Pennod 1 Y 7 Magnifico a Matthew Rhys

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-The cowboy makes a living

-rearing cattle...

-..in the blistering heat

-of South America.

-For one week only, seven brave souls

-from Wales face a huge challenge.

-Driving 250 cattle across the Price

-Canyon Ranch in Southern Arizona...

-..on the border with Mexico.

-Here are the seven.

-HOOTER

-The adventure begins here -

-Tucson, Arizona.

-Six hours from the ranch,

-but one of the cowboys is late.

-We're waiting for Shan.

-She can be on set first thing

-in the morning but anything else...

-Hopeless.

-I hope she's upstairs.

-Ah, here she is.

-You look nice.

-It won't last.

-You've started filming already.

-Get your case. We're off.

-Let me introduce the 7 Magnifico.

-Hywel Davies, Little Big Man.

-A successful jockey who rode in

-ten Grand Nationals and won in 1985.

-After an accident in Doncaster, he

-died seven times in the ambulance.

-Let's hope this isn't as dangerous.

-I'm looking forward

-to looking after my friends.

-Walk on that way.

-Some are very inexperienced

-when it comes to the hardest jobs.

-Who is this? The Cothi Kid.

-Actress, presenter

-and accomplished singer.

-She also likes riding

-and owns her own horse.

-We've all watched the films

-when we were kids.

-I might turn into another person.

-I might stop talking -

-it would be a break for everyone!

-Another rider famous for his roles

-in Con Passionate...

-..and Gavin and Stacey

-is Steffan Rawhide Rhodri.

-You know me, Ness.

-I loves a barn dance.

-It'll be physical. Early starts,

-mucking out and tacking the horses.

-I'm on my own.

-Wearing the jeans,

-the boots and the hat.

-It's going to be hard work.

-Buffalo Bethan Gwanas. Author

-and much-travelled presenter.

-She's ridden horses in some

-exotic locations around the world.

-I don't want to make

-a prat of myself.

-I can do it!

-There's a jockey... come on!

-Megan Taff lives with horses.

-Shan Cothi looks so perfect

-on a horse.

-Then, there's us.

-Iwan John Wayne - comedian

-and one of the Crymych cowboys.

-Good evening.

-He used to ride

-on the Preseli Mountains...

-..but that's about it.

-Horses and I

-have never seen eye to eye.

-Why are we doing this?

-At the bottom of every actor's CV

-is 'horse riding'. It's still there!

-I wanted a challenge.

-My mouth's bone dry.

-Megan Tex Taff.

-As fast as any horse.

-Megan is one of the UK's

-most well-known trotting drivers.

-She trains horses with her family.

-What I like

-about being on a horse...

-..is that it's a level

-playing field between the sexes.

-There's no favouritism.

-Use your brain and your body.

-The horse does the hard work.

-I've ridden my backside off.

-Alex Jessie Jones

-presents programmes of all kinds.

-She had riding lessons as a child

-in Llangrannog.

-She's only recently returned

-to the saddle.

-I'm the inexperienced one,

-not just in terms of the horses...

-..but working hard in the open air.

-It sounds easy.

-Lots of new experiences.

-Before learning the skills of

-a cowboy, you have to look like one.

-Thick shirts to protect the arms...

-..and hats to shelter from the sun.

-Strong boots to protect the legs.

-They'll be in the saddle for twelve

-hours. Are they worried about that?

-It's too flat on your head.

-The lady said that every hat

-has to fit perfectly on your head.

-I trust her.

-I've grown this especially.

-A lot of people think this suits me

-the best, but it lacks originality.

-It brings out...

-..the mean side of my personality.

-Traditional Western -

-it's more tailored.

-Does it look big?

-I'm happy with these boots.

-This is the only hat that fits me.

-The boots have to walk with you.

-When you walk, you should feel

-the lift in the heel.

-This is my favourite.

-I don't think they fit!

-They're too tight.

-The 7 Magnifico look the part...

-..but they have no idea

-of what lies ahead.

-Rising 9,000ft above sea level...

-..the Price Canyon Ranch

-is the same size as Anglesey.

