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0:00:05 > 0:00:08- The cowboy makes a living - rearing cattle...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11- ..in the blistering heat - of South America.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- For one week only, seven brave souls - from Wales face a huge challenge.
0:00:16 > 0:00:21- Driving 250 cattle across the Price - Canyon Ranch in Southern Arizona...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- ..on the border with Mexico.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25- Here are the seven.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- HOOTER
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- The adventure begins here - - Tucson, Arizona.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27- Six hours from the ranch, - but one of the cowboys is late.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- We're waiting for Shan.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- She can be on set first thing - in the morning but anything else...
0:01:35 > 0:01:36- Hopeless.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- I hope she's upstairs.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Ah, here she is.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- You look nice.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- It won't last.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- You've started filming already.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- Get your case. We're off.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58- Let me introduce the 7 Magnifico.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- Hywel Davies, Little Big Man.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08- A successful jockey who rode in - ten Grand Nationals and won in 1985.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13- After an accident in Doncaster, he - died seven times in the ambulance.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- Let's hope this isn't as dangerous.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- I'm looking forward - to looking after my friends.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Walk on that way.
0:02:23 > 0:02:29- Some are very inexperienced - when it comes to the hardest jobs.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Who is this? The Cothi Kid.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40- Actress, presenter - and accomplished singer.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44- She also likes riding - and owns her own horse.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- We've all watched the films - when we were kids.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- I might turn into another person.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- I might stop talking - - it would be a break for everyone!
0:02:58 > 0:03:02- Another rider famous for his roles - in Con Passionate...
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- ..and Gavin and Stacey - is Steffan Rawhide Rhodri.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- You know me, Ness. - I loves a barn dance.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- It'll be physical. Early starts, - mucking out and tacking the horses.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17- I'm on my own.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Wearing the jeans, - the boots and the hat.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- It's going to be hard work.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30- Buffalo Bethan Gwanas. Author - and much-travelled presenter.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- She's ridden horses in some - exotic locations around the world.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- I don't want to make - a prat of myself.
0:03:38 > 0:03:39- I can do it!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- There's a jockey... come on!
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Megan Taff lives with horses.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Shan Cothi looks so perfect - on a horse.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- Then, there's us.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- Iwan John Wayne - comedian - and one of the Crymych cowboys.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00- Good evening.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- He used to ride - on the Preseli Mountains...
0:04:04 > 0:04:05- ..but that's about it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Horses and I - have never seen eye to eye.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- Why are we doing this?
0:04:10 > 0:04:16- At the bottom of every actor's CV - is 'horse riding'. It's still there!
0:04:18 > 0:04:19- I wanted a challenge.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- My mouth's bone dry.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22- Megan Tex Taff.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- As fast as any horse.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Megan is one of the UK's - most well-known trotting drivers.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- She trains horses with her family.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- What I like - about being on a horse...
0:04:35 > 0:04:39- ..is that it's a level - playing field between the sexes.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- There's no favouritism.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Use your brain and your body. - The horse does the hard work.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- I've ridden my backside off.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- Alex Jessie Jones - presents programmes of all kinds.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- She had riding lessons as a child - in Llangrannog.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- She's only recently returned - to the saddle.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- I'm the inexperienced one, - not just in terms of the horses...
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- ..but working hard in the open air.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- It sounds easy.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- Lots of new experiences.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Before learning the skills of - a cowboy, you have to look like one.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Thick shirts to protect the arms...
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- ..and hats to shelter from the sun.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Strong boots to protect the legs.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- They'll be in the saddle for twelve - hours. Are they worried about that?
0:05:44 > 0:05:45- It's too flat on your head.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- The lady said that every hat - has to fit perfectly on your head.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- I trust her.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- I've grown this especially.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00- A lot of people think this suits me - the best, but it lacks originality.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- It brings out...
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- ..the mean side of my personality.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- Traditional Western - - it's more tailored.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17- Does it look big?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- I'm happy with these boots.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- This is the only hat that fits me.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- The boots have to walk with you.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- When you walk, you should feel - the lift in the heel.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- This is my favourite.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- I don't think they fit!
