Highlights Royal Welsh Show

Welcome to the Royal Welsh Show, 2011. We are going to sue you the

best of it from a phenomenal Lancaster bomber to fanciful

pigeons. Chris Jones was given the opportunity of exhibiting an animal

here for the first time. Royal Welsh Show is the largest display a

sheep breeds in the world. There are people in this ring who have

been doing it for decades. I are more into scaly reptiles, but I am

going to be competing against the best of them, and they are going to

be trusting me to look as if I know Here we are in the middle of

Camaerthenshire, and I am going to learn how to Shaun the Sheep. How

long have you guys been showing sheep? Six or seven years. How many

have you done this year? 32. I am keen to get on. What is the first

task of the day? Finish up that cup of tea then out to be shared. --

out to the shed. Do not tell me that I have to do this. You are

just concentrating on corporate training today. I am used to snakes

and these have got legs, and I am not sure that I can handle that! Is

he going to be shown? He is all there. Tell me, I am showing this

sheep? No, that one there. Thank goodness. Hello. A little black one.

You don't look like you're going to be half as much trouble. I am I

wrong? Yes! Is he a better than 4? I am afraid so! This is so much

harder than it looks when you see the professionals doing yet. You

wouldn't imagine that the sheep We might be winning. He is then OK,

The shore is well under way and I am getting very nervous. You will

be fine, I am sure of it. She is looking fantastic. She is the best

one that we have bred, so look after her! You trust me with your

best sheep? Why not? No pressure, then! A what is this? This is your

shirt and tie. Just to enjoy every minute out there, and good luck.

Thank you very much. Horse has an extraordinary animals that have

been trained and domesticated for millennia. At the Royal Welsh Show

you can see some of the best show losses in the country. Training a

racehorse is a different arc to training a horse for the shoring

and this year, we have introduced a retraining the racecourse class for

the very first time. Rachel Thomas from Bridgend has been competing in

retraining the racecourse classes in shows for a few years now. This

retraining the racecourse it's a new competition - how does it work?

About 4,000 horses, to of training, and need to find another job. Some

are not suitable to continue in their career but many are very

useful. And it is all about retraining the racecourse, after

the track, to turn it into a horse that can do another job. This class

is aimed at a show was, trying to turn it into a show loss. What

other judges looking for? Basically initial loss class, a horse that is

correct in its composition. Anything you would look for an a

stand-up show was class, any show anywhere, and today the judge will

ride the exhibits and he has to have a feel for that and that will

feed into the final were the result. This is a beautiful horse, what is

his racing history? He ran on the flat and he was useless, to be

honest. He came last on all but one occasion. As is the case with

horses that have not been any good they get overlooked and ended the

not very good homes. We found them on a Welsh hillside and he was very

thin. So we basically felt sorry for them. Week retrained and to go

into a better home and have a better standard of care. He has

been really good. He has taken to being a show loss. He has gone from

that are appearing at the Royal Welsh? Yes. And you have high hopes

for them? You can never tell with a racehorse, because the training

they get when they might a younger is not conventional. I would like

them to win, I really hope that it all goes right. It is down to the

judges. As long as it goes well, we're happy with that. Best of luck.