-It's 7.5 miles from here.

-Longhorn cattle are bred here.

-It's a busy time for the ranch.

-This is where the Magnificos

-will learn the necessary skills...

-..to drive 250 longhorns

-across the prairies.

-They only have seven days.

-# I sleep at night

-and rise at the break of dawn

-# I sleep at night

-and rise at the break of dawn...

-# I follow the red plough

-# On top of the...

-# Mountain! #

-There's no turning back now.

-Who is charged with turning them

-into cowboys?

-Let me introduce the Moore family.

-Colter is the chief cowboy,

-and he looks after the ranch.

-Ken Moore is Colter's father.

-He's worked in Arizona

-throughout his life.

-Jess Barry -

-Colter's brother-in-law.

-A cattle-driving expert.

-Randy Barnhart -

-the youngest member of the family.

-A champion rodeo

-and accomplished lassoist.

-To complete the challenge...

-..the seven

-will travel across Arizona.

-Years ago,

-this land was home to the Apache...

-..and the pumas.

-Here, they will find the cattle

-and drive them home.

-Riding and lassoing is

-a crucial part of a cowboy's life.

-It's a skill that's been

-passed down through the generations.

-Our seven only have seven days.

-Before riding into the sunset...

-..they have to master

-the American style of riding.

-It differs from the European style.

-This is a huge challenge.

-We start at the beginning.

-The cowboys have chosen the

-seven horses for the 7 Magnifico.

-Shan's horse is Nightmare.

-Colt explains why.

-He's a very good horse

-but he has a bad reputation.

-What kind of reputation?

-What kind of reputation?

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-A pretty bad one.

-This is One-Eyed Jack.

-He looks quite tame.

-I hope we stay friends... forever.

-The reality of what we're

-doing here has just kicked in.

-I enjoyed looking around the ranch.

-Look at this one looking at me.

-I don't know if it's too much

-of a challenge.

-Over in the barn, Cothi

-is dishing out some advice to Iwan.

-Why are we doing this?

-Why are we doing this?

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-They sweat.

-If you leave the salt in the sweat,

-they get sores.

-Then you can't attach the saddle.

-Keep them clean.

-Why do you wash? Do you wash?!

-No, not often.

-Where are your important bits?!

-Because of the wind,

-when you brush them...

-..the hair flies...

-..into your mouth.

-I've never seen such an ugly horse.

-They've matched the ugly horses

-with ugly riders!

-Alex, you can't milk a horse.

-Even the most experienced riders

-are learning something new.

-What is the purpose of this one?

-Just for safety?

-That I'll explain

-a little bit more later to you.

-It's for roping.

-If you have a front cinch and

-it's tight and you rope something...

-..it's going to pull the back

-on the saddle.

-With this on, it won't go anywhere.

-A cowboy with style.

-It's dripping down my back!

-To make sure the Magnificos

-stayed clear of harm...

-..they all had hard hats

-for the early stages.

-We need to wear these.

-We need to wear these.

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-Health & safety.

-It's like a riding hat...

-It's like a riding hat...

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-Health & safety gone mad!

-Use your knee and your elbow

-as a brace.

-Try and bounce over the side.

-They have to concentrate

-and forget everything they know...

-..to embrace the American style

-of riding.

-You guys keep a little contact

-on your bit.

-We don't do that at all

-whenever you're going somewhere.

-Keep it loose.

-If your horse goes too fast,

-check him...

-..and give the slack back as soon

-as you get to the speed you want.

-When you get ready to go, have

-your reins with plenty of slack.

-Go ahead and squeeze and then kiss.

-They'll walk off.

-Colt's skills in controlling

-the horse has impressed the gang.

-Now, I pull my horse's head around.

-If I want him to go somewhere,

-I'll touch him with this leg.

-Whoa. Whoa is stop,

-just so everybody knows.

-You can make him spin around

-pretty good.

-Here we go -

-the first attempt in the corral.

-The stirrups are longer preventing

-the rider rising from the saddle.

-It's so different.

-I feel as if I'm riding on tip-toe.

-Then the reins are also different.

