but she won't let me clean it.
Whoa!
- You could help. It'd be good practice.
- Practice? - Yeah, I'm training to be a vet.
- Do you have any idea what Hexronn's gonna do to this town?
- What are we talking about? - Sam.
Your mother's fancy-footing with him.
- You're here again. What do you want from me?
- Issie, what are you doing? - Look, Tom, she's doing it.
Other way, Blaze. Hyah!
- How does she do that?
If you wanna help, it's gonna be a lot of work, every day.
[INTRIGUING THEME MUSIC]
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[MUSICAL ALARM PLAYS]
[SIGHS]
[GROANS]
[MUSICAL ALARM PLAYS]
[HORSE NICKERS]
- Hey!
[MUSICAL ALARM PLAYS]
[SIGHS]
- [MUSICAL ALARM PLAYS] - [GROANS]
[GRUNTS, GROANS]
Blaze looks much better today.
- Yeah, she's healing up pretty good.
Could you got to the others set up for the family fun day?
Oh, yeah. OK.
So, after that,
I was wondering if maybe it'd be a good time to ride her.
- Ride her? [CHUCKLES] - Yeah, Blaze.
- You don't just get on.
You've got to get her used to the saddle,
start her slowly, saddle cloth.
OK, yeah, sounds good.
So, shall we do that, then?
If I say yes, will you leave me alone?
Done.
- [BLAZE WHINNIES] - No, no, try it again.
Remember, you can't creep up on a horse.
- You gotta stay in her eyeline.
- Yeah, yeah, OK.
- OK, slowly, slowly. Set- - Oh!
- [BLAZE WHINNIES] - Just let her settle.
Try again. - This isn't working.
We've been here for ages.
- I told you, it takes time. You need patience with horses.
- Yeah, cos horses can tell everything you're thinking.
- Everyone can tell what you're thinking, Caroline,
cos it's always coming out of your mouth.
SWEETLY: It's OK, Blaze.
You can trust me.
- Gotcha! - [BLAZE WHINNIES]
- Ooh, wipeout!
- I-I got it on, though. - That's not the point.
This isn't something you win. It's a partnership.
- Well, maybe Blaze doesn't like saddlecloths.
Why don't I try riding bareback?
- Issie, this isn't gonna happen.
- But, Tom, I- - No.
You haven't even sat on a horse yet.
- Thanks for letting me do this.
Once Tom sees me riding, he'll have to let me ride Blaze.
- No offence, Blue. - Can't be long, though.
Kayleigh's on her way.
- Who's that? Girlfriend? - Student.
Yeah, she's in an event at the family fun day tomorrow.
- All right, foot in the stirrup.
- Let's do this.
Let's get this riding thing nailed.
[GRUNTS] God!
See? Easy.
- All right.
[WHIMSICAL MUSIC]
- Why aren't we going anywhere? - Kick him on.
Shorten your reins, like I showed you.
- I have! - No, you haven't.
Look at them. - Look,
I don't think it's the reins. - What?
- I think Blue just doesn't get me.
- Just tell him what you want him to do.
- OK, fine. Go on, Blue. Gallop. Go on [!]
- No.
- Do what I showed you. - I did. It's not working.
You didn't. Look, hop off. I gotta go.
- But we haven't got anywhere yet.
- That's not my problem. I'm being assessed tomorrow,
and it's my last chance to work with Kayleigh.
- Assessed? For what? - For a teaching qualification.
[SCOFFS] Yeah, good luck with that [!]
- What's that supposed to mean?
- You didn't teach me anything. - Yeah, cos you're not listening.
- Well, maybe it's because you're not a very good teacher.
- It's a two-way street, Issie. And for the record,
if you think Tom's ever gonna let you ride Blaze,
you are crazy.
ANISHA ON PHONE: I mean, if you ask me,
it sounds like Tom's totally playing you.
- Really? - And, like,
it's outrageous he won't let you ride your horse.
Like, weren't you the only one who could get her in the stall
and basically saved her life? - Exactly.
- Sounds to me like everyone's just jealous cos you're gifted.
