The second of six programmes produced by CBTV Productions for Tyne Tees Television of a year in the life of John Dodd and his family who live at Sillywrea Farm in Northumberland and use only Clydesdale horses to work their land. Title: The Last Horseman It is March on Sillywrea Farm in Northumberland where farmer John Dodd, his son-in-law David Wise and farm hand Norman Barber each discuss why they like working with horses. John also discusses the positives and negatives of horses over...

The second of six programmes produced by CBTV Productions for Tyne Tees Television of a year in the life of John Dodd and his family who live at Sillywrea Farm in Northumberland and use only Clydesdale horses to work their land. Title: The Last Horseman It is March on Sillywrea Farm in Northumberland where farmer John Dodd, his son-in-law David Wise and farm hand Norman Barber each discuss why they like working with horses. John also discusses the positives and negatives of horses over modern tractors which he isn't against. John and his grandson Richard watch David as he ploughs a field. David learned all he knows from John. John feeds turnips to the sheep and lamps from the back of a wagon and Norman sows' fertilizer. John isn't afraid of manual work, but not on Sunday's unless it's necessary, he uses a fork to spread manure. Back home he sits at the table with his wife Maggie Hall eating breakfast. She talks about being a farmer's wife since their marriage in 1954. Title: The Last Horseman. End of Part One Title: The Last Horseman: Part Two In the second part of the programme John Dodd works with 2-and-a-half-year-old horse Sandy, training him to be obedient and get use to the harness. In a barn John and David work to repair a chain harrier. It is a very useful piece of equipment that is used on the pastures to level the land and is seen being used as such by John. John and David are then photographed by Master Model Sculptor Ray Ayres from Border Fine Arts who is taking reference photographs for a series of sculptures he is producing. The final part of the programme shows David sowing spring barley with horses Dick and Davy. John is heard saying that there isn't many working horses left, in comparison to hobby horses which are seen for display. Title: With thanks to Northern Arts, Border Fine Arts Credit: Camera Simon Crouch, Lee Sutterby Credit: Additional Camera Kip Halsey Credit: Music John Cook Credit: Graphics Keith Dover Credit: Dubbing Mixer Andy Ludbrook Credit: Editor David Hindmarsh Credit: Executive Producer Jane Bolesworth Credit: Producer Charles Bowden End credit: CBTV Production for Tyne Tees Television. © Tyne Tees Television MM