-It means I have to be more...

-like a cowboy.

-It's very different.

-I respect these lads.

-I usually work

-the lower part of my leg.

-Now, I'm working the upper leg.

-I can feel the muscle pulling.

-They're having a hard time adjusting

-to the Western style of riding.

-It's not awful yet.

-In Part 2,

-the 7 Magnifico meet the cattle...

-..and attempt to lasso

-for the first time.

-Y'all come back now, ya hear.

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-It's 2.00pm on the first afternoon.

-The 7 are in the corral

-learning how to round up...

-..in teams.

-Their challenge is to round up

-three tame calves into a pen.

-I'm going around the other way.

-You bring them around.

-Steffan and Shan are first up. They

-round up the calves effortlessly.

-Stay together.

-You don't concentrate so much

-on riding.

-You're looking at the cattle.

-What's important

-is rounding them up.

-We'll learn, slowly.

-Well done, Nightmare.

-Megan and Alex are next.

-They look to be working well

-as a team.

-Megan does the lion's share.

-The other side, Alex,

-the other side of the pen.

-I can't believe

-I'm chasing cattle on horseback.

-That's all I can say.

-I'm glad I'm still on the horse.

-You did very well. Megan was great.

-We did very well.

-You'd think that three

-would complete the job more quickly.

-Iwan, Hywel and Bethan

-are the exception to the rule.

-Wait, boys.

-Wait, wait, wait.

-Hywel's still struggling

-with the American style of riding.

-As a jockey, I was taught to keep

-a tight rein on the horse's mouth.

-Not tug at the mouth,

-just keep it tight.

-The horse then knows you're there.

-This horse didn't want me

-doing that.

-They complete their task...

-..but these are tame calves.

-The ones they'll drive across

-the prairie are very different.

-As the dust settles on

-the first day, a moment to reflect.

-I'm tired now.

-I didn't expect to do so much.

-If we have to maintain this pace

-all week...

-..I'll end up in hospital.

-When I was attaching the tack

-to the horse, I was shaking.

-I was nervous, I was scared...

-..I didn't want

-to make a fool of myself.

-As soon as I was in the saddle,

-something clicked.

-I'm very competitive.

-I wanted to be as good as Megan

-and Hywel, a Grand National winner.

-"Why aren't I as good as him?"

-That's so stupid.

-I might be by the end of the week!

-The following day,

-it's another fine day on the ranch.

-The cowboys' day starts at 6.00am

-as 60 horses need to be fed.

-They have to work for their lodging.

-You guys want to feed some more?

-You guys want to feed some more?

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-We work, then we eat.

-There's a lot of dust on the lens.

-Hold on.

-We've fed the horses

-and now we have to muck out.

-Don't! Don't!

-It's just like gardening.

-Living on a farm

-rather than living in the garden!

-It looks like poo.

-It smells like poo.

-It tastes like poo.

-It's poo.

-Hywel's soaking.

-That's what you get.

-Don't mess with the girls, man.

-A crucial skill to stop cattle

-running away is lassoing.

-They have to learn quickly.

-They're expected to lasso on

-horseback by the end of the week.

-First, they learn the basics.

-When you throw it up in the air,

-you gotta turn it over in the air.

-Then just bring it around...

-..and you can go

-as slow as you want...

-..and make it real easy.

-Whenever you get ready to release,

-it's like a ball. Follow it through.

-The words 'patience'

-and 'Job' come to mind.

-If I could do this, I could make

-the cowboy's job look far easier.

-It's not easy.

-I'm worried about doing it

-on horseback.

-I'll catch the horse, not the bull.

-Like this - keep the elbow up.

-Swing the rope like this.

-Swing it in front of your face.

-Then, your hand should...

-Yargh! Like that.

-Since I'm the expert, I'll tell you

-how the others are doing.

-Shan is trying her best.

-Randy said she was throwing

-like a sissy.

-Steffan, over there...

-..I'm going to give him

-some lessons.

-He's struggling.

-It looks easier than it is.

-Bethan Gwanas looks lovely

-in her aqua shirt. She's doing well.