Thank you very much. Rachel was an old hand at showing, but this horse

has never step into the shoring before. This is his owner. This is

your pastime at the Royal Welsh Show? Yes, it is. I am starting at

the top! How have the preparations going? Very well, he's very calm, I

have ridden him this morning. We will see. You are most -- more used

to eventing. Yes, it is more individual. You have an address at

Edge Ring, a jumping ring, or your own. So dealing with a group of

horses is more daunting. In the retraining the racecourse class

there are 18 horses, quit a big number. Yes, a lot of forces, let's

hope that he is not thinking about racing. What was his racing

history? Not very good. He raced on the Flat and did a little over

hurdles. We will catch up with you After a very rigorous competition

in which the judge rides each of the losses himself, Rachel and

Petter were placed 4th and 5th, in the top half of the class. From

where I am standing that looked quite tough. Yes, it was a big

class. And you were put through your paces. Yes, he was very

thorough, the judge. Your first time in the show ring, what type of

experience was it? I was glad that he kept the lid on it. He was quite

fresh, but he did me proud in the end. They are quite quirky

creatures, so likely to blow at any moment. The horticultural marquee

at the Royal Welsh is awash with colour, from radiant roses to

fabulous futures, each and every flower has been grown with one day

in nine, the day of judgment at the Royal Welsh Show. One man who knows

more than most about this is Gareth Davies. He has been competing at

the Royal Welsh for 40 years, without losing a single year. He

doesn't just like showing his floral creations at the Royal Welsh.

His garden at home is the perfect showcase. Today is one of those

days in the Callander that I have probably been thinking about for

the last 12 months because for the last 18 years we have open the

garden under the National Garden Scheme. It gives me a target, I

have got to get my garden spot on bodies and day if I can. Perhaps I

would sit back a little, if this was not the case. What is key to my

enjoyment is that growing from seed, growing from cuttings, from the

autumn, from January, February onwards, we see the development

from the beginning. The plants in the garden, you think, that is it,

that is what I was aiming for. The Royal Welsh has a very important

place in my heart, because I started exhibiting in at 40 years

ago. The Royal Welsh has been an opportunity to rub shoulders with

other people who exhibit, to chat and socialise and have some fun.

And I'll have stewarding up there as well, to see the people you know

coming and going, you make so many friends. I am hoping to take some

roses, it depends on the weather. We all say that, but it does depend

on the weather with the roses, some pot plants, some foliage plants,

begonias, that is what I hope to be able to do. Those lovely velvet

rowers petals, through to their futures, what an incredible mix of

colour. You have these large bush varieties, smaller ones, the range

of colours from red and white, through to the lavenders and

purples, the these shades of pink, and gone are the days when you just

had red and purple, now there is a greater spectrum of colour. You are

so clever, to produce these beautiful blooms for us at this

time of year, because recently we have got very early Summers, which

means the Royal Welsh Show is quite late on in the year, so how do you

do it? That is a very good point, because you have to try and hold

things back a little, not the easiest thing to do. You have got

to prune the plants at the right time, and keeping them in a

temperature of a minimum of 14 Celsius in the winter, and give

them a head start in the spring. the time you get to the Royal Welsh

it is about the theatre of the display. You cannot help looking at

that. Yes, it has long, tubular flowers, it has a slightly sub-

tropical appearance, it has a tendency to flower right through

until the frost, but in the winter, I give it slightly more water than

the others, because the sappers not rising and it might do I off

completely. It is a very impressive tally of prizes that you have a.

Yes, 13 firsts. All I can say is congratulations to you and your

MUSIC: Theme From Rocky. I was about to step out onto the World's

greatest sheep stage. Come on, sweetheart. Some last-minute

You know what? This is such an incredible experience. I am in a

real competition at the Royal Welsh. I don't care how I do, apart from I

This is really nerve-racking. How do you think we did? I think

First time at the Royal Welsh, I am blown away. I feel elated,

absolutely amazing, my first ever attempt at showing a sheep, and 5th

prize. And all the people back in Cardiff are going to be really

proud of me, they are city boy, coming out and having a go, and

coming out 5th. I feel great! What an afternoon. I have so much

admiration for the people that a short sheet here, and they

understand, when people are putting so much effort and preparation time,

to get these animals ready, burrs and hours of waiting, it is all

Tuesday is a big day for the cattle breeders. I witness the sight of a

Lancaster bomber in the hills and trees met and improve -- a

10 years ago, the British farming community was devastated by for it

and mouth disease and Wales was no exception. Thousands of animals

were slaughtered and the countryside was closed. Livelihoods

were lost overnight and countless events were cancelled to prevent

the spread of disease. The Royal Welsh was one of those events

cancelled in 2001, the first time since 1947. Many of those that lost

stock in the dark days of 2001 gave up farming altogether, others took

a deep breath and started again and one of them was Owain. Despite of

losing everything, he is back here Very tough year. Third and mouth

broke out I had a call saying they would come and fetch the 2000 sheep

tomorrow morning. But after some frantic calls, they kindly let me

keep them. I picked the best ewes had them blood-tested. Was it

difficult for you to find the same quality of stock. Very difficult,

very difficult to get the numbers up again. It took seven or eight

years. You at the Royal Welsh, how important is it to be here? I have

been showing since 1950 and I have never missed it. I have judged

three or four times. You are competing today. That is right.

