- I GOT MY FIRST HORSE
WHEN I WAS ABOUT 10 OR 12.
ROY ROGERS AND GENE AUTRY
WERE MY HEROES.
I THINK
IF YOU'RE A TRUE HORSEMAN,
THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
[metal clanging]
- THERE IT GOES.
ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
LET'S GO GET 'EM.
[chuckles]
- YOU GET TO TAKE A WILD HORSE
AND BOND WITH HIM AND GET HIM
TO WHERE YOU CAN RIDE HIM.
IT JUST DOESN'T
GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.
[dog barking]
[bright acoustic guitar music]
♪ ♪
- I JUST WANT ONE
THAT'S KIND OF EASYGOING
AND GENTLE AND...
- WELL, HE'S NOT GONNA
BE GENTLE.
I GOT NEWS FOR YOU.
- WELL, GENTLE TEMPERAMENT,
I GUESS, I MEAN.
YEAH.
- I JUST HOPE THAT THEY'RE NOT
THE LITTLE TINY ONES.
I HOPE THEY'RE THE BIGGER ONES.
- YEAH.
- I LIKE A BIG HORSE.
- YOU GET A BIG ONE.
I'LL TAKE A TINY ONE.
[relaxing instrumental music]
♪ ♪
- HERE IT IS.
[horses neighing]
- ALL RIGHT.
- OKAY.
- HERE, LET ME GIVE YOU YOURS,
EVELYN.
- ALL RIGHTY.
- GIVE ME A BETTER ONE
THAN YOU GAVE HER.
8108.
WELL, THE DEAL IS,
AND THEY MAKE IT CLEAR,
YOU GET WHAT YOU GET.
IT'S LUCK OF THE DRAW.
AND SO YOU DO WITH
WHAT YOU GOT.
- BYE, KATE.
OH, MY GOSH.
TRYING TO CLIMB THE SIDE OF IT.
- I THINK WE'VE COME
FOR THE BEAR--
THE BLACK.
- COULD BE.
- JUST GIVE IT A SECOND
BEFORE YOU START--
- IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
SMELL ME.
SEE, I AIN'T BAD.
HEY, SEE, HE'S--
HE'S SMELLING MY HAND.
- YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
- THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
- MM-HMM.
- GOOD SIGN.
NOBODY'S GONNA HURT YOU.
HEY, YEAH, WE'RE GONNA
GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
HE'S SCARED TO DEATH.
HE'S A LITTLE SMALL.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
- HERE HE COMES.
OH, MY GOSH.
[gasps]
OH, MY GOSH.
HE'S BEAUTIFUL.
OH, MY GOD.
[laughs]
HEY, WILLIE.
BOY, HE'S A BIG'UN.
- SHE GOT THE BIG ONE.
I GOT THE LITTLE ONE.
- [laughs]
ALL RIGHT.
- I OUTWEIGH MY HORSE.
- [laughs]
YOU OUTWEIGH YOUR HORSE.
[laughs]
- THESE WILL BE WAYLON
AND WILLIE.
- WAYLON AND WILLIE,
THAT'S A GOOD COMBINATION.
- IT'S ALL RIGHT, WAYLON.
- Y'ALL READY?
- WE HOPE THAT
IN ABOUT 90 DAYS,
THESE GUYS WILL BE
STERLING EXAMPLES
OF FINE RIDING HORSES.
[laughs]
WE'LL TAKE 'EM TO FORT WORTH
AND JUST DAZZLE
THE HORSE WORLD.
[chuckles]
- HAVE GOALS FOR ONE DAY.
- OKAY.
- AND DON'T TRY TO DO
TOO MANY THINGS AT ONCE.
JUST HAVE ONE GOAL,
AND WHEN HE MEETS THAT GOAL,
THAT'S IT.
THAT'LL BE DONE.
- I'D LIKE TO TOUCH HIM.
- [laughs]
- THAT WOULD BE A GOOD GOAL.
[horse neighs]
I'VE NEVER DONE
ANY OF THIS STUFF BEFORE.
I'D JUST BEEN BASING IT ON,
YOU KNOW, WHAT I'VE READ.
I ACTUALLY THINK
THAT'S THE POINT.
I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY HAVE
THIS KIND OF PROGRAM.
I THINK THAT THEY WANT TO SHOW
THAT, LIKE, A REAL PERSON
CAN REALLY DO IT.
GOOD BOY.
- I THOUGHT SHE WAS CRAZY.
I MEAN, I REALLY DID.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS CRAZY.
YOU UNDERSTAND
HE'S, LIKE, REALLY WILD.
I MEAN, LIKE, CRAZY WILD.
SHE'S LIKE,
"OH, THEY WON'T BE THAT BAD."
I'M LIKE,
"OKAY. I DON'T THINK SO.
BUT OKAY."
- GET.
[clicks teeth]
GO.
HE WON'T RUN.
OH, LET'S GO.
- USUALLY, WHEN YOU'RE TRAINING
YOUR FIRST HORSE,
IT'S A YEARLING
THAT YOU THEN TRAINED UP
AS A TWO-YEAR-OLD,
AND THEN YOU BREAK IT.
AND TO START WITH A MUSTANG
IS SORT OF LIKE STARTING OUT
YOUR SINGING CAREER
SINGING OPERA.
- HE'S TRYING TO IGNORE ME.
I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S A GOOD CAUSE.
I JUST HOPE THAT I LEARN A LOT,
AND I WANT THE HORSE
TO GO TO A GOOD HOME.
- WHAT ARE YOUR BIGGEST FEARS
GOING AHEAD?
- BEING ABLE
TO GET ON THE HORSE.
BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW,
CONTACT THE HORSE,
WALK THE HORSE,
LEAD THE HORSE.
I MIGHT COME BACK LATER
AND TRY AGAIN.
GIVE HIM SOME TIME.
AND THEN, COME BACK
IN THE MORNING AND TRY AGAIN.
[horse neighs]
[peaceful acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
[squeaky kisses]
[mumbling]
- [squeaky kisses]
[squeaky kisses]
- YEAH.
SO HE'S STILL TRYING
TO FEEL US OUT
AND WHAT'S GOING ON,
UM, 'CAUSE HIS WORLD
LITERALLY TURNED 180 DEGREES
FROM WHERE IT WAS,
LIKE, NOT EVEN,
YOU KNOW, 72 HOURS AGO.
HIS WORLD'S
BASICALLY BEEN ROCKED.
SO HE PROBABLY DOESN'T
LIKE PEOPLE TOO MUCH.
[squeaky kisses]
[squeaky kisses]
OOH.
[sighs]
IT'S ABOUT DEVELOPING
THE TRUST,
AND RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING
WHEN YOU GET 'EM,
AND ESPECIALLY,
THEY'RE SO WILD,
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE
TEARING AROUND,
AND IT'S TOUGH TO GET
THAT KIND OF COMMUNICATION.
A LOT OF IT'S BODY LANGUAGE.
MOVE.
MOVE.
WHOA.
[squeaky kisses]
- OOH, THERE'S A STOP.
GOOD BOY.
WHOA.
WHOA.
THERE IT IS.
- I HAD NO EXPERIENCE AT ALL
IN HORSE TRAINING OR...
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO.
NIK AND I
WOULD JUST SIT IN THE FIELD,
AND WE'D JUST SIT THERE
AND WATCH BODY LANGUAGE...
- [squeaky kisses]
- AND THEN COPY THEM.
THAT'S MOSTLY WHAT WE'RE GETTING
OUR EDUCATIONS FROM,
IS FROM THE HORSE.
LIKE, HOW WOULD A HORSE
APPROACH A SCARY OBJECT?
AND WHAT THAT HORSE WOULD DO,
WOULD JUST WALK BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THAT OBJECT
UNTIL HE GOT COMFORTABLE
WITH IT
AND APPROACH IT.
[quietly]
GOT TO TRUST ME.
I TRUST YOU.
THANK YOU.
FIRST ACTUAL SCRATCH.
HE'S SHOWING HIS BRAVERY.
HE'S SHOWING HIS COURAGE.
HE'S SHOWING HIMSELF.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE.
HE'S NOT HIDING ANYTHING.
[horse chuffing]
I'M SHOCKED AT HOW FAST
I AM GETTING CLOSE TO HIM.
HI.
THERE YA GO.
[horse chuffing]
[birds chirping]
[relaxed acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
- DON'T EVER SAY
YOU TRUST ONE OF THESE HORSES
UNTIL THE DAY
YOU REALLY TRUST THEM.
[gate squeaks loudly]
RIGHT, COMANCHE?
COME HERE, BUDDY.
COME ON.
SETTLE DOWN.
WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT HIM IN
SATURDAY NIGHT,
AND I REALLY SAID
THAT HE'S THE KIND OF HORSE
THAT WILL CHALLENGE YOU.
SO MONDAY MORNING,
I WENT OUT THERE
EARLY IN THE MORNING,
AND I STARTED
TO FIGURING HIM OUT.
THAT'S WHEN HE CHARGED ME.
[horse neighs]
- IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME
SINCE I'VE SEEN A HORSE DO THAT.
[horse chuffing]
HE'S LIKE--
DOESN'T WANT TO BE
CLOSE TO HUMANS OR SOMETHING.
- WOULD YOU GO ANYWHERE NEAR
CHARLES' HORSE?
- NOT IN A MILLION YEARS.
[gate clanging]
- HE'S STILL ON THE JUMPY SIDE.
BUT AFTER
HE GETS HIMSELF QUIET,
THEN HE'S GONNA BE
MY BEST FRIEND.
HE'S GOT HIS TERRITORY.
I'VE GOT MY TERRITORY.
SO IN SOME WAY,
HE'S GONNA INVITE ME
INTO HIS TERRITORY.
THAT'S THE TIME
WHEN I'M GONNA SAY,
"OKAY, HE'S TRUSTING ME."
I WAS RAISED AROUND HERE.
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SIBLINGS
THAT WERE THE SAME AGE AS ME.
AND MY MOM HAD SOME SHEEP,
COWS, AND HORSES.
EVERY MORNING, SHE TOLD ME
TO GO GET THE HORSES.
SO I STARTED
COMMUNICATING WITH HORSES.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
IT WAS DIFFERENT.
IT DON'T MATTER
HOW OLD IT IS,
HOW FAST IT IS;
I COULD GET ON ANYTHING.
THIS COMPETITION MEANS
A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS TO ME.
I WANT TO CHALLENGE MYSELF,
AND I WANT TO SHOW MYSELF
THAT I AM STILL CAPABLE
OF DOING.
EVEN THOUGH
I'M ACHING HERE AND THERE,
BUT I'M STILL YOUNG AT HEART.
HE'S GONNA TURN OUT
PRETTY GOOD.
THAT'S IF I CAN GET ON.
[laughs]
THAT'S IF HE CAN LET ME
GET ON.
[bright acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
- OUT THERE,
IF THEY SAY "INDIAN,"
THEY THINK
WE'RE STILL ON BUCKSKINS.
WE'RE STILL WALKING AROUND
OUT THERE IN THE WILD.
BASICALLY,
WE'RE LIVING THE SAME LIFE,
BUT WE'RE JUST
ON THE RESERVATION,
THAT'S ALL.
IT'S JUST A CHALLENGE, I THINK.
THAT'S MAINLY JUST TO SHOW
THAT I'M COMING
FROM THE RESERVATION,
AND I CAN DO THE SAME AMOUNT
OF THINGS ANYBODY CAN DO.
SO I JUST WANT
TO SHOW THAT TO THIS HORSEY.
IT'S ALL I WANT TO DO.
THE HARDEST PART
IS GETTING THEM TO TRUST YOU,
GETTING THEM TO BE YOUR FRIEND.
IF I RELAX,
THE HORSE WILL RELAX.
IF YOU THINK
YOU'RE GONNA MUSCLE A MUSTANG
AND GO IN THERE
AND BE ALL MACHO TO IT,
IT'S GONNA DO THE SAME THING
BACK TO YOU.
[peaceful instrumental music]
- OKAY, CLOSE IT.
- IF YOU NOTICE, THE LITTLE ONE
HIDES BEHIND THE BIG'UN.
[chuckles]
- THE MUSTANG MAKEOVER
COMPETITION IS...
I GUESS IT BRINGS OUT
THE COMPETITIVE SPIRIT IN US.
WE WANT TO COMPETE,
AND WE WANT TO WIN.
I'M GETTING OLDER.
I KNOW I'VE GOT A LIMITED
NUMBER OF YEARS TO DO THIS.
SO I WANT THIS
TO BE A GOOD ONE.
- WHOA.
IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
- I'M GETTING HIM TO MOVE
THE WAY I WANT HIM TO MOVE,
RATHER THAN THE WAY
HE WANTS TO MOVE.
I MAKE HIM GO DIRECTIONS I PICK,
NOT WHAT HE PICKS.
WHOA.
WHOA.
WHOA.
WE'RE A LITTLE OLDER
THAN MOST PEOPLE
THAT ARE TRYING TO DO THIS.
AND, UM,
WE REALIZE THAT--
THAT WE DON'T HAVE
THE SAME BALANCE
AND THE SAME RES--RESPONSES
AND REACTIONS
THAT WE HAD THAT--
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR IT
BY BEING CAREFUL
AND USING A LITTLE WISDOM.
COME ON, BIG GUY.
LET'S GO.
THERE WE GO.
OKAY, GET OVER.
HUP! HUP! HUT!
WE MIGHT OUGHT TO GO OUT
FOR A MINUTE.
- SO THE SMALLER ONE'S
SPOOKIER.
HE'S A LITTLE MORE UNSURE.
AND I THINK HE'S GOT MORE FEAR
THAN THE BLACK ONE.
[gate rattling loudly]
OH.
BACK OFF.
- BETTER TAKE--
TAKE PRESSURE OFF OF HIM.
HE'S GONNA GO THROUGH IT.
[gate clinking]
HE'S A LOT WILDER.
I THINK THE LITTLE GUY
IS GONNA BE QUITE A CHALLENGE,
MORE SO
THAN I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
WAYLON IS GONNA HAVE TO HAVE
A LOT MORE JUST "SIT THERE
AND TALK TO HIM" TIME
BEFORE WE START CHASING HIM
AROUND IN THE ROUND PEN,
'CAUSE HE'S JUST
TOO APPREHENSIVE RIGHT NOW.
HE'LL HURT HIMSELF OR ME,
ONE OF THE TWO.
HE'LL FIND OUT
THAT WHEN HE'S TOUCHED,
IT'S A GOOD THING,
NOT A BAD THING.
BUT YOU GOT TO GET
TO THAT POINT.
AND THAT'S WHERE PATIENCE
COMES IN,
WHICH I'M NOT
OVERLY LOADED WITH.
AND SO I'LL COUNT ON EVELYN
TO HELP ME WITH THAT PART.
[bright acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
- SMALL CIRCLES.
NOW WANT TO STOP.
FACE TO ME.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET ON.
[hisses]
HE TRIED TO BITE ME.
I'M GOING TO BEND HIS NECK
TO THE OTHER SIDE
AND HOLD HIM.
NOW I CAN JUMP.
TRY TO GET ON--
I TRY AND PAT HIS...
HIS FRONT.
I ENJOY
WHAT I DO WITH HORSES.
AND MOM SAY,
"DO YOU BREATHE IN HORSES
AND DREAM IN HORSES?"
AND IT'S THE WAY I AM.
TEACH HIM SLOW.
HAVE TO BE VERY SENSITIVE
WITH YOUR HANDS,
NOT GET TOO HARD.
IF HE FOLLOW ME.
SEE, RIGHT THERE,
HE DID A NICE TURN.
[horse chuffing]
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW HARD IT IS
TO WORK THESE HORSES.
IN THREE MONTHS,
YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT.
IT TAKES SOME TIME.
THERE.
THAT'S COMING.
AND RELEASE IT.
HE WILL UNDERSTAND IN A MINUTE
WHAT I WANT--LOOKING FOR.
NOW, I WANT TO TURN HIM.
STOP.
- I WILL SAY IT.
EVERYBODY HAS A GIFT,
BUT HIS GIFT,
WORKING WITH HORSES,
I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE
WITH THE KIND OF SKILLS
TO GO FROM TOTALLY WILD HORSE
TO MAKE A SUBMISSIVE HORSE.
IT'S HARD,
BUT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
AND THE KEY?
PATIENCE.
- THIS IS GOOD FOR TODAY.
BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW,
HE'S DOING GOOD.
[horse chuffing]
IT'S SOMETHING
YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
IT'S LIKE A GIFT,
YOUR GIFT FROM GOD.
HE'S A SMART HORSE.
WE DOING GOOD.
WE DOING...
I'M HAPPY
BECAUSE HE RESPONDS TO ME.
AND I WANT TO SEE HIM HAPPY TOO.
[bright acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
[horse whinnies]
- WELL, I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN
SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL
THAT I WAS ALWAYS DESTINED
FOR SOMETHING GREAT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT OR WHY.
I JUST ALWAYS HAD
THIS INNER FEELING LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GONNA BE SOMETHING AMAZING."
WHOA.
[squeals]
I'VE ALWAYS SAID,
"I'M A DAREDEVIL
WITH A BIG SMILE."
ANYTIME I WOULD DO ANYTHING
AS A KID,
IT WAS NEVER HARD ENOUGH
FOR ME.
YOU KNOW, I WAS ALWAYS
THAT EVEL KNIEVEL,
"I'M NOT SCARED."
[rooster crowing]
I PICKED HIM UP ON SATURDAY.
AND THEN MONDAY MORNING,
I RODE HIM.
AND THEN BY THE THIRD RIDE,
WE WERE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD
IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
WE WALKED THROUGH
THE TACO BELL DRIVE-THROUGH,
CROSSING CROSSWALKS.
AND HE JUST...
♪ DOO-DEE ♪
I MEAN, HE'S JUST MELLOW...
CONSIDERING HE'S A MUSTANG.
YOU KNOW,
"OOH, HE'S A MUSTANG.
"THAT MEANS HE'S WILD,
"AND HE REARS UP
ON HIS HIND LEGS,
AND HE EATS CHILDREN
FOR BREAKFAST."
BUT HE'S NOT.
HE'S JUST QUIET AND GENTLE.
YOU KNOW?
[chuckles]
OKAY, HOLD ON.
WELL, HEY, HOLD ON.
YOU'RE GONNA FREAK OUT.
[delicate instrumental music]
♪ ♪
[laughs]
AGH, THAT WASN'T GOOD.
[squeals]
IT WAS PERFECT.
IF YOU RUN,
IT'S JUST GONNA FOLLOW YOU.
SO YOU HAVE TO...
MY SIGNATURE THING
THAT I'M KNOWN FOR
IS STANDING UP ON A HORSE
AND STEPPING OFF OF A HORSE
WHEN A HORSE
IS MOVING FULL-SPEED.
I LIKE TO DO THAT.
I ALSO LIKE TO SWING UP
ON HORSES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T SWING UP
ON HORSES,
ESPECIALLY A WOMAN.
MOST GIRLS DON'T.
UM, I LIKE TO DO ANYTHING
THAT MAKES YOU GO, "WOW.
HOW DID YOU TEACH THAT HORSE
TO DO THAT?"
LIKE THE
TOUCH-ON-THE-NECK STOP.
REALLY, WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO
AND WHAT I'VE LEARNED
DOING ALL OF THESE COMPETITIONS
WITH THE MUSTANG MAKEOVERS IS,
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN
ABOUT THE HORSE
AND THAT WE ALL JUST WANT
TO HELP THESE HORSES
GET GREAT HOMES.
[sentimental string music]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
- COME HERE.
- YEAH.
- I'M JUST GONNA
PET YOUR FACE.
I JUST WANT TO TOUCH
YOUR FACE.
IT'S OKAY.
- I ALWAYS SAY,
"NEVER FALL IN LOVE
WITH A HORSE,"
BUT I THINK I'M GONNA
FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS HORSE.
[peaceful acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
- I USUALLY
AM PRETTY CAREFUL ABOUT
TALKING ABOUT WHAT I DO
AND THE LEVEL OF MY EDUCATION.
AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THIS ONLY CAN OCCUR
WHEN THINGS ARE
AT EQUILIBRIUM.
SO KEEP THAT IN MIND TOO.
I THINK, WHEN YOU THINK--
YOU HEAR PhD ENGINEER,
YOU HAVE A CERTAIN STEREOTYPE
IN YOUR MIND.
AND I DON'T THINK I FIT
THAT STEREOTYPE VERY WELL.
BUT MY PhD
IS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING,
AND MY BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE IS
ALSO IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.
SO WE'VE LIMITED
OUR NUMBER OF VARIABLES
TO JUST A FRACTION.
AND THEN I HAVE
A COURSEWORK MASTERS,
WHICH IS
LIKE A MASTER'S OF SCIENCE
IN JUST GENERAL ENGINEERING.
AND THE DYNAMIC
BETWEEN MY DAY AND MY EVENING
IS JUST--
IT'S LIKE TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.
- HE'S TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF YOU.
[horse chuffing]
HE'S NOT WATCHING YOU AT ALL.
- THE HORSE
IS NOWHERE NEAR LEADABLE YET.
HE'S STILL WILD, FOR SURE.
HE'S STILL A WILD ANIMAL.
- SHE'S A PERFECTIONIST.
MOST ACADEMICS ARE.
- WELL, MOST ENGINEERS ARE.
- MOST ENGINEERS ARE.
- WELL, SHE'S USED TO
ALWAYS GETTING WHAT SHE WANTS.
I MEAN--
- AND BEING PERFECT.
AND BEING GOOD AT IT.
- KEEP GOING.
JUST BE PATIENT.
HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT YOU WANT.
KEEP GOING.
IT'S OKAY, JUST--
EASY, EASY, GIRL.
- WOW.
I'M NOT LIKING THIS.
- [laughs]
I KNOW.
HE'S JUST BEING AGGRESSIVE.
- HE'S JUST A LITTLE
MORE AGGRESSIVE
THAN I WAS HOPING FOR.
- IF SHE LISTENS TO CAREEN,
IF SHE JUST--
IF SHE JUST KIND OF...
- IS SHE GONNA DO THAT?
- I DON'T KNOW.
[horse chuffing]
- HI.
HI.
[murmuring]
A LOT OF NOISE.
- I THINK THAT--
I THINK IT'LL BE--
I THINK THAT--I THINK...
IF SHE AT LEAST
LISTENS TO CAREEN
AND WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY,
I THINK THAT
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO
COME OUT OF IT IN ONE PIECE.
- I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?
IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING.
IT MAKES, YOU KNOW--
MAYBE SOMEBODY MORE EXPERIENCED
BELONGS WITH A HORSE LIKE THIS.
[horse whinnies]
- IT'S THE WAY, YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE TO WORK ON.
YOU HAVE TO JUST
TAKE YOUR TIME,
AND YOU READ, FIRST,
THE PERSONALITY.