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- They're too tight.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- The 7 Magnifico look the part...
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- ..but they have no idea - of what lies ahead.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Rising 9,000ft above sea level...
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- ..the Price Canyon Ranch - is the same size as Anglesey.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- It's 7.5 miles from here.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26- Longhorn cattle are bred here. - It's a busy time for the ranch.
0:07:26 > 0:07:31- This is where the Magnificos - will learn the necessary skills...
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- ..to drive 250 longhorns - across the prairies.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- They only have seven days.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- # I sleep at night - and rise at the break of dawn
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- # I sleep at night - and rise at the break of dawn...
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- # I follow the red plough
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- # On top of the...
0:07:53 > 0:08:04- # Mountain! #
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- There's no turning back now.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- Who is charged with turning them - into cowboys?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- Let me introduce the Moore family.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- Colter is the chief cowboy, - and he looks after the ranch.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Ken Moore is Colter's father.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- He's worked in Arizona - throughout his life.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- Jess Barry - - Colter's brother-in-law.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- A cattle-driving expert.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Randy Barnhart - - the youngest member of the family.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- A champion rodeo - and accomplished lassoist.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- To complete the challenge...
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- ..the seven - will travel across Arizona.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- Years ago, - this land was home to the Apache...
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- ..and the pumas.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- Here, they will find the cattle - and drive them home.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- Riding and lassoing is - a crucial part of a cowboy's life.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- It's a skill that's been - passed down through the generations.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Our seven only have seven days.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Before riding into the sunset...
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- ..they have to master - the American style of riding.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- It differs from the European style.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- This is a huge challenge.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- We start at the beginning.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- The cowboys have chosen the - seven horses for the 7 Magnifico.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Shan's horse is Nightmare. - Colt explains why.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- He's a very good horse - but he has a bad reputation.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- What kind of reputation?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- What kind of reputation?- - A pretty bad one.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50- This is One-Eyed Jack. - He looks quite tame.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- I hope we stay friends... forever.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- The reality of what we're - doing here has just kicked in.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- I enjoyed looking around the ranch.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Look at this one looking at me.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- I don't know if it's too much - of a challenge.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Over in the barn, Cothi - is dishing out some advice to Iwan.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22- Why are we doing this?
0:10:22 > 0:10:23- Why are we doing this?- - They sweat.
0:10:23 > 0:10:29- If you leave the salt in the sweat, - they get sores.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Then you can't attach the saddle.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36- Keep them clean. - Why do you wash? Do you wash?!
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- No, not often.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Where are your important bits?!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- Because of the wind, - when you brush them...
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- ..the hair flies...
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- ..into your mouth.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- I've never seen such an ugly horse.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- They've matched the ugly horses - with ugly riders!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Alex, you can't milk a horse.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- Even the most experienced riders - are learning something new.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- What is the purpose of this one? - Just for safety?
0:11:13 > 0:11:17- That I'll explain - a little bit more later to you.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18- It's for roping.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- If you have a front cinch and - it's tight and you rope something...
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- ..it's going to pull the back - on the saddle.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- With this on, it won't go anywhere.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- A cowboy with style.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- It's dripping down my back!
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- To make sure the Magnificos - stayed clear of harm...
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- ..they all had hard hats - for the early stages.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42- We need to wear these.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- We need to wear these.- - Health & safety.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- It's like a riding hat...
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- It's like a riding hat...- - Health & safety gone mad!
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- Use your knee and your elbow - as a brace.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- Try and bounce over the side.
0:12:02 > 0:12:07- They have to concentrate - and forget everything they know...
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- ..to embrace the American style - of riding.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- You guys keep a little contact - on your bit.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- We don't do that at all - whenever you're going somewhere.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19- Keep it loose.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- If your horse goes too fast, - check him...