-Yeah!

-Then, there's Megan,

-who's taking it very seriously.

-It's a matter of life or death

-for her.

-These are standing still,

-and I haven't caught one yet.

-Hywel's asking too many questions.

-He's like this all the time.

-Iwan looks the part - Iwan is Iwan!

-Here's Shan Cothi

-as you've never seen her before.

-I'm too hot!

-I think I've overdone the lassoing.

-I'm tired already.

-Practise...

-I'm gathering some speed...

-I've caught myself.

-I'm in the corner

-going again, again and again.

-Next, the same thing

-but on horseback.

-Lasso expert Alex doesn't

-seem as confident in the saddle.

-I could do it standing up, but

-this horse isn't behaving itself.

-He looks tame to me.

-He looks tame to me.

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-He keeps walking into the fence.

-He's getting on my nerves.

-I'm surprised they let us do

-things like this on horseback...

-..within a day and a morning.

-You'd never do this at home.

-I'd never say back home...

-.."Dad, I'm jumping on my horse

-and I'm off to lasso a cow."

-To show how it's done properly,

-Colt's invited the neighbours over.

-Everett and Ed Ashurst.

-They make it look easy but this is

-how Ceredigion farmers find a wife!

-Ed has managed some

-of the biggest ranches in America.

-Everett

-is a professional rodeo champion.

-After watching them

-lasso the calves...

-..I think, "Oh, heck."

-I'm opening the gate

-and kicking the calf out.

-That was scary.

-What you gotta do

-is grab his tail...

-..and twist it up

-over the top of his back.

-Why?

-Why?

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-It helps him get out faster.

-Is he going to bite me?

-Is he going to bite me?

-

-He can't turn over.

-I don't know about this.

-Grab his tail.

-Grab his tail.

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-Right down here.

-Reach, reach, reach. You've got it.

-I've got it! It's like a rat!

-I've got it, I've got it.

-SHE SCREAMS

-I'm OK, I'm OK.

-No worries, no worries.

-You might be OK, but Randy's right

-ear will never be the same again.

-Everett has brought

-two wild Mustang horses with him.

-Ken said about these horses, they

-love... they're trained to buck!

-Watch your mutations!

-To see someone doing that

-is incredible...

-..especially

-since we've just been riding...

-..and that we're around horses

-all the time.

-He's got guts.

-Flooring the calf - a new skill

-for the Magnificos to master.

-Hold right here.

-Otherwise, he'll kick you.

-Everett's advice

-is to start with goats.

-In Arizona, tying a goat

-is a children's competition.

-How hard can it be?

-THE GOAT SCREAMS

-I hate that noise.

-I think it's cruel.

-I know it's a bit of fun...

-I know it's a bit of fun...

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-We're not used to it.

-They have a different idea of fun.

-They have a different idea of fun.

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-Go to the cinema. Don't tie goats.

-They're fine. Look, he's happy now.

-Corner it first.

-Very good, Shan.

-This is impossible.

-CHEERING

-It was over there.

-Someone needed to fetch it.

-It's Iwan John's turn.

-No problems at all.

-Hello.

-Hello, hello.

-Shan uses a different technique.

-Have you heard about

-horse whisperers?

-Shan's the goat whisperer.

-One happy goat.

-I feel sick.

-Sorry, sorry!

-Here we go.

-That was unpleasant,

-to say the least.

-The end of Day 2 -

-another moment of reflection.

-Everyone's so competitive.

-You can see why people like Megan

-and Hywel have been so successful.

-Shan, too -

-on her horses and in her career.

-The determination

-and the concentration.

-Never give up. Time and time again.

-The bucking bronco

-really was bucking.

-It was really going. It's also hard

-to decide when to walk away.

-He had a lot of style.

-I knew this would be a challenge

-but I've lost confidence today.

-I'm back where I started.

-Things improved yesterday afternoon,

-but today has been awful.

-This horse isn't behaving.

-I hope tomorrow's better.

-My ambition at the start

-was staying on the horse.

-Not all this lasso nonsense.

-Yeah!

