Sun, 02 Oct 2016 12:15 Dal Ati

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-Supachai comes from Thailand.

-He's a dentist...

-..and he came to Wales

-to study dentistry back in 2009.

-He now lives in Newport.

-He's fluent in Welsh but

-he rarely has a chance to speak it.

-He can hardly imagine living his

-life through the medium of Welsh.

-He's about to have a taste

-of speaking Welsh at home...

-..at work and in the community...

-..as he spends two days in a village

-in the Llyn Peninsula, North Wales.

-This is Aberdaron.

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-I started to learn Welsh in 2011.

-Five years ago.

-I found it easier

-to learn Welsh than English.

-There aren't enough opportunities

-for me to use my Welsh in Newport.

-I'd like to develop my oral skills.

-I find the North Wales accent

-a little bit difficult...

-..because I live in South Wales.

-I hope I can understand everything.

-If people speak slowly,

-it won't be a problem.

-I'm really excited.

-I'm looking forward

-to meeting the family...

-..and to meeting new people.

-The Jones family

-live on Bryn Gwynt farm...

-..and they run Becws Islyn bakery

-in Aberdaron.

-I'm Geraint

-and this is Gillian, my wife.

-We live in Bryn Gwynt,

-Anelog, Aberdaron.

-Our son is a farmer

-and Fflur is a student.

-I started farming when I was young.

-I didn't go to college.

-I didn't fancy it.

-I wanted to work straightaway,

-so I started farming.

-We bought the bakery

-three years ago last November.

-We had no experience of baking.

-We just bought it,

-having given it very little thought.

-We went for it

-and things have gone quite well.

-We bake bread and cakes every day

-and we do a few deliveries.

-I get up at 6.30 to go down with Mam

-to bake cakes and help pack them.

-We're lucky because we see more

-and more visitors in the village.

-Tourists who come here like to hear

-Welsh being spoken in the bakery.

-I think people return here

-because the village is so Welsh.

-I've thought a lot about welcoming

-this Welsh speaker from Thailand.

-What sort of Welsh accent

-will he have?

-I can't wait to meet him.

-Hello. How are you?

-I'm Supachai.

-I'm Geraint.

-I'm Geraint.

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-Hiya. I'm Gillian.

-How are you?

-Gwion. Hello.

-Welcome to Bryn Gwynt.

-Welcome to Bryn Gwynt.

-

-Thank you for the welcome.

-I just hope you understand our Welsh

-because we don't speak English.

-Gwion doesn't speak English.

-Gwion doesn't speak English.

-

-No. Not at all.

-I hope you enjoy your time here.

-I'll take you out

-to have a look around.

-We'll go to the bakery tomorrow

-to bake some bread.

-I look forward to baking bread.

-I have some experience of baking.

-I made some bread but I burnt it.

-We don't want that!

-To be honest, I'm really nervous

-but I'm very excited too.

-This is a really nice family.

-They're really welcoming.

-They speak Welsh with

-a really different accent from me...

-..and this is a great chance for me

-to learn something different.

-To learn real Welsh.

-Supachai helps Geraint

-deliver goods from the bakery.

-Take those to Ty Newydd

-and that's Y Gegin Fawr's order.

-Y Gegin Fawr?

-Y Gegin Fawr?

-

-It's a cafe.

-Ty Newydd?

-Ty Newydd?

-

-It's a hotel.

-Ty Newydd is on the seafront.

-I'll load the van while you do that

-and we'll do the deliveries.

-Good morning. I'm Supachai.

-I'm working for Becws Islyn today.

-Here's your loaf of bread.

-Thank you very much.

-How long have you worked there?

-Only since today.

-Are you enjoying it?

-Are you enjoying it?

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-Yes, I'm really enjoying it.

-A lot of people who live here

-speak Welsh...

-..an it's a great opportunity

-for me to practise my Welsh.

-Good morning.

-I'm Supachai

-and I work for Becws Islyn.

-Here's your bread.

-Here's your bread.

-

-Thank you very much.

