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After Spencer balanced his teeth, Rusty’s demeanor softened even more. The muscle tension he had been carrying was almost completely gone, the bodywork we did with him was lasting longer, and his emotional tension was nearly nonexistent. Working with his feet was no longer an issue, either, and he stood like a champ to be shod and showed no sign of the kind of worry he previously exhibited when we picked up his feet.

We arrived in Nevada for the movie two weeks prior to the beginning of filming. With us were six of our horses, including Rusty. We went early so that we could acclimate the horses to the heat and dryness of the desert, along with getting a head start on any specific training the horses were going to need for their roles.

Rusty’s particular role was going to be that of a ranch horse. According to the script, his tasks were supposed to be pretty simple and straightforward. Basically, he would need to do three things: the first was to stand tied to a hitch rail; the second was to carry the lead actor, John Diehl (suffering from a gunshot wound) through the desert; the third was to stand still near a fence while John dismounted.