I WANT TO STOP HIM.
[whip cracks]
[horse whinnies]
THERE.
GOING TO WORK WITH HIS FEET.
LIKE NOW...NOW.
ONCE AND STOP.
IT'S LIKE IF YOU'RE
GOING TO BALLET,
YOU NEED TO LEARN SLOW,
IN STEPS.
AND SOON DO YOU KNOW HOW
TO MANEUVER, CONTROL YOUR FEET,
YOU CAN BUILD YOUR SPEED.
IT'S ALMOST THE SAME THING
WITH HORSES.
SO I DON'T WANT TO MAKE
MY HORSE SAD,
BUT I HAVE TO MAKE
HE TO LEARN THIS.
I'M NOT FORCING THE HORSE.
I'M JUST TEACHING HIM.
BE CALM.
[delicate instrumental music]
♪ ♪
I'M GOING TO HELP HIM
TO MAKE HIM LAY DOWN.
BE GOOD. BE GOOD.
BE GOOD.
- HE'S SPECIAL FOR US.
HE'S A GOOD-LOOKING HORSE
AND VERY SMART.
AND ALL--PRETTY MUCH ALL
OUR BROTHERS,
WE'RE COMPADRES.
SO COMPADRES IS A MEAN, LIKE,
A GOD...
- GOD FRIENDS.
- GOD FRIENDS.
- THERE AGAIN.
- NAME HIM COMPADRE.
- CAN SIT A LITTLE BIT.
- ANOTHER COMPADRE
IN THE FAMILIA.
- ONE MORE COMPADRE.
YES.
[laughs]
[passionate acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
[horse neighs]
- I GREW UP IN MEXICO.
AND WE DID A LOT OF FARMWORK.
BUT MOST OF THE TIME,
IT'S RANCH WORK.
GOOD, GOOD.
I'M SO GLAD, YOU KNOW,
I GROWN UP IN THE RANCH.
GO NOW.
EASY. COME.
YOU LEARN, UH, GOOD THINGS,
AND...
I REALLY HAVE IN MY HEART.
NO, RUN, JUAN.
NO RUN.
IN THE SLOW MOTION.
WHOA.
IF YOU RUN,
HE ALWAYS GOING TO RUN, OKAY?
- OKAY.
- THAT IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING SO HARD TO--
TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF MY DREAM
IN WHERE I LIVE RIGHT NOW.
IN 2001, WE STARTED, UH,
OUR COMPANY.
SO WE STARTED
WITH ME AND MY BROTHER,
AND NOW, SOMETIMES,
WE KEEP, LIKE, TEN PEOPLE.
[hammering]
IN 2005, WE BUY 20 ACRES.
WE START BUILDING
OUR STABLE.
IT'S NOT BIG, YOU KNOW.
BUT AT LEAST IT'S YOURS.
NOW WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE.
NOW WE'RE TRAINING HORSES
TO COMPETE
IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
IT'LL BE TOUGH, HUH?
[relaxing instrumental music.]
♪ ♪
- MY PARENTS ALWAYS TAUGHT ME,
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING,
YOU HAVE TO GO OUT
AND GET IT YOURSELF.
I JUST WANTED HORSES.
WHEN I WAS TWO YEARS OLD
AND I LOOKED OUTSIDE
OUR VAN WINDOW
AND JUST SAW THEM
AND JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL
THEY WERE.
- KRIS, IF, LIKE--
IF THERE'S, LIKE,
A HORSE WHISPERER OUT THERE,
YOU KNOW, HE'D BE IT.
HE'S GOT THAT
EXTRA CONNECTION.
- KRISTOPHER WAS
AT FARRIER SCHOOL,
AND THEY HAD THIS LITTLE BABY
IN A RING OUTSIDE.
SHE WAS SIX MONTHS OLD.
AND SHE WAS UNTOUCHABLE.
SHE WAS WILD.
AND HE ASKED
IF HE COULD GO OUT
AND JUST PLAY
WITH THE LITTLE HORSE.
AND THE GUY SAID,
"NO, SHE'S DANGEROUS.
SHE'LL REAR UP.
SHE'LL STRIKE YOU."
AND HE WENT IN THE FIRST NIGHT,
AND HE WAS WALKING AROUND
WITH HER,
WAS PETTING HER EVERYWHERE.
AND THE GUY
THAT OWNED THE SCHOOL GOES,
"THERE'S NO WAY."
- [talking indistinctly]
THERE'S NO REASON
TO ABANDON A HORSE
IF HE NEEDS HELP.
I'M A SLOW LEARNER
AND HAVE A HARD TIME READING.
WITH A SCHOOL,
IF THAT KID'S LOST,
HE'S LOST.
AND THEN HE'S STRUGGLING
AND GETS ANGRY.
THEY GAVE US A GOOD FOUNDATION
ON WHO WE ARE
AND WHAT WE CAN DO.
THAT'S WHAT OUR PARENTS
GAVE US.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA GIVE
TO THE HORSES.
[grunting]
OOF.
GOOD JOB.
GOOD JOB.
[chatting indistinctly]
- NICE.
- OH, WOW.
NICE, KRISTOPHER.
- COMFORTABLE.
- WOW.
- I KNOW.
- YOU CAN BREATHE NOW.
[laughs]
- YOU GOT UP, KRISTOPHER.
GOOD JOB.
- YOU CAN BREATHE NOW.
- GOOD BOY, RANAHAN.
LAH-LAH-LAH-LAH-LAH.
PBBT.
WHOA.
- THE WHOLE POINT
OF THE COMPETITION
IN ITS PUREST FORM
IS TO BE ABLE TO SHOW
THAT YOU CAN DEVELOP
THESE TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS.
THE SECRET IS
SPENDING THAT TIME
WITH THE HORSE
SO THAT WHEN
SOMETHING NEW HAPPENS,
THEY'RE NOT GONNA WIG OUT
ON US.
[horse chuffing]
- WHOA.
OH, ATTABOY.
ATTABOY.
PBBT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT OLD
KIND OF COWBOY MENTALITY,
WHERE YOU HAVE TO TREAT
THE HORSE PRETTY ROUGH.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET THEM
TO THIS POINT
WITHOUT TOUCHING
A SINGLE SPUR,
WITHOUT KIND OF REALLY FORCING
THE HORSE INTO IT.
ATTABOY.
WHOA, BUD.
GOOD BOY.
WHOA.
GOOD BOY.
[peaceful acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
- I USED TO LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE,
IF THEY WERE TO ASK ME,
"WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD SOMEBODY
LIVE IN SAINT JO?"
AND I WOULD
ALWAYS TELL THEM THAT,
"WELL, THERE'S NO RED LIGHTS."
THERE'S A POST OFFICE,
A GAS STATION, AND A BANK.
UH, THERE'S NOT MUCH
GOES ON THAT--
IF YOU HAVE TO STAND IN LINE
TO DO ANYTHING,
WE JUST DON'T DO IT.
AND THAT MAKES
FOR A PLEASANT LIFE.
- GEORGE IS A MAN'S MAN.
HE'S A COWBOY.
I KNOW WHEN WE GOT TOGETHER,
HE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
MEETING A LOT OF WOMEN
THAT COULDN'T DEAL WITH
HIS LIFESTYLE.
WE'VE BEEN MARRIED
FOR THREE YEARS.
- I WAS 65,
AND YOU WAS 56.
- MM-HMM.
- I'M ONE OF EIGHT SIBLINGS.
UH, ALL SEVEN OF THE OTHERS
MET AND MARRIED
THEIR LIFETIME MATE
WHEN THEY WERE VERY YOUNG.
AND THEN I COME ALONG,
AND I GUESS IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A SCHOOLTEACHER THAT ONCE SAID,
"WELL, WE'RE GONNA DO IT
AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
TILL WE GET IT RIGHT."
YOU KNOW, AND I DID IT
SEVERAL TIMES,
AND NOW, THANKFULLY,
I THINK I GOT IT RIGHT.
- [chuckles]
- SO IF YOU DON'T MIND ME
ASKING,
HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE YOU BEEN MARRIED?
- WELL, SHE'S NUMBER SEVEN.
- [chuckles]
- I TOLD HER,
"YOU'RE A RIVERBOAT GAMBLER,
"YOU KNOW, TO MARRY ME.
"YOU'RE JUST STRAIGHT OUT
OF YOUR GOURD."
- THAT--THAT KIND OF COME ACROSS
MY MIND TOO.
- [laughs]
- AND NOW,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
- I THINK
WE'RE A PRETTY GOOD PAIR.
I THINK IF WE'D HAVE PROBABLY
MET A LONG TIME AGO,
COULD HAVE KEPT HIM
FROM HAVING SO MANY MARRIAGES.
- I JUST AM AMAZED
EVERY DAY THAT I GET UP
THAT'S IT'S--
THAT SHE WAS THERE.
AND SHE WAS THE PERSON
SO MUCH THAT I WANTED.
EVERYTHING ABOUT HER
WAS WHAT I WANTED.
NEARLY EVERYTHING ABOUT HER.
- [laughs]
- AND, UH...
I'M JUST THANKFUL
THAT I FOUND HER.
- WE'RE PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS.
THAT'S THE THING, I THINK,
THAT MAKES IT WORK.
- LET'S GO!
[buzzer sounds]
[horse chuffing]
- COME ON.
[horse chuffing]
WELL, COME ON.
[horse chuffing]
COME ON.
[horse chuffing]
COME ON. COME ON.
[horse chuffing]
COME ON.
COME ON.
ATTABOY.
COME ON.
[clicks teeth]
YOU ARE A HARDHEADED
LITTLE SUCKER.
- WAYLON'S A LITTLE--
HE'S A LITTLE OUTLAW,
A FAT, FEISTY LITTLE FELLA.
- DON'T YOU BITE ME.
- HE IS JUST NASTY.
HE'S JUST GOT A NASTY
LITTLE DISPOSITION.
- WHOA, WHOA.
SOONER OR LATER,
ME AND HIM HAVE GOT TO HAVE
A "COME TO JESUS"
ON THIS BITING THING.
ATTABOY.
I EXPECT
INSTANT GRATIFICATION,
AND YOU JUST DON'T GET IT
DOING THIS.
WAS THAT FUN?
HUH?
DID YOU HAVE FUN?
YOU HAVE FUN?
[gate rattles]
WHOA.
IT'S HARD, IN 100 DAYS,
TO GET A HORSE
TO DO WHAT
WE GOT TO GET THEM TO DO,
MUCH LESS GET ONE TO DO THAT
THAT'S GOT THAT--
THAT HAS THE ATTITUDE
THAT HE HAD.
[horse chuffing]
HE'S BEEN A PILL.
HE'S BEEN A PILL.
[chuckles]
DON'T YOU BITE ME.
- THIS HORSE MAY BE
UNTRAINABLE.
HE MAY NOT HAVE
A GENTLE BONE IN HIS BODY.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF WORRIED TIME,
BECAUSE HE--
THE HORSE HAS BEEN
HARD TO FIGURE OUT.
HE'S BEEN DIFFERENT
THAN ANY OTHER HORSES.
AND IT IS SCARY,
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM
TO GET HURT.
- COME ON.
[laughs]
ONE FOR THE HORSE.
[hums]
MY AGE, IT ALWAYS HURTS
WHEN YOU HIT THE GROUND,
BUT MY DOCTOR'S WORDS TO ME
RECENTLY WERE,
"GEORGE, YOU ARE TOO LONG
OF TOOTH TO BE DOING THIS."