-Does it rain every day in Aberdaron?

-Not every day but quite often!

-Thank you. Enjoy your bread.

-Hello again.

-Here's your empty basket.

-Thank you, but where's the money?

-Oh!

-Don't worry.

-I'll get it some other time.

-Do you use the van

-to deliver bread every day?

-No, not every day.

-We make deliveries every other day.

-I didn't expect his Welsh

-to be so good.

-He speaks the language really well.

-It's easy to get on with him.

-I feel like

-I've known him for years.

-His spoken Welsh

-is much better than I expected.

-This is her bill.

-For 12.10?

-For 12.10?

-

-Yes. Very good.

-Lunch for the farmer.

-A very hungry farmer!

-Good morning.

-Good morning.

-

-Good morning. How are you?

-Here's your bread.

-Thank you very much.

-And my pasties.

-Pasties for the farmer?

-Pasties for the farmer?

-

-Yes - for my husband and my son.

-I'll take these. That's great.

-Thank you very much.

-Your bill is there too.

-Your bill is there too.

-

-The bill? Alright.

-Well done.

-Well done.

-

-Who's got some change for me?

-Don't you have any change?

-Don't you have any change?

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-Free bread for me!

-She'll tell you to keep the change.

-Oh!

-Apparently,

-Aberdaron is as busy as Bangkok.

-I doubt it!

-Mind you, it's quite busy there

-on a sunny Bank Holiday weekend.

-Thank you very much.

-See you next week, Geraint.

-Ta-ta!

-I spent a very interesting morning

-with him.

-I really admire him.

-His Welsh almost embarrasses me

-because it's better than my Welsh!

-We had an interesting conversation.

-He's a clever lad.

-We had a bit of fun.

-He seemed to enjoy delivering bread

-and seeing the countryside.

-You're getting the hang of this.

-You can do

-tomorrow's deliveries on your own.

-Bread.

-What are those?

-What are those?

-

-Eccles.

-Eccles?

-This customer won't pay you today

-but give her this bill.

-She pays

-direct into our bank account.

-It's a really big bill,

-but don't mention that!

-Hello. How are you?

-Hello. How are you?

-

-Very well, thank you.

-I'm Supachai and I'm a new member

-of the Becws Islyn staff.

-This is my first day.

-This is my first day.

-

-Very good.

-This is your bread.

-What else do you have for her?

-I can't remember.

-I can't remember.

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-Eccles.

-Very nice.

-Twm, you carry those.

-Another little helper for you!

-Martha knows what she likes.

-She's nibbling those Eccles!

-These Eccles are wonderful.

-Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you.

-

-You too.

-Ta-ta!

-Ta-ta!

-

-Thank you.

-Did he talk to people?

-Yes. He can chat away to people

-he doesn't know and that's great.

-He did a lot more than just

-talk about the weather with people.

-He was really great,

-fair play to him.

-He's gone out with Gwion to go

-around the sheep and the cattle.

-It should be fun!

-These are the cows

-I mentioned earlier.

-These are the mothers

-of the orange ones.

-Do you see the orange calves there?

-We keep those until they're big

-and kill them when they're older.

-How do you...?

-How do you...?

-

-Move them?

-Yes - how do you move them?

-Do you move them every day?

-Do you move them every day?

-

-Yes. They graze here during the day.

-May I try to move them?

-Yes - we'll move them

-to the other field together.

-Do you have cows in Thailand?

-Do you have cows in Thailand?

-

-Yes.

-Being a farmer isn't easy.

-It isn't easy at all.

-I think the cows are very angry

-at the moment.

-I wasn't very good at helping!

-I now know

-I need to get more exercise.

-You've got to be fit

-if you want to be a farmer.

-I feel

-farmers deserve a lot of respect.

-There are a lot of jobs to do here.

-It's really really hard work.

-Is there anything else I can do?

-Yes - herd the sheep.

-Good idea.

-What's the plan?

-What's the plan?

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-Get those sheep into that pen.

-Jess the dog will help.

