Buck Page #4

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There was a scene

that Scarlett was supposed

to go into the stall

with the horse,

and it was her first time

being near the horse

since the accident,

and the action

for the horse was,

he was supposed to sort of

paw the ground

and show a little aggression

and then come to her

and respond to her

and more or less

put his head in her arms,

and it was an, "Aw, gee,"

a real touching scene,

and they couldn't get the shot

because the horse

was a trick horse,

and they are trained to not take

their eyes off the trainer.

The horse nuzzled the wood.

The horse nuzzled the frame.

The horse nuzzled

the boots of the trainer

but wouldn't nuzzle Scarlett.

The meter was ticking,

and, you know, time is money

and all that stuff.

So I was going into a panic.

They said,

"What are we gonna do?"

I said, "What do you mean,

what are you gonna do?"

He said,

"Well, we never got that shot."

I said, "Yeah, we sure spent

a long time at it too."

He said, "Yeah, eight hours.

You got any ideas?"

I said, "Yeah, why don't we use

my horse, Pet?"

And at first,

everybody said,

"Well, you know,

you don't understand, Buck.

"You know, we use

Hollywood trick horses for this

"because they're performers,

"and they can do things

on the mark

"so we can pull a focus

on a certain place,

"and you just don't

understand that.

"We don't... not downplaying

your thing, Buck,

"but it's like... but Pet,

"he doesn't know how to work

on a mark.

He's not an actor."

I said, "No, he's a horse."

I said, "What do you have

to lose?"

So I dinked around

with my horse

and got him

where I could lead him

by front foot

with a rope on him,

and I got him

where I could jiggle that rope,

and he'd paw the ground

on the mark.

So he came up,

and he just put his head

right in her chest,

and she wrapped her arms

around that horse,

laid her head on his forehead,

and everybody was crying.

God, within 15,

So Buck played a greater role

than a lot of people realize.

He contributed everything.

There was a humanity

and a kind of gentleness

of spirit

that I adopted for

that character because of Buck.

When I saw

the finished product,

he looked good.

I told him, "There is some

potential there, Bob,

"if this movie thing

doesn't work out for you.

"I think I could probably

get you

to where you could make

a living doing this."

[Laughs]

This one you want me

to take right here?

Yeah.

Okay, Reata.

I might have you check on Charro

and see if he's eaten.

Okay.

I've been traveling with Dad

during the summers,

usually from end of June

till end of August.

It's been two months

since I've seen my dad.

My dad's on the road

nine months out of the year,

and it's tough,

but I'm kind of used to it now.

I mean, I've been doing it

since I was... well, forever, so...

Heads up.

We've got a few sacks of feed

to schlep across here.

Reata, you and Nevada need

to go wrap up all the sound.

Yeah, Nevada's going with me.

My partner in crime.

I just started traveling

with them last year.

I spent a month with them.

I think we're helpful

to a point.

Sometimes maybe

we're in the way,

'cause he has, like,

a way of doing things, you know?

What are you doing?

Bringing you breakfast.

- What is it?

- Sticky buns.

I might just have one.

I don't want the...

That'll do me.

Thanks, mate.

So I guess you got

a lot of songs transferred

for me on my iPod.

Traveling with Dad, it can get

pretty stressful sometimes

just because he is, like,

a travel Nazi.

Make sure you plug

that little deal... give me that.

'Cause he has his own way

of how he does everything,

and we kind of mess up

the process sometimes.

Aw, Reata.

Aw, you put the top

on backwards.

But then when it comes

to, like, cleaning pens

and saddling his horses

and stuff like that,

I think he kind of

appreciates us.

How'd you do?

Nasty.

- Hey, Reata.

- Yeah.

Bring me back

a sack for trash when you...

after you feed.

Sure.

I ride every summer.

I usually take one of my horses.

Step up in here and get

a dally on and stop my horse.

I get a lot...

I learn a lot on it.

Every clinic that we go to

during the summer is different.

The horses are different,

different people.

There, you followed by feel.

The horse world can be

pretty cliquey.

Well, we don't go for cliques

around here.

There are probably

some people here

that it's just pittance,

pocket change for them to come,

and some of them save

all year long

just to be able to go

to this clinic.

Put on my Madonna microphone.

How we fixed here, Maggie?

You getting his chin down

a little bit?

You want to release

as quick as you can.

He's gonna give in a second.

There, there.

Pet him.

That's the way.

My daughter,

she had a hard time releasing.

I'd say, "Reata, your arms,"

and she'd go like that.

Spread your hands a little more.

Get them a little lower.

There you go.

Nice.

You want that horse

to be an extension of you,

but then you don't control

your legs.

You think you're just gonna

control this part of the body.

This is a body.

The whole thing is a body.

If all of you didn't have

a horse here

and I was trying to talk to you,

wouldn't that be weird

if you said,

"Hey, I don't have control

of my legs."

All of a sudden,

they just tear off,

and you're like,

"Oh, jeez, sorry."

Waiting on the coffee.

He's got to have his coffee.

Black, I'm sure that comes

as a big surprise.

He has the coffee,

and then he lets down,

and it kind of smooths out.

Going to Sheridan,

Montana.

Sheridan, Montana, is there,

and we're up here,

probably seven hours.

Not too long.

Yeah, it's a great

bunch of folks at this clinic.

- Good to see you.

- Good to see you.

Welcome to Montana.

A lot of them,

I've known since I was a kid.

Some of them,

I went to school with.

Some of them, I went to school

with their parents.

It's like... it's coming home

for me here.

It's gonna be a busy week,

'cause Mom's gonna be

in Sheridan.

Hi.

How are you?

I'm good.

How are you?

I haven't seen Mary

for a couple of months.

Hi, Dally.

Hi, buddy.

So it's been an awful long run.

Mary, she doesn't like

to travel as much,

but I'd sure like her to go

with me a little bit more,

and she may go with me

a little bit more

once Reata goes off to college.

So this is Twyla, Rudy.

This is Dally.

- Oh, Dally.

- Hey, Rudy.

Rudy's grown a little bit

since I left.

I don't know how many dogs

you need

before you have enough dogs.

They worked their way up

the food chain past me,

but my wife loves them,

and I love my wife,

so if it makes her happy...

makes me happy.

I actually do like traveling

on the road.

It's fun.

It's really fun.

I mean, you get to meet

a lot of different people

and see a lot of different

beautiful places.

Like, this place is amazing.

But I like staying home too,

though.

Okay, are there any of you

that have any real problems

with them

that you'd like

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