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[Applause]
I'm a sergeant two people husband and
wife the woman's unconscious but they
think she's gonna be okay man's gone
we're gonna have to cut him out
all right you go around back I want you
to check make sure we didn't miss
anything get going
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you said I was a kid over here
sunny come on dinner's here it's pizza
it's your favorite
sweetheart come on you have to try to
eat something
do you remember the story about the
little girl who was looking out the
window watching her brother bury the
family dog she was crying and her dad
came and brought it to another window
she looked out and she saw this
beautiful flower growing up out of the
ground and she smiled and her dad said
singing was just looking out the wrong
window dad's dead mom
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I know sweetheart
I miss him too my listen very very much
excuse
did God tell her the chance
drinking some car
he always twist in your head he loved
was all the strength it
I took it for granted little thing man -
did what a give now to have that all bed
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with my love
I'm over the party
sweetheart dr. Olson says you have to
use your leg otherwise you could wind up
crippled why don't you go outside and
play and get some sunshine all right
come on here you go
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[Applause]
look at my hat that horse done gone back
then look what it did to my favorite
hair settled out amigo could have been a
lot worse
oh yeah like how you could have been
wearing that hat well you got a point
but Ben I don't mean to tell you your
business but you've got to put that boss
down before she killed somebody mainly
me nobody you know as well as I do that
horses championship quarter horse stock
me she was before she got that leg hurt
started getting mean mean that hustle
cycle
look at my forget the dang hat buddy
speared like that comes along maybe once
in a lifetime putting her down it just
don't seem right
hey no way from that hat you
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Oh
hey kid get kit good
don't move easy ginger ginger
oh good easy ginger
didn't anybody ever tell you not to get
in a paddock with a strange horse huh
that is a mean animal she could have
killed you
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not manage
what's your name is this your horse yeah
Ginger's my horse I'm Ben Taylor here's
my place
why'd you name it ginger I'll get her
coats same colors gingerbread
she's paddy she's pretty mean she's mean
as the devil her leg hurts mm-hmm got
banged up in a rodeo got that leg
they're healed crooked maybe she needs
therapy
[Laughter]
yeah therapy huh three times a week
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steel around here huh look kid you uh
you come on back do you why but you do
me a favor yes sir
you don't crawl into a paddock with a
strange horse huh yes sir
[Applause]
like this don't you honey huh hey buddy
yeah you're not gonna believe what just
happened huh don't tell me you're
proposed to Dallas again I get that
crazy you can shoot me
I'll leave Dallas for you in my will no
thank you as you will know I've been
down that marriage trail
Oh times already that's enough Renny
cowboy well what's got you so fired up I
was a little girl she just crawled into
ginger's paddock Prez I know ginger was
gonna stomp a mudhole in her but she
didn't she let the kid pet her you got
to be loud no the kid walked right up
and petted ginger like she was a puppy
I'll be dang like kid is lucky she's not
dead you know that Craig Hardy's coming
by in a couple of days to pick up some
horses I know
how's my Mary sunshine
hi I could sure use a hug Portia's next
door really did I ever tell you that
when I was a little girl I had a horse
yeah I did uh-huh it was socks he looked
like he had white knee socks on each of
the stairs
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Bette Taylor get over here Martin Dallas
how are you and tired of your baby
Melinda mornin to you Ben how are you
done look at this ring look at it it's
way too soft for competition now that's
that drag the ring keep the footing safe
horses don't get hurt the kids don't get
hurt
I'm paying you good money to teach
Melinda to race and you're not worth a
plug nickel well seems like this plug
nickels done good enough to get your
daughter to the state championship you
know Dallas you got a real attitude
personally Ben I'd rather be a winner
with an attitude than a broken-down old
cowboy without a dime to his name
Melinda saddle your horse hey Dallas
still make a pair of Wranglers look
better than any woman I ever saw
they love it
yes hi I'm sunny and this is ginger
you're right here yeah I wonder what her
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hey didn't you hear what I told you
about climbing into paddocks I guess
yeah there's a craziest thing I ever saw
I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it
with my own eyes I still don't believe
it
sunny this here's buddy's buddy works
with me
howdy hey sunny tell you what you run
her over to the tack room grab down a
brush I bet we could convince buddy here
to give you a little lesson in brush and
ginger down
tonight that wouldn't she guess your
book you stay right here okay don't you
go anywhere here you go Yeah right
underneath here come right up on the
wall you'll see them up there
I still don't believe it
who's that girl with the crutch I don't
know her name but I didn't she was a
friend of Ben's I've seen her around
here she's done with that all krob a