-What's sheepdog in Welsh?

-What's sheepdog in Welsh?

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-Ci defaid.

-Jess!

-HE WHISTLES

-That was a new experience for me.

-I had no idea that herding sheep

-was such hard work.

-I had to make noises and move around

-to try to move them.

-He knows some long words.

-It's not easy

-for Thai people to learn Welsh.

-He seems to enjoy being here.

-Let's be friends.

-He looks happy.

-Are you happy with life here?

-His real test will come when we

-wake him at 4.30 tomorrow morning.

-Baking should be fun.

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-It's very early in Aberdaron,

-but it's time to get up.

-Come on! Get up!

-Good morning. It's too early for me.

-Do you get up at four o'clock

-in the morning every day?

-Yes, we start work at 4.30 every day

-during the winter.

-In the summer,

-we start work at 2.30 every morning.

-We stay here all day,

-until around 9pm.

-You get up at 2.30am...

-..and the shop stays open

-until nine or ten o'clock at night?

-Yes, that's right.

-Yes, that's right.

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-Oh!

-We get home at around ten o'clock...

-..then we grab a quick supper,

-go to bed and do it all again.

-That's why I look so old!

-What do you call

-bread dough in Welsh?

-Toes - dough.

-Blawd.

-Blawd.

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-Blawd - flour.

-Menyn.

-Menyn.

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-Menyn - butter.

-Halen.

-Halen.

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-Halen - salt.

-Dwr.

-Dwr.

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-Dwr - water.

-Burum.

-Burum.

-Burum.

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-Burum?

-Oh, yeast.

-It's ready,

-so pull it out in one lump.

-Put your hands under the dough.

-He got up eventually

-but he was a bit slow!

-He wouldn't make a good worker

-in the bakehouse.

-He spent 15 minutes in the bathroom!

-But he did get up and he's

-working away in the back room now.

-Put that down, lower it

-and then pull it up.

-There you go.

-The buns are ready.

-I really enjoyed making bread

-and having a new experience.

-I usually cook Thai food

-or Chinese food.

-I've never

-done anything like this before.

-It was new to me.

-I'll teach you

-to make bread by hand.

-Nigel is making bread

-the lazy man's way.

-Ah! The lazy man's way.

-The machine does everything.

-The machine does everything.

-

-Yes.

-Turn it, like that.

-Press down firmly

-to get the air out of the dough.

-If you knead it too gently...

-..you'll have a huge loaf

-with a hole in the middle.

-It looks easy

-but it isn't easy at all.

-We make granary bread on other days.

-Now, you go like this.

-Sometimes, if we want a nice,

-unusual loaf, we go like this.

-This is how you make

-a hedgehog - draenog in Welsh.

-Like this.

-We charge 1.60

-for a square tin loaf.

-1.60? Yes.

-I charge 1.80 for that loaf,

-so it's 20p more.

-It's not a lot of money.

-No. We're very poor.

-You're a qualified baker.

-How do you know the bread is ready?

-Make sure it's hard?

-If it sounds hollow, it's ready.

-Supachai's bread is very tasty.

-It's time

-to sell the bread now, Supachai.

-What should I do when I sell

-bread or cakes to customers?

-When someone comes in,

-say hello and welcome them.

-I'm Supachai and I'm learning Welsh.

-How can I help you?

-What would you like today?

-What would you like today?

-

-What would you like?

-Yes.

-Is everything here free?

-Is everything here free?

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-No.

-Good morning.

-Welcome to Becws Islyn.

-Can I help you?

-One medium brown loaf, please.

-One brown loaf.

-Here's your change.

-Thank you very much. See you again.

-Thank you. Ta-ta!

-A small, white loaf. Thank you.

-A small, white loaf.

-Do you enjoy learning Welsh?

-Just a little.

-I'm only just learning Welsh.

-Just starting to learn.

-Ydych chi'n mwynhau dysgu Cymraeg?

-Do you enjoy learning Welsh?

-Here it is.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much.

-

-See you again.