0:12:22 > 0:12:26- ..and give the slack back as soon - as you get to the speed you want.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- When you get ready to go, have - your reins with plenty of slack.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- Go ahead and squeeze and then kiss.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- They'll walk off.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42- Colt's skills in controlling - the horse has impressed the gang.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Now, I pull my horse's head around.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- If I want him to go somewhere, - I'll touch him with this leg.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Whoa. Whoa is stop, - just so everybody knows.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- You can make him spin around - pretty good.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Here we go - - the first attempt in the corral.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- The stirrups are longer preventing - the rider rising from the saddle.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- It's so different.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- I feel as if I'm riding on tip-toe.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- Then the reins are also different.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- It means I have to be more... - like a cowboy.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- It's very different. - I respect these lads.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- I usually work - the lower part of my leg.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- Now, I'm working the upper leg.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- I can feel the muscle pulling.
0:13:42 > 0:13:48- They're having a hard time adjusting - to the Western style of riding.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- It's not awful yet.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- In Part 2, - the 7 Magnifico meet the cattle...
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- ..and attempt to lasso - for the first time.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- Y'all come back now, ya hear.
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0:14:19 > 0:14:22- It's 2.00pm on the first afternoon.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- The 7 are in the corral - learning how to round up...
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- ..in teams.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Their challenge is to round up - three tame calves into a pen.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- I'm going around the other way. - You bring them around.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40- Steffan and Shan are first up. They - round up the calves effortlessly.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Stay together.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- You don't concentrate so much - on riding.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- You're looking at the cattle.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- What's important - is rounding them up.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55- We'll learn, slowly.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57- Well done, Nightmare.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Megan and Alex are next.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- They look to be working well - as a team.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Megan does the lion's share.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- The other side, Alex, - the other side of the pen.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12- I can't believe - I'm chasing cattle on horseback.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- That's all I can say.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- I'm glad I'm still on the horse. - You did very well. Megan was great.
0:15:18 > 0:15:19- We did very well.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- You'd think that three - would complete the job more quickly.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- Iwan, Hywel and Bethan - are the exception to the rule.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29- Wait, boys.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Wait, wait, wait.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Hywel's still struggling - with the American style of riding.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- As a jockey, I was taught to keep - a tight rein on the horse's mouth.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- Not tug at the mouth, - just keep it tight.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- The horse then knows you're there.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- This horse didn't want me - doing that.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- They complete their task...
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- ..but these are tame calves.
0:15:59 > 0:16:04- The ones they'll drive across - the prairie are very different.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- As the dust settles on - the first day, a moment to reflect.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- I'm tired now.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- I didn't expect to do so much.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- If we have to maintain this pace - all week...
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- ..I'll end up in hospital.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- When I was attaching the tack - to the horse, I was shaking.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- I was nervous, I was scared...
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- ..I didn't want - to make a fool of myself.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41- As soon as I was in the saddle, - something clicked.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- I'm very competitive.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48- I wanted to be as good as Megan - and Hywel, a Grand National winner.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- "Why aren't I as good as him?"
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- That's so stupid.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- I might be by the end of the week!
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- The following day, - it's another fine day on the ranch.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13- The cowboys' day starts at 6.00am - as 60 horses need to be fed.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- They have to work for their lodging.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- You guys want to feed some more?
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- You guys want to feed some more?- - We work, then we eat.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- There's a lot of dust on the lens. - Hold on.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- We've fed the horses - and now we have to muck out.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- Don't! Don't!
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- It's just like gardening.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Living on a farm - rather than living in the garden!
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- It looks like poo. - It smells like poo.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50- It tastes like poo.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51- It's poo.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56- Hywel's soaking.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- That's what you get. - Don't mess with the girls, man.
0:18:09 > 0:18:15- A crucial skill to stop cattle - running away is lassoing.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17- They have to learn quickly.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- They're expected to lasso on - horseback by the end of the week.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24- First, they learn the basics.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- When you throw it up in the air, - you gotta turn it over in the air.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Then just bring it around...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- ..and you can go - as slow as you want...