ginger I don't know why because I want
to know that's why okay
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ready for sweet dreams what's that this
is a book that I had when I was a little
girl about horses
I'm gonna read yourself sure I think
there are horses in heaven I would think
so do you think daddy would have a horse
in heaven I think that daddy would
probably rather have a sale
now a tiny brush don't you looking so
pretty
they're selling that horse
are you talking me the guys here right
now who buys horses to chop him up and
film for dog food I heard him talking to
Bennett that's the horse is he it again
you're a liar whatever anybody hurt you
Sonny come on clear out of here for a
minute so the man killer I've heard so
much about y'all don't like me that's
for sure I don't know Ben
she's pretty skinny I tell you what I'll
give you a $400 for then I take it
working
Sonic sunny sunny we're doing business
here now what is it fire you what I'll
buy ginger
how much you're offered what arms mm-hmm
four dollars
that's any why should I go and sell
ginger to you for four dollars this man
here he's gonna give me four hundred
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yeah come on you want 400 or not
crack at anyway you go on and get her
she's yours
he's easy dinner here that horse is a
killer band yatta have her put down
lead her out of there
are you by yourself but it listen horse
let her go
that's it Sonny whoa whoa whoa
ain't a deal till I get my money she's
yours something I was gonna go to five
hundred no wonder I'm broke all the time
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to do it huh buddy I couldn't help
myself
yeah
sure I do the right thing
you're darn right I did
you bought who did you think I was going
to sign for ducks but I said I'd fire
and then said okay minute you're not
making any sense who was bad they can't
mine who I was Junior what does he have
to do with dog food did you buy a dog no
no my heart you've got sir a horse but
you bought horse
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there must be some kind of
misunderstanding honey says that you
sold her that horse that's about the
size of it she's a little girl you can't
sell her a horse without my permission
that's a fact what you see there was
some extenuating circumstances
oh really such as well that's all well
and good mr. but the truth is I can't
afford to feed and care for a horse so I
can do a little work for me part-time
paper Ginger's cute I think it might be
good for can't you see she's been hurt
well look lady I'm not a doctor but okay
it looks like good medicine to me you're
right you're no doctor come on Sonny
we're going home
Sonny we're going home come on get your
crutch
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they're cutting too tight in the church
sweetheart
pay attention you're cutting too tight
come on Melinda concentrate come on
come on over yeah we cut those a little
close did we well take a boot out the
stirrup
do you adjust this Dallas ik said they
were too short
mm-hmm everybody's an expert that's why
you lost his stirrup good news that run
was an 18 flat but I'm not down all the
barrels well that's why we're gonna try
it again huh
there you go all set right away here we
go ready go ahead
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come on the barrel
chicken bring out here we go here we go
there you go yes all right
bilenda that one was fifteen point nine
I broke 17 all right you got it
head over cuz jander's hurt like me I
couldn't even ride her if I wanted to
that is not the point
what if you get kicked or stepped on
gender wouldn't do that she loves me
you're not fair you had a horse from
your mind that was different I wasn't
injured I wish daddy were alive he'd let
me have ginger
sunny daddy wouldn't let you have
anything that was bad for you
Ginger's not bad for me she's my only
real friend do you think dr. Olsen is a
smart man I guess okay I will make a
deal with you if dr. Olsen says that
it's okay for you to be around ginger
then you can have her you promise I
promise
horn and ladies Judge John you look
mighty fine at this new car horse with
wheels
Belinda say hi to mr. Hathaway and sadly
oh you're growing faster than a weed on
a Californian justice party does your
mom
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well I talked to my company about
sponsoring Melinda head honcho likes
that yeah there's a little wrinkle
wrinkle what's that not gonna happen
this year
Melinda did real good last year in the
regionals but the vets bragging sponsor
her you don't have to win the state
championship that's a lot to ask of a 12
year old full ride college scholarship
all expenses gear saddle truck trailer
oh I forgot to mention $100,000 cash to
win she needs a new horse John not that
broken-down bag of bones of Ben's got
her on how are you doll aside listen to
Ben if he's got her riding a nag
he's got reasons for it forget Ben what
about a new horse John okay names steel
Charlie Dobson sellin em but he's
expensive how expensive Barry
I can handle that been named her ginger
because she's the same color it's ginger
bet he sold her to me for four dollars
she got banged up in a rodeo and she
meant just like me and I just don't
think that a grown man should be selling
a little girl a horse and an injured
little girl at that and he didn't even
ask me my permission wait wait wait wait
wait time out everyone take it take a
deep breath mm-hmm all right son II want
you to hop up on the table now wow that
was very good my mom said if you said it
was okay I could keep ginger
all right so suppose you tell me what's