-Good morning.

-What would you like today?

-Do you sell sausage rolls?

-Yes. One or two?

-Yes. One or two?

-

-Two, please.

-I'm Supachai and I'm learning Welsh.

-This is my first day here.

-Oh, very good. Are you enjoying it?

-Oh, very good. Are you enjoying it?

-

-Yes. I'm really enjoying it.

-Here you go. Thank you very much.

-Here you go. Thank you very much.

-

-Thank you.

-See you again.

-See you again.

-

-Thank you. Very good.

-How's it going?

-How's it going?

-

-Everything's going well.

-I'm very excited.

-The shelves have emptied

-quite a bit.

-To thank you all, I'd like to

-cook a Thai meal for you tonight.

-What sort of food will you cook?

-I'll prepare jasmine rice

-with a spicy pork salad.

-Let's get cooking in Bryn Gwynt.

-Will you help me?

-Will you help me?

-

-Yes, of course. Where do we start?

-We start by preparing the pork

-because it takes time to cook.

-Yes. OK.

-What's the Welsh word for skin?

-What's the Welsh word for skin?

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-Croen.

-We don't need the skin.

-We've finished slicing the pork.

-We'll now prepare a marinade.

-OK.

-It contains a secret ingredient.

-It contains a secret ingredient.

-

-It won't be a secret after tonight!

-This is the crushed, raw spice.

-It comes from Thailand.

-Finished.

-This goes in the oven.

-What's oven in Welsh?

-What's oven in Welsh?

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-Popty.

-Will we cook

-all three packets of rice?

-It depends.

-How much does your family eat?

-We're fairly big eaters but I think

-two packets of rice is plenty.

-Yes. I think two packets

-is more than enough.

-What is lid in Welsh?

-What is lid in Welsh?

-

-Caead.

-Caead? Thank you.

-It's on number six.

-Is that alright?

-I've learnt a lot of Welsh words

-in the kitchen.

-Can I ask you a question?

-What sort of food

-do Welsh people usually eat?

-I've been wondering what I'd cook

-for you if I were making supper.

-I think I'd cook lamb.

-Lobscouse is a popular dish,

-especially in the winter.

-I think the next thing I'm going

-to suggest is a Llyn Peninsula dish.

-It contains buttermilk.

-It doesn't sound very nice

-but it really is quite nice.

-You start by frying bacon.

-Add an onion.

-Boil potatoes, then mash them.

-Put the mash,

-bacon and onion in a bowl...

-..and add buttermilk.

-Next, we'll cut up the meat.

-We want some small pieces.

-In Thailand,

-we cut them into tiny pieces.

-Are these too big?

-There's no need to worry about that.

-He's telling me off!

-The next step

-is to put everything in this bowl.

-What's bowl in Welsh?

-What's bowl in Welsh?

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-Powlen.

-We put everything in this bowl

-and mix it all together.

-What's mix in Welsh?

-What's mix in Welsh?

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-Cymysgu.

-Mix it all, then we've finished.

-The family has come to the table

-and everyone's hungry.

-This is jasmine rice

-with spicy pork salad. Enjoy.

-Thank you. I can't wait to taste it.

-Cheers!

-We've had

-two interesting days with him.

-It was a new experience for us too.

-I like the lad.

-He has a brilliant personality.

-You've cooked the meat nicely.

-He's welcome

-to come back here any time.

-I'm not overly keen on pork

-but this is lovely.

-I thought you only had mint with

-lamb but it goes well with pork too.

-I feel really sad

-to be leaving the Jones family.

-They were nice to me.

-They're really nice people.

-They taught me a lot of things.

-Thank you very much to each one

-of you for this great opportunity...

-..to learn more

-about the Welsh language...

-..and about life in the countryside,

-on the farm and in the kitchen.

-Thank you very much for the supper

-and for your company.

-Yes, and thank you

-for all your help.

-You're welcome

-to come to Thailand one day.

-Thank you. We may do that.

-Thank you. We may do that.

-

-I'll drink to that.