- Do you think? - Totally.
You should show them.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
- What are you up today, love? - Going to the stable.
- You gonna be at the family fun day?
- Yeah, I guess.
- Morning. Back on the job hunt today?
- No. - Oh.
- I didn't realise that my law degree
would count for basically zero. - Oh, that's a headache, love.
- Actually, I might pop along with you to the fun day,
if that's OK.
- Have you done your hair? - No.
- I didn't think horses were your thing.
- Yeah, well I mean, you know? - No.
- What have you got there, exactly?
- Nothing. - What are you up to?
- Why is my family so weird?
[CHEERFUL MUSIC]
- CALEB: No, Caroline, come on, everyone's getting ready.
Hurry up. Line it up. This way, this way.
- It's fine. Let's go get ready.
- Mum, where's my logbook? I need it for the assessment.
- It's in the bag.
- I'm won't be racing.
I'm not gonna be riding any horses today.
- This place is the worst.
We're gonna totally destroy them.
[SIGHS]
- Uh, Hamish? We're really big fans.
Can we please get a photo with you?
- Yeah, of course.
[PHONE CAMERA CLICKS]
- Hamish's matches always run late.
- Don't worry, OK? We'll be here.
- That's what you always say.
- We'll be back in time for your race.
Go get 'em.
- Hey, Stel.
See ya later, stink bomb.
- Don't drop the ball, fish face.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
[GATE CREAKS]
Hey, Blaze.
You and me, we're good, right?
OK.
All right, stay, Blaze.
- [BLAZE WHINNIES] - Blaze!
Ahh!
[GROANS]
Blaze, stop!
Stop, Blaze, please!
- TOM: What are you doing? - She just went nuts.
- You tried to ride her. - I told you she wasn't ready.
- But I... - Come on. Whoa, girl.
- [BLAZE WHINNIES] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Whoa. Come on. - [BLAZE NICKERS]
That's it.
- What? You done gawping at the freak show, guys?
- Excuse me? - Why don't you run along to
your pathetic, lame little pony show?
- I'm sorry, but if anyone's pathetic, it's you!
- All right, you lot. Go and tack up.
- But- - Go. Now.
Not you.
- Look, Tom, I don't know what happened,
but it really wasn't my fault.
I'm ready to ride her. I know I am.
- Just because you want to ride her doesn't mean you're ready.
- I've had enough of your selfish attitude.
- What? - You've got an ego problem.
You don't listen, so you're dangerous.
You've got no place being around horses.
- But Tom- - I don't want you here.
- Go home, Issie.
- Julia, yes, I've still got some quite major questions,
and I can't get a straight answer out of anyone,
so I would really appreciate it
if you'd just give me a call back. Please.
- Sam. Hi. Hey. - Oh, hello.
- Can I get you a coffee? - Oh, no, you're all right.
Listen, I'm sorry about the other day.
Sorry if I was a bit weird. I think I was over-caffeinated.
Oh! There I go again.
Stand back!
Yeah. Um, what it was, was that my mum...
she was winding me up,
saying that our coffee was actually a date, which...
- Which would be terrible? - No, no, um...
It's just that I wasn't sure if I was sort of,
[CLEARS THROAT] like, quite ready, and then, I just...
I got myself into a bit of a... state.
- Sorry. - So, just to be clear,
you don't want to go on a date?
No.
No, yes! Yes, I don't... I don't not want to go on a date.
I mean, I do want to go on a da- If you... If you do?
- OK.
- Yeah. OK. - OK.
How about I buy you a drink and then we'll call this a date?
- Yes. Yes, let's have this date. [CHUCKLES]
- Another one of those? - Better not.
- Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome along to the Kauri Point Family Fun Day.
- [SCATTERED APPLAUSE] - Whoo! Yeah!
- Thanks, Mum.
For those of you who don't know who I am, where have you been?
I'm Kenny Burford, your friend and mayor.
Before we get started,
I want to introduce you to a great friend of mine,
a great guy, and sponsor of this event, Mr Sam Tucker.
[APPLAUSE]
- Hey there.
