identified our pens.

We've got five pens here, which is right near the entrance, as well,

which is fantastic, so it makes unloading nice and easy.

There's a nice runway just to run them down, so, yeah,

it should work quite well.

With the sheep pens found, now the easy bit -

putting the sheep in them.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

We're just trying to get the trailer back to here so we can unload them easily.

Come on, girls. Just don't want them going the other way.

That's it.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no!

-There's one...

-Oh, God.

Derek's off to try and catch the ewe.

Come on, sweetie. Can you just...?

Derek, there!

Sheep rounded up, Mandy and Derek can get on with the show.

That's a good girl. There we are.

The competition is looking quite tough,

but down to the judge on the day.

Best case would be to win, of course,

but if we can come home with at least one ribbon it would be,

it would be lovely, you know?

It's nice to get some ribbons, no matter what colour,

but if we can get the red one, that's the one we want.

That's the one we want.

For the people who show here today,

I see it as their shop window, really.

It's their time to

show everybody how good their sheep are

and hopefully on the back of that they can come on to sell them

as, perhaps, breeding sheep to other breeders.

Team Dillon have also arrived.

On his legs. On his legs.

Spray in there to get his legs nice and white.

Yeah, OK, you have a patter now to pat him down.

It's all hands on deck as they divide and conquer,

clipping, pruning, and combing.

Looking on, looking nice, looking his best.

Neil has a few trick up his sleeve to enhance his ram's features.

Get those horns shining.

Get him looking good. Last minute prep now.

Final stages before we go into the ring.

I think this is Tekkers about ready to go.

Five-year-old Iestyn is also getting ready to compete.

This is Brian the ram lamb.

He's been to a few shows now.

We've had two or three champions with him.

He's not that big but again he's marked really well.

-And he's mine.

-And he's yours.

Yep.

It's almost competition time,

and in the announcement booth today's MCs are testing the system.

Across the showground,

crowds are beginning to enjoy all that Pembrokeshire has to offer.

I do sheep shearing, so I'm in the ring, along with Annette,

showing the sheep.

Derek is on the sidelines.

And I'm official photographer.

So I shall be doing that role, as well.

Well, the dream!

Which is champion, but...

-Champion sheep.

-Would just be...

-But...

-Ridiculously out there.

-Yeah.

Welcoming you to the Pembrokeshire County show.

We'll be very shortly starting the sheep section classes

with the Charollais, the Suffolk, the Beltex,

the Torwen, Torddu Badger face,

and the any other rare breed sections.

-Good boy.

-Right, boys, are we looking smart?

Yeah?

I think that's yours.

And mine.

Mandy's friend Annette is a willing assistant.

Annette and I will both go out,

we'll leave here with one sheep each, each time.

We know what we're doing, where we're going,

but it's just a case of, right, ready?

Let's go, then.

Annette is showing the Greyface Dartmoor,

and Mandy, the Leicester Longwool.

But not before a quick cup of tea for the nerves.

That's better.

I think we're going.

Thank you.

And it's competition time.

There we go, there's a good boy.

-Right, we are off.

-Yes.

Today's judge is John Thorley.

-Morning.

-Morning, how are you?

Or good afternoon, or whatever it is.

There are nine sheep in this class, and the standard looks high.

I'm looking for an animal with a strong leg at each corner,

a good mouth,

because all of that is important.

The sheep which have wool,

they need to have that wool in such a way

that it allows it to be produced for garments.

It's Mandy's turn and she's worried that her ram may be a bit frisky.

-Hello.

-He's not overly keen on having his testicles checked,

so I'll have to hang onto him.

-Just to warn you.

-I don't think I would.

Thank you.

He actually enjoyed it.

You've obviously got the touch.

Can we come round that way, please?

So far, so good.

Mandy may be a novice but she's holding her own in the ring.

Pull him in over here, actually, please.

With Mandy's official photographer on the sideline,

it's Judge John's final chance to look them over.

How many prizes have we got?

Five.

Five, one, two, three, four, five.

And he's found a winner.

Right, congratulations.

Mandy hasn't got a red rosette...

-Well done.

-Thank you so much.

..but fourth place out of nine is a respectable result.

Got a ribbon, that's what we want.

Off you go.

Come on, boy.

Come on.

Rhian and her boys are next up with their Beltex ram.

Keep going. Keep walking, you, keep walking.

That's if she can wrangle them all into the ring.

Come on, come on, now.

Come on, boy, keep going.

Keep going, you.

It's the kind of multitasking every farming mum is used to.

Come on.

Steady now.

Come on, boy.