-I hope we meet in Thailand one day.

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-In this series, we look at

-the world of horses in Wales.

-From hooves to cobs,

-from racing to shows.

-We feature the unique world

-of ponies and owners.

-We're used to seeing horses race,

-jump and do dressage.

-We can forget that horses work too,

-as they've done for centuries.

-They're big, strong and capable.

-In this programme...

-..we see them at work

-in three different situations.

-Welcome to Ceffylau Cymru.

-I, Brychan Llyr,

-and the champion, David Oliver...

-..will lead you through

-an exciting equine adventure.

-David is well-known for his success

-at The Royal Welsh...

-..winning the 2014 Cuddy

-Supreme In-hand Championship.

-Horses play a huge part

-in Brychan's life.

-He enjoys racing in the saddle but

-we'll take it steady in this series.

-The horses don't stand still

-in this programme.

-They pull, protect

-and help us on our final journey.

-David trains

-with South Wales Police horses...

-..and I tread carefully

-with carriage master, Mark Evans.

-Our journey begins

-in the Nantlle Valley...

-..with a workhorse called Bill.

-Kevin Taylor and Gaynor Lewis...

-..live in the idyllic Hafod Las.

-They have a close bond

-with their horses, especially Bill.

-Gaynor, this is the 21st century

-and we have big tractors.

-What place does the workhorse have

-in this world?

-Personally, I feel that

-the workhorse is magical.

-The two of you work as a team.

-That bond you have

-is very, very special.

-What sort of work

-do you do with horses?

-Bill is a full-time workhorse.

-Bill drags out timber from forests.

-He works with Kev, my partner.

-We don't have a tractor here...

-..so we use horses on the land

-as much as possible.

-It's totally different from riding!

-How do I hold the reins?

-Between finger and thumb, Brychan.

-You only need a light contact.

-You can feel the horse.

-Keep it really light.

-Yes, and remember to use your voice.

-Again, keep it light

-with your voice.

-Ask him rather than give him orders

-and he'll do it.

-Walk on. Walk on.

-He's doing it.

-He's doing it.

-

-Yes.

-He's a powerhouse in front of you,

-isn't he?

-Never mind horsepower in cars -

-this is the real thing.

-Go left. Go left.

-Go left. Walk on.

-Go left.

-When you sit on a horse,

-you feel all his nerves.

-Yes, you do.

-I feel a bit too far from him

-when I'm like this...

-..but, of course, all that comes

-with the bond you build with him...

-..and the patience you show him.

-Yes. When you work with him,

-that bond does form.

-The two of you

-know what the other one wants.

-Do you remember how to stop him?

-Do you remember how to stop him?

-

-Oh, yes.

-Whoa.

-I really didn't use the reins.

-No - the voice does it.

-Kevin, why not a tractor?

-On a smallholding, you see with

-the slopes we've got up there...

-..even if it was wet,

-the tractor would start slipping...

-..and we'd end up with ruts going

-through the middle of the field.

-The horse can get up there

-and get down.

-It's the cost of buying a tractor...

-..when you've already

-got horses to work.

-It makes sense

-to use them around here as well.

-Your work in the forest.

-You enjoy it, obviously.

-To work an animal and

-get that bond you build with them...

-..during the work day, it's great.

-Not all days are great

-but you get magical days in-between.

-It's a true partnership.

-He works with me so well.

-He's a really nice horse

-to be around.

-On a different day...

-..I joined Kevin and Bill

-at Coed Craig Ruperra, near Newport.

-Ruperra Conservation Trust,

-which owns this land...

-..wants to minimize

-damage to the woodland floor...

-..as the felled trees are cleared.

-You can't bring machines up here.

-The only machine which can work here

-is one with four-hoof drive.

-A horse.

-It's steep,

-it's slippery and it's dangerous.

-Kevin is taking

-a three-year apprenticeship...

-..run by the British Horse Loggers

-Charitable Trust.

-As part of that apprenticeship,

-he receives help and training.