Thanks, everyone, for coming.
Please feel free to help yourself to a bottle of water,
courtesy from the good folks at Hexronn.
[APPLAUSE]
I know there was a bit of talk
when I decided to merge with such a big company,
but I can assure you that
this will be fantastic for our community.
And Fantail Pure Water will continue to be
a company that puts the environment first.
[APPLAUSE]
- Well said, Sam.
Jeez, he's a handsome bloke, isn't he? Look out, ladies.
Hey, nice pants. Where did you get those from?
- Poor Blaze.
Issie's so full of herself.
She really believes she's got some special connection?
- Well, she does have something.
- Really?
I mean, she doesn't, like, even ride.
- She doesn't do herself any favours, that's for sure.
But she's got raw talent.
Your race is starting soon. Don't be long, eh.
Why does everyone think she's so freaking gifted?
[BUCKET CLANGS, BLAZE WHINNIES]
Whoa! I didn't mean to scare you. Easy.
Calm down, Blaze. It's OK.
No! Blaze, no! Come back!
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
- Issie. Issie!
- Gran? - Over here.
In the loo!
- What are you doing?
- This town is in serious jeopardy, Issie.
- OK.
If you want people to sit up and take notice,
you've gotta give them a little razzmatazz.
The problem is, I've got myself hooked on the flusher.
- Look, Gran, I need to go.
If Tom catches me- - I need you to pull me out.
Give me a good yank.
That's it! That's it!
[GIGGLES] That was like being born.
Right, we need to... Can't get traction.
You're gonna have to flip me over, Issie.
- Roll over. - That's it. That's it!
Now pull. Pull!
Ohh! Pull, pull!
[BOTH GRUNT]
Pull!
- Now, I need your help, Issie. - OK, fine.
- Where do you want to go? - That's my girl.
Right. Come on, then!
- Oh, Gran! Careful.
- Whoo!
- This way. Go.
- OK, we're ready for a spot of jousting.
Sounds painful.
The riders are taking to the pitch... court... arena...
whatever it's called.
Not really a horse man, myself. More of a sports car man.
- Dad. - Kenny's on fire.
- Yep, so proud [!]
- And looking very smart there, the Dulmoth ladies - uh, gents.
It's quite hard to tell under those hats.
Henry VIII was in fact a... wonderful jouster.
Just speculating there.
- Who are you looking for? - My family.
- Ooh! Does that mean Hamish is coming?
GRAN: OK! Listen up, everybody!
- Hexronn are stealing our water! - What's going on here?
- Gran, stop!
- Is that Issie?
- She's such an attention seeker.
GRAN: And that's the man...
there, Sam Tucker,
who's letting it happen! - Aw, Mum.
- Some people really appreciate the jobs, you know, Mitch.
KENNY: What are you supposed to be, Mitch? A pencil?
- I think she's a bottle. - Oh, you're a bottle?
Oh, very clever.
- Hexronn are going take 10 times the amount of water.
But that's 10 times the trucks.
It's 10 times the carbon emissions!
- Come on, Mitch. Put a cork in it. - This is our water!
And nobody has asked us what we think.
My granddaughter deserves a future.
When I say 'Hexronn', you say 'no'!
- Hexronn! - KENNY: No.
- That's the spirit, Kenny.
- No, I'm saying 'no', cos I want you to stop.
- Issie, run! - Ooh, this is exciting.
- Gran, what are you doing? - Get away!
That was a legal protest! Don't you! No, get away, you!
- Here we go. - Help! Help!
I'm being silenced!
- No! Get off me! - Thank you, officials.
I'm sure we all agree that she certainly had some bottle.
[CHUCKLES] - Get your hands off me!
I... I need to look after my granddaughter.
- Anyway, let's get back to the race.
I've got a sports massage at 6, and it's non-refundable.
On your marks, set...
- [AIRHORN BLARES] - And they're off.
- Aramis! - Dulmoth Park looking very good.
- But Kauri Point, did they hear the thing?
- Go, go, go!
- Oh, there they are. They're off too.
That's Natasha Tucker, finally galloping towards the target.