the Wiltshire corn? It has a strong tradition here. They have always

After careful preparation, the responsibility is handed down to

As always, tensions were running high. The judge having a difficult

task but in the end awarded the ram Happy? Being in the ring is enough

for me. Sometimes you get more than you expect but sometimes not quite

as good as you expect like today. Well done. Today, visitors to the

show get to see the unique sight of a fly-past by the only airworthy

Lancaster bomber left in Britain. A tribute to Mr Richard Moseley he

was the show as treasurer for 39 years. The fly-past is an honour to

all those who like Richard Moseley risks and lost their lives during

the Second World War. As an 18- year-old in the Second World War,

Richard, or Dick Moseley, was rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber

serving in RAF Bomber to a team gold Squadron. This put painting

was gifted to mark the 60th anniversary of that war. It depicts

Mrs Moseley, Ellen, gel, Jimmy Reilley, this must have been a very

emotional occasion for you to witness this fly-past. It was

extremely emotional. What do you think your father would have felt

when he saw the fly-past? My father would have been extremely proud and

also absolutely delighted that the Lancaster flew over the show today.

I think at this time, he would want to be sure we remembered everybody

else he was part of the Second World War and he would have been a

very proud man which he had been here today. He loved the show. It

was his life. Yes. He gave all he support he could give to the show

and the summer show was the best in the world. But he had another life

before that when he was a young boy of 18. Yes. Because in those days

he was known as Ginger Moseley. never called anyone Ginger! It was

an invitation to a fight. No, he was Dick. It is a great honour to

meet you because you are here representing the members of the

crew who cannot be here. It is incredible that you flew 32

missions, lots of them daylight raids. That is right. What was your

job? It was my job to see the bomb doors were opened. Dick's great day

was over Britain, where we got a fighter attack. We lost a lot of

aircraft that day and he gave a commentary as good as a man on a

boat race. Simply calling out the day's best -- distance and that was

it. It must have been a lovely feeling to watch that Lancaster or

fly over. It was. I would have love Dick to be here. He was here in

spirit. I am sure. It was for all The beef competition is always one

of the show highlights with all 15 pedigree beef breeds choosing their

five best matching animals to represent the breed. Each team is

chosen by a judge for Easter show You had a difficult job because

they are well over 100 entered this year. How do you choose those five

different animals? You are looking for animals that match each other,

so when the judge looks at them, he says, they are all good. A good

Joining me ringside to watch this magnificent competition is Lennon

fawn, a breeder from. We know where your loyalties lie. What do you

think of this team? This team has a fantastic five individual animals.

Whether there are even enough to win this competition, I am not sure,

but as individuals they are very, very good animals. This competition

is a showcase for the breed. It is celebrating its 40th anniversary in

the UK and it has gone on from strength to strength in those 40

I know it is difficult for you to be objective, but who do you think

will take it? It is very difficult to decide. I know the Welsh Black

will be the breed most popular, however, I think that the Belgian

brewers will be very dangerous today. A how do you think the

lemmas will do? For I think they will be in the running but not

quite there. 17 years after this competition began at the Royal

Welsh, judging this year was in the hands of a farmer and well-known

singer Trevor Edwards. The first prize is going to go to the British

blues. APPLAUSE Glen, you will ride.

It was the British blues. What do you think? A I think what he says

is quite correct. They are matched more evenly than any other group.

