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That's a beautiful animal. It's an abaluca.

Cosmo's great. Yeah. Yeah. Me and my old girlfriend

used to fight over who took the quiz first.

Will there be anything else? that some gum.

Don't move. You know what don't move means?

Joey, don't.

Go.

Literally crazy, man. We can't go to the hospital. He's got to cut,

man. I'm going to get busted. Look, we we'll drop him off and then we'll split. Oh, right. Pull

over. I can't risk it. No way, Rick. Man, we're in this together. I said pull him over.

Here's your good luck, John.

Richard Chilton,

you have a birthday in a few months. Doesn't everybody?

You'll be 18 in August. You're almost too old for Juvie Hall.

And where I'm headed makes Juvie look like a walk in the park. I've heard it.

I hope you never have to see it.

Chilton. No siestas on my time.

I grew up on the ranch. My old man was a horse trainer. I know more about horses

than I do about people. I I know how to give them shots. I know how to shoe them,

break them. Let's talk about what you've been doing. Recently,

you've run away from three foster homes. You have four counts of vandalism and now

this convenience store fiasco. The work release program is for someone who's

proven themselves responsible. That doesn't sound like you,

does it? When I just want a chance. Why? So you can hit the kitty camp and bail.

Nice try for an old guy. And you were shrink. Shouldn't you say maturity challenged? Ah,

I'm politically incorrect and proud of it. Yeah. Come on. Let's warm the bench.

Hey. Hey. How you doing? I'm doing fine, Annie. How are you? Uh, well,

I'm in trouble. You know, I I need a new stable hand. Now, what about that work release program?

You've got to have somebody for me. Well, there is one kid. Yeah, but he's not right. He's a

runner. 20 minutes at your camp, he'd hit the paper. Now, you can't say that. And I'll

tell you why. Kids live up to the expectations that other people have of them. Here it comes.

How is he ever going to make a decent life for himself if you tell him that he doesn't

deserve one? Your political incorrectness is fading. Does he have experience with

horses? Yeah. Oh, come on then. But you don't want this guy around your kids.

We'll hire him on a trial basis. He screws up, he's out of there. The

unsinkable idealist. Instead of tearing people down, try to build them up.

gets better results.

All right, let's go over the rules. Rule number one,

no drinking. What? No drinking. Rule number two, no smoking. Rule number three,

no leaving camp without permission. And what happens once a week? Dinner in a movie.

Weekly review.

Heat. Heat.

Excellent.

Cool shades, man.

Can I try one? The sunlight hurts his eyes sometimes.

You tied one on last night, huh? I understand. Annie. Hi. Hey. Meet your new stable hand. Hi,

I'm Annie Soil. I'm the camp director. It's great to have you here. Thanks. This is the

new stable hand. One of your guys. Yeah. Uh Rick Hilton. This is Klay Nelson. Clay's our

head counselor. Rick grew up on horses. His dad was a trainer. Really? For whom?

These kids here, they're they're all they're all blind.

Thanks for telling me.

Well, that's lunch if you'll excuse me. Good luck.

Yeah, I uh I got to get going, too. Uh I'll see you in a week, won't I? Sure thing, Mac.

Bye, Mac.

Doing good, Steph. What is that? A metal detector? No, that's that's what it looks like,

isn't it? Uh, that is a MOWAT sensor. It puts out ultrasound waves and as they bounce off objects,

the sensor vibrates. Sort of like an updated version of the old walking

cape. Exactly. We want the kids to be as independent and upto-date as possible.

Our tax seems to have disappeared into the land of lost socks, but fortunately,

we'll be getting more from the Morris Ranch soon. Okay, here's where you'll stay.

Linens are in the closet. Your bathroom is all the way downstairs. Sorry, it's not the Ritz,

but No, no, that's great. I haven't had my own room since I was a kid. Well, um,

I'll let you settle in. Don't you want me to recite the rules or something?

I'd rather see you follow them and consider them followed.

I'm right here, Lillian. I'm right here.

Put him down. She slipped the stir up, Mr. Morris. That's all I said.

Put him down and do it before I get back.

Cal, would you please find something to do?

Lester,

I put Ghost in the back, Mr. Morris. I thought you needed a few days to cool off.