AND I TOLD HIM THAT,
"WELL, WHEN I GET BUSTED UP,
YOU PUT ME BACK TOGETHER,
"AND I'LL KEEP PULLING UP
MY SADDLE.
AS LONG AS YOU CAN DO YOUR JOB,
I'M GONNA DO MINE."
I THINK THAT'S AS CLOSE
AS I'M GONNA DO
TO GETTING ON HIM TODAY.
[gentle acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
- YEAH, I ALWAYS SAY THAT,
"NOW, A HORSE, YOU GOT TO
TREAT IT LIKE A WOMAN."
IF YOU TOUCH HER
IN THE WRONG PLACE,
SHE'S GONNA HIT YOU.
HE'S A LOT OF HORSE,
THE WAY I SEE IT.
AND IF YOU TRY TO PUSH HIM
TOO MUCH,
HE DON'T LIKE IT.
- MY DAD'S BEEN SPENDING TIME
WITH HIM,
BEEN DOING A LOT OF STUFF
WITH HIM.
TO ACTUALLY EARN HIS TRUST...
HE'S ALREADY GOT THE TRUST,
BUT MY DAD DON'T HAVE THE TRUST
ON GETTING ON HIM.
- ARE YOU READY TO GET ON HIM?
- NOT REALLY.
I'M NOT WORRIED
ABOUT HOW MANY DAYS I HAVE LEFT
BEFORE I GET ON HIM
OR HOW MANY WEEKS I HAVE LEFT
TO GET ON.
60 MORE DAYS, FOR ME--
[chuckles]
60 DAYS IS NOTHING.
IF I'M GONNA GET ON,
I'M GONNA DO IT BY MYSELF.
IN CASE THIS OLD MAN
GETS BUCKED OFF,
NOBODY'S GONNA SEE IT.
I'M GONNA MAKE SURE I CLEAN
THE MESS WHERE I FELL TO,
SO I DON'T LEAVE NO EVIDENCE.
LIVING ON THE NAVAJO RESERVATION
IS TOUGH.
THE JOB IS SCARCE.
THE WAY OF THE LIVING
IS HARD.
SO THE BEST THING TO DO IS
TRY TO FIND A WAY TO WHERE
YOU CAN SUPPORT YOURSELF.
AND CARLOS HAS COME OUT
TO THE POINT
WHERE HE IS MAKING A LIVING
HELPING OTHER PEOPLE
START THEIR HORSES.
AND HE'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL
IN THAT AREA.
- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
HE'S OUT.
I'M GETTING HIM USED TO
AND FAMILIAR TO
HIS SURROUNDINGS WHERE HE'S
GONNA BE AT MOST OF THE TIME.
FOLLOWING ME ANYWHERE I GO.
IF A HORSE DON'T KNOW
HOW TO LEAD,
I DRAG IT DOWN.
A COUPLE TIMES BACK
UP AND DOWN...
[horse whinnies]
I'VE GOT A HORSE
THAT'S LEADING.
I JUST BEEN AROUND HORSES.
EVER SINCE THE DAY
I CAN GET ON,
THAT'S ALL I DO.
- WHEN HE WAS LITTLE,
HE ALWAYS USED TO IMITATE
TRAINING A HORSE
OR SADDLING UP A HORSE.
USUALLY, HIS HORSE WAS A COUCH
OR COFFEE TABLE
OR SOMETHING.
- WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE KID,
ONE MORNING,
HE CAME UP TO ME AND SAYS,
"BUY ME A HORSE."
[horse whinnies]
SO I GOT HIM A SHETLAND PONY.
AND I SAID,
"OKAY, YOU TAKE THIS REIN.
"YOU PULL IT,
AND YOU GO THIS WAY.
"YOU PULL THIS.
I GO THAT WAY.
"AND IF YOU GET BUCKED OFF,
CLIMB BACK ON.
IF I HEAR YOU CRYING,
I SELL THE HORSE."
SO TODAY, HE'S STILL AT IT.
[horse whinnies]
IN A WAY, WHAT I HAVE
THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
HE'S DOING IT.
SOMETIMES, IT...BRINGS TEARS.
IT'S HARD TO TALK ABOUT HIM.
IT'S, UM...
IT'S MORE JOYFUL
TALKING ABOUT HIM.
AND I AM REALLY PROUD OF HIM.
I WANT HIM TO BE
OUT THERE SOMEWHERE,
MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF.
- OKAY, WE HAVE TO GO GET YOU
READY FOR SCHOOL, OKAY?
- YEAH.
- CAN YOU SAY HI?
- HI.
- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- RYKER.
- AND HOW OLD ARE YOU, RYKER?
- FOUR.
- I'VE ALWAYS SAID THERE'S
TWO SIDES OF WYLENE WILSON.
THERE'S, YOU KNOW,
THE PUBLIC SIDE.
AND THEN THERE'S
THE VERY PRIVATE SIDE
THAT HAS A FAMILY,
AND, YOU KNOW,
I'M A MOTHER,
AND I'M A SINGLE MOM,
WHICH MAKES IT EVEN HARDER
AS IT IS.
AND--
- [whining indistinctly]
- KENSLEY, STOP!
HERE, GIVE IT TO ME.
THERE'S SUCH A PART OF ME
THAT'S SO DIFFERENT THAT--
THAT'S A FUN MOM,
A DIFFERENT MOM.
NOT YOUR EVERY--AVERAGE DAY,
YOU KNOW, SOCCER MOM.
NO, MY MOM STANDS UP ON HORSES
AND DRAGS TARPS,
AND SHE SHOOTS GUNS.
AND SHE--SHE'S A DAREDEVIL.
AND SHE'S THIS.
YOU KNOW, THAT, TO ME,
IS SO MUCH MORE FUN THAN,
"I MAKE PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY SANDWICHES."
[laughs]
[slow jazzy music]
♪ ♪
ALMOST PERFECT.
COME ON.
THE BUILDUP
TO THIS COMPETITION
IS SO INTENSE, YOU KNOW.
AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE
ON US AS TRAINERS.
JUDGES ARE LOOKING
FOR THE SHOWMANSHIP PART OF IT.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TRAINERS
TO ALSO LOOK OUR VERY BEST,
LET ALONE THE HORSES.
AND OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A PERSONA
THAT I WANT TO EMULATE.
AND I, YOU KNOW--
I WANT TO BE PROFESSIONAL,
AND I WANT TO LOOK MY BEST.
I WANT MY HORSE
TO LOOK HIS BEST.
AND SO THEREFORE,
YOU KNOW,
FAKE EYELASHES AND LIPSTICK
AND WHATEVER IT TAKES.
EVEN A PUSH-UP BRA,
I'VE EVEN USED THAT BEFORE.
[laughs]
I LIKE TO TURN HEADS.
I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT GIRL DOESN'T?
PEOPLE GO,
"PHEW. DID YOU JUST SEE THAT?
I DID.
AND I LIKED IT A LOT."
OKAY.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE,
YOU KNOW,
"HOLY BANANAS.
HOLD ON TO THE MONKEYS.
THERE'S GONNA BE A PROBLEM
IF WE DON'T SLOW DOWN."
[laughs]
- TIME TO GO TO WORK.
WHAT I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THIS HORSE IS,
HE'S TOTALLY UNPREDICTABLE.
THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT HIM
THAT IS IN SYNC.
- [laughs]
- GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.
I WOULD JUST SUSPECT
A LOT OF PEOPLE
WOULD GIVE UP ON HIM.
- WAYLON.
YEAH, GOOD BOY, WAYLON.
GOOD BOY.
- YOU OKAY?
HUH?
- YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, WAYLON.
- ARE YOU OKAY?
- EASY.
EASY, BOY.
- WAIT TILL I GET HIM...AWAY,
AND THEN YOU MOVE OUT.
- EASY, BOY.
- COME ON. COME ON.
[clicks teeth]
COME ON. COME ON.
[clicks teeth]
COME ON.
COME ON.
[clicks teeth]
MOVE.
- [squeaky kisses]
GOOD.
- THE SMART PEOPLE ABOUT THIS
SAY, "DON'T RUSH IT."
COME ON. MOVE.
- COME ON.
- MOVE.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,
I KNOW YOU GOT TO MOVE
FORWARD,
OR YOU WON'T GET THEM
TO WHERE THEY GOT TO BE.
MOVE IT.
I'M GONNA BELIEVE THAT
HE'S GOING TO SMOOTH OUT
AND BE A SUPER GOOD HORSE.
I JUST BELIEVE HE'S GOING TO.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.
[sighs]
- YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD BOY,
WILLIE.
GET YOU ALL BRUSHED UP.
GOOD BOY, WILLIE.
I HAVE BONDED WITH WILLIE.
IT'S HARD NOT TO.
A HORSE LIKE HIM THAT--
GOSH.
I COME OUT IN THE MORNING,
AND HE'S WATCHING FOR ME.
AND I WALK OUT,
AND HE COMES UP TO ME.
A LOT OF IT--
I KNOW HE WANTS TO EAT.
[laughs]
HE LOVES TO EAT.
COME ON.
[clicks teeth]
GEORGE IS--
WHEN I SAY, YOU KNOW, UH,
"THAT HORSE LOVES ME."
AND HIS BIG THING WAS,
"THAT HORSE DON'T LOVE YOU.
HE TOLERATES YOU,"
YOU KNOW?
COME ON.
[squeaky kisses]
COME ON, WILLIE.
- I KNOW SHE...
YOU'LL WANT TO KEEP THE HORSE.
- I KNOW.
- AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO
KEEP TELLING YOU
THAT THE BEST THING WE CAN DO
FOR THOSE HORSES IS,
DO THE BEST JOB WE CAN
TRAINING THEM...
- YEAH.
- AND GET THEM INTO PEOPLE'S
HANDS THAT WILL RIDE THEM.
- HE IS RIGHT.
I MEAN, HE'S RIGHT.
BUT I CAN JUST SEE
MY EMOTIONS--
YOU TAKE THEM IN,
AND YOU TAUGHT THEM
TO TRUST YOU.
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF--
- AND GIVE THEM AWAY.
[laughs]
- AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
IT'S LIKE ALMOST A MOTHER.
YOU KNOW, AND YOU'VE RAISED
YOUR CHILD UP,
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT TO
TURN THEM OUT.
YEAH.
GOOD BOY.
[horse chuffs]
- I TRY TO TEACH MY HORSE,
EVERY DAY, SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE HAVE ONLY 100 DAYS.
BUT YOUR HORSE, THEY NEED TO
OFFER YOU WHAT IT CAN DO.
- THEY'VE BEEN HAVING
A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP.
AND I THINK
HE'S DOING EXCELLENT,
NOT EVEN GREAT,
EXCELLENT WITH THAT HORSE.
- ALL MY PREPARATION,
ALL MY TRAINING,
IS TO SEE IF THAT HORSE LET ME
DO ALL MY ROPE TRICK
ON HIS BACK.
WANT TO DO A--
TO BE NICE CIRCLE
AND THE HORSE
IS IN THE MIDDLE.
I STAND ON HIM.
AND IF HE LET ME DO THAT,
I...
I'M GOING TO BE PROUD
OF MY HORSE.
WHEN I RIDE MY HORSE,
IT'S SOMETHING WONDERFUL.
YOU REALLY BREATHE
AND FEEL LOVE, YOU KNOW.
I GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.
HE'S A GOOD FRIEND,
GOOD BUDDY.
I WANT TO KEEP HIM.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY,
BUT IF WE GET HIM,
BE A GOOD PRIZE, YOU KNOW.