going on well she has been hanging out
at this guy's stable this thin character
and he sold her this crippled horse
ginger ginger for $4 I just don't think
that it's a good idea for her to be
around horses but I promised her that I
would talk to you before I made my
decision Oh science yeah I can be the
bad guy huh
I get the picture your main concern is
that Sonny doesn't reinjure her yeah
that's pretty much it
well it's true there certainly is some
risk involved in owning a horse but that
has to be weighed against the possible
good it can do so Sonny house yeah how's
your leg doing
I don't limp is bad and it doesn't hurt
like before yeah well you certainly seem
to be doing a lot better than you were
the last time I saw you wouldn't you
agree yes I would have to agree got
something you're gonna be riding this
horse no I just walked when said nobody
can rider because of her leg dr. Ellison
yes start Raj I've checked the x-rays
and I hadn't in my office when you care
to come in discussing no I think I'll be
right in
Wow medically speaking
mrs. Matthews there's really no reason
why Sonny shouldn't have ginger oh boy
please
well this is against my better judgement
but okay a promise is a promise
thank you thank you thank you thank you
thank you thank you
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hey stable girl it's still wasting your
time on that Old Crow bait I thought I
told you the only thing she'd be good
for is blue hey maybe you can get her a
wooden leg I hear they got a real cheap
ass here don't you girls have someplace
to be getting to gone what is it why are
you crying
those girls are terrible things about
ginger you believe it
let me tell you something if you're
gonna be a cowgirl you've got to be
tough
you can't let mean people hurt your
feelings believe me I know you bet Benna
me we rode the rodeo circuit together
for a lot of years I don't know that
says she's crippled could be better me
we'll look into it a little more for you
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[Applause]
I don't know mr. Taylor
the damage to the ankle is extensive and
the nerve isn't damaged that's assure
she can feel this injury well thanks a
lot doc I heard about a fellow over at
the horse hospital who's been doing some
experimental surgery on crippled horses
do you know anything about him doctor oh
you must be talking about Dale Jansen
yeah that's the fella
yeah well he's had some success with
some new techniques but he's expensive
he could run you as high as 10,000 and
it still ain't for sure well doc I'm
glad you stopped back appreciate it sure
I'm not just $10,000 a lot it's enough
to buy a car
do we have $10,000 I'll I'm afraid we
don't even have one honey ginger this is
my mom hi ginger
got a nice horse Oh Ginger's the best
she didn't have that bad leg she'd be
worth 50 grand oh yeah lot more neck
I'll talk to the doc dance and see what
he has to say maybe we can cut us a
discount something I don't want you to
go to any trouble no no trouble ask a
question or two let's get her put back
that steel is a powerful horse Nick
Melinda can have one look I told Melinda
that I didn't spend $30,000 and risked
losing this place to have her whole back
she'll do it
you'll see
come on Sonny give me three more just
three more and we're done for the day 20
minutes already okay go ahead and get
off that exam bro thanks doctor see you
tomorrow bye bye good job thank you
come on you just did Sonny two more I
know keep going last one last one son
yes good job yes that's how hard you
have to work every time if you want to
get that leg better okay Jesse yes could
therapy help a horse with a bad leg hmm
I don't know anything about horses but
um if there's no bones broken I don't
see how it can hurt thank you
is see I told you would be good for you
to get out of the house for a while well
I'm still not sure I'm very good company
oh you're the best company I have had in
a long time
please a man like you a handsome
successful doctor must have women
chasing after him Oh Kathleen there are
so many gold diggers out there I don't
even tell a woman what I do until the
second or third date well your secret is
safe with me
I hate to bring this up during dinner
but how do you think sunny is doing well
for a while
you need to be quite honest I was
concerned her attitude was so down which
didn't seem to be trying to get better
but I have to say this horse seems to
have been just the right medicine to
lift her spirits ginger ginger
I still worry about her sometimes a
doctor also human cute you
now listen Jennifer I'm keeping up my
end of our deal I'm working my butt off
and Jesse says I'm really getting better
now you gotta try harder and let me help
you get your leg fixed
we're gonna run so fast those girls are
gonna be so sorry they said anything
mean about you yeah we're gonna leaving
was a big mouthful a guest
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they just finished betting down feeding
the horses everything's all nice and
quiet okay I thought I'd go over the
wagon wheel get my deep I'm gonna come
along no no thanks buddy okay you know
don't you go getting depressed on us huh
we worked three long hard years to end
sober
don't mess it up buddy I'm fine
you gotta have yourself a good dinner
see bright and early in the morning okay
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engine
[Applause]
are you sure maybe Ben moved her
okay okay I'm gonna go put a note on the
tack room door it's gonna be okay there
has to be an explanation right back
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that's the sound of happy little doc
knowing their tummies are gonna be so