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- ..and make it real easy.
0:18:38 > 0:18:44- Whenever you get ready to release, - it's like a ball. Follow it through.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- The words 'patience' - and 'Job' come to mind.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- If I could do this, I could make - the cowboy's job look far easier.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09- It's not easy.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12- I'm worried about doing it - on horseback.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16- I'll catch the horse, not the bull.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19- Like this - keep the elbow up.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- Swing the rope like this.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24- Swing it in front of your face.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- Then, your hand should...
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Yargh! Like that.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Since I'm the expert, I'll tell you - how the others are doing.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36- Shan is trying her best.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Randy said she was throwing - like a sissy.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43- Steffan, over there...
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- ..I'm going to give him - some lessons.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- He's struggling.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- It looks easier than it is.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57- Bethan Gwanas looks lovely - in her aqua shirt. She's doing well.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Yeah!
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Then, there's Megan, - who's taking it very seriously.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- It's a matter of life or death - for her.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- These are standing still, - and I haven't caught one yet.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- Hywel's asking too many questions.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- He's like this all the time.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Iwan looks the part - Iwan is Iwan!
0:20:24 > 0:20:28- Here's Shan Cothi - as you've never seen her before.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29- I'm too hot!
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- I think I've overdone the lassoing.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36- I'm tired already.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Practise...
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- I'm gathering some speed... - I've caught myself.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- I'm in the corner - going again, again and again.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- Next, the same thing - but on horseback.
0:21:00 > 0:21:05- Lasso expert Alex doesn't - seem as confident in the saddle.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- I could do it standing up, but - this horse isn't behaving itself.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- He looks tame to me.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- He looks tame to me.- - He keeps walking into the fence.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- He's getting on my nerves.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- I'm surprised they let us do - things like this on horseback...
0:21:25 > 0:21:27- ..within a day and a morning.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- You'd never do this at home.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31- I'd never say back home...
0:21:31 > 0:21:36- .."Dad, I'm jumping on my horse - and I'm off to lasso a cow."
0:21:43 > 0:21:48- To show how it's done properly, - Colt's invited the neighbours over.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49- Everett and Ed Ashurst.
0:21:50 > 0:21:56- They make it look easy but this is - how Ceredigion farmers find a wife!
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- Ed has managed some - of the biggest ranches in America.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- Everett - is a professional rodeo champion.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- After watching them - lasso the calves...
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- ..I think, "Oh, heck."
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- I'm opening the gate - and kicking the calf out.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- That was scary.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39- What you gotta do - is grab his tail...
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- ..and twist it up - over the top of his back.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45- Why?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Why?- - It helps him get out faster.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49- Is he going to bite me?
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- Is he going to bite me?- - He can't turn over.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- I don't know about this.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Grab his tail.
0:22:55 > 0:22:56- Grab his tail.- - Right down here.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Reach, reach, reach. You've got it.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- I've got it! It's like a rat!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- I've got it, I've got it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08- SHE SCREAMS
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- I'm OK, I'm OK. - No worries, no worries.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- You might be OK, but Randy's right - ear will never be the same again.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- Everett has brought - two wild Mustang horses with him.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30- Ken said about these horses, they - love... they're trained to buck!
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- Watch your mutations!
0:23:55 > 0:23:57- To see someone doing that - is incredible...
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- ..especially - since we've just been riding...
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- ..and that we're around horses - all the time.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- He's got guts.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16- Flooring the calf - a new skill - for the Magnificos to master.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19- Hold right here. - Otherwise, he'll kick you.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Everett's advice - is to start with goats.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- In Arizona, tying a goat - is a children's competition.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- How hard can it be?
0:24:34 > 0:24:35- THE GOAT SCREAMS
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- I hate that noise.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- I think it's cruel.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- I know it's a bit of fun...
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- I know it's a bit of fun...- - We're not used to it.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54- They have a different idea of fun.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- They have a different idea of fun.- - Go to the cinema. Don't tie goats.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- They're fine. Look, he's happy now.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- Corner it first.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Very good, Shan.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- This is impossible.
