E6 | Healing Can Be Complicated

I'll out and opened the gate for me.

Alejandro, Yes, sir.

Zohe can you part the a TV and get those chickens out of the round pen?

Got it.

Here?

Chichi Jack, what are you doing? Come chase them out of there. Bailey and doctor Forrest will be here any minute with Wilder.

This is how Bailey does it. Maybe I'm in the wrong key here. Chick chack, chick chick chi dick.

Good on you, Zoe, you got it?

Wow, look at him go. I've never seen that chicken wattle so fast.

Je digje dick jet dig.

They look like the old raptors coming in for the queue.

Here's doctor Forest with the trailer pull in straight up by the house.

Miranda got it.

How's he gonna get off with a bad leg?

Doctor Forrest said, it's not so bad. He can bear his own weight.

And it's a good thing.

Bailey has away with horses how to use lessonations so he could keep his balance.

Yeah.

I could barely walk after I got my wisdom teeth out, and I wasn't even injured.

Bailey calmed him beautifully. She really is gifted with horses, Thanks doctor Bailey. But I'm no horse. Whisperer. I just remembered what Gpop taught me about being.

Calm and caught it gentle and strong.

Yeah, I think it's more than that. But let's get this boy into that round pin.

Easy, Wilder, back this way, Whoa, whoa, There you go.

This round pen is perfect.

He'll be confined enough to rest the leg, and the panels are tall so he won't try to jump out.

Thanks so much for letting me take care of him.

Doctor Forrest, Well, the clinic is full and you've proven yourself in the past. Just keep some distance with this one, Okay. I want to see him back on the range soon.

Yeah. So I'll host his leg three times a day, like you said, just for the next day or so, and stay out of the pen unless you've given him the sedation powder. I've written down the amounts depending on how close you need to get, and I left you some extra butte for the inflammation. You can probably give his meds and soaked alfalfa with a little grain. Got it in You go, Wilder, this is your new home.

He does look kind of loopy.

What can I do to help, Bailey? My mom said, I can stay till dinner. Can you grab my backpack from doctor Forrest's truck. I don't want to leave his side.

Sure, did I get him hay and water?

No?

I wouldn't do that. Let the sedation wear off a little more first.

Got it.

You can go water and feed the other horses though, and the pigs.

You still work here, okay.

But let me know if you need help with anything.

Bailey, Okay, I'll be fine.

I know you will. You might make a good equine vet someday.

Hmm. Thanks.

I've got a run call if you need anything otherwise, I'll be back to check on him in a few days.

By Miranda. Always a pleasure.

Here's your bad Bailey, and I brought the hose. Oh thanks, Zoe.

Well, if you two got it, I'm gonna drive out and check the fences with the rocky here boy.

He looks kind of sad. Who wilder. Yeah, his hanging head low like that and his eyes he just looks sad. Nah, that's just the sedation. He'll perk up in about an hour. So have you ever taken care of a hurt horse before?

Yeah?

Actually, we bought Sonny out of a kill pen. She was in pretty bad shape. But my dad saw something in her Wait a kill pen. Yeah, where horses end up if no one wants them for whatever reason. That's awful, poor Sonny. Even wild horses can end up there after the roundup, that is, if there are no sanctuaries or training barns willing to take them. Round up. Yeah, with the Bureau of Land Management. If there are too many horses and not enough resources to support them, all, they

Then.

Yeah, I haven't told anyone that before. But I'm going to be here for Wilder every step of the way. Then I'll be here too. My mom wants me to come home for dinner and to sleep, but I'll be here every more, I promise. Thanks Zooe, I'd like that.

Sorry, we haven't checked in much over the past few days.

Shannon, It's all right, Dad. I got all your one word text messages and the picture of my rosemary plant. Thanks for taking care of it for me.

Well, Rocky and I tried at least that.

Rosemary bush is tough. If it can survive being run over by a four wheeler fifteen times, it can survive roundhogs and an over zealous dog. What about the rest of the garden? How are the carrots and zucchini?

Your Rosemary's the most important, right true?

Never mind about the garden, So tell me about the horse. Is it another hurt stallion?

Yep, Wilder's what she's calling them. Bailey's been tending to them. She even slept out there.

With them all night.

I'm not surprised. Remember the grip proposals she and Connor were working on last year.

She was planning to save all the wild horses.

Then she sure was, well, can this one be saved? What does doctor Forrest say? I don't want Bailey getting her hopes up.

Looks like a leg injury from fighting. But doctor Force thinks he'll heal up. Okay with rest and meds.

I had a shower and I wasn't sleeping with animals.

I can't smell that bad, not bad at all. You know some people like to smell of horse manure.

Okay, Bailey, come take the phone, talk to your mom a bit. Then it is probably best you get a shower, pee.

You okay, Okay, give it a rest. I get it already. I'll go outside.

She wish.

Hi Mom, Hi, sweetie, how are you. You've had a busy couple of days.

I saved him, Mama, the wild stallion Wilder will be safe here.

