Something new came upon the land one night — something that would change my life forever — and so, my journey began.
A wiser horse might have turned and run, but I wanted to know what strange creatures were here.
I was scared, and I didn’t know what was going to happen to me, but at least my mother and the herd were safe.
I remember the first time I saw a rattler curled up in my path. This one didn’t look like a rattler, but I was still thinking… snake.
My heart galloped through the skies that night, back to my herd, where I belonged, and I wondered if they missed me as much as I missed them.
He was called Little Creek and he seemed different from the rest.
There was just no end to the strange ways of the Two-leggeds.
Sometimes a horse has gotta do what a horse has gotta do. And this was one of those times.
I wasn’t sure what happened back there and I wasn't about to stop and ask. All I knew was that I was headed home.
I couldn’t believe it. One moment I was free, and the next… more ropes.
I couldn’t understand it. She treated this scrawny Two-legged like one of our kind, prancing around him like a love-struck yearling. It was downright unnatural.
Mares!
Okay, I admitted it, she was charming… in a stubborn irritating kind of way. So, I let her show me her world.
For the first time in my life, I felt my heart torn two ways.
I had to hand it to that boy — he just wouldn’t give up.
I knew this was hard for her and that she was scared, but more than anything I wanted to share my homeland with her.
I lay beside her that night, hoping… praying that somehow she would be okay.
I didn’t know why we were brought here. What I did know was we had to find a way to escape and get back home.
That was the moment I understood. They were headed to my homeland, and I had to stop them.
I don’t know where he came from or how he got there. But I sure was happy to see him.
Oh, yes.
I’ve been waiting so long to run free, but that goodbye was harder than I ever imagined. I’ll never forget that boy, and how we won back our freedom together.
Screenplay by
John Fusco