WE'D LIKE TO BRING HIM HOME.
IT'S AMIGO. 
THIS IS YOUR FRIEND.
YOU INVESTING
TOO MUCH TIME IN.
[speaking Spanish]
I HATE TO GIVE AWAY,
YOU KNOW--
SOMEBODY TAKE AWAY FROM ME.
HELLO, AMIGO.
[bright acoustic guitar]
- AGH!
AGH!
♪ ♪
ATTABOY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH
EMOTION THAT GOES IN THIS.
I MEAN, YOU THINK ABOUT
WHEN YOU PICK THEM UP,
AND THEN
YOU'RE TRAINING THEM.
I MEAN, YOU'RE JUST ON THIS
ROLLER COASTER OF A RIDE.
AND IT'S ALL THE MILES
YOU DRIVE,
ALL THE FOOD YOU FEED,
ALL--
YOU KNOW, ALL THE SHOES
AND THE--EVERYTHING.
I MEAN, ALL THE--
JUST THIS--
YOU JUST DO SO MUCH.
AND IT'S ALL
BECAUSE WE WANT TO WIN.
AND HOPEFULLY,
THAT WOULD PAY OFF.
AND SO TO WIN
WOULD JUST BE LIKE,
"WOW, IT WAS ALL WORTH IT."
THERE'S NOBODY WHO'S BETTER
IN COMPETITION.
I LOVE COMPETING.
I LOVE BEING IN A REALLY
CHALLENGING SITUATION
'CAUSE I THRIVE ON THAT.
THERE COULD BE
50,000 PEOPLE THERE AND ESPN,
AND I'M, LIKE,
COOL AS A CUCUMBER.
I CAN MEMORIZE PATTERNS,
SO IF THEY CAME UP TO ME
AND SAID,
"YOU HAVE TO KNOW THIS
IN FIVE MINUTES AND GO DO IT,"
I COULD DO IT.
I JUST LIKE HAVING
ALL THE PRESSURE ON ME.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE
YOU'RE WORTHY OF WINNING IT.
MY GOAL IS TO GO BAREBACK
OR BRIDLELESS.
OKAY.
I THINK IT WOULD
JUST AMAZE EVERYBODY.
WELL, THE RISK IS,
IF YOU DO IT,
YOU HAVE TO BE PERFECT,
BECAUSE IF YOU AREN'T PERFECT,
YOU WON'T WIN.
SO YOU HAVE TO KNOW,
WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT,
THE HORSE IS GONNA DO
EVERYTHING YOU ASKED
AND THAT HE'S GOING TO
PERFORM WELL.
AND IF YOU CAN
WALK, TROT, CANTER
WITHOUT A BRIDLE
AND WITHOUT A SADDLE,
THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE
IN 100 DAYS.
WAIT.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN DO IT.
YES, GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
THERE'S A LOT I EXPECT
FROM A HORSE.
THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
WHINY EXCUSES LIKE,
"I'M SCARED.
I DON'T WANT TO DO IT.
I'M FAT. I'M LAZY.
I'M SPOILED."
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
WHAT I WANT TO HEAR IS,
"OKAY, WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
LET'S BE A TEAM."
KEEP GOING.
WHOA, I'M GONNA FALL OFF.
LET'S GO WOW THE CROWD.
LET'S GO MAKE THEM GO,
"HAROLD,
DID YOU JUST SEE THAT?
"I THINK THAT GIRL JUST RODE
BAREBACK WITHOUT A BRIDLE.
"SOMEBODY NEEDS TO POST
SOMETHING ABOUT HER.
SHE'S SPECIAL."
- [gasps]
OW.
YOU LITTLE SHIT.
HE SLAMMED MY FOOT.
HEY, WE'RE NOT GOING THAT WAY.
WE'RE GOING MY WAY.
HE'S MAKING FORWARD PROGRESS,
BUT IT'S SORT OF LIKE,
YOU KNOW,
TWO STEPS FORWARD,
ONE STEP BACK,
TWO STEPS FORWARD,
ONE STEP BACK.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, BUDDY.
WE ARE GOING TO CALM DOWN,
RIGHT?
[squeaky kisses]
YOU LITTLE SHIT.
I WANT THAT BEHAVIOR OUT OF HIM
BEFORE I'M ON HIM.
I'VE MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT.
AND THEN IT'S ME ON THE GROUND.
YOU'RE A MONSTER.
- DEALING WITH HORSES IS NOT
IF YOU GET HURT...
both: IT'S WHEN
AND HOW BAD.
- A COUPLE TIMES,
HE GOT ME OFF.
ONE TIME, I LANDED ON MY HEAD,
BUT I WAS WEARING A HELMET.
- SHE HIT HER HEAD HARD.
- IT WAS A PERFECT PITCH.
I MEAN, HE STUCK HIS FRONT IN.
THAT BACK END WENT UP.
THAT ENGLISH SADDLE
POPPED HER OUT.
AND SHE SUPERMANNED
RIGHT OVER HIS EARS.
AND HER ARMS
DIDN'T HIT FIRST.
I MEAN,
SHE LANDED ON HER HEAD
AND THEN ROLLED ON TO HER NECK
AND SHOULDER
AND JUST SORT OF FLIPPED.
SHE GOT A HECK OF A CONCUSSION.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'RE TURNING.
WE'RE TURNING.
- I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW
WHAT SHE HONESTLY THINKS
ABOUT THAT HORSE'S PERFORMANCE.
IF SHE'S GOING TO FORT WORTH
WITH DELUSIONS,
THEN SHE'S NOT ONLY SETTING
HER HORSE UP FOR FAILURE,
BUT SHE'S GONNA PUT HERSELF
AND ANYONE WHO'S IN THE ARENA
WITH HER IN DANGER.
- LEFT, LEFT, LEFT.
NO.
COME ON.
SWEET JESUS.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.
YES.
THANK GOD.
LET'S DO IT AGAIN
FOR GOOD MEASURE.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT WAS NOT GOOD.
COME ON.
WE HAVE FIGHTS.
[chuckles]
AND HE GOES THROUGH KIND OF
PERIODS OF, LIKE--I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S REALLY GOOD.
HE'S REALLY PROGRESSING.
AND THEN HE'S JUST TERRIBLE
FOR, LIKE, A WEEK.
SO I'M HOPING
THAT THE COMPETITION HAPPENS
DURING A GOOD WEEK.
WE WORK EVERY DAY.
AND SOME DAYS ARE GREAT,
AND SOME DAYS ARE HORRIBLE.
- GOOD BOY.
[squeaky kisses]
[bright acoustic guitar]
YOU KNOW, HE'S AWESOME.
HAVING 100 DAYS TO LEARN--
TO LEARN EVERYTHING
THAT HE'S LEARNED
IS QUITE A FEAT.
KUDOS TO HIM.
[beeping]
♪ ♪
[dog whimpers]
- GIVE HIM A MINUTE
IN THE DARK,
SO HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I'M GONNA TAKE AWAY
THAT ELEMENT OF SIGHT.
[dog whimpers]
AND I WANT TO SEE
HOW FAR I CAN PUSH IT
TO HOW FAR HE CAN TRUST ME.
THAT'S A FENCE.
THAT'S A FENCE.
THERE YOU GO.
NOPE, THAT'S ANOTHER FENCE.
THAT'LL BE ANOTHER FENCE.
THAT'LL BE A FENCE.
IT'S ALL COMMUNICATION,
AND IF I TELL HIM
TO TURN RIGHT,
THAT HE'S TRUSTING ME ENOUGH
THAT I'M NOT GONNA
TURN HIM INTO A WALL
OR INTO A DITCH.
GOING DOWNHILL.
SLOW. SLOW.
TAKE IT EASY.
TAKE IT EASY.
GOING THIS WAY.
JUST TRUST ME.
TRUST ME.
TAKE IT--TAKE IT EASY.
THERE WE GO.
OKAY. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT!
ASK HIM ANYTHING,
HE'LL DO IT
WITHOUT ANY HESITATION
OR ANY FIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
OOP, UH, EH, EH.
EH, EH.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT THIS.
THERE YOU GO.
YOU'RE ON THE BRIDGE.
THERE YOU GO.
COMING TO THE EDGE.
COMING--OH, HEY.
NOT TOO FAST.
COMING TO THE EDGE.
SLOW. SLOW.
[chuckles]
WHERE IS IT?
KEEP GOING.
IT'S RIGHT THERE.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT BOY, THAT HORSE,
HAS MADE ME THE MOST HAPPIEST
PERSON ON THIS EARTH.
HE'S JUST A GOOD HORSE.
THAT'S WHY HE NEEDS
A GOOD HOME.
- WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
DON'T BE THINKING
THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA BECOME--
HOW--HOW ARE WE GONNA TAKE HIM
THROUGH THE WINTER?
HOW--YOU KNOW,
YOU UNDERSTAND ALL OF THIS
BEFORE WE GET INVOLVED
WITH THIS.
AND IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S STILL EMOTIONALLY TOUGH.
BUT, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT THEY DECIDED
THAT THEY WANTED TO DO.
- WHOO, JEEZ, IT'S COLD.
WHOO!
COME ON.
ALL THAT THEY KNOW
IS WHAT YOU'VE TAUGHT THEM.
SO IT'S GETTING 'EM
TO THAT POINT,
AND THEN HAVING TO SAY BYE
IS KIND OF ROUGH.
HEY.
- AND THERE'S NO CHANCE
OF KEEPING THEM, IS THERE?
- NOPE,
WHICH IS KIND OF TOUGH TO SAY,
BUT WE'RE NOT IN THE ABILITY
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
- WHY NOT?
- UH, MONEY-WISE.
I GUESS, BASICALLY,
THE BOTTOM LINE.
[chuckles softly]
SO IT'S NOT EASY,
BUT REALITY IS THE SITUATION.
[horse neighs]
THEY'LL GO TO A NEW PLACE
AND KIND OF SHOW PEOPLE
HOW AWESOME THEY ARE.
SO IT'S KIND OF--GIVES YOU
A BIT OF GOOD FEELINGS ABOUT IT.
BUT STILL,
GOT TO GET A LITTLE SELFISH.
WANT TO KEEP 'EM.
BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO?
[relaxing acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
[horse whinnies]
[melodic whistling]
- IT SEEMS LIKE I AM WAY BEHIND
ON EVERYTHING.
BUT THE COMPETITION IS
ABOUT TEN DAYS AWAY FROM NOW.
AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GET ON.
[chuckles]
MAYBE I'M SCARED,
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
OKAY, COMANCHE.
I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU.
COME ON.
[clicks teeth]
WHEN I WAS YOUNG,
AND WHEN NOBODY
WAS AROUND TO HELP ME,
I USED TO PUT THEM
IN A SMALL PEN
AND GET ON AND TRY TO MOVE HIM
AROUND THAT SMALL SPACE.
THAT'S THE WAY
I'M GONNA DO IT.
[panting]
HE'S GOT TO KNOW
THAT I'M COMING DOWN ON HIM.
THERE'S GONNA BE
WEIGHT ON HIM.
DON'T YOU TRY ANYTHING,
COMANCHE.
IT'S JUST ME, YOUR BUDDY,
THE PERSON THAT FEEDS YOU
EVERY DAY.
I'M SCARED,
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
I THINK I HAVE AN EXTRA SPARE
OF UNDERWEAR SOMEWHERE.
PHEW!
WHOO!
I JUST WANT HIM
TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT.
TAKE HIS TIME.
GOT TO MOVE UP.
THERE YOU GO.
IT'S ALL YOU NEED.
OKAY, BACK UP AGAIN.