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- CHEERING
0:25:19 > 0:25:20- It was over there.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23- Someone needed to fetch it.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- It's Iwan John's turn. - No problems at all.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- Hello.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Hello, hello.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Shan uses a different technique.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- Have you heard about - horse whisperers?
0:25:49 > 0:25:50- Shan's the goat whisperer.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- One happy goat.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00- I feel sick.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Sorry, sorry!
0:26:17 > 0:26:18- Here we go.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- That was unpleasant, - to say the least.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- The end of Day 2 - - another moment of reflection.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- Everyone's so competitive.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- You can see why people like Megan - and Hywel have been so successful.
0:26:44 > 0:26:49- Shan, too - - on her horses and in her career.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53- The determination - and the concentration.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57- Never give up. Time and time again.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- The bucking bronco - really was bucking.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- It was really going. It's also hard - to decide when to walk away.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08- He had a lot of style.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- I knew this would be a challenge - but I've lost confidence today.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- I'm back where I started.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Things improved yesterday afternoon, - but today has been awful.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- This horse isn't behaving.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- I hope tomorrow's better.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- My ambition at the start - was staying on the horse.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- Not all this lasso nonsense.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35- Yeah!
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- I can lasso a piece of wood, but - I don't know if I can lasso a cow.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- A piece of wood with horns, mind.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48- I never thought this would be - such an eye-opener.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49- It is. It is.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- There's more to come.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Join us in Part 3 - for some fencing and prancing...
0:27:56 > 0:27:59- ..before the long journey - across the prairie.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03- And a stranger on the horizon - joins in the fun.
0:28:03 > 0:28:03- .
0:28:09 > 0:28:09- 888
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- 888- - 888
0:28:15 > 0:28:20- It's 7.00am. - I haven't even brushed my teeth yet.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24- The first thing we have to do - is feed the horses some hay.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Then, we have to...
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- ..muck out.
0:28:31 > 0:28:37- By Day 3, the 7 Magnifico are - settled into their daily duties...
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- ..as they bond with their horses.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Steffan struggles - with his lassoing...
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- ..much to the delight of the locals.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Shan feels most at home - with the horses.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- It's a good workout first thing - in the morning.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- She loves sharing information - with the others.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00- It's better being this close - than being here.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04- If a horse decided to kick...
0:29:04 > 0:29:08- ..you'd feel the full force here.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- If you're standing here...
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- I know it looks strange!
0:29:14 > 0:29:18- It's safer when you're - right up against them.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- I'm right, aren't I? My brother - taught me that - he's a blacksmith.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27- See?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- This morning, we're gonna split up.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- All the guys are gonna go with me - and Randy to the Apache cave.
0:29:42 > 0:29:45- You ladies get to go build a fence.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- God! Thanks a bunch.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- Have a good time.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- What?!
0:29:52 > 0:29:56- Everybody on their horses. - Let's roll.
0:29:57 > 0:30:02- # There is a town - in North Ontario...
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- Have you ever seen landscape - like this before?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- No.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- It makes our mountains - look like dots.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- # Sweet home Alabama...
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- The boys have an easy day.
0:30:18 > 0:30:22- We'll show them that us girls - can build fences.
0:30:23 > 0:30:28- # I'm retuning to Blaenau Ffestiniog
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- # Said Tebot Piws... #
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- I can't believe - we're lassoing on horseback.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- They're so tame. We're trotting, - galloping, doing whatever we want.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45- The ropes are going everywhere.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- I can't believe - we're doing this now.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- As soon as this?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- They're good teachers.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- Fair play to them.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- It's strange seeing you - riding like that.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- What would you look like - on a racehorse?
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- You're half the size.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- Can you see that strange-looking - fence over there? We're fixing that.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- We need some better-quality posts.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- I'm not sure what we have to do. - They'll soon tell us.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- As you can see, we have - some cattle in this pasture here.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- We've got cattle in that pasture - there. We don't want them to mix.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33- Fair enough.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36- Fair enough.- - It sounds easy. No worries.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39- One, two, three.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48- Alex.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- This is where Geronimo...