-I can lasso a piece of wood, but

-I don't know if I can lasso a cow.

-A piece of wood with horns, mind.

-I never thought this would be

-such an eye-opener.

-It is. It is.

-There's more to come.

-Join us in Part 3

-for some fencing and prancing...

-..before the long journey

-across the prairie.

-And a stranger on the horizon

-joins in the fun.

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-It's 7.00am.

-I haven't even brushed my teeth yet.

-The first thing we have to do

-is feed the horses some hay.

-Then, we have to...

-..muck out.

-By Day 3, the 7 Magnifico are

-settled into their daily duties...

-..as they bond with their horses.

-Steffan struggles

-with his lassoing...

-..much to the delight of the locals.

-Shan feels most at home

-with the horses.

-It's a good workout first thing

-in the morning.

-She loves sharing information

-with the others.

-It's better being this close

-than being here.

-If a horse decided to kick...

-..you'd feel the full force here.

-If you're standing here...

-I know it looks strange!

-It's safer when you're

-right up against them.

-I'm right, aren't I? My brother

-taught me that - he's a blacksmith.

-See?

-This morning, we're gonna split up.

-All the guys are gonna go with me

-and Randy to the Apache cave.

-You ladies get to go build a fence.

-God! Thanks a bunch.

-Have a good time.

-What?!

-Everybody on their horses.

-Let's roll.

-# There is a town

-in North Ontario...

-Have you ever seen landscape

-like this before?

-No.

-It makes our mountains

-look like dots.

-# Sweet home Alabama...

-The boys have an easy day.

-We'll show them that us girls

-can build fences.

-# I'm retuning to Blaenau Ffestiniog

-# Said Tebot Piws... #

-I can't believe

-we're lassoing on horseback.

-They're so tame. We're trotting,

-galloping, doing whatever we want.

-The ropes are going everywhere.

-I can't believe

-we're doing this now.

-As soon as this?

-They're good teachers.

-Fair play to them.

-It's strange seeing you

-riding like that.

-What would you look like

-on a racehorse?

-You're half the size.

-Can you see that strange-looking

-fence over there? We're fixing that.

-We need some better-quality posts.

-I'm not sure what we have to do.

-They'll soon tell us.

-As you can see, we have

-some cattle in this pasture here.

-We've got cattle in that pasture

-there. We don't want them to mix.

-Fair enough.

-Fair enough.

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-It sounds easy. No worries.

-One, two, three.

-Alex.

-This is where Geronimo...

-..one of the most famous Apaches,

-stored his food...

-..before he was captured in 1877.

-They didn't camp out in here much.

-It's more like an oven-cum-fridge

-than a place to hide.

-This would have been a centre point.

-They probably camped out here.

-There are plants here that

-don't grow wild anywhere else.

-They brought the crops here...

-..and introduced agriculture

-to the area.

-Are we supposed to join these up?

-No, we need some fresh wire

-to link both ends.

-It's very rusty.

-Fencing here is very different.

-We'd fence sheep with sheep wire.

-Sheep would go right through this.

-It's meant to stop animals mixing.

-More importantly, it prevents bears

-and lions from the mountains...

-..coming down here to eat us all.

-You get a sense of the heritage

-of this place.

-When you watch Westerns and you see

-cowboys and Red Indians fighting...

-..you think,

-how did they find one another?

-This distances are so vast.

-We've done a good job.

-We've done a good job.

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-Fair play, girls.

-A job well done.

-A job well done.

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-Well done.

-It wasn't so difficult.

-But who's the new cowboy in town?

-Is this town big enough

-for the eight of them?

-It's Matthew Rhys.

-Well, how are you?

-Wales must be quiet today.

-It's like an eisteddfod.

-Matthew's taken a break

-from filming in Los Angeles...

-..to join the 7 Magnifico.

-Fair play to him.

-Well, dear me.

-I'm terribly sorry. How are you?

-He was talking before you turned up.

-What are you doing here?

-What are you doing here?

-

-I was just passing.

-A chance for Matthew to catch up

-with the others.

-It seems that he's been

-on a horse before.

-One of the characteristics

-of the quarter horse...