SOME MORE.
[horse whinnies]
COME ON.
THAT'S GOOD.
DOING PRETTY GOOD, COMANCHE.
OKAY, TURN.
I ONLY HAVE TEN DAYS
TO WORK WITH THIS HORSE.
EVERY MINUTE COUNTS,
SO I CAN'T GET OFF.
[thunder booming]
ONLY IF MY SON WAS HERE.
HE ALWAYS WANTED
TO SEE ME GET ON.
GOOD BOY.
- I'VE SEEN HIM
TAKE ON DIFFERENT HORSES,
BUT HE ACTUALLY WANTS TO BECOME
BEST FRIENDS WITH THIS HORSE.
I THINK HE REALLY LOVES
THIS HORSE.
- OH, BOY.
ABOUT THREE OR FOUR WEEKS
INTO THIS,
WE WERE THINKING
HE WASN'T GONNA MAKE IT.
HE JUST WASN'T EVER
GONNA CALM DOWN.
BUT HE FINALLY DID,
AND WHEN HE DID,
HE JUST--HE JUST BECAME
A GOOD LITTLE HORSE.
[bright acoustic guitar]
GOOD BOY.
I GUESS MAYBE WE JUST FOUND
THAT PEACE WITH EACH OTHER.
AND HE SETTLED IN TO ME,
AND I SETTLED IN TO HIM.
AND HE HAS BECOME
THE BEST-NATURED HORSE
I BELIEVE I HAVE EVER
WORKED WITH IN OVER 50 YEARS.
GOOD BOY.
- HEY.
HE SIDE PASSED.
- I KNOW.
- OH, MY GOSH.
WILLIE, WE'RE BEHIND.
[laughs]
IT WAS REAL TOUCHING WHEN
YOU STARTED TO SEE THEM CONNECT,
'CAUSE GEORGE HAD SOME,
YOU KNOW,
CHOICE NAMES THAT HE CALLED HIM
AT FIRST,
WHEN HE WAS GETTING
BITTEN AND KICKED
AND THROWN INTO THE DIRT.
- COME HERE, WAYLON.
YOU MAY NOT EAT MY HAT.
YOU MAY NOT EAT MY HAT.
BONDING WITH A HORSE
IS A STRANGE PHENOMENON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOU FEEL IT
MORE THAN YOU SEE IT.
AND HE'S JUST GOT ME
TO THE POINT WHERE
I KNOW THAT THIS COULD BE
THE HORSE
THAT I'M GONNA FINISH
MY RIDING DAYS ON.
- SEVEN WEEKS AGO,
NO, I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT
THAT GEORGE WOULD WANT TO ADOPT
THIS HORSE,
BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE,
NEITHER OF US
WERE BRINGING THESE TWO HOME.
AND I KNOW HE STARTED THINKING
ABOUT WANTING TO BRING HIM HOME.
DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
'CAUSE WE'D ALREADY--
YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T WANT ME
TO BRING MINE HOME.
BUT I CAN SEE--
I CAN SEE THAT...
GEORGE NEEDS TO BRING
THAT HORSE HOME.
[birds chirping]
THAT LITTLE MUSTANG'S
GOT A LOT OF HEART.
THAT HORSE IS--
AS SMALL AS HE IS,
IS BIG ENOUGH FOR GEORGE.
[stirring instrumental music]
♪ ♪
- COME ON, WILLIE.
♪ ♪
- I FEEL FINE
ABOUT THE COMPETITION.
WHAT I'M WORRIED MOST ABOUT
IS LOSING MY HORSE.
- AT LEAST WE MAKE IT, HUH?
- THERE ARE SO MANY EMOTIONS
RIGHT NOW,
'CAUSE I'M WANTING
TO DO WELL.
I'M WANTING
TO SHOW WILLIE WELL.
BUT IT'S ALSO SAD FOR ME,
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT I WON'T BE
BRINGING HIM HOME.
AND THAT'S...
THAT'S HARD.
[horse whinnies]
[horse chuffing]
- A FEW DAYS AGO,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,
BUT HE STARTED BUCKING.
TRIED SO HARD
TO STAY IN THE SADDLE,
BUT I GOT BUCKED OFF,
AND I HAVEN'T GOT BACK ON YET.
HERE, IT'S JUST GONNA
BE DIFFERENT.
EITHER WAY,
I'M GONNA GET ON.
- HE'S READY.
HE'S VERY CALM, QUIET.
I THINK, YOU KNOW,
HE WILL DO A GOOD JOB TOMORROW.
[horses neighing]
- NOW, YOU'RE GONNA COME IN
RIGHT HERE.
YOU'RE GONNA COME HERE,
KEEP LOPING, RIDE UP.
BUT YOU CAN DO
A DROP-CHANGE TRANSITION,
LOPE, WALK,
AND RIGHT ON INTO THE BOX.
- OKAY.
- TWO CIRCLES TO THE RIGHT,
WALK OUT, AND YOU'RE DONE.
- 100 TRAINERS. 100 HORSES.
100 DAYS.
QUITE AMAZING.
- HIP 74.
HORSE'S NAME IS REMBRANDT.
THAT'S ART IN MOTION.
[cheers and applause]
CHARLES HAS
HAND-TRAINED COMANCHE.
- ONE BOBBLE, I MEAN,
IF YOU LEAD THE HORSE
UP TO THE TRAILER
AND HE'S SUPPOSED TO JUMP
IN THE TRAILER
AND HE STALLS OUT,
YOU'RE OUT.
IF YOU GO TO PICK UP HIS FEET
AND HE WON'T GIVE YOU HIS FEET,
YOU'RE OUT.
SERPENTINE THROUGH THE CONES
AT A TROT
AND HE DOESN'T TROT,
YOU'RE OUT.
SO THERE'S NO ROOM
FOR ANY BOBBLES.
THE COMPETITION IS THAT STIFF.
[cheers and applause]
- SO NIK'S GONNA--
WALKING ALONG,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
HIS HORSE IS DOWN.
ROLLING.
EVERYBODY THOUGHT
IT WAS FUNNY.
I WAS HORRIFIED.
SO HE JUST LOST.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M KIND OF HOPING THAT
THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AND SAY,
"HEY, YOU KNOW,
THAT'S A RELAXED HORSE.
YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB,"
AND, YOU KNOW,
GIVE HIM KUDOS FOR THAT,
AS OPPOSED TO SAYING,
"OH, NO, NO.
WE DIDN'T EXPECT
THAT TO BE HAPPENING."
SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
- HIP NUMBER 34.
WALKED TO MELISSA KANZELBERGER,
BRYAN, TEXAS.
- IF THEY CAN SENSE
THAT YOU'RE SCARED,
THEY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THAT.
SO I TRY TO, LIKE, PUSH
THOSE KIND OF EMOTIONS AWAY
UNTIL WE'RE DONE.
HE COULD
START BUCKING RANDOMLY,
WHICH HE'S DONE.
HE COULD DO THE RUNNING OUT
THE SHOULDER THING,
AND I COULD TOTALLY MISS
AN OBSTACLE.
I HAD NO IDEA
IF I COULD DO IT OR NOT,
LIKE, JUST ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA
IF I'D EVEN GET A HALTER ON HIM.
ACTUALLY, GETTING ON HIS BACK
SEEMED LIKE A FAIRY TALE DREAM.
- I WAS GETTIN' NERVOUS.
I FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA THROW UP
WHEN SHE GOT ON.
SHE'S BEEN PROVING PEOPLE WRONG
FROM DAY ONE,
SO I WAS PROUD OF HER.
THAT WAS GOOD.
YOU DID GOOD.
- YEAH, I JUST HOPE
I CAN TAKE HIM HOME WITH ME.
- HIP NUMBER 9,
EVELYN GREGORY,
SAINT JO, TEXAS,
RIDING WILLIE.
- WELL, SHE'S GOT HER HANDS FULL
WITH THAT HORSE.
- YEAH. ME TOO.
- [laughs]
- THIS IS JUST GONNA BE
THE SIXTH TIME
I'M GONNA GET ON
RIGHT IN HERE.
- OH, IS THAT RIGHT?
- YUP.
- YOU'VE ONLY BEEN RIDING HIM
SIX TIMES, WOW.
- HIP NUMBER 11
COMING INTO THE ARENA.
AND THIS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
WILL BE HIS SIXTH RIDE.
- RIGHT NOW,
I CAN'T REALLY
PUSH MYSELF UP INTO THE SADDLE
FROM THE GROUND.
SO I HOPE HE CAN STAND STILL
WHILE I DO THAT TOO.
- I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW
MY DAD'S GONNA GET ON HIS HORSE.
THAT'S ALL.
- I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU,
CHARLES,
AND WE'LL WATCH AS YOU PUT
NUMBER 6 ON THIS HORSE.
- I'M SCARED FOR HIM,
BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID,
HE'S GETTING OLD.
HE'S JUST TRYING TO SAY THAT,
"I'M STILL YOUNG ENOUGH
TO HANDLE WHATEVER YOU GUYS
CAN THROW AT ME."
[uplifting acoustic guitar]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- I'VE BEEN SEEING MYSELF
RIDE IN THE COMPETITION
AND HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION
WITH COMANCHE
AND BE A GOOD TEAM.
THE FEAR IS ALWAYS THERE.
IT NEVER GOES AWAY.
BUT AFTER THE COMPETITION,
YOU KNOW, YOU FACE IT,
YOU FEEL GOOD.
ONE OF THESE DAYS,
I'M GONNA SAY I WAS THERE.
I DID IT.
- THAT'LL DO IT.
SIX RIDES.
CHARLES CHEE.
I BELIEVE WE'LL CALL THIS ONE
SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT.
IT WAS WORTH IT.
- HIP NUMBER 21.
KRISTOPHER KOKAL.
[whistling]
- I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
I'M FEELING NERVOUS.
AND I KNOW MY HORSE
IS GONNA PULL ME THROUGH.
AND I JUST HAVE TO RELY ON HIM,
AND I KNOW I'LL BE FINE.
[cheers and applause]
I LOVE HIM MORE THAN LOVE.
HE'S NOT EVEN ONCE JUST GIVEN ME
A BAD EYE OR A BAD EAR.
HE'S JUST SAID,
"OKAY, WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT
TOGETHER."
AND THAT'S HOW
WE'VE COME SO FAR,
VERY, VERY FAR
IN A VERY SHORT TIME.
[cheers and applause]
IT'S AMAZING WHAT SIOUX AND I
CAME TO BE.
- KRISTOPHER KOKAL.
A BOY NAMED SIOUX.
[whistling from crowd]
- AWESOME.
KRIS, YOU MADE IT.
- OH, YES.
I PULLED
WHAT I WANTED TO PULL OFF.
[sighs]
WOW. I DID IT.
- CHAD, WE'RE GONNA
TAKE CAN-DO-IT TO BE GROOMED,
SO Y'ALL CAN RELAX.
- GOOD WORK.
- THANKS.
- SWEET.
- JUST 100 DAYS SINCE THIS HORSE
WAS IN THE WILD.
[cheers and applause]
LANNY LEACH,
TUCSON, ARIZONA,
AND HUCKLEBERRY.
- SOME OF THE TOP TRAINERS
IN THE UNITED STATES
ARE THERE WITH THEIR MUSTANGS,
AND THAT'S REALLY
A CHALLENGE TO YOU.
BUT ACTUALLY, TO ME,
IT'S AN HONOR
JUST TO BE ABLE TO GO
ON THE SAME FLOOR WITH THEM.
- NICE WORK DOWN THERE.
