Royal Welsh Show: Paramedic Carys Powell exhibits sheep
Carys Powell, 25, from Abbey Cwm Hir near Llandrindod Wells is hoping that this year her efforts pay off as she exhibits her Zwartble sheep at the prestigious show.
She has done this while also doing the gruelling training required to become a paramedic.
'We are based just up the road form here,' said Carys. 'We started the flock back in 2018. We built that up slowly and this is about our third year showing. We have about six with us.
'I am a farmer's daughter and I am currently training to be a paramedic. I am doing the farming in between the training. I am lucky I have mum and dad, they are a great help.
'We do it as a team really and we have met a lot of lovely people along the way. We just keep coming back.
'It's a bit flexible, I help at weekends when I am home and then I am down Swansea way or wherever I need to be for my course.'
Carys' father Dai, was full of pride and said that farming was in the blood.
'We have been farmers all our lives, including my father before me,' said Dai.
'We have lived where we are now for 20 years. I have been on the farm since the early 1960s.'
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The family said that they love the show and enjoy meeting people each year despite only exhibiting for the last three years, with Carys showing her sheep on Monday (July 21)
'It's mainly commercial sheep but at 18 I said I wanted to go into this breed,' said Carys.
'Before this we were just visitors. I'm a life governor, we also do smaller shows but this is the main show that I do.
'I've got a bit of nerves but it is good to have them. There is such a high standard here as well which is such a nice thing because you know you are with the best in the Wales.'
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