From now on, I'll deal with that horse.

Beautiful here. Just get out and smell the air.

I can smell fine from in here.

Lindsay, come on. Get out of the car. I don't want to go. You're

not just going to sit and mope the rest of your life. It's my life.

Lindsay, this camp has the best mobility training around.

That's well, Mom. I hope you have a really great time.

Maybe we shouldn't push her. Then she'll never learn to cope. Is that what you want?

What are you doing? Let go of me. Why do you leave me alone?

Hey, say hello to Lindsay Curts, everyone. Hi. Hi, Lindsay. You can sit right here.

Your milk's at 10:00.

Billy, you're really becoming a wiz at that opticon. What? Billy's opticon. Um,

it's a reading device. When Billy passes the opticon over the pages of books or magazines,

it transposes the words onto a rubber pad. Then he reads the raised letters like Braille.

Now, if we could only get him to talk to us someday instead of hiding behind that opticon. Oh,

sorry, Lindsay. It's okay. Don't worry about it. It happens all the time. Then why don't

you get spillproof glasses? Because you have to learn how to get along in the real world.

Coming up in the corral. There's aspen trees in

the distance. And this is our stable manager, Rick.

Rick, this is Lindsay. Hello,

Lindsay. Smells here. What's the matter? You don't like OD Appaloosa?

Come on.

See you.

Hey, Rick. Come on. I got a job for you.

These are the directions to Cal Morris's ranch. He's donating some tag. When you get there,

ask for Buster. He's expecting you. You can load it up in the back.

Don't make me send you back to Jubie

and the cigarettes.

Thank you.

Heat. Heat.

What the

Hey, there. You the boy from the blind camp? Yeah.

You the owner? I'm the caretaker. Buster Higgins. Who did this to him?

Mrs. Morris was riding Ghost too hard and fell. She was hurt pretty

bad. So So Mr. Moore stuck him in here to starve him to death?

Well, can't you let him out? Nope. Boss's orders.

If he weren't such a gentleman, he'd have kicked his way out of this stall a long time ago.

Well, better load up this tack.

You going to help me with this? Oh, yeah.

I think you got everything. Okay. Thanks.

You know, maybe Ghost isn't as much of a gentleman as you think.

Oh, guess it's possible Ghost could escape

if he kicked his way out.

I got to head out to the South Corral.

That's near the driveway just for deliveries.

Thanks for the attack.

Oh, you like that, huh, boy? Come on, boy. Me and me are going for a little ride.

This place is the Taj Mahal compared to where you came from.

Look at those hoofs.

I got something that'll fix that thrush right up, boy.

Oh, this is bad.

Listen. Hey, you should be happy there's some of this left.

All right, let's get you cleaned up.

Rick,

he came with the tech. Cal is giving us this horse. Yeah, well, you can see the condition he's

in. The only thing he's good for is riding kids around in the corral. Can he even do that? Oh,

sure. Yeah. He's got a little thrush on his hose, but I treated that with some

uh some some medicine. You know how to do that? Yeah. Yeah. I did it with my dad a million times.

I hear in a couple of weeks, Ghost will be as good as new. Good work.

Hey, you can't sneak up on horses like that.

You're going to spook them. Hey. Hey, you don't have to leave.

You want to pet the new horse?

Okay, come over here. Walk slowly though. Okay. Now, be careful. You got to step down here. All

right. Walk up to him slow. Stick your hand out and touch them. Yeah. Let him know you're

there. All right. Let me see your hand. Stick it out. Put your fingers together. All right. Now,

I'm going to let you feed him. That special mix you got there is putting some meat on his bones.

What's wrong? You don't like being a cowboy? Why? Horses are fun to ride. Use your hands and your

knees and your legs to tell them where to go. Billy cannot leave the group like that. Listen,

we need five horses tacked up by this afternoon. You think he can handle that? Yeah. Well,

maybe the kids would want to learn to tack up. I could teach them. I don't think that'd

be such a good idea considering what I might rub off on them. 10 minutes with me and they're

going to be stealing cars. Huh? I didn't know that was your specialty. Grand theft.

Come on, Billy. Grab a hold. Add a boy.

Just have him ready. Okay.

All right, I'll find out. No step here. Just have him ready. Okay.