-His mentor today

-is Kate Mobbs-Morgan.

-It's really boggy here.

-It's hard to stand.

-I wish I had four legs.

-These boys are keeping it going

-and working well.

-Walk on.

-Walk on.

-We're going up

-to fetch another piece of timber.

-If I can stay upright!

-Walk on.

-We're dragging

-a pretty big piece of timber...

-..down the hill.

-When you work behind a horse,

-like this...

-..especially

-on such a muddy slope...

-..you've got to be careful

-about what you're dragging.

-You see?

-It isn't a small piece of wood.

-Whoa!

-This isn't easy work.

-It's becoming increasingly common...

-..for horses

-to be used to do this work.

-Horses can reach places

-which are inaccessible to machines.

-Also, horses

-cause less damage to the ground...

-..and they're generally

-better for the environment.

-There's a strong, emotional bond

-between horses and humans.

-Yes.

-It's difficult to put it into words.

-You can work

-with such a big, powerful animal...

-..and yet, the two of you

-are as one.

-It's very special.

-It slows everything down,

-doesn't it?

-It seems to me the people of today

-rush here and rush there...

-..but working with these horses

-outside, in the fresh air...

-..means you slow the pace

-right down.

-We take things slowly.

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-South Wales Police's Mounted Section

-is based here, in Bridgend.

-Several horses are kept here

-and you may have seen some of them.

-These are the horses

-used to patrol Cardiff's streets...

-..during football and rugby matches.

-South Wales Police is the only Welsh

-force to have a mounted section.

-Officer Sian Smith is an experienced

-member of the mounted team.

-She trains horses

-and takes them out on patrol...

-..and she'll look after me when

-I join a training session later.

-Sian, how long have you been

-a member of the mounted team?

-I joined the police 17 years ago and

-the mounted section ten years ago.

-Why did you want to work

-for the mounted section?

-I've always

-been interested in horses.

-I liked the idea of taking on

-different roles in one department.

-This is Reuben and I've been

-helping to get him ready.

-Hopefully, in about five minutes...

-..I'll have a chance to receive

-some training whilst I ride Reuben.

-I haven't been on a horse for

-a while, so we'll see how it goes.

-There's work to be done first,

-so I'll keep brushing.

-The saddle goes on next.

-First, the numnah.

-Do you use

-any specialist equipment...

-..or do you just use

-a saddle and a bridle?

-We wear bags

-on the side of the saddle.

-What do you keep in them?

-What do you keep in them?

-

-Documents and police tickets.

-We have a baton on the other side.

-Right.

-The horse also wears a breastplate.

-Shall I put it on now?

-Shall I put it on now?

-

-Yes.

-Exercising horses and training

-police officers is part of the job.

-It's thought that mounted patrols...

-..are an effective

-community policing tool.

-It seems people are less reluctant

-to talk to the police...

-..when they're on horseback.

-That's what makes it so effective.

-Seeing mounted officers also deters

-people from committing crime.

-The time has come for me to receive

-some training on Reuben's back.

-I really hope

-my horse is used to these balls.

-I don't want to end up...

-..on the ground.

-How do you prepare horses

-for the work?

-First of all, we prepare them

-at our riding school...

-..and get them

-used to flags being waved...

-..and lots of noise.

-It must take a special horse

-to do this.

-Not every horse

-is suited to this job.

-No, and it takes anything

-from six months to two years...

-..to train a police horse...

-..and not every horse succeeds.

-We must walk through the balls.

-Well done, David.

-So far so good, Reuben.

-We'll speed up.

-The horses often work

-in noisy, hostile situations.

-It's important to train regularly.

-I really, really enjoyed that.

-I haven't on a horse for years,

-I must admit...

-..but Reuben looked after me.

-I had a chance to see

-the training the police do here...

-..but I'll be stiff in the morning.

-Mark Evans is a carriage master.

-If you want to go out in style,

-he's the man to call.

-Assisted by

-his faithful Friesian stallions...

-..he organizes horse-drawn funerals.