VERY NICE WORK.
CLINT BAILEY.
NICE, NICE.
[cheers and applause]
TIME.
AND A GOOD FINISH.
- HIP NUMBER 55.
ENTRY GEORGE GREGORY.
GEORGE IS RIDING WAYLON.
- THAT DAY WE BROUGHT HIM IN,
AND WE GOT HIM OUT
AND PUT HIM IN HIS PEN,
AND HE HAD
THIS TERROR IN HIS EYES, AND...
BUT WE DIDN'T GIVE UP.
AND WAYLON PROBABLY TAUGHT ME
MORE THAN ANY OTHER HORSE EVER.
HE, UH--
HE DID TEACH ME THAT--THAT--
YOU KNOW,
PATIENCE WILL PAY OFF.
[applause]
WELL, IF WE COULD WIN, I...
[laughs]
IF WE COULD WIN,
WE COULD SHOW
THAT AN OLD FAT GUY
CAN STILL RIDE A HORSE.
IF WE MAKE THE FINALS,
IT WOULD BE A HIGHLIGHT.
TO WIN,
IT WOULD JUST BE INCREDIBLE.
- THANK YOU, GEORGE.
ENTRY NUMBER 52,
CARLOS RAY CHEE
RIDING I DON'T KNOW.
- IT'LL MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME
IF I MAKE THE TOP TEN--
WHEN I MAKE THE TOP TEN.
- THERE'S NOT
ANY NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN,
ESPECIALLY FROM
THE NAVAJO RESERVATION,
THAT'S KNOWN OUT THERE
IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND I HOPE HE GETS OUT THERE
AND DOES IT.
ONE DAY,
HE'S GONNA BE OUT THERE.
AND I HOPE THAT I'LL STILL
BE OUT THERE WITH HIM.
- CARLOS RAY CHEE,
FROM ARIZONA, RIDING I.D.K.
THANK YOU, CARLOS.
- HE'S GONNA SHOW HIS HORSE
IN THE VAQUERO TRADITION.
AND THIS GUY IS ONE TO WATCH.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE.
- HIP NUMBER 50.
JESUS JARUEGUI.
- WELL, I AM A DREAMER.
AND TO ME, IT'S A DREAM,
YOU KNOW, TO COME TO TEXAS
AND COMPETE.
[cheers and applause]
- NOW JESUS WILL DO
HIS COURSE WORK.
[applause]
HE'S BEEN HANDLING THAT ROPE
SINCE HE WAS SEVEN.
TRAINED HIS FIRST HORSE
WHEN HE WAS 14.
[cheers and applause]
[cheers and applause]
JESUS JARUEGUI,
BAILEYS HARBOR, WISCONSIN,
ON EL COMPADRE.
[cheers and applause]
- I KNOW MY HORSE.
AND I KNOW WHAT I HAVE.
IT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
IF YOU'RE THAT GOOD,
I COME TO COMPETE
WITH THE GOOD PEOPLE.
- WYLENE WILSON FROM QUEEN CREEK
RIDING REMBRANDT.
BETTER BUCKLE UP
WHEN EXTREME WYLENE
RIDES INTO THE ARENA.
I KNOW A FEW TEXAS COWBOYS
THAT WERE SHOWED UP BY HER,
AND THEY'RE STILL TRYING
TO GET OVER IT.
- THE GAL HAS
THE EYE OF THE TIGER.
UH, AND YOU KNOW,
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL AND FLIPPANT
AND CRAZY AND FUN
AND TALKS LIKE THIS:
AND, "AH-HA-HA,"
AND, "GET IT ON,"
AND THEN WILL GO IN
AND KICK YOUR ASS.
- HOW WOULD IT FEEL TO WIN...
ALMOST SURREAL,
I WOULD THINK.
UNBELIEVABLE, BUT SURREAL.
FOR ME, I THINK,
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO CLOSE
BUT JUST NEVER WON IT.
SO IF I REALLY DID WIN IT,
IT WOULD JUST BE LIKE...
I'D DO A BACKFLIP PROBABLY.
THAT'S NOT AN EXAGGERATION.
I PROBABLY WOULD.
[cheers and applause]
- NOW IN THE ARENA,
NIKOLAS KOKAL.
- WE'VE WORKED ON EVERYTHING
THAT WE NEED TO.
AND I KNOW HE'S GOT EVERYTHING,
YOU KNOW,
FROM SIDE PASSES TO SPINS.
SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF,
YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET OUT THERE,
DOING IT.
[cheers and applause]
- NIK KOKAL ON RANAHAN.
WELL DONE, NIK.
- MY NERVES
WERE KIND OF OUT OF CONTROL,
JUST EVERYTHING GOING ON.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
WE'LL GET THE RESULTS HERE,
HOPEFULLY, PRETTY SOON.
- AND, TRAINERS,
YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO LISTEN UP.
HERE ARE YOUR TOP TEN FINALISTS
FOR TONIGHT'S LEGENDS FINALS:
LOTS OF CHROME,
BILL LOPEZ;
COUNTRY BOY
AND LOGAN LEACH;
MONTE,
TRAVIS DITTMER;
HUCKLEBERRY
AND LANNY LEACH;
KIDD COOL,
LORRIE GROVER;
HOLADAY'S RICHOCHET,
MIRANDA HOLADAY.
- WHOO!
HELL YEAH!
- ROOSTER,
CLINT BAILEY.
- HOT DOG!
- REMBRANDT
AND WYLENE WILSON.
RAINMAKER
AND TERYN MUENCH.
EL COMPADRE
AND JESUS JARUEGUI.
THAT ARE YOUR TOP TEN FINALISTS
THAT YOU WILL SEE TONIGHT
IN TONIGHT'S LEGENDS FINALS
THAT BEGINS AT 7:00.
- I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
MADE THE FINALS,
BUT WE DIDN'T,
AND THAT'S OKAY.
HE'S A GOOD HORSE.
HE WASN'T, BUT HE IS.
[laughs]
- AND YOU'RE STILL HOPING
TO TAKE HIM HOME, RIGHT?
- YEAH.
OH, YEAH.
- I WAS WAY AT THE BOTTOM.
I THOUGHT I WAS UP THERE,
BUT THERE WAS PROBABLY
SOME STUFF THAT I MESSED UP ON.
AND MAYBE NEXT YEAR,
I'LL BE A LOT BETTER HERE.
- THIS IS EVERYTHING
UP TO THIS POINT.
WYLENE'S SITTING FIRST,
LANNY, THEN LOGAN,
THEN BILL, THEN MIRANDA.
[talking indistinctly]
- 76.50.
- REALLY?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
HOW DOES THAT WORK?
THAT'S OKAY.
LIKE I SAID,
WE GOT TO MAKE CHOICES, RIGHT?
AND WE WERE HERE
FOR THE HORSE,
NOT TO TEACH A HORSE
HOW TO COMPETE
BUT HOW TO BE A PARTNER,
YOU KNOW.
SO WE CLAIMED VICTORY.
SO WE'LL TAKE IT.
YOUR BEST SHOW.
- FIRST OF ALL,
IT'S A CLEAN START.
NONE OF YOUR
PREVIOUS SCORES COUNT.
YOU'RE GONNA GET FOUR MINUTES
TO SET UP
AND FOUR MINUTES TO PERFORM.
AND YOU'RE GONNA BE SCORED
ON THE REQUIRED MANEUVERS
AND ON ARTISTIC,
CREATIVE PERFORMANCE
AND OVERALL ATHLETIC ABILITY.
[upbeat country music]
♪ ♪
- WELL, FOLKS,
WELCOME, WELCOME,
TO THE FINALS PERFORMANCE
OF THE 2009
EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER
WESTERN STAMPEDE.
[cheers and applause]
- STINKING BOYS,
SHOW 'EM WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
WHEN THE BLONDE
COMES WALKING IN THERE.
WILDCAT. BOOM.
FROM ARIZONA.
THEY'RE GONNA BE LIKE,
"WHOA!"
I'M HOPING SO.
I WANT THEM TO BE SHAKING
IN THEIR BOOTS, LIKE,
"UGH, NOT WYLENE WILSON.
NOT HER."
[cheers and applause]
- IT'S TERYN MUENCH
AND RAINMAKER.
[cheers and applause]
- TERYN MUENCH,
HE'LL DEFINITELY BE
A TOUGH COMPETITOR.
I'VE EXTREME COWBOY RACED
AGAINST HIM.
HE'S A NATIONAL CHAMPION
EXTREME COWBOY RACER.
BETTER WATCH YOURSELF.
WHOO-HOO!
HEE-HEE-HEE.
[laid-back country music]
♪ ♪
- THE TECHNICAL?
- WOW.
- [speaking indistinctly
over loudspeaker]
[cheers and applause]
- THAT WAS AWESOME.
BE SURPRISED
IF THAT DOESN'T WIN IT.
AND THE LEACHES
ARE REALLY GOOD.
LOGAN AND LANNY LEACH,
THEY'RE VERY GOOD TOO.
THEY COULD BE TOUGH.
THEY COULD BE A DARK HORSE
FOR SURE.
- 100 DAYS.
- WOW.
- LANNY LEACH AND HUCKLEBERRY.
[cheers and applause]
[gunshots]
- WE HAVE TO ALWAYS REMEMBER
THAT THESE ARE 100-DAY HORSES.
AND WE GET LOST IN THAT.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO
KEEP WATCHING
AND KEEP REMINDING YOURSELF
THIS HORSE WAS WILD
LESS THAN 100 DAYS AGO.
[cheers and applause]
- AND GOOD LUCK TO MY BROTHERS.
MY COMPADRE.
- I KNOW
IT'S A HARD COMPETITION.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I NEED TO...
TO PROVE MYSELF I CAN DO.
[horse neighs]
[cheers and applause]
- WELL, COMING RIGHT ALONG,
THIS IS EL COMPADRE,
AND HE IS SHOWN
BY JESUS JARUEGUI.
[upbeat country music]
♪ ♪
[suspenseful music]
♪ ♪
[whistling from crowd]
[cheers and applause]
[whistling from crowd]
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat country music]
♪ ♪
- YAHOO!
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
JESUS JARUEGUI.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE TECHNICAL?
- 7.5, 7, 7, 7.5.
OOH, THE JUDGES AGREE TOO.
- BOO! COME ON!
[jeers from crowd]
THAT WAS HORRIBLE!
- BUT AGAIN, IT'S ALL TECHNICAL.
I MEAN, YOU COULD BE GOING
AROUND TO THE RIGHT,
AND THE HORSE COULD,
YOU KNOW, BE LEANING TO THE LEFT
AND SWITCH A LEAD LATE.
AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU
DOES IT PERFECTLY,
SO THAT PERSON
THAT DID IT PERFECTLY
IS GONNA GET A HIGHER SCORE
THAN YOU ARE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT TECHNICAL STUFF.
- AT LEAST I'M DONE.
[cheers and applause]
- CLINT BAILEY.
- CLINT IS REALLY GOOD.
HE WAS SECOND LAST YEAR.
[cheers and applause]
HE RODE BRIDLELESS
ON HIS LAST HORSE.
HE DID AN AMAZING JOB
WITH HIS HORSE.
- CLINT BAILEY WAS STUNNING.
AND WHEN HE PUT THE COW
IN THE PEN,
AND HE TOOK THE BRIDLE OFF,
AND THAT HORSE WANTED TO EAT
THAT COW.
GO AFTER, YOU KNOW, WATCH IT,
MOVE IT,
THE CROWD WAS SCREAMING,
BECAUSE IT EPITOMIZES
WHAT THESE MUSTANGS
ARE CAPABLE OF.