Each rider must knock these targets down
and then return to their team as quickly as possible.
- I feel I've been on fire.
Oh, hey, you're not going anywhere.
You stick with Grammy.
That's my girl. [CHUCKLES]
- Go, Caleb!
- And next out of the gate for Kauri Point is Caleb Burford.
And, yes, no coincidence he's my son.
[HOOVES THUNDER]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Are you OK, love?
- Yeah. I think.
Just got a bit of a headache.
- Would you believe it?
Kauri Point are neck and neck with Dulmoth Park,
the six-times champions.
- Yes, Caleb! Yes, yes, yes.
- Stella. Stella.
- Stella, are you OK? What are you waiting for?
- My family. I don't wanna ride till they're here.
- Kauri Point in some trouble there.
- Oh no.
- CALEB: Stella. Stella. - NATASHA: Stella! Go!
- Heavens to Betsy. A rare mistake from Dulmoth Park. - Go, go, go!
- Come on, Stella, please! Yes!
And she's off!
- Come on. Come on.
- And Dulmoth Park have got it back, folks.
Smash goes the target.
Kauri Point have lost valuable time. Can they still do it?
Oh! It's a beautiful handover to
Bianca Radcliff of Dulmoth Park.
And she's fast, folks.
But here comes Caroline Burford!
Oof! Dulmoth Park smashes it.
- And yes! - Come on, Caroline.
- Go, Caroline!
She's gaining.
It's neck and neck.
Go! Go!
Go! Go, Caroline!
- Yes! - [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
Oh my goodness. That was a buttocks-clenching finish.
- Whoo!
- And massive news. Kauri Point, first equal.
That's right, ladies and gentlemen, it's a tie.
And fastest time goes to Caroline, my daughter. Yes!
- Get in! - CALEB: Yes, Caroline! Whoo!
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
[POIGNANT MUSIC]
- Oh my gosh! That was so much fun out there!
- You were flying.
That was the best I've seen you, Stella.
- Seriously, you should be pumped with your performance.
- Hey.
I just wanted to...
I was watching, and... well done.
- Gawping at the freak show, were you?
I'm really sorry...
about before,
about what I said,
about Blaze, about everything.
Did you see the Dulmoth Park girl's face after the race?
She was livid.
- Yeah, she was so mad, I thought she was gonna lose it.
- She was like, 'Ugh!' - [LAUGHTER]
- You all right, Dan?
- Yeah, I'm just trying to find out where Kayleigh is.
- Hey, are you coming to watch the New Rider?
- Um... - Yeah,
you should come with us. - I'd like to, but... I dunno.
TOM: Well done, you lot.
Great teamwork. I'm proud of you.
- Stella, you had me worried there for a moment.
- I know. But you pulled it back.
I was impressed. Nice riding.
- My family wasn't there. - No.
But we all were. We saw what you did.
It was a great job.
You really don't know how to leave, do you?
- I'm really sorry, Tom.
- I'm sure you are.
Listen, mate, it's bad news, I'm afraid.
Kayleigh's sick. Her mum's just taken her home.
- Wait, so I don't have a new rider?
What about the assessor? What's she's going to assess?
- She could come back at another time,
but it won't be for a couple of months.
- A couple of months?! - Sorry, son.
CALEB: Oh, tough one, bro.
- Yeah, sorry.
- Why is this so important?
- Because if I can't charge for teaching,
then I can't afford the internship.
- Aren't I a new rider?
And aren't you like my teacher?
Technically?
- OK, what do you think?
- Wow. I couldn't look more ridiculous.
Oh, wait. I was wrong.
[SIGHS] Why is Dan so hung up on this internship thing, anyway?
- He's always been obsessed with being a vet,
and it's at this really cool hospital in Sydney.
- It's, like, the top place for horses.
- One for the KP Stables website.
- Take it and I'll break it.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
KENNY: Let's have a big hand now for
all the new riders coming into the ring.
- Don't they look lovely...
on their little horses? - [SCATTERED APPLAUSE]
They look kind of weird, don't they?
Those horses are really small.