Congratulations. Well done. It was your year. Yes, second time in a

row. Very chuffed. When we think of the further Pavilion, we tend to

think of poultry but there are also some 240 pigeons to see, split into

three categories - racing, flying and fancy. We went to meet one

enthusiastic young competitor who is a chip off the old block when it

comes to keeping pigeons, learning his trade from his grandfather.

am Francis and I will be taking a I am taking it to different breeds

of pigeons to the Royal Welsh Show this year. First I am taking my

main breed which is the old Dutch tumbler and then my new breed,

I was older than Aled when he started showing. I did not have

anyone to go with me but my father made me a small box, I was a member

of a small club, and I used to catch the bus to town. I have the

same breeds as my grandad because a lot of people would think then that

my grandad just does it, because people are shown birds in the name

of their children and their children are like one or two years

old. You need to have all your feathers right and make sure all

the feet are intact and that they are good enough to be shown. Lift

the further, you get a lot over damage. You'll get a band further.

If it is not bent too badly, you can put it into hot water and it

will straighten. I pass on as much knowledge as they can, but I am

still learning at my age. He is still winning in some places but I

am catching up. I would like to see him winning. I do not mind losing.

Francis, and it, the results came in yesterday. How did you do?

a Supreme Champion with the fancy pigeons and my grandson had a

reserve champion. You have to be pleased with that. I am very

pleased. He is extraordinary! lovely bird. Their head is the most

important feature of the bird. Aled, on your bird, look at the further

footing. Is that difficult to maintain? They grow naturally but

they break often and can be out for a season than. I have to clean them

all the time, keep washing them. lot goes into it. I noticed that

you're not just showing birds, you are stewards. Grandad Is this do it

as well, isn't he? What does that Intel? You have to feed the birds,

make sure they are safe, make sure Wednesday it is the day of

champions. In the cattle, sheep and pig section, Supreme Champions are

crowned. There was emotion in the main ring as the Welsh cob passes

reached a climax. On Wednesday morning, Rachael was watching the

action in the Supreme Dairy. Wednesday morning, the champions

from each of the four dairy sections stepped back into the

cattle ring to compete for the supreme championship. The Harris

family are here competing in the short horn section, like all

exhibitors, the dream is to be representing their breed in the

Supreme dairy championship. I am with father and son as they get

ready for competition. What do you bring to the Royal Welsh this year?

We have three short horns to promote the breed because they are

not many of them. We needed to promote the breed, they work well

for us at home. How do you divide the duties between you? At the

Royal Welsh, this is what I call dad's a holiday, a social event of

the year. He comes up and looks after the cals and me and my mother

stay at home. You had a great day yesterday, you won the Prix

champion, so you go on to compete. A special moment. Fantastic. To get

there in the ring with the other champions, that is our chance.

Especially on a Welsh a level, we get to show the rest of Great

Britain what we have to offer. pressure! The not at all. It is my

What does it mean to you as a family to be representing your

breed? It is fantastic for the breed to be here in this show, to

take that one animal for that one day, it is your show. Who do you

think is going to take the championship? I think without

hesitation it has got to be the Holstein. We have not seen one of

that quality Grace the shoring for many years. And that is what the

breed needs right now have. So much of the judging comes down to style

of animals, and you can recognise the style of the Holstein here

today, she stands out more than any other cow in that ring. She does

look tremendous, but we will see You were spot-on, the Holstein has

taken the championship. I don't think there could have been any

other choice today, that cow stood out. What does this mean? The it is

a great feeling, a marvellous feeling. I have won prizes before

but not the individual cow of the show, the best cow ensure. We have

been a bridesmaid so many times but never the bride. So it is a good

feeling for us, our friends and family. Congratulations to you.

was a great honour and privilege to be chosen to judge the Royal Welsh.

You would see 30-but the five judges in a lifetime and there is a

list of over 200, so we're very honoured to be on that list. What I

will be looking for is the natural style coming down the ring, full

presence, good action, been shown to his true potential. It will be

the best selection of Welsh Cobs in the whole world. And I hope to make

the right decision on the day. thoughts of a judge on the once-in-

a-lifetime privilege of judging the Welsh cob class, but the champion

being awarded the George, Prince of Wales Cup, by the end of the day

today. Wick this morning, the junior stallions common, the four-

year-old to seven-year-olds. Then, the senior stallions make their

spectacular entrance. A I am here with a group of exhibitors were

trying for success in both classes, whilst keeping it in the family.

