The next morning Amy wakes up and hides the journal before getting up and heading to the house. Lou is making breakfast this time and it gives them a chance to get to know one another.
"So Lou what do you do around here?"
"I own the Dude ranch down the road."
"Cool."
Lou smiles at her before turning back to the stove. Jack walks in and gets Amy ready for the chores.
Mallory arrives and after her chores Amy goes for another riding lesson. She is getting better and better at riding. When she gets back from the riding lesson she notices that Prince is still in the field away from any of the other horses. Amy goes to the fence and just stands there looking at the horse. Prince notices this and warily watches her. When she makes no move to come near him, he relaxes.
Ty and Jack arrive at the field and notice the staring match between Amy and Prince. Ty looks to Jack in confusion, but Jack just shrugs before walking forward. Prince notices this and bolts. Amy looks around and notices Ty and Jack behind her. She smiles sheepishly at Jack who just shakes his head and pats her shoulder.
Ty was still confused, but tried to ignore it and went to collect Prince for his time in the round pen. Amy went back to work while Jack and Ty tried again to get Prince to join-up. They don't get it again and they put him in a stall this time. Ty leaves for work and Jack goes to work somewhere else for the time being.
Amy is in the barn filling buckets with oats. She gets to Prince's stall where she cautiously approaches the stall. "It's okay boy, I'm not going to hurt you. Just getting you some food."
She slowly takes the bucket out of the stall.
She fills it up before slowly taking it back to the stall. She whispers soothingly while doing so. Prince is just watching her. She puts the bucket on the hook before slowly backing away. Prince creeps forward and starts to eat. Amy smiles at that.
Amy is up late again reading another journal. She is absorbing all the information like a sponge. When she wakes up again she realizes that she slept a little later than normal. She hears a creak in the barn and hides the journal under the bed. She gets up when there is a knock on her door and then the door opens.
Ty who opened the door notices that Amy is still in her pajamas and he turns away really fast. She raises an eyebrow before looking down and noticing that she is only wearing shorts and a tank top. She wraps a blanket around herself letting Ty know that he can turn around.
Ty is blushing a little before he decides to ignore the situation and asks if she is coming to breakfast. She nods her head. He leaves and she sits on the bed before getting up and closing the door and changing. When she gets to the house she sees Jack there.
"Sorry Jack, I had a hard time getting to sleep last night so I must have slept in a little."
"That's okay."
Amy eats her breakfast and then goes to do her chores. She is getting oats for the horses again when she reaches Prince's stall again. He is still watching her silently, but isn't making a move. Ty and Jack are heading to get Prince when they hear Amy softly talking. They walk quietly to the barn door before noticing that Amy is grabbing the bucket from Prince's stall. She backs away slowly before she fills the bucket with food.
She then goes back slowly to the stall. When she gets closer to the stall Prince shuffles once, Ty goes to move closer to get Amy out of the way when Jack stops him and holds a hand up, telling him to wait. Amy starts softly talking to the horse before getting the bucket into the stall. She backs away and Prince shuffles forward and starts to eat.
Ty looks at Jack who is looking at Amy in amazement. Amy then turns to work with the other horses not even noticing that Ty and Jack were watching her. They head inside the barn and get closer to Prince who starts to weave. They get him in the round pen with some difficultly. They try to get him to join-up while Amy is on another riding lesson, that is one of her last riding lessons since she is passing with flying colors.
When she gets back Jack has Ty put the horse into the field with the other horses. Ty is confused, but follows Jack's lead. "We are going to see what Amy can do with this horse. So far she is the only one that can get close to him."
They head to a different part of the ranch to work on something. Amy finishes all of her chores before she goes looking for Prince. She finds him in the field. This time she climbs over the fence and sits down in the grass where Prince can see her. Jack and Ty notice that Amy is sitting in the field locked in another staring contest with Prince.
"What exactly is she doing?" Ty asks.
"She is waiting for Prince to come to her instead of what we do which is the quicker way to get the trust, but since that isn't working, I say we give this a shot."
They watch for a little while longer before they see Prince move towards Amy. Amy notices that Prince is moving towards her and puts her hand out. Ty and Jack watch amazed as Prince comes closer and closer to Amy before he arrives next to Amy and lets her pet him.
At dinner, Mallory is talking about Amy and her natural talent at riding. Amy is just smiling and modestly replying that she is okay at it. Jack looks over at Amy before deciding something.
"Amy how would you like to try the join-up with Prince tomorrow?"
Amy looks surprised, "Really?"
Jack nods his head. Amy smiles excitedly.
In the loft Amy is reading another journal and is learning even more about horses. She is learning about join-ups and how they can work. She finally goes to sleep with a smile on her face in preparation for tomorrow.
The next morning, Amy comes to the house and makes breakfast again. She eats her before heading out to do her chores. She is talking with Prince softly as she gets his bucket again. "I will be doing the join-up with you today boy. I hope you behave."
She fills up his bucket and puts it back without having to be so slow. She smiles at the progress that Prince is making with her.
When she finishes her chores she and Jack get Prince into the round pen. Jack is instructing her on how she is supposed to do it when she gets started already. Jack sits on the outside of the pen and watches as Amy does it naturally without Jack telling her what to do. She is going around with him when she notices the tells that the horse is showing.
She stops and turns around. Jack stands up straight wondering how she knew what to look for. Prince stops and turns towards Amy before walking up to her. Amy laughs and pets him while telling him what a good boy he is. Jack smiles and shakes his head in astonishment at how fast that horse started to trust her.