full of gingerbread well Ben's trailers
gone and so is ginger what are you
trying to put yourself back in the
hospital or just give me a heart attack
come on girls start talking well I
couldn't find you she said you took
ginger the dog food man ginger is fine
there's no one gonna hurt your horse
what is going through your head don't
say something hurtful like that huh I
don't know well why don't you go think
about it till you do we don't talk that
way around here are you gonna tell
Dallas you got a reason I shouldn't
honey I'm real sorry if you want to hate
me you got a right to it's okay
I'm sorry to
well now mrs. Matthews would you been
sunny
care to join me a short trip where'd to
go see ginger
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here it already had a surgery so it's
okay go on in
say hi it's okay you can touch him just
be careful little sore then who's gonna
pay for this
well doc said the ginger was such an
interesting case that he did it as an
experiment so not gonna cost a penny hey
Doc this here's Kathleen Matthews her
daughter Sonny daddy nice to meet you
well doc tell us what you found well it
turns out there was significant damage
of the fetlock but fortunately most of a
soft tissue i reconstructed two tendons
and removed some bone ships from the
joint that means that I would give her
about 30 days or so before you ride her
but she should be fine
ginger do you hear that I'm gonna be the
fastest horse in the whole world yes you
okay I think it's time we went home I
think Jim's you can use a little rest
okay thank you you're welcome
Oh once you go on yeah we would in just
a minute
that's 2,000 I'll be other eight next
month that's a deal
Thanks thanks for playing huh not a
problem then ginger it looks great
well doc says ginger can come home a few
days hey I want to make this clear this
doesn't change anything Sonny can't ride
her Sonny that's the end of this
discussion you and I have an agreement
you know if y'all aren't doing anything
right now I'd kind of like to show you
something I'm sorry we have plans well I
don't excuse me look won't take long
lunch would be on me exactly where would
we be going well with all due respect
ma'am I kind of like that to be a
surprise
come on
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[Applause]
oh no Rudy would be complete without
honey what you think
blend it was great I don't know we'll
see let's see who said those mean things
fat ginger yeah well don't hold it
against her she's got a hard row to hoe
what does that mean margretta means that
Melinda's got a lot of problems yeah
Andy go watch your toes you know you
really set me up here this is Matthews I
just wanted sunny to see a real rodeo
did you just take us home please you
know experience has taught me that when
a kid loves a horse this watch and wants
to ride so bad there's nothing anybody
can do it
except to love them guy died mistake the
heck out of the way
yeah great fun
hey buddy you seen Sonny around this
morning oh yeah yeah yeah she's around
here someplace
yeah I gotta tell you all right she
keeps herself busy with that bad leg you
know she's a cutie pie it ain't allowed
around here at least not without a good
app every real cowgirl should have one
that's it keep riding
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hey hey which one of Sony's file one on
the right huh dad gave me this before he
died I don't know what it's worse but I
know it's worth something
sure buddy I watch it your pride and joy
it is but she's my pride and joy now I
appreciate that
well don't just stand there with your
teeth in your mouth what is it I'm
finished cleaning the stalls fill the
water barrels it's an old junk I keep
around where'd you buy this one I want
it as younger used to do some road daily
he's real gold 18 karat solid gold yeah
I'm trade those Spurs for anything why'd
you quit being a cowboy ugly ones me
Dallas no go on go on get out of here go
feed the horses before they climb out of
their stalls go
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then we need to talk say what's on your
mind Alice don't sugarcoat it or nothing
Melinda won't be taking lessons from you
anymore
your money by the way I saw Melinda's
new mom at the rodeo the other night
steals good horse we're gonna stable him
at our place that's swell I suppose you
don't want Melinda riding over here with
your friends
Melinda cried over here anytime she
pleases yeah pad are you feeling okay
Dallas you remember what happened don't
you do the same thing she can make it to
the top man and I'm going to make sure
she gets there I saw her through hill
she stands a chance if you don't ride
her silver really I can't believe this
coming from you you're nothing but a cat
just covered marshmallow if you want to
win you've got a rabbit nobody's gonna
hand it to you and using our cast to
make a point is cheap Ben Linda's going
to be a winner
I'm nothing like you you're right Dallas
how's that good you're using Melinda to
make your point
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hey there what's done good cowboy takes
care of his tack and dad I figured you
know I was really mad at you figured
that too she doesn't want me to ride
yeah
she's afraid you're gonna get hurt did
you talk to her well that's between you
and your mom see I already stuck my nose
in where it don't belong
I'll tell you one thing though you want
a ride ginger you're gonna have to do
your therapy takes good strong legs to
ride a horse
gimpy wanna hear is just isn't gonna cut
I'm gonna write ginger
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see
he's not a doctor he doesn't know what's
good for your legs yes he does he said