- I'm not going in with them, am I?
- Uh, there's no jewellery.
- I'm not wearing any jewellery.
Oh! Oh, no, I'm not taking that out.
- Then you can't ride.
[SIGHS]
- There you go. - Ugh!
- Leading the pack is Ruby Williams on Scruffles.
Ruby's got a birthday on Friday.
She'll be 7 years old, and she would like a unicorn cake, Mum.
Or Dad, of course - anyone can bake that cake.
- All right, keep your heels down.
- They are! - Issie.
- Sorry.
- And hulking over the rest of the pack is
a rather mature candidate, Issie Brown.
[DULMOTH GIRLS LAUGH]
- Oh! Kill me. Kill me now.
- And there's me thinking my mum dressed as a foam bottle
was the biggest surprise of the day.
- Well, you're a family of surprising women.
- [APPLAUSE] - And giving out the awards now.
First prize goes to Ruby Williams...
who was always gonna win that one,
with a gorgeous jacket like that.
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
- Issie. - What?
- Take the rosette. - [APPLAUSE]
- Oh. - You OK?
- Yeah. Did I win something?
- Well, they don't like you little ones
to go home empty-handed. - [CHUCKLES]
You know, I could still tell the assessor that you were rubbish.
Hey, um, thank you for everything.
- Well done, Issie. You were amazing!
- Stop. Stop it.
- Well, it was definitely surreal.
- Daniel.
Congratulations. Well done.
- Thank you.
- Yes! You did it! Oh my gosh! - [ALL LAUGH]
[CHEERFUL MUSIC]
- Why don't you climb in the back and lie on it?
- Because I'm a frail old lady.
Yeah, right.
- Mitch. Enjoyed the entertainment.
- Any time, Tom.
Where are you going to?
You've got a horse to look after.
- Thank you. - Da-da-da-da!
Thanks.
Blaze?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I just don't understand. How did she get out?
- We'll all look for her. - Split up, cover more ground.
- Come on. Let's go.
[HORSE WHINNIES IN DISTANCE]
Issie? Issie, are you OK?
- You went somewhere. - What do you mean?
- You did it before. What's going on?
- What? Nothing, I...
- The bridge. - What about it?
This way.
Just trust me.
OK.
Which way?
I don't know.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
Um, is there a swing?
Like, a tyre one?
- Yeah, there's... - I think it's red.
- This way.
It's just up ahead.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
OK, so, what are we doing here?
- I don't know.
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
Blaze? I'll text Tom.
- Good girl.
- Wait, how did you know she was here?
[BLAZE SNORTS]
Look, it wasn't just a guess.
How did you know?
And what is going on with you?
You've been acting really weird.
Come on, please.
Tell me.
- I...
I don't know how to, cos I don't know myself.
- I see things. - OK.
- Like, visions.
- So, what, you're psychic? - No. Not really.
I have...
I see a horse.
- It's kind of mystic. - Mystic?
- Yeah. Like, ghostly.
- You think I'm nuts, don't you? - I mean, yeah.
But also no.
Like, it's not weird to feel connected to animals.
- Really? - Yeah.
My nan thinks that the eels down at the creek
know when someone in my family is gonna die.
But she also thinks I have a beautiful singing voice.
Look, maybe you should see it as a gift.
- A gift? - Yeah, it's a good thing.
This mystic horse helped you find Blaze, right?
Maybe you shouldn't be afraid of it.
- Good job. How'd you find her?
- Oh, Issie... had a hunch.
- You lead her.
- Come on, Blaze.
[BLAZE NICKERS]
What's going on with her? I don't get it.
What does she want?
Does she want me to...?
Do you think she's ready?
- That's the first time you've asked the right question.
Give it a try.
[INSPIRING MUSIC]
- What? - No way.
[BLAZE NICKERS]
You're home now.
[HORSE NICKERS]
[MYSTERIOUS MUSIC]
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
[HORSES WHINNY]
[BELL CLANGS]
[HORSE WHINNIES]
[BREATHES HEAVILY]
[INTRIGUING THEME MUSIC]
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