Yeah.

Yeah. Bye.

That's for blowing me and Joey off, man. How'd you get in here? I drove. How do you think? It's

not like there are a lot of eyewitnesses around here or anything. Let me see. Oh,

nasty. Sorry, I had to get that out of my system. It will help you feel better.

How's Joey?

Oh man. Is he They didn't tell you what.

Psych. He's fine. He's got a couple extra parts, but it's an improvement.

Tell him that I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry that I split, man. You know, you really

screwed up. The emergency room was a total zoo. I just skipped right out of there. The convenience

store witch finger Joey. So when he gets better, he has to go to juvie. But I'm going to spring

him out. Yeah. How you going to do that? Hey, I got my sources. Yeah, you and your many friends.

You know what your problem is? You don't know how to properly maintain your functions.

Listen, I'm going to be 18 in just a couple of months. If I don't work out here,

they're going to send me to the big house. Ain't going to happen,

man. Cuz Joey and I are going to get you out of here.

Really, man? Dude,

I owe you one. Yeah, you do.

I'm telling you, he's changed. He's a little con man. Look at this. This

place was a disaster before he got here. Come on.

Hey, Mac. Rick. Hey, could you hand me that other snap? Yeah, we put on his halter.

Come on. He's not going to hurt you. He's gentle as a lamb. A big lamb. You should have seen this

guy a few weeks ago. Rick's nursed him back to health. Yeah, dude. He's ready

to ride. He's really gentle. would be perfect for the more timid kids like Billy. You know,

I think you'd make a good teacher. And he's a teacher. We need to break up the writing

groups anyway. Clay could take out the more advanced kids and you could work with the less

confident ones. Never really taught before. Andy, could I speak to you a minute, please?

Listen,

Rick is not like your kids. Oh, really? He's alienated. He has no self-esteem. He

missed the advantages that normal kids have. He can't handle that kind of responsibility,

Annie. It's funny. People say the same thing about the blind. All right, Billy. It's the last step.

Okay, now we're going to put your left leg, left foot through this strip right here. All right,

there you go. Just like that. And swing your right one over like that. All right,

cowboy. Get you riding. All right, now I want you to sit here and pet Ghost like I showed you.

I'll go down and put Lindsay on her horse. Wow, Lizzie, you look like a rider.

Wear boots next time. Oh, I'm not riding. I I only

came here because Andy made me. Ride with us, Lindsay. It's easy.

Billy did it. He's not scared. I'm not scared. I just think I'm a little old for your pony rides.

Well, at least talk to your horse. You give it up. You get in the saddle. Listen,

don't push me. Fine. Do what you want. I don't have time for spoiled brats.

All right, guys. Come on. Going down by the creek, not the corral. Come on,

guys. Bring it forward. All right. Good job. Let's go, Tim.

You're looking awful serious, cowboy. You doing okay? Good. Well, we're here

to have some fun. Lizzy, sit up straight in the saddle. Good. Hold your palamino's head up. Okay.

Hold up everybody. Yes, Tim. What color is my horse?

Well, he's a buckskin, so he's brown with a black mane and tail. What's brown like? Brown.

Uh, Brown is

Good ride, Billy. All right, cool off, boy. Wow. What's got into him? This horse

is going crazy. Wow. Now he's rearing up on his hind legs. Beautiful.

Ghost just has cleared 5 ft easy. Billy, we got ourselves a jumper. Hey,

stable boy. Annie would like to see you in her office. Pronto.

Come in.

Hi.

Hi.

I got a phone call from Lindsay's father. He said that she called

her a spoiled brat and tried to force her to ride.

You want to tell me your side of the story? She was throwing a tantrum. She wouldn't even

get in the saddle. You know, she has a spoiled brat. Sit down. I want to show you something.

We're in the final rotation. This is Lindsay Curts, currently seven here at the national

qualifying meet. And this is an excellent event for Lindsay. She was ranked number one going

into the regionals and difficult gymnastics elements. This video was shot last year during

the pre-Olympic trials. Miss qualifying at the last nationals, but she has upgraded the level

of difficulty in this routine. Right here is her most difficult pass. A cartwheel layout.