-This serious, respectable job

-demands some detailed preparation.

-In most funerals we do,

-there's no link to horses.

-It's just an image.

-But it's important to me if

-the people do understand horses...

-..they know I understand them too.

-I went to his stable near Llangadog

-to help Mark and chat to him.

-In a situation like a funeral...

-..what impact does

-the horses' presence have on people?

-Seeing their effect on people...

-..is one of the things

-which makes this job enjoyable.

-For example,

-we did a funeral in Rhyl...

-..in a church which was on a corner.

-We came to the junction...

-..and, as we turned,

-I could see the mourners.

-Everyone was subdued and quiet...

-..as you are when

-you're about to attend a funeral.

-People were stood in small groups

-whispering to each other.

-As soon as they saw the horses,

-they started to chat and point.

-It brought life to it straightaway.

-If the coffin arrives by car,

-nobody goes up to look at the car.

-People want to see the horses.

-I remember

-two sisters burying their mother.

-I can see them now.

-I was looking down at them

-as they went up to the horses...

-..with tears

-streaming down their faces.

-But they smiled

-and started talking to the horses.

-I've no idea what they said,

-but my horses just stood there...

-..as they poured their hearts out to

-them and smiled through their tears.

-On the day I was with Mark,

-he had a funeral the next morning.

-He follows a detailed daily routine

-and he likes to be thorough.

-The horses know the drill

-and they seem very happy.

-They're big, strong creatures.

-If they didn't want to work with us,

-they'd give us a whack...

-..but the fact is

-they want to work with man.

-Yes.

-Man has handled horses

-down the centuries...

-..because horses

-are willing learners.

-This horse wants to work.

-He enjoys being washed like this.

-I'm certain he'd much rather

-be in here being pampered...

-..than be in a field,

-exposed to the cold and the rain...

-..living just for the sake

-of living.

-Eating just to exist.

-Something about a horse is totally

-different from every other creature.

-I can't imagine my life

-without a horse.

-Mark, we've been hard at it

-for an hour and a half.

-Yes, it takes

-an hour and a half per horse.

-That means three hours per pair

-or six hours for all four horses.

-The way they look is very important.

-The work we do

-is all about image.

-If they just wanted to transport

-a coffin to a cemetery...

-..they'd take a car.

-People who choose

-a horse-drawn funeral...

-..have an image

-of how it should look.

-It's important

-that we deliver that image.

-Mark prepares carefully

-and thoroughly for every funeral.

-The horses are washed

-and their mane is plaited.

-The aim of plaiting and unplaiting

-is to give the mane a shape.

-On the day,

-the horses wear black blankets...

-..and their heads

-are adorned with black feathers.

-Both horses

-are ready for the morning.

-They're shining like a new penny.

-Mark, this is beautiful

-but I'd rather go on it than in it.

-How old is it?

-It was built in 1914...

-..so it's just over 100 years old.

-We acquired it around 11 years ago.

-Seeing this must have

-a strong effect on people.

-When people see it,

-they react in one of two ways.

-Some people see it

-and have to turn away.

-They find it eerie and morbid.

-Other people see it

-and they point and stare.

-Those are the two reactions.

-What do we have inside here?

-Inside, it has a mahogany deck...

-..and pegs

-to hold everything in position.

-I'll show you what we do

-when we need to clean it.

-We enter through this hatch.

-It's caught on something.

-It's really handy when we want to

-go inside and clean it all out.

-My father passed away in March

-and he had a horse-drawn funeral.

-He always joked and said

-I had to keep my horses fit...

-..and get them polished for him.

-It was bound to happen one day.

-He was 90 years old.

-That day did come...

-..and it was an honour

-to take care of his funeral.

-That day was a bit different for me.

-It's a complicated question...

-..but can you describe

-your relationship with your horses?

-The answer's complicated too.

-There's something about horses.

-I can go in there any time

-with my horses and talk to them.

-I rub their noses

-and they're so soft.

-My horses give me heart every day.

-Come on.

-Good boy. Come on.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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