my leg wasn't strong enough
he said I'll have to do my therapy if I
wanna ride you just don't like him I
don't dislike him Sonny I just don't
like him meddling in our business he's
just trying to help me you are not
riding and that's final
hi
I just sent some down to physical
therapy Oh what's going on now she wants
to ride the horse and Ben's got her
believing that she can do it Ben again
no I would really feel better if you
were involved Wow go out there and check
on things
what don't you call me Hugh what's
gotten into her I mean she's gone crazy
good way I hope a hundred and ten
percent doc I mean I'm gonna have to
slow her down and she's bringing up all
of our machines Jessie says if I keep
working I'm gonna be strong enough by
the time gingers well yeah I don't know
about that you gotta promise me that
you're not gonna try to ride ginger till
I say it's okay I promise mama says
you're a bad influence on me so
what else she said she doesn't like the
way you look yeah well I gotta go mm-hmm
my mom's cooking dinner hmm hi Jen what
do you think thought so
hey cowboy what are you doing here
Dallas you told me to stop by then
well I'll be
is that really you Dallas what is it you
want Johnny's going to teach Melinda I
said our teacher if you agreed then I
ain't trying to cut in on your deal
you're welcome to her Johnny are you
sure
Johnny you'd be doing me a favor Dallas
here was about to drive me to drink
weren't you Dallas now don't exaggerate
Ben we don't see eye to eye all the time
but there aren't any hard feelings ah
Dallas one day you'll make somebody a
great husband funny
hey Rocky
we're gonna go down to the reservoir and
take a swim you want to come with us
yeah I'd love to but I can't still got a
lot of chores today thanks anyway well
maybe next time
my name's Susan and this were my horse
bucket list you want some help sunny
sure thanks it's kind of expecting her
to say something mean again ain't no
nurse dipped her before she's been
talking about it all week said you
tackled her right into the grant
she calls you rocky like boxer so that's
what she know you ever met Dallas I've
even seen her out in the rain with
Melinda why she's so hard on her you
wanna know the story sure what this is
what my mom told me then married Dallas
a year before Ben's daughter Shari died
Thomas gained a little girl I saw in the
picture with Dallas and Ben didn't right
after she died Alison they got a divorce
meanwhile dolls his own daughter Shannon
eloped and had a baby
and she her husband moved to South
America and they left the baby with
dolls Melinda Dallas was granddaughter
huh anyways mom says Dallas blames
herself for what happened to Shannon on
account she was this big rodeo queen
it was never home to take care of her so
when the Linda came along it was kind of
like a second chance to do it right
sounds like Melinda's got a hard row to
hoe what well that's what Ben said
Miranda's got a hard right at home oh
okay
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bad for being laid up for viola huh
anybody
you're looking good now Ben she's gonna
look like when she gets in shape better
and better right
yeah Wow
[Music] he's as frisky as a young filly come on
in then expectant yeah what do you mean
by that well you're here to tell me that
if anything happens to Sonny you're
gonna blame me is that right
something like that look miss Matthews I
don't want to argue with you you want to
blame me if something happens that's
fine I can live with that gonna have to
you look better without the hair um what
about a saddle a you're not gonna let a
ride bad back are you
not hardly
easy there ginger hey Sonny I got it
from now on this will be your saddle
wait a minute fence now mrs. Matthews
just an old kid saddle I don't have any
use for it Sonny might as well have it
Sonny I want you to watch me do this
you're gonna have to learn how
honey there were all the things I told
you okay now we're gonna go through them
one more time
before I turn you loose I come on up
here ma'am
there you go ready we go how the
stirrups here's a rein honey go keep
those heels down all right show me how
you hold those reins
good keep a good grip on those rings you
drop those she'll take off
show me how you turn to the right good
turn to the lap real good show me how
you stop her
good don't be afraid to pull back hard
she's a big horse she can handle it and
if you run into some trouble you just
hold on to that saddle horns and Sonny
if your leg starts to hurt you just just
stop right ready to give her a try
all right let's go come on didn't there
you go honey you be careful
far so good
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hey slow down yeah yeah keep it slow
down I don't keep a tight grip on those
reins you're not ready to run there yet
it's arranged tight how do you listen to
Vince do you hear me
honey honey take it easy honey
honey slow down Sonny Sonny
easy ginger ginger ginger w later you
climb down off that horse right now
you just made three big mistakes number
one you ran ginger before she was warmed
up you could have crippled her all over
again
number two you disobeyed me number three
you scared your mom I think you got some
apologies to make here yeah well just so
you don't forget I want you to take
ginger walk around this arena for one
hour you understand all right get to it
the Rafah know once you've been up on a
horse well no you stick with the doctor
I'll handle the ride then she did really
well out there didn't she
buddy you ever seen anyone ride like
that first time out of the box not in 65
years of riding horses
she didn't target
fine and Melinda get out their ID that a