Beautifully done. It's not bad. All she needs to do is stick the dismount and she can qualify for

the national championships. This is a new dismount for her. Very difficult. Roundoff double twist.

Oh, she was way off from the end of the beam. Oh, that's a terrible fall. Can only

hope she's okay. Look how far she is off the end of the beam. And she actually hit

That's how she became blind. Flash photos aren't allowed at gymnastic events, but sometimes people

don't follow the rules. She got distracted and she fell. I just figured that she had been blind her

whole life. Only a few months. The other kids have had years to work through their anger and adjust.

Look, I know that working with Lindsay requires a lot of patience.

Maybe you'll decide she's worth it.

Who's there? It's me, Rick. How long have you been watching? Long enough

to see that whirly jump thing. Full twisting back layout. Exactly. Hey,

why are you always backing away from people? I don't. You were crowding my space.

Then I won't come any closer. Good.

I'm going to be honest. I don't know how to act around girls like you. Beautiful. Classy.

I'm sorry we got started off in the wrong foot.

Sometimes I can be a little hotheaded.

I really want to teach you to ride.

I know about your accident and I just want to help.

You want to help? Yeah.

Help someone else. I wouldn't go riding with you if you paid me.

On your marks, get set, go.

Here we go, Billy. We're going to win. You know, Rick has really gotten to Billy. Must

be all that riding they've been doing. Yeah, he's quite some role model. You know, Clay,

what is your problem with him anyway? He's a criminal. He just walters in

here and acts like he owns the place. I guess he forgot that was your job.

See, I told you you could be a cowboy. You ready to caner? Yeah. Kick him forward with

your heels. Looking good. Oh, great. Okay, hands higher. Good. Hey,

partner. I want to talk to you about something. Manto man.

Good.

See, I think Lindsay is pretty neat. I want to take her riding,

but you know, she's afraid of these horses.

Look, I'll never get her out of the crowd by myself. She might come if

you take her. And maybe between the two of us, we can convince her to ride.

I'll take you on your own personal trail, right?

I promise.

All right, that's my man.

forces. Billy, I told you I don't want to ride. Why can't anybody get that? Come on.

Where's your sense of adventure? It's not my sense of adventure you're interested

in. You kidding? I'm crazy about your sense of adventure. Well, I'm not crazy about you.

And I don't like your stupid horse either.

It's okay. She's just playing hard to get.

Lindsay, it's Brooke.

I suppose you want me to join in in something, too. No, don't worry. Not the dreaded group

activity. I just wish people wouldn't push me so much. I know exactly what you mean. At school,

I used to get really nervous taking exams. I was in a packed lecture hall with a teacher

staring right at me. So, my dad gave me this advice. He said that I should just pretend

that I was the only person taking the tests, that no one else was around. And that worked.

You know, it sounds stupid, but yeah. Yeah, actually it did. It took the pressure off.

Listen, Lindsay, we all cope with things differently. So,

I'm going to follow my dad's advice and leave you alone. Thanks.

Hello. Hello.

I thought you didn't like my stupid horse. I just don't like to be forced to do something.

Obviously. Listen, if you want to ride next time, tell me, okay? Although,

you might be a little advanced for me. I still have to use a saddle in stirrups.

Hey, wait. Aren't you going to help me down? Well, you didn't need any help getting up.

We're just going on a trail ride. It's not Swan Lake.

Why'd you act like you've never ridden?

because things that used to be familiar just aren't anymore. I

felt the same way when my dad died. I remember riding my bike into town,

not having a clue of how to get back. I never understood that everything had changed. You

still knew how to get to your house. You just didn't have a home anymore. Yeah.

Hi Lindsay. Hi, Brook. Come on, guys.

Hey. Hey. What are you doing out here? You want to

ride? I want you to teach me to jump. Jump? You mean like on horses? Yes.

What?

Stadium jumping. Lindsay, come on. Those riders have had years of experience. So

have I in gymnastics. It's not the same. The skills are the same. You You need balance,

coordination, agility, and sight.

I've never even heard of a blind rider competing. Besides, you don't even have

a jumper. Ghost is a jumper. I heard you say he cleared five feet easy.

Do you know how high 5T is?

Lindsay,

you could really get hurt.

You've already been hurt.