What we have is two families, acting as a team. Here we have

Philip, whose horse is taking part in the senior stallion class. Over

a year, we have Matt senior, whose horse teacake -- is taking part in

the junior event. And your horse, and yours, our brothers? Yes, half-

brothers, minds goes in the junior class, and then Philip's was forced

on in the seniors. And Matt Junior's going to be doing the

running for you. Yes, junior does the running, some readers the

preparation and Tommy does the running for Philip. Have you got

dual nationality? Coming to Wales, shown Welsh cobs. No, he has. He is

an adopted Welshman! Despite the accent! What does it mean to you

all to win here at the Royal Welsh? It is a dream, we work all year for

this particular day. First up, in the stallion class, black Harry. I

cannot imagine how you must be feeling now. To say that I was

nervous would be an understatement. This is his first attempt? Yes, at

the Royal Welsh, and the one that is standing second was the winner

last year, so there is even more pressure. He's making a good fist

of it so far. Unbelievable at the moment. I am so nervous, I don't

know what to say! You are trembling! They are lovely animals.

If you don't feel that way, you shouldn't be here. It is an amazing

We have got it! Fantastic! A I am A great result for the junior

stallion, Black Harry. Let's see how his half-brother does this

afternoon. Playing my very own small part in the chic section

makes me appreciate how a special it is to exhibit animals that there

will show. To compete in the Supreme Championship, before you

can do that you have to be voted top of the class, best indeed, and

then and only then do you get the opportunity to compete at the Royal

Welsh. To win the Supreme Championship - that is the ultimate

dream. One young man who started the week with big dreams is James

Lennard, who has been showing his own flock of Jacob sheep with a

little help from his sister, Emily. First and foremost, how have you

done? We have done very well. We have had a first, a 4th, and the

theft, and we had a first with the you, and the second with a you lamb.

What other chances on going on to the Supreme? Looking quite good.

Hopefully next year, we will come back and have bigger, better sheet,

and we will go from there and hopefully win again. You are

showing Jacobs sheep - or why that particular breed? We like the

nature of the sheet, and there is good competition in them, and they

are very friendly and good natured. A I have certainly noticed that the

they are good natured. How do you get into this? We bought some Jacob

sheep from the local community farm and it went from there. Someone

said that I should show them, and they showed them at the local show,

back in 2005, I think it was, and it just went on from there. I

bought my three pedigree ewes. do the Jacobs normally do in the

Supreme? I have only ever known it to win once in the Supreme, because

they are fine boned sheep, so they takes something of a hit when they,

against sheep like the textile after selecting the best and the

uproar, Poland and continental section, it was a head-to-head

contest. And judge, Richard Weir, from Bristol, found it pretty

straightforward. Goodness me, that was quick. Yes, this one has won

the Supreme Champion, well done to them, Glee sheep. The judge

obviously knew what he was looking for because that was a matter of

seconds. Yes, it is a good sheep, so it catches the eye of the judge.

Do you agree with the judge? Yes, it was a really good sheep, to be

in the competition. Award the champion of champions then? Yes.

