Emma's Chance Page #2

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driven out there in the first place.

It's fine. I just need to get through with this

and move on with my life.

It's not gonna, you know,

affect college applications, right?

No misses and I can never be late.

Go. Don't worry about me.

I have to get to "work." Today's my first day.

- Good luck.

- Thanks.

Just 30 more days, that's all I'm asking for.

You must be Emma. I'm Kevin.

I'm the head horse trainer here,

at Red Bucket.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

You ever been around horses?

You ever pet one?

Maybe at the fair? Rode a pony once.

Any pets?

A little puppy, does that count?

No. But you're here, and that does.

Emma, welcome to the ranch the horses own.

What are they doing?

This is what we like to call "Charm Farm."

This is where we take the babies

and we get 'em accustomed

to living in everyday life.

It's a...

It's kinda like school.

Isn't that right, Cammie?

We found Cammie and the other two

starving to death in a ravine.

And about 60 pounds of carrots

and six hours later

we were finally able to catch 'em.

We've saved over 300 horses

here at Red Bucket.

Come with me, I wanna show you somethin'.

This is Keely.

She is the youngest member

of the Red Bucket family.

How're you doin'? How're you doin'?

Come here. Come around here.

Wild, tame,

well-bred, pregnant...

As soon as a horse is

discarded and forgotten,

they're taken to auction

and sometimes they meet a terrible end.

Fortunately for Keely here,

we were able to save her in time,

but her momma wasn't as lucky.

She was taken to auction

and bought by some greedy men

who sent her to slaughter.

- That's awful.

- Yeah.

You wanna give her a treat?

- Okay.

- Yeah?

Hold out your hand. Look.

All right. So, look,

I don't really know what you did, kid.

All I know is, they told me to put you in here.

So, you're gonna scoop this up

like this, all right?

And you're gonna put it in here.

Okay?

You got it? Good.

When you're done with this stall,

I want you to work down the line

until the whole barn's finished.

When you're done doing that,

you spread these around.

Thirsty there, cowgirl?

There's a faucet by the arena

if you wanna cool off.

Hey, have you met Emma?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, hi, I'm...

Well, Lexi is actually

our most experienced rider here.

She came here two years ago

to serve out her community service

and really haven't been able

to get rid of her since.

Pretty much.

Nice meetin' you.

I'll finish this up later. Come with me.

He's not gonna bite you.

I'd rather not find out.

He...

Emma. For surviving your first day.

Thanks.

Did we do the right thing?

Where you goin', Horse Girl?

You guys, it's our fault

that she's in this situation right now.

We're just playing. She knows that.

Right, Emma?

Of course. Sorry, I'm just really tired.

You know what we need? A girls' night.

What do you say we TP

a few houses this weekend?

- Cool, I'm down.

- Me, too.

Yeah, not only am I Horse Girl,

I'm also grounded.

Someone's having too much fun.

Don't get the wrong idea.

I'm only here because I have to be.

I see.

Hey, Lexi?

How can it be worth it,

owning a horse, I mean?

It's so much work.

You've never ridden before, have you?

Well, when you do, you'll see.

It's one of the most exhilarating things

you can experience.

I mean, having a horse

as your best friend and partner...

There's nothing like it.

No, I have no desire to ride.

I just wanna get in and out of here

with the least amount of manure

on my shoes.

That's my goal.

Lexi, Susan needs you.

Easy.

Easy. Easy. Good boy. Good boy.

Good boy. Easy.

Yep, you got him.

I got you. Good boy.

That's a good boy. Look what I got for you.

This is your home. Want some of that?

You'll get so much more of it.

There you go. Hello, beautiful.

You're home now.

You're gonna get a bucket.

We're gonna get you a nameplate.

Is he gonna be okay?

He's so wild, how will he ever get adopted?

It's gonna take a lot of work, no doubt.

Depends on how much abuse he's endured

and how long it'll take him to heal.

Look at those pretty eyes.

No offense, but what's it to you?

I mean, you're not gonna be around

to see what happens anyways.

Do you want a treat?

Okay.

Easy, boy.

That wasn't so bad. Not bad at all, Emma.

Not bad at all.

You gonna help me clean this up?

All right. Fine.

I'll clean up and you stay put.

You can't let anyone know this happened.

Would you believe

he used to not let anyone touch him?

To this day, he only lets me ride him.

But we're working on that, aren't we?

Back in the day,

he used to be a great champion.

He won his owners thousands of dollars.

They tossed him aside

when he stopped responding

to their novel training techniques.

Didn't they?

You must be Emma. I'm Susan Peirce.

I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you yesterday.

The Susan I owe my life to?

Well, I wouldn't say your whole life.

In the show world,

this guy is known as The Chancellor.

But we just call him Chance.

Right, buddy?

He doesn't have a nameplate

because we have to keep moving him around.

- He gets bored easily.

- I've noticed.

The way I see it,

everyone needs a second chance.

Right, mister?

Look at him. He's so kind and gentle.

You'd never believe he's a dirty stopper.

Instead of bucking a rider off,

a dirty stopper will slam on the brakes

right before a jump

and then just throw the rider forward.

Horses are a lot like people.

They're highly intelligent and fiercely loyal.

When they wanna be.

Right, boy?

I've got an extra pair of boots

if you wanna borrow 'em.

Probably not your style,

but they'll keep your shoes clean.

That would be amazing. Thank you.

I'm sorry, I gotta take this.

But the horses and I

appreciate your help, Emma.

This is Susan.

Dirty stopper?

I've never done this before.

First time for everything.

Maybe this isn't a good idea.

Don't make me pull you out of there.

Come on, okay?

We'll have you back in two hours.

How can you resist that puppy dog face?

Pretty please?

Hang on.

- What are you doing?

- I'm coming.

No. I mean, why are you doing this?

I mean, you're gonna get in so much trouble,

more than you already are.

My mom.

You know, you don't need to come.

You can catch us on the next one.

Okay.

Have a good night.

Thanks, Meg.

She's not coming, guys.

What?

We didn't just drive

all the way out here for nothing.

What a lame-o.

She really is a goody two-shoes.

Come on, guys.

Good boy.

- How's he feel?

- Pretty good.

A little rusty, but he'll get there.

Emma! I didn't see you there.

When are we throwing you up in the saddle?

Me? Ride?

Who's that?

Wade Thompson.

A guy gunning to buy this place.

What's he want with Red Bucket?

The land, the horsemeat.

Who knows? He's been after it for years.

Most of these horses come from auctions

where guys like Thompson

just snag 'em up

and sell them to Mexico for profit.

They're called "kill buyers."

Consider my offer, Susan.

You've got a lot of nerve coming here.

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