Look, I know that I'll never have my old life back,

but I want something better than this. All

right. Now, I just want you to get the feel of the movement. This is

easy. All right. Don't worry, it gets harder.

Looking good. All right. Now, lean in and hug with your knees. Good. Nice. Hug with your

knees. Looking good, Lindsay. You're looking good. Right heels down. Lean forward.

Not that far forward. It's too muddy. Go slip. You

lean too far forward. You threw him off balance. Here, give me your hand. All

right, now stay in your circle. Count your strides. 3 2 1 Squeeze

and jump. Guess he didn't want to jump. No kidding,

Lindsay. Would you like to come riding with us? Maybe later. Okay.

Come on, Del. Faster. Faster.

Way to go. It's really close race. Keep it going.

Come on, Bella. That's the way to paddle. We're almost there.

Good job, Billy.

Hey, you trying to get me busted? Oh, yeah. Like, who's going to see?

What are you doing here? Good question, man. I'm out of here. Hey, look. Come on,

Blitz. You know I'm glad to see you. Good. Then come out and party with us tonight. I can't. Man,

what is with you? You like hanging out with the blind? Oh, excuse me. The visually impaired.

Give it a rest, will you? Come on now. You know I've got to lay low here for a while.

Besides, do you even have us a place to stay yet? Huh? Some jobs,

maybe? Got a prospect on the East Coast. I'm working on it.

Don't screw this up.

There you go, Billy. Way to go.

That last jump felt so great. Really smooth. I think Ghost and I have good chemistry.

Are you looking at me? How can you tell? I could feel your eyes on me. Well, they were.

What were you thinking?

I was thinking uh about how much your jumping's improved,

that we should celebrate. A classy girl like me out with a Neanderthal like you.

What'd you have in mind?

Yeah.

Was our trail ride tonight?

Can you keep a big secret? I've got a date tonight with Lindsay. Oh, come on. You know

how hard I've worked to win her over. You and me can go riding anytime. Okay, part partner.

Hey, hop in. Right on time.

What' you say her name was again? Lulu. Lulu. No, it's Lindsay. Oh,

yeah, right. Sorry. Get out of here.

Hey guys, what's up? Hey, man. What's going on, man?

Sounds really crowded in here because it is. Get you out on this dance floor. I don't think so.

Hey, Desperado. Welcome to the party. Hey, man. What's up, Rick? I'm H. Hi. You want a drink?

No. Thanks. You should know how to pick on. See you later. Is she blind? Yeah. That'd be cool.

You know, I'm a really big fan of Stevie Wonder. What? Ow. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Lindsay. Lindsay,

what's going on? I'm so sorry. Your friend is such a diplomat. Shape's all right. He just

doesn't know how to act around girls like you. You mean a blind girl? No, I mean a cool girl.

Come on.

It's In the sky, I see something open. I miss feeling.

Oh, the air feels so crisp. Oh, here. My jacket. Thanks.

Can you see Orion? Is that like Scorpio or something? Right. You're not serious,

are you? What do you want from me? They all look the same. Hey, let's sit down. Oh,

there you go. Yeah, that's better. Now, look up in the sky. Okay. All right. I'm looking.

Okay. Ryan is shaped like a warrior. There are two stars straight across for his shoulders.

Then three at an angle for his belt. And there are two hanging from his belt. Those

make up his sword. And then two more at the bottom for his feet. Do you see him?

Yeah.

Just just like you described it.

You know, I've only been blind 3 months.

But I've already started to forget what some things look like.

You remembered Orion pretty good. Yeah. But when I was on the phone with my dad,

I tried to see him in my mind. It It was like

looking at a blurred picture. I tried to make out his jawline and his eyes.

But I couldn't.

My old man was really strict. Most weekends he made me muck out staples. Except for this

one Sunday. I must have been Billy's age. He took me to the track. We sat in the stands

and we ate hot dogs. My dad lost money, but I won. bet on Young and Restless,

a 10 to1 shot. He put me on his shoulder and started yelling to everyone. My boy's

a winner. My boy's a winner. It's uh the only time I remember him being proud of me.

I think if your dad could see you now, he'd be proud of you.

After a girl says something like that, you should probably kiss her.