girl
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as Melinda doing Dallas she's getting
there come on good for what ails you
what's this I hear about your firing
Bennett who told you nothing secret
around here darling
I think getting rid of Ben is a mistake
and why is that Ben will stand up to you
and Johnny won't now drive to the barrel
price stake out in the saddle you were
too high in the turns Melinda's gonna
win the state championship you can bank
on it I hope you're right
get over your Melinda okay no more
goofing off I want you out here six
hours a day and I'm canceling your week
at camp but mom only friends are going
use your head Melinda now do you want to
go to camp or be a state champion huh
alright let's try some big circles nice
and wide keep the heels down heels down
Sonny okay good grip on the reins just
relax into the posting let's relax good
well you're looking you're looking
pretty darn good I tell you what I'll go
ahead and set out the barrels you trot
ginger through five times at a trot I
understand all right babes are hard
punky doesn't like to do anything but
walk and run isn't specially coming back
to the corral ginger don't like trot
you're gonna enter the Gymkhana Saturday
it's only a practice one I don't think
I'm good enough you look good enough to
me they'd let anyone enter even me I
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don't know you want a ride me too
well fine by me but you better ask your
mom all right now I want you to run the
barrels five times a day
at a trot very good and then cooler down
and brush you're out
folks Ben and I really appreciate the
turnout today hope you're all having a
great time our next battle racer is a
newcomer miss sunny Matthews in a very
first competition on our own horse
ginger give them both up big one now
you're not gonna believe this folks
18-point how does your leg feel great
Ginger's looking great here mind to take
her and cool her down for about ten
minutes walk around see in a few minutes
okay
that was a good run I didn't know you
could ride that well should I start
writing this week Billy are you gonna
enter the regionals I don't think so
I don't know anything about it besides
your run was way better than mine oh
well see you around bye what's the big
deal about the regionals
okay $500 to the winner and whoever wins
the regionals goes to state and it's
50,000 there I don't care about that
stuff
I should have tried ginger give me
trouble Melinda
maybe she just had a lucky run I don't
think so
she's got that horse - well she said she
wasn't going to enter you want to bank
on that you know I want you to keep an
eye on her you can do that can't you
I guess don't yes do it
I want to thank you for everything
you've done for Sonny ginger at the
saddle everything thank you my pleasure
we didn't get off to a very good start I
was hoping we could start again that
would be fine by me mrs. Matthews would
you stop calling me mrs. Matthews
everybody calls me Cathy Cathy you know
it sounded great out there is she really
that good yep now she's just really that
good
I'm Alan I do have a special brandy to
round off the evening good kept a glass
so I would love so good dinner was
amazing I had no idea you could cook
like that well I went to France to
school there for you when I was young
family I lived with and a gourmet chef
so I made a point of learning everything
I could from him so you like antiques
yeah they're beautiful why I'd be afraid
I'd break something now
it must be worth a fortune well yeah
it's a lot of them were handed down to
me from my family some of the other
little knick knacks i picked up on my
travels Oh museum quality
now that horse Sonny would love ah well
now I bet she would light that cost me
up fortune you know Ben told me she did
really well with Gymkhana yes you talk a
lot about Ben do I need to feel jealous
of course not Kathleen please ah Kenneth
Lee and I I grew up in a big house not
bigger than this one actually but it
never got lonely because my parents and
my brothers and my sisters are always
there the thing is a house doesn't
become a home until there's the right
woman and the right family living in it
to us
all right now when he wanted to go all
out you just touch her with those Spurs
not too hard course she's real sensitive
yeah all set all right let's give it a
shot see how this goes
girl around
all right all out here you go here you
go
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every danger
with a hottie
but there's no shade over the gun I take
my chances
that son
all right now kick it bring her home
bring her home
17 second well Spurs are a good thing so
long as you don't overuse them honey
when you're practicing you don't let
nothing distract you go talk to them
later huh
okay now we got to correct a little
problem you're growing around those
barrels
you're leaning a little too far into the
turn that's throwing ginger off-balance
all right you want to sit up straight in
your saddle when you're racing that
saddle horn belly button back of the
saddle keep in line the whole time you
understand okay I like this yeah just
like that I'm going around the back
that's any time you're riding all right
let's try another run this time keep
your line huh all right go ahead
there you go
all out
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16:1 Wow 18.1 did you see that Melinda
yeah I saw it I'm standing right here
come on let's get a soda
that's 16 16 1 that's good really good
you sure did all right well go out the
ginger cool off and then put her in her
pants go on ahead yeah what do you think
yeah I think we got the makings of a
champion