-..is its ability to turn easily

-at speed.

-They're called quarter horses...

-..because they're at their best

-galloping for a quarter of a mile.

-Colt shows our riders

-how to do things properly.

-Just move it back to the line.

-23 seconds. Special.

-I'm racing? Against myself?

-Iwan John on One-Eyed Jack...

-..with a little support

-from Matthew Rhys.

-He crosses the line

-in a time of 53 seconds.

-That was a good job.

-Next, Shan on Nightmare.

-More of a dream than a nightmare.

-27 seconds.

-I felt good at that speed.

-You did one hell of a job.

-You looked like

-a professional barrel racer.

-A proper cowgirl in a silly hat.

-Well done.

-Showing his competitive side,

-Hywel Davies on Poco.

-25 seconds.

-I'd like another go but not now.

-We're both out of breath.

-Bethan and Banjo.

-She talks too much.

-Come on, Beth. Here she comes.

-46 seconds.

-He said that my turns were the best.

-I was even better than him.

-I'm happy.

-Steffan and Top Hat.

-Looks more like a cowboy hat to me.

-Oh, that's the name of the horse.

-That wasn't bad. I didn't know if

-I was going around the right way.

-Megan and Marshall were next up.

-Come on, whoo! Come on, whoo!

-27 seconds.

-Very happy. Well done.

-I'm usually more interested

-in what's inside a barrel.

-I'll be happy to finish.

-Matthew on Big Red.

-He doesn't sound confident

-but he looks comfortable.

-26 seconds.

-Isn't he perfect?!

-I'm glad I'm still alive.

-Off we go then.

-With the times decreasing, would

-this put Alex under more pressure?

-Yes, it would.

-Turn him!

-She's doing well.

-We shouldn't laugh.

-We need to test the horse for drugs.

-Oh...!

-Well done.

-He knows I can't control him

-and he's taking advantage.

-I'm going to give him such a row.

-Don't move, I didn't mean it.

-See what I mean?

-Disappointed with her performance...

-..Alex had another go

-with Shan's support.

-Here we go.

-Come on, Alex.

-A time of one minute 15 seconds.

-Day 3 is over.

-Time to relax around the fire

-and reminisce...

-..with Ken on the guitar

-and Jess on the violin.

-I was nervous coming in

-as the rookie - the new boy.

-My first day at school -

-that's how it felt.

-There's a good balance now -

-four men, four women.

-The standard has risen.

-It's nice to have some glamour

-in the camp.

-Today was better than yesterday.

-I can safely say that.

-I had a lot of advice this morning

-from the crew - a lot of tips.

-I was told to be positive

-when I reached the stable.

-My horse has behaved like

-an angel today - he was great.

-I was nervous about the barrel race.

-Although I've had experience

-of galloping on a horse...

-..I've never had to gallop

-and turn around before.

-That's where things went downhill.

-I couldn't do a thing.

-There was the added pressure

-of a new face in the group.

-The actor Matthew Rhys.

-He's good on horseback.

-They worked hard before I arrived.

-I had to catch up.

-They've been very welcoming.

-No complaints so far.

-Colter said my turns were the best.

-Unfortunately, what happened

-in between wasn't as good.

-I beat Iwan John so I'm happy.

-Easy does it.

-Walk safe and slow

-to go far and well.

-After the break,

-the 7, who are now 8...

-..compete in a rodeo and face

-their biggest challenge to date.

-A practice run

-before the final challenge.

-Driving fifty cattle without any

-help from Colt and the cowboys.

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-Absolutely...

-Absolutely...

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-Take your gun back to the bus.

-Oh, no. It's in my handbag.

-The rodeo -

-an annual event in Douglas...

-..which gives locals an opportunity

-to socialize and have fun.

-Each to his own.

-There's no need to sit

-on a wild bull to enjoy a rodeo.

-Our gang is more interested

-in other games.

-There's a lot of dust in Arizona.

-Look at Shan's face.

-It's the only way to shut her up!

-I look quite pale.

-Well done, Shan.

-On they go to the bucking bronco.

