(15 Nov 2010)
Lodz, Poland
November 10, 2010
1. Shot of woman riding a horse
2. Shot of woman dismounting a horse
3. Close of horse’s hooves
4. Wide of woman leaving kindergarten with her son
5. SOUNDBITE (Polish) – Agata Stepien, Kacper’s mother:
“He saw parents pick up their children with dogs, even with a ferret… because we have moved closer and we don’t have a dog Kacper asked me: “Mummy, pick me up with an animal as well” …and his animal is a horse. So I had to talk with my husband, with the kindergarten and then I could pick up my child”.
6. Shot of Kacper’s dad putting his riding gloves on
7. Close of Kacper in riding helmet
8. SOUNDBITE (Polish) – Joanna Okraska, mother of a child from kindergarten:
“Sure, it’s great fun for a child… it’s funny. My child is very spontaneous, he’d also like me to pick him up with a horse, but unfortunately it’s not possible”.
9. Shot of Kacper’s mother placing him on horse
10. Close of Kacper sitting on horse
11. Shot of Kacper’s mother mounting horse
12. Pan of Kacper and his mother riding
13. SOUNDBITE (Polish) – Agata Stepien, Kacper’s mother
“He grabs her leg, he grabs her head, he grabs her tail, he hangs on her, and she is totally calm, she lets him do everything… they kiss each other.”
14. Various shots of Kacper hugging horse
15. Close of horse’s head
16. Close of Kacper sitting on horse
17. Mid of Kacper and his mother on horse
18. Close of hands holding reins
19. SOUNDBITE (Polish) – Agata Stepien, Kacper’s mother:
” We try to make our journey easy and pleasant. A little bit of a trot, and a slow walk so he doesn’t get tired”.
20. Kacper with his mother riding on a road
21. Kacper with his mother riding through trees
22. SOUNDBITE (Polish) – Agata Stepien, Kacper’s mother:
“Some of the drivers have some stupid ideas and they start to honk. Luckily she ignores it”.
23. Wide of car overtaking their horse
24. Close of Kacper and his mother riding
25. Wide of Kacper with his mother riding on the road
26. SOUNDBITE (Polish) – Andrzej Galka, father of a child from kindergarten:
“We should also think about security when parents pick them up in cars. I think it’s the same, if it isn’t even more secure on a horse.”
27. Wide of Kacper with his mother on their horse
28. Close of Kacper’s foot in the stirrup
29. Close of horse’s hooves
30. Wide of Kacper with his mother riding
31. Wide of Kacper and his mother walking hand in hand with their horse
LEAD IN:
Most children get picked up from school by car or public transport but one Polish schoolboy has a unique form of transport.
Four-year-old Kacper Stepien is the talk of his kindergarten thanks to his four-legged friend Fala.
STORYLINE:
When Kacper asked his mother, Agata, why he couldn’t be picked up from kindergarten with the family pet she didn’t have an answer.
Kacper’s friend’s were greeted at the gates by their dogs, even their ferrets.
So after discussing it with her husband and the kindergarten, Agata decided their 21-year-old horse Fala could do the daily school run.
The other mums find Agata’s mode of transport amusing.
Joanna Okraska, another mother, says: “Sure it’s great fun for a child… it’s funny. My child is very spontaneous, he’d also like me to pick him up with a horse, but unfortunately it’s not possible”.
And the four-year-old feels quite at home with Fala’s. He’s been on horseback since he was ten months old.
Agata says: “He grabs her leg, he grabs her head, he grabs her tail, he hangs on her, and she is totally calm, she lets him do everything… they kiss each other”.
The two-kilometre journey takes about half an hour. Fala picks Kacper up at least three times a week.
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