0:31:53 > 0:31:57- ..one of the most famous Apaches, - stored his food...
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- ..before he was captured in 1877.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- They didn't camp out in here much.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08- It's more like an oven-cum-fridge - than a place to hide.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- This would have been a centre point.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- They probably camped out here.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19- There are plants here that - don't grow wild anywhere else.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- They brought the crops here...
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- ..and introduced agriculture - to the area.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- Are we supposed to join these up?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- No, we need some fresh wire - to link both ends.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- It's very rusty.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- Fencing here is very different.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41- We'd fence sheep with sheep wire.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Sheep would go right through this.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- It's meant to stop animals mixing.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53- More importantly, it prevents bears - and lions from the mountains...
0:32:53 > 0:32:56- ..coming down here to eat us all.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02- You get a sense of the heritage - of this place.
0:33:03 > 0:33:09- When you watch Westerns and you see - cowboys and Red Indians fighting...
0:33:09 > 0:33:12- ..you think, - how did they find one another?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- This distances are so vast.
0:33:22 > 0:33:23- We've done a good job.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24- We've done a good job.- - Fair play, girls.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26- A job well done.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- A job well done.- - Well done.
0:33:29 > 0:33:30- It wasn't so difficult.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- But who's the new cowboy in town?
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- Is this town big enough - for the eight of them?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- It's Matthew Rhys.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Well, how are you? - Wales must be quiet today.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- It's like an eisteddfod.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10- Matthew's taken a break - from filming in Los Angeles...
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- ..to join the 7 Magnifico.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14- Fair play to him.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- Well, dear me.
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- I'm terribly sorry. How are you?
0:34:21 > 0:34:23- He was talking before you turned up.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- What are you doing here?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28- What are you doing here?- - I was just passing.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33- A chance for Matthew to catch up - with the others.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- It seems that he's been - on a horse before.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- One of the characteristics - of the quarter horse...
0:34:53 > 0:34:56- ..is its ability to turn easily - at speed.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- They're called quarter horses...
0:34:59 > 0:35:04- ..because they're at their best - galloping for a quarter of a mile.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Colt shows our riders - how to do things properly.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- Just move it back to the line.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- 23 seconds. Special.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- I'm racing? Against myself?
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- Iwan John on One-Eyed Jack...
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- ..with a little support - from Matthew Rhys.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- He crosses the line - in a time of 53 seconds.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- That was a good job.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- Next, Shan on Nightmare.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03- More of a dream than a nightmare.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- 27 seconds.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- I felt good at that speed.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- You did one hell of a job.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- You looked like - a professional barrel racer.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- A proper cowgirl in a silly hat.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21- Well done.
0:36:21 > 0:36:26- Showing his competitive side, - Hywel Davies on Poco.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- 25 seconds.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- I'd like another go but not now.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- We're both out of breath.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- Bethan and Banjo.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- She talks too much.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- Come on, Beth. Here she comes.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- 46 seconds.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- He said that my turns were the best.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- I was even better than him.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09- I'm happy.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Steffan and Top Hat. - Looks more like a cowboy hat to me.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15- Oh, that's the name of the horse.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24- That wasn't bad. I didn't know if - I was going around the right way.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27- Megan and Marshall were next up.
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Come on, whoo! Come on, whoo!
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- 27 seconds.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Very happy. Well done.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- I'm usually more interested - in what's inside a barrel.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45- I'll be happy to finish.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Matthew on Big Red.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51- He doesn't sound confident - but he looks comfortable.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57- 26 seconds.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- Isn't he perfect?!
0:37:59 > 0:38:01- I'm glad I'm still alive.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03- Off we go then.
0:38:04 > 0:38:09- With the times decreasing, would - this put Alex under more pressure?
0:38:09 > 0:38:10- Yes, it would.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13- Turn him!