-ALEX SCREAMS

-SHAN SINGS

-I enjoyed that.

-I enjoyed that.

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-I saw the men on the real bulls.

-You think they're rubbish

-until you sit on one of these.

-I think, on the quiet,

-we won this challenge.

-You're the queen

-of the bucking bronco.

-FANFARE

-And the noisiest.

-ALEX SCREAMS

-The real rodeo begins at night.

-The National Anthem,

-a quiet prayer...

-..before jumping on

-some wild horses and bulls.

-Fifteen competitors and

-the youngest is only 15 years old.

-It's exciting.

-It's nicer watching something

-than doing it.

-Alex is trying it tomorrow.

-I'd come back tomorrow.

-Go on!

-If the Royal Welsh

-wanted a wider audience...

-..they should do this

-in the main arena.

-People would pay good money

-to watch Dai Jones on a bull.

-Look at him.

-After the rodeo,

-the uninjured join in the dance.

-Our gang joins in. Well, why not!

-Rock on.

-Back on the ranch, with last night's

-festivities fresh in the memory...

-..it's time to get back

-down to work.

-Their challenge

-is to drive 250 cattle...

-..across the prairie unassisted.

-Are you bringing

-your lasso with you?

-Yes, in case.

-Just in case one of the steers

-wanders off.

-You're a pain.

-There you go. Grab your reins.

-There you go. Grab your reins.

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-Was that OK?

-OK, I need to practise.

-Can you do that?

-No. Look at the size of my horse.

-Showing off again.

-Hollywood stars!

-You guys are going to gather a bunch

-of cows and calves for branding.

-This is the small drive. I'm going

-to send you off by yourselves.

-We've talked about teamwork

-over the past few days.

-This is in preparation for the

-big drive at the end of the week.

-Have a good time.

-Good luck to us.

-Here we are - the dress rehearsal.

-Fifty cattle to collect

-and drive home. Easy!

-First, they have to find them.

-How difficult can that be in

-a 1,000-acre field covered in trees?

-They decide to split up in search

-of a longhorn or two - or fifty.

-Well, so far,

-we haven't seen a thing.

-When we reached the other side,

-someone had left a gate open.

-We've checked in case they escaped,

-but we don't think they have.

-We've spread out along the valley.

-Alex is over there somewhere.

-I've shouted but no-one's answered.

-I can't see the others.

-Hello, moo-moos.

-There's a lot of confusion

-about who should be where...

-..and who should do what.

-The cattle are that side,

-and when they pick them up...

-..we're supposed to stop them

-coming this way.

-I've been to the local disco!

-Can you see anything?

-We could have walked

-straight past them.

-Shan, OK?

-Two hours later...

-Head that way.

-That's the only other piece

-of this pasture they could be in.

-Up over that hill there.

-It makes you wonder how much work

-is involved for cowboys.

-It's not just driving them

-across the prairie.

-You have to find them first.

-Now I know why they wear chaps

-and roll their sleeves down.

-It stops them getting scratched

-as they ride through bushes.

-Bushes and rocks

-until you're in pieces.

-When you're with the group,

-you feel safe.

-Then, suddenly,

-my horse galloped across a river...

-..and I just shut my eyes

-and hoped for the best...

-..while searching for cattle,

-of course.

-We've all gathered here, and

-I'm not sure what's happening now.

-Try again.

-With the Arizona sun

-shining down on them...

-..the Magnificos set off again.

-CATTLE BELLOW

-Fair play,

-they eventually find the cattle.

-They gather them together

-and head for the ranch...

-..each Magnifico

-with a responsibility.

-Teamwork is

-the most important lesson of all.

-After a hard morning,

-they reach the ranch safely.

-For now, the cattle are safe.

-Every tree, hedge

-and blade of grass shake...

-..as the 7 Magnifico gallop past.

-Until next time, yee-hah!

-You come here for three days and you

-show us all up. What are you doing?

-If we make enough noise,

-nothing will touch us... Argh!

-I've hit every tree and hedge

-in Arizona, but it was worth it.

-S4C Subtitles by Simian 04 Cyf.

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