This is a huge crowd pleaser at the Royal Welsh Show, and the

atmosphere is terrific as everyone gets behind the Welsh. The All

Nations champion is decided here on Wednesday. Speed, skill and stamina

decide who wins at sheep shearing. Sheep shearing is not a competition,

but a way of life, a vital part of the agricultural cycle. We met two

young sheep shearers from Swansea at work. They are competing in the

open competition against the old shearing store wars for the very

first time and have a tough act to follow, including this year, in the

key Bingham. We are right on the end, near Warren said. And we have

the sheep in this morning, and two of my nephews, Mark and Matthew,

and another friend of ours coming down as well. Matthew Evans is she

doing in the autumn, edition of the Royal Welsh and will hopefully get

through to champion of Wales as well. I have won the championship

of Wales nine times. I have been lucky enough to travel all over the

world representing Wales and the UK. It is good to see these young boys

coming in and having a go. Last year and the Royal Welsh the were

100 boys coming and competing, so it is tough. It is not just on

speed but on quality. You have got to have that combined mix, to try

to get through. We work together every day, so there is always a

battle going on in work, we are at the same speed, and it is more fun

working with someone at the same speed because you try to get better,

and you compete more. You learn a lot, and if they see you doing

something wrong they come and help you. We had mad to travel to New

Zealand and Australia. We're well known. If you are keen on winning

the competition you have to be doing the job every day, and

concentrate on doing a good job, every sheep that you sure, you have

to be thinking about winning the Royal Welsh. You are both old

friends but when it comes to competing, is it serious is this?

It can be, I Shea against him every day in a shed, so we have a

competition every day. When it gets up here there is a big audience are

you-so you have to try and please the crowd. Does the act as we get

to you? Yes, I do get a lot of nerves, especially when all eyes

are on the opera. A best of luck, boys, thanks for your time and good

luck with your sheep shearing. Both boys made it to the quarter-

final of the championship Shearer of Wales, and Matthew made it to

the semi-final of the open competition, but his mentor, Mickey,

is still in the running to be crowned Welsh champion again. Line-

outs and in shreds, and I am only watching. Them boys have been

working hard for the last 11 minutes, shearing 20 lambs in this

final, and it looks like Gareth Daniels might just have the edge.

It is difficult to tell. And the sweat was pouring off them. It is

hard work, you have got a lease on, the pressure, the crowd, add this

means everything to those boys, so yes, they are working out. Gareth,

you are this year's Welsh sheep shearing champion - who does that

feel? Pretty awesome! It was pretty tough, I have not quite seen the

points, but I am chuffed to be on top. You get to represent Wales and

the World Championships in New Zealand. Will you be celebrating

before then? Yes, thank you. And you very much. It is the

responsibility of the sponsor county to organise the vintage

machinery displays each year at the Royal Welsh. This year, it is

Camaerthenshire British missionary society that is in charge, and it

is a display for character, and characters. -- Camaerthenshire than

Page machine in a society. -- vintage machinery society. This is

a David Brown, of late 40s vintage. It is only one of the tractors that

we have here today. It is a relatively small display, but it is

very bearded, and it has attracted a lot of interest among passers-by.

I am walking at these machines and people will think that they are

just display models, not working. These are all very much working

machines. Some of them, in the conditions that you see her with

this one, probably are used more for display than actual work, but

they are capable of doing a day's work at any time. My own machine is

deliberately kept in an unrestored condition. Mechanically it is OK,

but as I used it for work, from time to time, I have not painted it

up. So that is the way that it goes. There are two schools of thought,

some like to keep them in their working clothes, if you will.

machines are going on and on. It is like, who's going to retire first,

you or the machine? It is a race! Anybody's guess. At the moment I

hope to carry on and do a few more I can only think you must be

feeling incredibly proud watching him run out. I am so excited. I

have never felt this way before. This is the senior outstanding

class. He is in it for the first time. An extra-special because you

bred him. I broke him from a baby. Mr Harry is getting ready for his

individual run. It will be all or That this fine, he is doing the job

After that fantastic performance, Phil was a little disappointed as

Mr Javier was called in second. What we thought was the final

judgment, but it was not over yet as judge asked his top two

stallions to perform once again before and enraptured crowd and an

He has brought him in.,! Does that mean he has won? Yes. Yes!

Congratulations. Well done. Tears are going to fall now. 30 years I

have been waiting for this to win the senior Staddon class and I have

This was a story that none of us could have dreamt, as power

stallion went head-to-head with top stallion award. It was black Harry

who took the top prize and he also went on to be over all melt

champion. This meant that Matt's young stallion was up for the

ultimate prize, the George Prince of Wales Cup against a female

champion. This is the grand finale. Unfortunately, we cannot lose now

because the winning stallion and the winning mare are in the final.

Perhaps quite not the fairy-tale ending you were thinking of a but

still stardust all round as Black Harry was pipped to the post by his

half-sister, owned by Jonathan and family. The mayor came up trumps.