Rick, it's a cops. Oh, man. You got to let me use your bike. Oh,

man. Your timings. Come on. You can get it right with Blitz. I

can't get popped again. Go on. Get out of here. Thank you. When's it going? Okay.

Help me out a little here. Not even. Here's the seat. There you go.

You ready? Uh-huh. Yep.

Hold on.

What is that?

I will deal with you later. Right now, we need your help. Billy and Ghost are missing.

Yeah. Okay. All right. Thanks for the help. Yeah, I'll let them know.

The sheriff's rounded up some ranchers. They're searching the south side of the mountain. We'll

follow the river to Ridge Rock Trail. I have a hunch that's where he went. Billy wouldn't

take that trail by himself. Listen, I know him better than you do. Yeah. Well, thanks to you,

Billy thinks he's John Wayne. Knock it off. You two are working as a team now. Clay,

I'm putting you in charge. All right, everybody, follow me.

Mr. Morris, not a thing this side of Indian summit. Cal,

we just covered the sycamore grow section. Nothing. Let's pan out

along Deer Pass. Cal will meet back here on the south ridge in an hour. Come on.

Listen. It sounds like a wolf or something. You guys,

Billy has got to be terrified hearing these noises all alone.

Oh no. What is it? It's Billy's cowboy hat. Well,

we know he came this way. We got to be closing in on him.

Birds are up. Is it dawn already? Yeah,

it's not looking good. We're going to find him. You better hope so. Come on. Come on.

Heat. Heat.

Surprise!

Look you guys, it's ghost. Where's Billy? I don't

see him anywhere. He's got to be nearby. Here, take these. We'll be right back.

Billy. Billy, hang on. Billy, stay calm. You're going to be fine. Just stay calm. Here,

we'll make a loop. We can hoist him up. No, that's too easy for him to slip out of. Listen,

I'm calling the shots here. It doesn't matter who's calling the shots. I'm trying

to save his life. Hold on to my peak. Be careful. All right, Billy. Now,

get on your knees. They're on the edge of a cliff. Now, come on. Reach your arms up. There

you go. Reach your arms up. Stretch them as high as you can. No. Don't lean back. Don't lean back.

Can you reach him? No. No. I got to slide out farther. It's too dangerous. I have to.

Okay, come on, Billy. Okay, now you're going to stand up. There you go. Don't step back.

Listen to Rick, Billy. Come on. Come on, Bart. I'm not going to let you go. Please, Billy.

Reach for his hand, Billy. Reach for his voice.

We got you, Rick. Hold as tight as you can. We got

you. We'll pull you back up. Okay, here we go. You ready?

Rick, you did it. Are you okay, buddy? Huh?

Rick.

Yeah, it's me. Are you okay? I'm okay.

How's Billy?

He's okay.

You dropped something, cowboy.

Looks like Billy's tired of being a cowboy. Billy. Honey,

you scared us. Why did you run off like that?

Come on, Brooke. Let's take Billy back. Come on. Okay.

My horse will follow you. Ghost is too tired. We'll have to

walk him back to the camp. Don't take too long. Anniey's dying to talk to you.

Sorry about this. Watch your step. Not good. Okay. Now, I'm going to set you down over

here on this big rock. All right. Sit behind me. Yeah. There you go. All right. Thanks.

You know it's going to be okay. Well, that's a stupid thing to say. What do you want me to say

about Rick? You're a loser. Rick, you're a It wasn't your fault. Billy decided to go riding

all by himself because I ditched him for you. I was supposed to take him riding last night.

The day my dad had a heart attack,

I was supposed to be cleaning the barn. Typical Rick. Went and played ball.

Found him in the stables with uh his face down, his arm stretched out like he was going for help.

He always said I couldn't be relied on. Even if you'd been there, who knows if you could have

done anything. That's the whole point. I don't know. And I never will because I wasn't there.

I did the same thing with Billy. If I would have just taken him riding last night, none of

this would have ever happened. It's different this time. See, Billy's okay because of you.

Sandy believed it.

We are talking about the most obedient, docel little boy taking out a horse alone

at night. It's just not like it. Well, I know who it's like.

You call Lindsay's parents.

How do I explain that the nice criminal I hired snuck their 16-year-old daughter out

for a midnight twist? Don't say it. What? Don't say I told you so. Right. Come in. Hey, Cal.