That's really good. I'm glad he's going to be okay. Yeah, so ge Pop said you gave him a scare when he couldn't find you the other day. Were you really just worried about Wilder?

Yes?

Mom, I told you how he was trying to fight for the gray Stallion's herd.

I understand why you would be. Stallion's fighting overheard usually ends badly for one of them.

Exactly. That's what I was trying to tell everyone.

But how do you think Gee Pop and I feel when you run off without telling us? Uh?

Worried to I guess I'm sorry for not telling you what I was doing. I was afraid you'd say.

No, maybe we would have true. But just like you want to keep Wilder safe, we want to keep you safe.

I know, I get it. I'm sorry. Can we talk about something else?

Like?

How's your time with Dad?

It's been nice? He misses you, you know. He says you always have an excuse not to talk to him.

I don't know. We don't have much to talk about. I'm not the rodeo kid that was Connor.

Dad doesn't care about that. He wants to connect with what you love. I'm sure he'd be interested in what you're doing with Wilder.

I don't know. He wants all the rescues to be rodeo horses. Wilder isn't a rodeo horse right now.

He's a wild horse right for now.

Yes, I better go shower and eat I need to get back to him.

Okay, I love you, Bailey. Please stay safe. I hear there's a big storm coming later this week.

I will Mom.

Wait, I forgot to ask if you found my letter. You're a letter I hate it under the banana bread.

Oh yeah, I got it. I'll read it today. Thanks, Mom, gotta go. Don't worry Wilder. I'll take good care of you. We just need to help your leg heel. You're getting pretty good at aiming that hose through the bench so long as he stays in one place. But I don't want to keep sedating him. I think he's starting to get more comfortable. How can you tell? He was laying down when I came out this morning. Laying down to

Of our herd.

Well, maybe a little. Hey, I said I was sorry about that. I'm joking. It's all good. I actually think we're stronger because of our little fight, you know. And it means a lot to hear someone say they're sorry. It's pretty rare, actually serious. Do people not apologize in California? Let's just say I haven't been on the receiving end very much, So thank you. You're a good friend. Wow, thanks, Bailey.

Zoe. Quick, there's goats in the feed rooms.

Oh no, Alejandro, did you leave the feed room unlocked? Maybe I told you to make sure you lock it every time.

I can't believe this. They've destroyed half the bags. What a mess. Get out of here, Stone, Shoo shoo. Oh don't you eat that blitz.

Sorry, I must have forgotten to lock it after I've fed the animals this morning.

I can't believe this, Alejandro. Oh, calm down, Bailey, it was just an accident. He's part of our herd. No fighting, remember, it's okay.

I think I understand. I'm sorry, Bailey. I'm sure your brother wouldn't have messed up like this.

Actually, you're wrong. This is exactly something my brother would do. That's why we have to keep it locked. Now. He left the door open so many times that the goats got used to helping themselves. So yeah, this is definitely a Conner thing.

Oh I'm really sorry.

Then it's actually okay. Really, just help me get him out of here.

Okay, just shoe goats.

Why are you grabbing his beard, Alejandro.

I'm trying to pull his head off the feedback.

It's kind of like a leash.

I what, I don't know what I'm doing.

Go looked up at you, like what you do into my beard? Well? Why do you keep going for the tail?

I don't know what I'm doing either. I'm just trying to stay away from the horns. You two heared too much. Just help me heard them out of here? Man, I wish Rocky was finished with his training. Already, Get out of here, Goat, go on, Stone, get out of here, Blitz, come on.

A stone, Just not make me he's quick.

This isn't working. And now they're laughing at us. Oh wait, I know a snake.

What where are you going, Bailey?

Did she say snake?

Huh?

She's not seriously going to get a snake?

Is she? I don't Maybe.

Maybe if we can get the goats out before she gets back. Uh, stone Blitz, you better get out of here. I really don't got it no way. Don't worry to take too long to find a real one. This one's a fake.

Good thinking, but just for the record, I would have been fine with the real one.

So good to know. If this doesn't work, you can help me find a real one. Count me out of that, Monty. In a moment, I think this will work. See, they don't like snakes.

Are all goats afraid of snakes?

Uh No, but these goats are weird. Must have had a bad experience or something. Somehow Connor figured it out.

Bailey, I'm really sorry about the feed and making you upset about your brother.

Don't worry about it, really. I'll grab some buckets. Maybe we can salvage some I'll grab a broom and guard the door.

Bailey, you're still out there.

Yes, I'm here. I want to stay with him a little longer.

Okay, all right, but you should probably sleep inside tonight.

It's supposed to get chili. Tonight definitely feels like a storm's coming.

Okay, I'm gonna write in my journal and then I'll come in. Are you warm enough, Wilder? I'm so glad you're safe and here with me. I was sure i'd messed up and lost you forever. I need to update my journal. So much has happened. Oh look my banana bread and mom's note. You're right, banana bread first. Here you go, hm hm, even better, warm and squished, Dear Connor, I saved Wilder. I know it's not exactly what we planned, but in a small way, I'm going to keep our