you're about right there sorry doc
supposed to get a check from this horse
dealer he went bust left me in a lurch
ah bet I'm I mean to put pressure on you
but on $8,000 $8,000 can't you borrow it
or something I'm trying I'm selling some
stock getting rid of the old truck I
don't want to confiscate this girl's
horse
hey what I can do I will give you 90
days but but that's all I appreciate
that
did a heck of a job on ginger that's
good to hear
tell you what you stop by any Friday
watch ginger run those barrels huh take
you up on
you up on alright thanks again
16/3 not bad Melinda but it's not good
enough
yesterday sunny wrote a 16 word Melinda
why didn't you tell me you're the one
that said Ben wasn't teaching me right
stay on that horse you're not finished
go on
I wrote a 15-9 yesterday
wow that's that super fast watch this
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shouldn't you warn him up a little
before you run him then so you can
oversee run and then gold yeah
steal the champion watch this
you just have to push it that was my
best time yet and still isn't even going
all-out we'll be ready for regional
regional the region already a
championship something you should enter
but you gotta have the entry fee in by
Friday
I mean I want you I mean how much is it
$500 come on yeah yeah I have to beat
her at the regional rodeo or I don't go
to state right no the two fastest
regional riders go to state not just the
winner
why I got away got it when I'm folks I
need $100 what for I have to ride in the
regional rhodium the berries that's
nonsense we're not ready to ride in a
rodeo I'm better than everyone but
Melinda isn't been sick honey those
girls have been writing for years don't
you think you should wait for a year or
two I have to ride this year have you
asked Ben what he thinks about it mm-hmm
honey there's a big difference between
riding ginger up at Ben's place and
riding in a rodeo besides I don't think
I can spare a hundred dollars if I win I
get $5,000
I could pay you back
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come on ginger time to stretch those
legs come on I got everybody Oh what are
you talking about you're gonna do good
ginger she didn't look worried does she
Sonny don't dawdle now get her brush
down there you go get her over there and
get her warmed up
miss sunny Matthews on ginger get him
next time see remember if you lose your
hat you lose points just go out there
have some fun huh
just another practice run around the
barrels go ahead ginger
yes
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attagirl
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come on last year to watch the recipes
go vegan
push it you mind your head now come on
he's friend
yeah please sweetheart leave that you'll
burn the pony wall shutting the toilet
are afraid
you swim
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congratulations Linda you're beautiful
thank you how are you I've been worse
Linda look real good today she can do
better
no tell us Melinda won 10 million
dollars in the lottery you'd complain
that is 120 just show me the ten million
we'll see oh I'm looking for Melinda but
sunny good out there
consider shame rotten at home you saw
understood and that's the bottom line
can't argue with you
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we are up early what do you think it's
still faster than ginger I'm by a long
shot
see ginger can't run to fall out if
you're making mistakes what did I do
wrong
well you were fine up until that last
barrel and when ginger cut around it
you're still leaning in a little too far
threw her off balance just sit in the
middle of your saddle
can you watch me please and see if this
is okay well sure kid but take her easy
huh nobody expects you to be perfect
ginger - ginger death
lady want to ride in my new car it's
beautiful
come on hop in I'll take you for a spin
he can burn some rubber Sunny's waiting
for me I have to go pick her up oh come
on he won't be gone for more than a
minute come on live a little
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I've been
the same I'm even shopping for wedding
wanna tell me
look in here this
it's stunning Kathleen make me the
happiest man in the world
I don't know if I'm ready to make a
decision like this and I have to talk to
Sonny why you're an adult see you don't
need her permission she's a part of this
too
if we were to get married you would be
her new dad see well I just don't think
I'm ready no you keep it it might help
my course hey Sonny Sonny PACA did
starting to rain come on gingers not
even warm time good you don't have to
worry about cooling her down we don't
run the barrels in the rain come on pack
it in yes
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sunny I said packet hand sunny
and we Rishi what happened she was out
riding in the rain
ginger slipped where
this is your foot I didn't want her to
ride I knew something like this would
happen
stay away from us
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honey are you all right she has a
bruised knee some abrasions than that
she took a good hit on the noggin but I
don't see any sign of concussion oh
she's got a pin in her right leg I
checked it everything seems fine -
ginger okay I'm sure she's fine
man I didn't think it was a good idea
for Ben to be with us right now
mom then told me not to ride in the rain
I did it anyway i disobeyed him I'm
sorry
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can I take her home now sure good luck
honey thank you you're gonna need it
let's go
I came to apologize for what I said it
wasn't your fault I just wanted someone
to blame I need to apologize mr.