She did. She is a big man and sheep really get up and go when she needs

to. She loves the crowd getting behind her and she has turned on

Thursday is one of my favourite days of the Royal Welsh. In the

Horse section, the sprightly Cup is awarded. All around the Showground

the competitions reach their conclusions. We have been in the

sheep section where we have been following the action all week.

is the most popular breed of sheep here. It is a continental breed and

it does well in the interbreed class, that is the competition for

the best group of three owned and showed by the same individual. I am

here to learn a little bit more How does this competition work?

the judge, he will look for something that, this time you have

to have a ewe lamb in the competition so that will be

slightly smaller. The breed does quite well. Why is that? You can

trim them. It is a bit of a benefit if you can trim them, get them

looking the same but you are not allowed to touch their wall. Only

wash their faces and legs. You will be out there in the interbreed

competition today. Best of luck. After almost an hour in the ring,

the judge whittled them down to two groups. And the champion goes to

Congratulations. The breed won the pairs yesterday. Yes we did. We had

a good day yesterday. Today is not bad either, you won the interbreed.

It is the first time I have won this club of three. A great honour

to win both. You must be exhausted. You were in the ring an hour.

and I have been home every night and I was up early this morning to

get them ready. Many congratulations, well deserved.

Thank you. We all love our household pets and pedigree

prizewinners or not, they are part of the family. In a special section

here, To celebrate the animals who share our daily lives, the pet

class is open to all sorts of animals. The question is, how do

Leighton Evers is the man with the difficult task this year. The

owners must leave their beloved animals behind and step out of the

pavilion before Leighton gets to On to the cats and you will not get

them out? No, the reason for that is there are so many people here,

it could frighten them. This is a young kitten, very playful. He has

been handled by its owner already because they have been playing with

it. What kind of animals are entered? A mixture. The biggest

class has been guinea-pigs, rabbits and so we have also had hamsters,

cabs, a tortoise even. This is the pet section. Therefore, we are

looking at pets. How they handle, how they are looked after,

cleanliness, the breed. We do not look at the standard that they are

for the breed section, but what You have made your decision now.

Can you reveal who was best in show? It was quite a difficult

choice, but my two best in shows was this little guinea-pig and the

best in show this year is this rabbit. It has been a wonderfully

looked after. You can see how soft the fur is. Beautiful condition. I

do not know who it is owned by, but you can find out after. I have

found the owner of this year's best pet. You can tell me now, who is

the rabbit? I am again and this is my rabbit. How long have you had

her? Three years. We give her a brush every day, some carrots and

she is pampered. Congratulations. There for Welsh pony horse and

recount some -- fight it out for the Tom and spread the car. This

award recognises the combination of a unique man and pony, Tom Jones

Evans. Groves sprightlier was mountain pony champion from 1930 to

1939 with the exception of 1937 when Mr Evans was asked to judge in

order to give the others a chance. I caught up with the man judging

the competition this year, Mr William Lloyd. It is obviously an

honour but also exciting to judge the best Welsh in a horse show and

to pick the best of the past. now the responsibility for that

lies entirely on your shoulders, whereas in the past it was up to

the crowd. Absolutely. And it was an exciting event then. A machine

would measure the applause but now ates down to a human being. You are

known very much as the Welsh cob breeder. How tricky when it before

you to not be drawn to the Welsh cobs? One likes to think that it

will be on the level playing field and you so have to equate between

the four and over the hope for the And today, well awarded the Tom and

sprightly Cup to morning Queen and her owner Jonathan. Its really is

the icing on the cake after being called champion yesterday, to take

the Cup is icing on the cake. a joy to see her looking so

beautiful. Congratulations. Thank you. While the champion might have

reined in the Tom and Spike Lee, it was a different story in the

Supreme Championship. This was the top horse and Cuddy qualifier.

Jordan Watson, brilliant running. What was the experience like?

It has been an extraordinary week on Wednesday alone, over 66,000

people visited this event and they cannot help but who have been