Excuse me.

I heard the boy's doing okay. Yeah, thank God. And so is Ghost.

The horse you donated.

Annie, I I never donated any horse.

Great.

Mr. Morris would like his horse back. But Ghost belongs to the camp. No,

he doesn't. Maybe you can explain how Ghost got here. Rick, what are they talking about?

I took him and made it look like he escaped. I had to. Oh, that's a good one. Gosh, judge. Just

saw that championship horse and I just had to have him. Come on. You all saw what he looked

like when I brought him here. My wife practically broke her neck because of that horse. And you got

a bunch of blind kids riding on him. Well, I'm one of them. And I can tell you Ghost would never hurt

anyone. Yeah, he's been really great with the kids, Mr. Morris. Well, he's not their horse.

Come on.

Where are you taking him, Rick? Rick's got to go back to Juvenile Hall.

Lindsay, I'm I'm sorry.

Annie, look.

Oh my gosh. Mac.

Mac, stop. Come back. Wait. Heat. Heat.

Hey,

Matt. Hold on. I'm turning you in for what? Trying to get back my own horse?

How about assault with a deadly weapon on a minor, no less? Cal, I'm sure that Mac

would be willing to drop the charges. What? If you officially donate ghost to the camp,

right, Mac,

what do you say, Cal? Is it a deal?

Come on, I'll make you some of my famous banana pancakes. Settle for a bucket of ice.

Annie, I don't know what to say. Well, at least you saved Ghost. Put your stuff in the back, Rick.

Really? What is it, son? Honey, what's going on? I got to go. Mac,

maybe we should check it out. All right.

You want me to just wait here? Oh, yeah. Why don't I just leave you my keys? Come on.

Billy, I hope you're not wasting Max's time.

What's this all about?

Mac, are you here? Yeah, Annie, too. Oh, good. I wanted to give you both a preview. Thanks to

Rick's coaching, I'm ready to compete in the stadium jumping competition next

week. What? Lindsay, we should talk about this. Actually, I'd prefer to show you.

Wait a minute. You're not going to let her do this. She can do it.

Annie, Mac, let's just watch. Rick taught me how to pace out the area between jumps.

When I hear these leaves rustling, I know there have eight paces from the first turn.

3 2 1 and jump. Yeah. Beautiful, Lindsay. Beautiful. Again. Three,

two, one. Squeeze. Jump. Woo.

Woo. Beautiful. Lindsay. You taught her to do that? Well, yeah, but she's a natural athlete.

Don't sell yourself short. Lindsay was catatonic when she arrived. Rick's

the only one who got through to her. I need my coach for the competition. Mac,

can't you let him stay on just until then? Rick knew the rules. He broke them. He's not

a good influence. Look what he did for Lindsay. She could never have done this

without him. Sure she could. You heard him. He said she's a natural athlete. Come on.

You can do it without me. You'll be great, Lindsay.

Nope. Go.

Please, Mac. It's my best friend.

Now, if that's not a good influence, I don't know what is.

What if he comes here during the day just to train Lindsay and nothing else?

All right. But as soon as the competition is over, you'll go back to juvie fulltime.

You got it. I got it. Thanks, Mike. Oh, Mac. And don't Mac me, please, Annie.

Thanks, partner. You're welcome. partner.

Let's get Lindsay.

Girl, take it easy. Okay, now this is where you're going to enter. Now, the fences are set up just

like the camp. Okay. Come on, Billy. I'm going to put you up here on this fence. Don't worry,

cuz you're in good company. Okay. Now, you fill the rut. Mhm. Now, keep him there. Okay. Up

to your left is the judge's booth. You'll hear the announcer over the loudspeaker. Maybe some

static. Okay. Put him into a caner. Good. Four pieces later, you're into your first turn. Okay.

Now you've circled around. One, two, three, four. Stop. Four strides and you're at the

first jump. Now if you get ghost anywhere near you, he'll take you over. It's a double. Yep.

You hungry, boy? Two and three.

Oh, this one's a breeze.

One, two, three. Wait a minute. Not this one. Why? What is it? Well,

it's a brick wall, but don't worry about it. It's for the metal class.

Oh, Billy.

