Rodeo and Juliet Page #4

---

- No way.

- Yes.

Monty's been training riders and

horses since he could sit a saddle.

He knows all there is

to know about it.

Yeah, but I think my mom would like

kill me. Like actually kill me!

Not if she doesn't find

out about it.

I mean you could train here.

And besides, if you win, she'll be so

excited, she'll forget about everything else.

- I think you just want me dead.

- [scoffs]

Well, who won last year?

Uh, her name was Darlene Laves.

But she's moved out of the area

so you have a chance.

- Was she good?

- She won every competition she entered.

But you don't have to worry

about that, come on!

There you go.

Hey, did you, uh... Did you get a

chance to meet Karen's daughter yet?

Yeah, I met her

at the barn dance.

Here some back there, yeah.

She say anything

about the ranch?

No. We didn't talk

about it. Why?

Do me a favor.

If you hear anything,

you let me know, okay?

It's important.

You hear me?

All right. Yes sir.

Hey, whatever

happened with her...

her mom and you?

There some kind of history there

you're not telling me about?

Who's asking?

I mean, I'm just curious

'cause It's a small town.

Word gets around.

Well...

[grunts]

She broke my heart.

Yeah, we were engaged

to be married.

She got cold feet

and she went off.

Went to New York City.

Guess I just wasn't

good enough for her, huh?

Well, maybe

it wasn't your fault.

[grunts] There we go.

You're an expert

on love now, huh?

I know a thing

or two about women.

Well, I'm sure glad you do.

'Cause I don't.

Oh, my God! Look at your hair!

It is so '90s! -[laughter]

Well, it was the '90s.

Wait a minute. Is this Hugh?

He was your prom date?

You guys hate each other.

You actually look happy here.

We were happy, then.

What happened?

Life happened.

You used to ride horses?

- I did.

- Is that grandpa?

Yeah. Yeah, that's grandpa.

Why did you leave here?

I just needed a change.

Well, Nan gave me a job today.

- What? Doing what?

- I'm gonna be cleaning up around her ranch.

And it'll give me

money for Rodeo.

And I can ride him over every morning

so you don't have to take me.

What are you gonna do when we go

back to New York in two weeks?

Why don't you let me worry

about that when it happens?

Okay. I will.

I need to get over

to Judge Lawrence's office

to deal with all

of this ranch ownership stuff.

I'll be back later, okay?

All right, well, I'll see you

when you get back.

- All right.

- Good luck with everything.

- Okay. Love you.

- Love you.

I didn't know it was this bad.

These bill are like

two or three years behind.

The property taxes haven't

been paid in five years.

The state's gonna sell the ranch

before I even get a chance to sell it.

I know. I've been looking for a couple of

names for buyers who approached your dad

in his later months

if I can find them.

Do you think we can get

what it's worth?

Only if the issue of ownership and

the signed warranty deed is settled.

Why is Hugh doing this to me?

Karen.

Your father and Hugh were

real close.

You can make this real simple

by reaching an agreement.

- He needs to stay out of it.

- If you wait too long, you might lose the whole thing.

He hates me. Yeah.

Karen.

You're thinking with old

emotions and not with logic.

I think Hugh is just trying to protect

himself. Yeah, he's being selfish!

He's the one that's not

being logical.

All right.

I'll keep looking.

I got buyers... somewhere.

You know something?

This place is a mess.

How about this?

Why don't I come in

a couple of hours

each day and help you clean

this up? Would you like that?

I thought you had a job.

Yes, but I have writer's block

and I'm way past my deadline.

I even got an advance but that's

gonna be used on ranch bills, now.

- Ah.

- Hm?

- Yeah.

- Yeah?

Ma'am. Ma'am.

I know where everything is.

- It's all...

- All right. Um, do you know where your sandwich is?

My sandwich?

I've been looking for that.

- Yes.

- [laughter]

[clears throat]

Maybe you should take a few hours off

from the ranch everyday and come by here

and find some inspiration.

Yes sir. [laughter]

Here he comes.

What are you doing here?

I need your help.

Juliet needs you to train her

on Rodeo to ride barrels.

You have to enter her into the Holiday

Stampede and she's gotta win.

He's tied up over there on

the fence, so any questions?

Look, I know it sounds crazy.

The Holiday Stampede?

- We'd have to practice everyday.

- And I can do that.

It takes years to learn how to

barrel race, not weeks.

[sighs]

How are you

gonna beat the others?

'Cause you're my coach.

Easy now. No.

Look, I'll be the lookout.

We're in this together!

What do you say?

Uh.

I say you have like a 50-1 chance to

even getting though the first round.

Monty! Come on!

We have Rodeo.

Yeah... he is the best.

Used to be.

And he still is.

And he'll do it for me.

I know it.

You know I can't say no.

Told you!

Well, then. It's decided.

Let's do this!

- Here we go.

- Let's do it!

Good boy!

By the way, did your mom ever

find a buyer for the ranch?

I don't know. Why?

Hey! Hey! Less talking,

more training! Hurry up!

- [clears throat]

- [laughing]

Hold the reins tight.

Both hands.

That way you can reach down there and

pull his head around each barrel.

Wanna hold onto that horn

whenever you need to.

Ride with your lower body.

Like that?

- Yes!

- Okay.

Rodeo hadn't done this

in a while so...

Just take it easy. Go slow. Just

get him used to the pattern again.

He's gonna wanna take off so just, uh, let him

know from the get-go that you're in control.

- Kick him hard!

- Ooh! Oh, my God!

Woah, slow down! Hold him back

- I'm trying!

- Hold him back!

Hold him back! Hold him back!

Hold him back! Woah, woah!

Oh, I wasn't ready for that!

- Yeah.

- Oh, my God!

We got a lot of work to do.

Yeah!

[laughter]

All right.

You're gonna wanna go around

each barrel from the inside out.

Rodeo goes right barrel first,

so go right first.

Remember once you gets to that

first barrel, protect your legs.

Tuck 'em in.

Whenever he gets that last barrel,

make sure you have control.

'Cause once he hangs

that last turn,

he's just gonna want

to book it home.

Okay. All right, let's

see what you got.

Woo! Woah!

Yeah!

- Hi.

- How was your first day at Nan's?

It was good. After we

finished work over there,

Nan showed me how to

barrel race on Rodeo.

Barrel racing?

Well, how did that come about?

I don't know. There's something

called a Holiday Stampede.

And it happens

around Christmas time.

I don't know, she thought

I might want to try it.

Mm, my dad always used to try

to get me to do those.

- Did you ever do 'em?

- Unh-unh. I never made the time.

Well, she seems to think

that Rodeo is fast enough

and if he wins, he could win some

money and then I can keep him.

Oh, honey, I don't mean to be discouraging

but that seems like a bit of a longshot.

You know?

Well, if I tried at it

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes