Running Wild Page #2

I need to know what he did

right, what he did wrong

and what around here

is worth saving!

- Now?

- Right now.

We lease this back pasture

to a dairy farm for grazing,

it brings in a little.

Most of the workers

have found jobs elsewhere,

a handful have

stayed loyal to you.

They do general upkeep, mending

fences, painting, et cetera.

Looks like they're

not doing their jobs.

You got five doing

the work of 20,

you're lucky they

haven't walked, too.

A handful of people

pay to stable their horses.

It's good for some floating

cash, but that's about it.

Then there's this fella.

Mr. JT used to get

25,000 to breed him

on account of

the stakes winning.

He comes from a long

line of breeders

and derby cup winners.

It's a damn shame.

Why isn't anyone

breeding to him now?

Ma'am, they're waiting

for you to go under,

so they can buy

monarch outright.

The ranchers, they had their eyes

on this place for a while now.

Mr. JT might have

made some bad decisions,

but this sure

wasn't one of them.

Saddle him up.

I wanna take a ride

around the property.

That's not a good idea, ma'am.

Don't want to take a

chance of injuring him.

- Then saddle up Robbie.

- Yes, ma'am.

Hello, miss Stella.

Bratt, there's a

break in the fence,

I think there's some wild

horses on the property.

- All right, where are you?

- Near the old ranch.

Okay, don't go near the horses

and don't fix the fence.

With any luck, they'll

go out the way they came.

I'll be right there.

We need to get

them off property.

We have to... what?

No, look at them,

they need food, water.

That's not allowed.

What do you mean,

it's not allowed?

It's a federal crime to

feed a wad of feral horses.

We've got enough problems.

You take the flank, we'll herd

them back out the way they came.

But, no, I can't do that,

they're gonna die!

Well, then, you're gonna have to

call the office of land management

and wait for them

to come take them.

That could take weeks,

they got so many wild horses.

I mean we can't just,

please, feed them?

Water them?

Not without breaking the law

and I want no part of that.

- They're suffering.

- I know and it's awful,

but that's the way things are,

the law won't allow it.

I have done what other people have

told me to do my entire life.

Can you give me a hand?

I told you, ma'am, I've no

interest in breaking any laws.

You know what, that's

enough with the ma'am stuff,

my name is Stella, okay?

And I, Stella,

would love your help.

Please, okay?

I won't turn you in, okay?

Thanks for nothing, cowboy.

Coming?

Now what?

Well, now we call the

office of land management.

And where do they

take the horses?

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