Welcome folks to the annual Allen English Rocky Mountain Horse

Fair. The competitors are ready and waiting at the entry gate. So, let's get started.

Rider number 14 now approaching jump number three.

There will be a warning call for competitors in the class to gather at the

entry gate prior to competition in the ring. Thank you. Help me a little bit. Okay. The

first class will be regular warm-up hunters with fences set at 2 and 1/2 ft. Riders,

prepare to enter the ring. In accordance with standard jumping guidelines, all rules will

be in effect. Brushes may not really look really good now, Billy. Okay, I'm Russian. I'm Russian.

How do I look? like a writer. Rick, you are such a poet.

You look absolutely stunning, Lindsay. Thank you. Come on, let me help you register. Okay.

Cleared all fences. No falls.

Just see taken. No. What?

Nothing. Nothing.

The next class, the Rocky Mountain metal class.

Someone fell. It's okay, folks. She's on her feet. She won't. The last rider on course is number 28.

Please enter the ring. Why are they calling your number? You're not in the middle class. Yes,

I am. Lindsay, you didn't. The course is the same. The metal class is for experienced riders. The

jumps are higher and there's the brick wall. You heard the last rider kiss the dirt. Rick, I miss

competing. I miss the spotlight, the energy from the crowd, the sick feeling I get in my stomach.

Why? Why does it have to be this class? Cuz it's the toughest. I

need to know if I can do it and I need to know you're with me.

Second call for number 28. Please enter the ring. And I'm with you all the way.

On course is number 28 Lindsay Curts riding goat.

Lindsay's jumping over that should be fine. George.

Beautiful. Beautiful. Hey, who's your friend?

Hey, you are looking good, Joey.

Oh man, that's huge. Yeah, let's build. We got us an apartment in New York City.

Really? No more juvie, no more probation officers. Just the three of us in Manhattan.

Come on, man. We're out of here.

3 2 1

Ghost.

Ghost.

Ghost,

what happened? Lindsay fell. Lindsay, are you okay? Yeah. So, how's Ghost?

Well, he looks fine. Screwed up. Hey, it's okay. No, it's not. I did the same thing on

the beam. And that wasn't your fault. I saw the tape. It was the camera flashes. No, it wasn't.

I just I just let people think that. I took my eye off the beam. I've lost my concentration.

Just like I let my foot slip from the start.

The judge is entering the ring. We'll wait for an official ruling. I wanted to know

if I could do it. I guess now I know. No, you don't know. You haven't finished. Miss Curse,

do you uh need any assistance leaving the arena? She wants to do the jump again. But she's blind

as she sort of knows that. Was there a law against blind riders competing? Technically,

no. But she's already been disqualified for missing the jump. That's okay. She just

wants to finish. This is highly unusual. That's okay. So am I.

Okay.

Looks like she's going to get back on Ghost. All right. You still with me? Yes.

You can do it. Number 28 is disqualified. However,

the judge will allow her to complete the jump. Come on, man. Let's not stick around.

What's to think about? You know Max's going to take you back to Juvie after the show.

Yeah, I know. I'm not going. What? You're going to throw away our plans? You're going to throw

away your freedom to watch some blind girl ride a pony? That's the way you want to put

it? Yeah. Your priorities are way screwed up, man. Come on, Blitz. Forget about him.

I don't know you, man.

All right, cowboy. Here she goes. Cross your fingers.

All right, let's see.

Number 28 has cleared the jump. How about a hand for Lindsay Curts on Ghost?

Hey, we didn't do nothing, man. You know,

you guys underestimate yourselves. Your escape was definitely something. Come on.

You finished. Next you're up first. Hey, you just might too.

Like to thank our sponsors for their generosity and individual prizes we awarded today.

Heard you were planning a trip to New York.

Good thing you decided not to go. Your pals are taking a little detour. I just talked

to Buster. He said he couldn't stand to let Cal torture Ghost, so he let Rick have the

horse. He didn't say anything before because he thought he'd lose his job.

Go on. Take your lap. Coach,

thank you, Mike.

You know, I could use a permanent stable boy. Maybe we could discuss this over dinner.

Maybe. Do you cook anything other than banana pancakes? No. No.

But I do a mean takeout.

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