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- She's doing well. - We shouldn't laugh.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- We need to test the horse for drugs.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Oh...!
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Well done.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- He knows I can't control him - and he's taking advantage.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- I'm going to give him such a row.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38- Don't move, I didn't mean it. - See what I mean?
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Disappointed with her performance...
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- ..Alex had another go - with Shan's support.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49- Here we go.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50- Come on, Alex.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- A time of one minute 15 seconds.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- Day 3 is over.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- Time to relax around the fire - and reminisce...
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- ..with Ken on the guitar - and Jess on the violin.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24- I was nervous coming in - as the rookie - the new boy.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- My first day at school - - that's how it felt.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33- There's a good balance now - - four men, four women.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35- The standard has risen.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- It's nice to have some glamour - in the camp.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- Today was better than yesterday.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44- I can safely say that.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- I had a lot of advice this morning - from the crew - a lot of tips.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54- I was told to be positive - when I reached the stable.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59- My horse has behaved like - an angel today - he was great.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- I was nervous about the barrel race.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Although I've had experience - of galloping on a horse...
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- ..I've never had to gallop - and turn around before.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15- That's where things went downhill. - I couldn't do a thing.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- There was the added pressure - of a new face in the group.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- The actor Matthew Rhys.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24- He's good on horseback.
0:40:26 > 0:40:31- They worked hard before I arrived. - I had to catch up.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- They've been very welcoming.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36- No complaints so far.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- Colter said my turns were the best.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Unfortunately, what happened - in between wasn't as good.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- I beat Iwan John so I'm happy.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50- Easy does it.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- Walk safe and slow - to go far and well.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- After the break, - the 7, who are now 8...
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- ..compete in a rodeo and face - their biggest challenge to date.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07- A practice run - before the final challenge.
0:41:07 > 0:41:12- Driving fifty cattle without any - help from Colt and the cowboys.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- .
0:41:17 > 0:41:17- 888
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- 888- - 888
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- Absolutely...
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- Absolutely...- - Take your gun back to the bus.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Oh, no. It's in my handbag.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- The rodeo - - an annual event in Douglas...
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- ..which gives locals an opportunity - to socialize and have fun.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Each to his own.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- There's no need to sit - on a wild bull to enjoy a rodeo.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- Our gang is more interested - in other games.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01- There's a lot of dust in Arizona.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13- Look at Shan's face.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- It's the only way to shut her up!
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- I look quite pale.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Well done, Shan. - On they go to the bucking bronco.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- ALEX SCREAMS
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- SHAN SINGS
0:43:08 > 0:43:09- I enjoyed that.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- I enjoyed that.- - I saw the men on the real bulls.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14- You think they're rubbish - until you sit on one of these.
0:43:15 > 0:43:19- I think, on the quiet, - we won this challenge.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- You're the queen - of the bucking bronco.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24- FANFARE
0:43:24 > 0:43:26- And the noisiest.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28- ALEX SCREAMS
0:43:32 > 0:43:34- The real rodeo begins at night.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- The National Anthem, - a quiet prayer...
0:43:38 > 0:43:41- ..before jumping on - some wild horses and bulls.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- Fifteen competitors and - the youngest is only 15 years old.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20- It's exciting.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23- It's nicer watching something - than doing it.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- Alex is trying it tomorrow.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39- I'd come back tomorrow.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52- Go on!
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- If the Royal Welsh - wanted a wider audience...
0:44:59 > 0:45:02- ..they should do this - in the main arena.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06- People would pay good money - to watch Dai Jones on a bull.
0:45:14 > 0:45:15- Look at him.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35- After the rodeo, - the uninjured join in the dance.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38- Our gang joins in. Well, why not!
0:45:55 > 0:45:57- Rock on.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09- Back on the ranch, with last night's - festivities fresh in the memory...
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- ..it's time to get back - down to work.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16- Their challenge - is to drive 250 cattle...
0:46:16 > 0:46:19- ..across the prairie unassisted.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- Are you bringing - your lasso with you?