Matthews you're right how's Sonny doing
well she's got a few scratches and she's
pretty down in the mouth but it's it's
nothing that a ride on the horse and hug
from a coach won't cure yeah I'm good
for the hug that dad I'm not gonna be
doing any more coaching but don't be
ridiculous she needs you you know I had
a daughter sherry and she was killed
and a horse fell on her in the rain it's
about the same age is sunny and and you
want to know why she was out riding a
horse in the rain because she knew I
wanted her to win I had no idea that's
how I might talk about it was an
accident you can't blame yourself I'd
open the discussion then Taylor don't
you dare walk away from me this
discussion is not over
I'm sorry about your daughter I am I
know what it feels like to lose someone
that you love I feel the loss of my
husband every day I cry myself to sleep
every night believe me I know what that
kind of pain feels like but nothing
nothing compared to the hurt that I felt
when I had to look Sonny in the eye and
tell her that she lost her father I will
not do that again
she paints the world with you Ben
you want to quit on her too you be man
enough to do it yourself
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hey cowgirl where's your hat think you
want me to wear it anymore
are you kidding me I always had a dollar
for every mistake I've ever made in my
life I'd be a rich man I'm sorry i
disobeyed you I'm sorry I almost hurt
ginger well we're lucky here see cuz
we're all okay and we're getting a
second chance to do things right next
time we might not be so lucky
when can I practice to ride again
Oh how long till you can go get that in
about ten seconds
nine
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your own trash
in some strange
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oh don't you look like a million bucks
yeah gotta suffer to be beautiful time
for you to get over to the arena get
ginger warmed up and I want you to come
back here okay that wherever they are
they're not worrying about you that's
for sure
come on ginger now
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I want you to focus on what you and
ginger have to get done all right
don't you worry about them go on get
your good and warmed up go ahead
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little close aren't you Dallas how much
time till melinda rides bumper-to-bumper
traffic Melinda's headed for the warm-up
ring and Johnny's getting us registered
good luck see after the race where are
you going we watch together I got
something I gotta do
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bunny was banished oh he'll be along too
sweet don't you go anywhere
I got a surprise for
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Steele
we have a surprise for you a very
special gift especially to those of you
who follow the rodeo circuit he's one of
the greats of rodeo the only cowboy ever
win four national championships and
receive a special citation from the
President of the United States ladies
and gentlemen mr. Fenton
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well it's good isn't it
I told you he was a tough man
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I'm in seclusion not seen around here in
these parts for some time Ben Taylor
one-time star
it's wrong what happened
like I read him too fast without warming
you up
no it's nothing what am I going to do
everything
and it's holding my father
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maybe then can do something I wanna die
Sippi she's yours
as you can
you have to
she's the only of course the commodities
deal
hey Kurt there's one more time anchor
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changeup
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yellow ginger can only run lines that's
okay here let me take steel thank you
run ahead and find us some seats
she is something else you sure are next
run is last year's runner up for the
state championship miss Melinda Judd she
adores you what was she doing on that
he's gonna win that's what girl
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[Applause]
well it seems like Melinda ran steel
before he'd warmed up steel came up lame
so sunny here gave Melinda ginger to win
the race
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they then tell you I'm really sorry I
think you should share this win with
sunny you bet come on Sonny we'll do the
victory way to go you three
we got one special girl there you know
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[Music] I think should have a pretty special
coach
thank you
okay
where are that here they are you did so
no you come here
come here what is it darling I was gonna
give you some money to pay that dr.
Jansen if I want I'm really really sorry
you hear what I heard Ben now that's a
good kid sunny how do you know about
that I heard you guys talking
wait a minute you paid for ginger
surgery I made a down payment
then Thomas insurance claim hasn't been
settled yet that should be coming in
soon there's still plenty for me to sell
nobody's gonna sell anything and
nobody's gonna use any insurance money
and nobody's gonna take that beautiful
horse away from this little girl
we've got $100,000 in sponsorship money
coming besides what we won tonight and
the way I figure it half that money
belongs to sunny and ginger no no don't
argue with me Ben are you either sunny I
thought I knew something about what it
takes to be a winner I didn't know
anything little I know I just learned
from you and you hey don't go anywhere
hold up bad
how do you do can you - I was wrong then
there's nothing broken down about you
now yeah she did it all by herself
you taught her we were better friends
and we we're husband and wife weren't we
Ben maybe could have been the other way
around we wouldn't have fallen apart my
cherry tart maybe still friends well
Dallas look who's the cactus covered
marshmallow now
come on Melinda I don't want to be here
all night how many times has been told
you not to run until you've warmed up
fine hire the best Tory in the country
and you don't listen
oh honey come here
that's important he's yours now and
you're old enough you can wear what she
did today I took a special kind of
person to you Vernon sweet how what do
you say
you're welcome here keep them all
wrapped up take good care of him go put
them away while you're at it
nobody put ginger that's a really nice
thing you just did in a wild day isn't
it yeah and then some you know uh dr.
Olson asked me to marry him
yeah
got a couple of problems though yeah hey
I don't love him
be he doesn't ride a horse
I think I found somebody I might like
that
what are you thinking at anyone I know
baby
do you think it's not get caught
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reasons again
I've got you take me away deep in the
and give me a reason to
from them strength
the purity vote
comes your love strong and true no
cared for me as much as you
you're the wrong standard
like that leads me
here
gives me a reason to
reason to
and again
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you take me
deep in the heart of
promise me
gave me
take me
and give me a reason
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her reasons
you
you deep in the heart of your
deep in the heart of your
and give me a reason to
at your back
know that you're on track
in some strange
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I'm always near
when the Junior
when you done you bet
but you go No
you