Come on. Come on.

He's a feisty one. Come on.

All right, wait a minute, wait a minute.

They're in, just in time.

There's a new judge and it's his first time at Pembrokeshire.

I've got my best jacket on today, so, and my hair cut,

so hopefully I don't look too bad out in the ring.

And there won't be too much criticism, hopefully, from the sidelines.

Stand up, stand up for the judge.

Rhian is trying to train young Euan in the art of showing,

but he's only got the loo on his mind.

All right, in a minute now, wait a minute.

Hopefully the judge won't take long to decide.

People have gone to a lot of time getting their sheep ready at home,

and preparation, you know?

Getting all the wool and everything right.

It's a big day for them, yeah,

so hopefully they'll be all gunning for a number one position.

Right, now, the judge is coming.

Thankfully a decision's been made.

Thank you very much, Roger, thank you, lovely.

There's relief all round as the ram gets second place.

Other hand, that's a good boy, well done, well done.

And Euan will get to go.

We've got second, haven't we?

Pleased with that.

Pleased. Come on then. Up we go.

Back in the tent, Neil also has some good news

about their other entrants.

Really pleased. We came second.

-And we've had two firsts.

-Good, well done.

-Brilliant.

Wait a minute.

It's almost midday.

The crowds are filling up

but it looks like the weather is about to turn.

Despite having wonderful weather here this morning,

we are experiencing a little change in the weather.

It's time to bring out those brollies and the warmer coat.

No-one is put off by the storm,

and on the other side of the field

the craft and horticultural exhibitions push on.

They are as much a part of show day as the livestock.

The dry stone wallers are some of the most traditional rural craftsmen

in the country.

The history of dry stone walling goes back centuries, like.

They were dry stone walling in the Bronze Age,

corralling their stock through to the Romans.

Most of our walls around here were built

by Napoleonic prisoners of war.

That was 1810 to 1840, around then.

So, there's a lot of history going on.

With no cement to fill the gaps,

there's nooks and crannies for insects to hide in

whilst the walls themselves provide shelter for livestock.

You go up and down the country, you'll see the walls

up in the Lake District through to the Dales, the Cotswolds,

it's there, it's a nice feature, apart from anything else.

The livestock tuck behind it on a day like this and they're lovely and warm.

They're out of the wind, not like us, and they're happy as Larry.

There are several husband and wives that do it very much like hobbies

and us volunteers within the dry stone walling association.

You've also got whole families that do it.

The craft has been handed down through the generations.

So, we meet quite a few couples, don't we?

Yes.

The weather is going from bad to worse.

But it's not just the dry stone wallers who are pushing on,

the falcons are also refusing to give up.

The county show invite us here every single year to do

flying demonstrations with the birds.

So we usually fly somewhere in the region of about

eight to ten different species of birds here.

All the birds get to know us and trust us and that enables us

to fly them without them being scared.

Obviously, if they were scared they wouldn't want to come back to us.

This afternoon, the rain has come in.

So it's been quite a lot more wet and soggy than it was this morning.

It's Wales.

If we were really complaining about the weather all the time,

we wouldn't get anything done.

If you've just joined us around the livestock ring, good afternoon,

we are in the second stage of the beef cattle judging.

Back in the tent, it's Mandy's next competition.

Thankfully, it looks like the rain has stopped.

Sorry, I tied that up earlier.

So far, they are doing well.

I'm just putting the first rosette on there.

I'm just making room.

But that elusive first place is still out there.

Mandy's hope rests on her favourite Dorset Down, Kai.

You look very tired.

-Afternoon again.

-Hello.

Good boy, good boy.

Derek is practising his best paparazzi moves.

He might need them if Kai wins a coveted rosette.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Will you parade, please?

Clockwise.

It's Mandy's last chance to stand out from the rest.

Come on. Good boy.

Pull up and in here, please.

Good boy.

Can you scooch round, please?

Yeah, brilliant.

Thank you.

-Well done.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

-Well done.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-Well done.

-Yes, yes!

First prize.

Finally the result they have dreamt of.

Yes!

Always!

Thank you. Thank you very much.

OK.

Come on, Kai.

Now you can go to sleep.

Good boy.

I'm just so pleased with him.

He's such a good, little stamp for his breed.

Although he just wanted to sleep all the time,

he's behaved himself brilliantly.

And this is only his second show, so I'm really, really pleased.

I'm pleased with the results we've had.

It's fantastic. Beyond what I really thought,

far beyond what I honestly thought.

And I always get very emotional.

You are such a good boy.

The Dorset which won that was a very good quality Dorset.