[cheers and applause]
- WHOO!
- WELL, THE HORSE DID HIS JOB.
- 9, 9.5, 10.
- WHOO! WHOO!
[cheers and applause]
- WE FINALLY GOT A 10.
- YOU KNOW WHAT, FOLKS,
THEY SAY THE COWBOY'S
A DYING BREED...
[speaking indistinctly
over loudspeaker]
- IT WAS RIGHT THERE.
SO I JUST GOT TO GO OUT
AND DO MY THING.
- WE WILL TURN IT OVER
TO WYLENE WILSON
FROM QUEEN CREEK, ARIZONA.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat country music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ ♪
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- COMES IN WITH REMBRANDT,
AND SHE DOES
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MANEUVERS
IN HER LEAD CHANGES,
WHICH IS WHERE THE HORSE
IS ALMOST DANCING,
OR TO THE MUSIC,
AT THE LOPE OR THE CANTER,
IT'LL TAKE TWO STRIDES
ON THE RIGHT SIDE,
JUMP UP,
AND TAKE TWO STRIDES,
SWITCHING LEADS
ON THE LEFT SIDE,
COME UP,
TAKE TWO STRIDES
ON THE RIGHT SIDE,
TWO STRIDES ON THE LEFT SIDE.
[cheers and applause]
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT,
BECAUSE, YOU SEE,
THEY'RE CHANGING
BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK LEG,
AND THEN THEY'RE HOPPING UP
AND DOING THIS.
TWO STRIDES,
TWO STRIDES,
TWO STRIDES,
ALL IN THE SAME RHYTHM.
[cheers and applause]
[upbeat country music]
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- OKAY, JUDGES.
FOR TECHNICAL INTERPRETATION,
PLEASE.
- WOW, LOOK AT THOSE SCORES.
9.5, 9.5, 9.5, 9.
[cheers and applause]
WHOO!
WOW.
[cheers and applause]
- IN 10TH PLACE,
BILLY LOPEZ
AND LOTS OF CHROME.
[cheers and applause]
AND IN 9TH PLACE IS,
JESUS JARUEGUI
ON EL COMPADRE.
HE'S TAKING $350,
BUT HE EARNED YOUR HEARTS
AND YOUR APPLAUSE.
AND THIS IS ONE FINE HORSE.
[cheers and applause]
- IN 8TH PLACE,
MIRANDA HOLADAY
RIDING HOLADAY'S RICHOCHET.
IN 7TH PLACE
IS TRAVIS DITTMER.
- LOGAN LEACH
AND COUNTRY BOY.
- LORRIE GROVER.
- IN 4TH PLACE,
LANNY LEACH
AND HUCKLEBERRY.
ALL RIGHT.
TOP THREE NOW.
IN 3RD PLACE,
TERYN MUENCH
AND RAINMAKER.
[cheers and applause]
- IN 2ND PLACE,
RIDING ROOSTER,
IS CLINT BAILEY.
[cheers and applause]
- WELL, THERE'S NO SUSPENSE NOW.
THERE IS ONE HORSE LEFT
WITHOUT A RIBBON ON IT.
AND THAT HORSE IS REMBRANDT
WITH WYLENE WILSON.
[cheers and applause]
- YOU KNOW,
I KNOW HE'S A GREAT HORSE.
HE'LL MAKE SOMEONE
A GREAT HORSE.
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON
WE DO THIS,
IS TO GET HIM
A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, SO...
- OKAY, SEE Y'ALL TOMORROW.
10:00 A.M.
BE HERE TO GET
ONE OF THESE GREAT MUSTANGS.
[relaxing acoustic guitar]
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- THIS SUNDAY'S IT.
IT'S WHERE THE JOURNEY ENDS.
SUNDAY'S WHERE HE FINDS
HIS NEW HOME.
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- KIND OF A BITTERSWEET DAY.
IN MY MIND, I KNOW
THAT I'VE GOT TO LET HIM GO.
BUT IN MY HEART, IT'S HARD,
BECAUSE I DO, I MEAN,
I'VE BONDED, AND...
AND I LOVE HIM.
I JUST HOPE HE UNDERSTANDS.
HOPE HE UNDERSTANDS.
- I'M WORRIED, THOUGH.
I'M JUST AFRAID THAT SOMEBODY
WILL TAKE HIM AWAY.
AND I DON'T KNOW.
HE HAS HIS BAD DAYS.
LET'S SEE ONE.
SO I JUST HOPE
HE'S HAVING ONE TODAY.
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- GO AHEAD. GOOD SHOW.
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- I GUESS WE NEVER DID.
I WONDER WHY.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TOUCHING
HIM OR ANYTHING, YOU KNOW.
- HE'S GONNA ONLY TRUST
ONE PERSON.
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA
GIVE HIM UP THAT EASY.
[auctioneer chanting]
- IF I DON'T GET HIM BACK,
I'M GONNA REALLY HOPE
HE GOES TO SOMEBODY
THAT'LL REALLY APPRECIATE HIM.
AND IT'LL HURT.
IT'LL JUST REALLY HURT.
[auctioneer chanting]
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU DO $200.
200.
- HIP NUMBER 21.
THIS IS BOY NAMED SIOUX.
- HEY, GUYS,
I WANT TO TELL YA,
THIS LITTLE HORSE IS AMAZING.
THIS YOUNG MAN HAS DONE
AN INCREDIBLE JOB ON THIS HORSE.
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT,
HERE HE IS RIGHT NOW.
[auctioneer chanting]
500.
GIVE ME 5.
500. NOW 6.
600. NOW 7.
700.
NOW 7. NOW 8.
8.
18. 1,800.
18. 1,800.
NOW HIGHER.
DO IT AGAIN. HIGHER. HIGHER.
NOW 19. NOW 19.5.
1,950. 1,950.
ALL RIGHT.
- HIP NUMBER 74.
THIS IS THE HORSE
WITH ALL THE ARTISTIC MOVES.
THIS IS REMBRANDT,
THE CHAMPION OF THE 2009
EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER.
- 4 THOU.
[auctioneer chanting]
BE 4. 4 THOU.
GIVE ME 4.
SOLD HIM IN THE BACK.
$3,800.
- OW!
- THIS IS CHARLIE CHEE
WITH COMANCHE.
- THIS HORSE RIGHT HERE,
HE IS SMALL,
BUT HE'S A REAL GOOD PAL.
AND I'VE ONLY RIDDEN HIM
SIX TIMES.
AND IF YOU ARE WILLING
TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF,
GO AHEAD AND BID ON HIM.
- 300.
GO ON WITH CHARLIE, $300.
THANK YOU.
- SO THAT'S ANOTHER WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS HORSE
TO CONTINUE WITH HIS TRAINER.
HIP NUMBER 34.
THIS IS ZERO SUM.
- 500.
CAN I GET 6?
$600. NOW 7.
7. NOW 8. 8. NOW 9.
$900.
GIVE ME 9.
9, 9, 9.
NOW 1. 1, 1.
MAYBE NOW 1.
NOW 11. 1,100. 1,100.
SAID NO. 1,000 BUCKS.
GOING HOME WITH HER RIDER.
GOING HOME WITH MELISSA.
CONGRATULATIONS.
- GOING WITH MELISSA.
THE GOOD DOCTOR.
- GEORGE FROM SAINT JO.
- GOT 2. 2 AND A QUARTER.
- IF GEORGE DOESN'T GET HIM,
IT WILL DEVASTATE HIM.
HE'LL HAVE A HOLE
IN HIS HEART.
OH, HE'S GONNA EAT HIS HAT.
2 AND A QUARTER.
GIVE ME 25.
ALL RIGHT,
HE'S GOING HOME WITH HIM.
[cheers and applause]
- I WILL REMEMBER THIS ONE
FOR A LONG TIME.
WE DIDN'T WIN ANYTHING...
[horse neighs]
AS FAR AS RIBBONS GO.
BUT WE--
WE'RE BOTH GOING HOME BETTER.
[hooves clopping]
- THIS IS HIP NUMBER 50.
THIS IS EL COMPADRE
TRAINED BY JESUS JARUEGUI.
[cheers and applause]
- A GOOD HORSE.
[auctioneer chanting]
TOP TEN.
650.
NOW 7. BLESS YA.
I HEARD NOW 7. NOW HIGHER.
HALF. NOW 8. 8.
2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5.
3,500,
NOW, NOW...
GOT 39. 4. 4 THOU.
NOW GOT 4. NOW 42.
2, 2, 2, 2, 2.
GIVE ME 2.
2, 2, 2, 2, 2.
GIVE ME 2.
- YES.
[wistful instrumental music]
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- YOU GOT TO DO 68.
- 68.
- YES. 68.
- 8. NOW 9. 9.
72. 75.
72. 75...
DON'T LET A LITTLE OLD LADY ON
THE TELEPHONE PUSH YOU AROUND.
GOT 87. NOW 9.
9 THOU. 9 THOUSAND HERE. 92.
92, 2.
ON THE PHONE. $9,000.
LET'S GIVE HIM A BIG HAND.
- YOU HEAR IT?
YOU GOT HIM FOR $9,000.
I KNOW HE LOVES THIS HORSE,
BUT WHAT HE TOLD ME,
AND WHEN I ASKED HIM
WITHOUT ANY PREEMPTION,
"TRUE,
DO YOU WANT YOUR HORSE?"
"YES, BUT, YOU KNOW,
I ONLY HAVE A COUPLE THOU--
"$1,000, $2,000 TO SPEND.
"BUT IF IT COULD GO TO SOMEBODY
REALLY, REALLY GOOD,
THEN I WOULD BE OKAY
WITH THAT."
- $9,000 IS TOO MUCH FOR ME.
I LOVE HIM.
HE'S--
I'M GOING TO KEEP
THE HORSE IN MY HEART,
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN BEEN WORKING,
AND THEN WE'VE BEEN
GOOD FRIENDS.
THAT'S MY--
 MI COMPADRE.
SI, COMPADRES FOR LIFE.
[uplifting country music]
♪ ♪
- ♪ PEEL MY PETALS SLOWLY ♪
♪ I'M AN ARTICHOKE ♪
♪ HEART IS AFTER PRICKLES ♪
♪ BEFORE THE MORNING CLOAK ♪
♪ YOU GIVE ME YOUR HAND ♪
♪ AND I'LL GIVE YOU MINE ♪
♪ WE'LL FIND OUT ♪
♪ HOW TO RIDE ♪
♪ HOW TO RIDE ♪
[horse chuffs]
♪ PEEL MY PETALS SLOWLY ♪
♪ I'M AN ARTICHOKE ♪
♪ HEART IS AFTER PRICKLES ♪
[cheers and applause]
♪ BEFORE THE MORNING CLOAK ♪
♪ YOU GIVE ME YOUR HAND ♪
♪ AND I'LL GIVE YOU MINE ♪
♪ WE'LL FIND OUT ♪
♪ HOW TO RIDE ♪
♪ HOW TO RIDE ♪
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♪ PICKED ONE FOR HE LOVES ME ♪
♪ ONE FOR LOVES ME NOT ♪
♪ AND MAY ALL YOUR DAISIES ♪
♪ SWEET FORGET-ME-NOTS ♪
♪ YOU'LL SHOW ME AGAIN ♪
♪ AND I'LL SHOW YOU MINE ♪
♪ WE'LL FIND OUT ♪
♪ HOW TO RIDE ♪
♪ HOW TO RIDE ♪
[pensive string music]
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[peaceful instrumental music]
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