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- Yes, in case.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28- Just in case one of the steers - wanders off.
0:46:30 > 0:46:33- You're a pain.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36- There you go. Grab your reins.
0:46:36 > 0:46:38- There you go. Grab your reins.- - Was that OK?
0:46:42 > 0:46:45- OK, I need to practise. - Can you do that?
0:46:45 > 0:46:47- No. Look at the size of my horse.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- Showing off again.
0:46:54 > 0:46:55- Hollywood stars!
0:47:00 > 0:47:05- You guys are going to gather a bunch - of cows and calves for branding.
0:47:07 > 0:47:12- This is the small drive. I'm going - to send you off by yourselves.
0:47:13 > 0:47:17- We've talked about teamwork - over the past few days.
0:47:17 > 0:47:21- This is in preparation for the - big drive at the end of the week.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23- Have a good time.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25- Good luck to us.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29- Here we are - the dress rehearsal.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33- Fifty cattle to collect - and drive home. Easy!
0:47:33 > 0:47:36- First, they have to find them.
0:47:36 > 0:47:41- How difficult can that be in - a 1,000-acre field covered in trees?
0:47:41 > 0:47:46- They decide to split up in search - of a longhorn or two - or fifty.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51- Well, so far, - we haven't seen a thing.
0:47:52 > 0:47:56- When we reached the other side, - someone had left a gate open.
0:47:56 > 0:48:01- We've checked in case they escaped, - but we don't think they have.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04- We've spread out along the valley.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09- Alex is over there somewhere. - I've shouted but no-one's answered.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11- I can't see the others.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14- Hello, moo-moos.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22- There's a lot of confusion - about who should be where...
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- ..and who should do what.
0:48:25 > 0:48:30- The cattle are that side, - and when they pick them up...
0:48:31 > 0:48:34- ..we're supposed to stop them - coming this way.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38- I've been to the local disco!
0:48:40 > 0:48:42- Can you see anything?
0:48:42 > 0:48:45- We could have walked - straight past them.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47- Shan, OK?
0:48:47 > 0:48:49- Two hours later...
0:48:50 > 0:48:52- Head that way.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57- That's the only other piece - of this pasture they could be in.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59- Up over that hill there.
0:48:59 > 0:49:03- It makes you wonder how much work - is involved for cowboys.
0:49:04 > 0:49:07- It's not just driving them - across the prairie.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10- You have to find them first.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14- Now I know why they wear chaps - and roll their sleeves down.
0:49:14 > 0:49:19- It stops them getting scratched - as they ride through bushes.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22- Bushes and rocks - until you're in pieces.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26- When you're with the group, - you feel safe.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29- Then, suddenly, - my horse galloped across a river...
0:49:29 > 0:49:32- ..and I just shut my eyes - and hoped for the best...
0:49:33 > 0:49:35- ..while searching for cattle, - of course.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40- We've all gathered here, and - I'm not sure what's happening now.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42- Try again.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47- With the Arizona sun - shining down on them...
0:49:47 > 0:49:49- ..the Magnificos set off again.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59- CATTLE BELLOW
0:50:05 > 0:50:09- Fair play, - they eventually find the cattle.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12- They gather them together - and head for the ranch...
0:50:13 > 0:50:15- ..each Magnifico - with a responsibility.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18- Teamwork is - the most important lesson of all.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24- After a hard morning, - they reach the ranch safely.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36- For now, the cattle are safe.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40- Every tree, hedge - and blade of grass shake...
0:50:40 > 0:50:44- ..as the 7 Magnifico gallop past.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46- Until next time, yee-hah!
0:50:47 > 0:50:52- You come here for three days and you - show us all up. What are you doing?
0:50:52 > 0:50:58- If we make enough noise, - nothing will touch us... Argh!
0:50:58 > 0:51:02- I've hit every tree and hedge - in Arizona, but it was worth it.
0:51:23 > 0:51:25- S4C Subtitles by Simian 04 Cyf.
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