In the company that he was in, I thought he did very well.

Despite the damp,

the livestock competitions are still pulling in the crowds.

Ladies and gentlemen, whilst we're waiting for a few

of the cattle classes to recommence for this afternoon,

I have the final results, or indeed the championship results,

of the Welsh Black cattle section, which was held earlier this morning.

Safely sheltered from the rain and the mud

is a dry tent full of well-dressed women.

They've gathered for Pembrokeshire's Ladies Day,

an event that started just over 13 years ago.

Each year they raise money for different charities

as the women of the county compete for best dressed and best hat.

While the ladies enjoy their parade...

Right, go on, then, let's go.

..back in the pens it's finally young Iestyn's moment.

But there's a problem.

The judge has spotted an admin error.

It's not in the catalogue.

No, but it has been entered for definite,

because I spoke to the secretary and they changed it all round.

OK, so he's not on the catalogue, but he's paid an entry, so.

I hadn't entered ewe lamb, I spoke to the young lady, she changed it,

I paid for it, and she said that was fine.

It's been changed in the office?

Yes. As far as I know, I spoke to someone on the phone

when the entries came through, and she was supposed to change it all.

And it hasn't got through to the catalogue since.

Well, obviously not, no.

Because usually once the catalogue's gone to print it's final,

but if you arranged it beforehand...

She told me that was fine.

Because we hadn't entered the ewe lamb, we'd entered the tup lamb,

and she just changed it around and said it was all OK.

Winning ribbons here holds great prestige.

Rules are strict and nothing can happen

without a ruling from the stewards.

We've got a slight, slight delay in proceedings.

There's a problem that my ram, they didn't think he's been entered.

So they're just double-checking. I've spoken to someone on the phone,

it should all be fine, but it's protocol,

so we've just got to get it all right and then we'll be off to go, hopefully.

All the family and spectators can do is to be patient.

We're just waiting for the stewards to agree

that he can show the sheep, basically.

There's been a mix-up with the entries.

At last the verdict comes through.

-Are we OK?

-Yeah, yeah.

-We're good, right, finally.

Hold him there, you're in.

Here we go again.

Even though there are only two entries,

Iestyn's lamb is not guaranteed a prize.

Both lambs could walk away with nothing if the judge doesn't think

they're up to standard.

But the judge seems to be impressed.

I'm happy.

And it's a second-place for Iestyn.

-Well done, all right.

-OK, say thank you very much.

Well done, well done, thank you.

Very pleased, yeah, excellent.

Neil, Rhian, and the boys have had a very successful show.

So, we've had two firsts, two seconds so far,

-really pleased Tekkers had a first, very pleased with him.

-Very pleased.

As the judging day comes to an end, there's just one last event.

If you get a first prize,

all the first prize sheep will go into the championship.

-Against each other.

-Against each other, so there will be

two rams, a ram lamb, a ewe, and a ewe lamb in the class.

The final championship title is one they have been working towards all year.

There's always a little bit of nerves, of course.

But we're going to go for it.

It will put Neil and Rhian one step closer to their dream of owning their farm.

It's brilliant news.

They've won the championship title.

Champions! Excellent!

It puts Tekkers on the map, and it puts the Dillon family up there.

Well done, wahey!

The Pembrokeshire Show will continue tomorrow,

but for the two families, judging is now over.

Time for our farmers to stand back and reflect.

Good boy. Well done, Neil.

Well done.

So, so proud of what we've achieved.

We're a hard-working family.

We haven't got a large flock to choose from.

But we have, in our eyes, got good quality,

and quality counts for a lot.

Highlight of the day was...

Red rosette.

That red one, that much sought-after, longed-for,

dreamt-about red one.

And we got it.

It's been a day of challenges.

Teamwork.

Right, I think we're going.

And rewards.

Yes, yes, yes! Champion!

Come on, boys.

But above all, it's shown how a year of dedication

and hard work has paid off.

You're hungry, aren't you?

I don't do this very often.

And I just think, I'm up against some really experienced show people

with great big, really quality sheep,

really quality sheep.

We have a smallholding.

We try to be as self-sufficient as possible.

But I'm passionate about rare breeds.

I only do three, four shows a year, and to come along to one

of this standard, and to get placed in...

Well, we've got four rosettes there, out of five classes, it's just...

..beyond what I ever thought.

It's better than I've ever done before.

It really is. And he's just amazing.

Over the moon. Absolutely over the moon.

To have that championship is excellent.

What we've come for. Great stuff.

Great success, let's go for a pint.

Let's go for a pint, Mrs Dillon.