The Long Shot (2004 TV Movie)

Gage Golightly: Taylor Garrett

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Taylor Garrett , Annie Garrett : Snowball fight!

• Bonnie McCloud : It was the day she won her fourth ribbon. She won 37 in all.

  Taylor Garrett : Wow.

  Bonnie McCloud : 16 blue, 11 red, 10 yellow.

• Robert Tillman : [into a phone]  Well, I don't know what to tell you, Mrs. Garrett.

  Annie Garrett : [into a phone]  So, you sold the farm and his job along with it?

  Robert Tillman : Well I explained all of that to Ross when I gave him the two-thousand dollars.

  Annie Garrett : Y-You gave him what?

  Robert Tillman : $2,000. Figured we owed him that. He uh... He didn't tell you

  [Annie sighs and hangs up phone] 

  Robert Tillman : Mrs. Garrett?

  [Annie fixes Taylor's coat] 

  Taylor Garrett : Mom, Mom, Mama I can do it.

  Annie Garrett : [sits down]  Oh.

  Taylor Garrett : Are you mad at me?

  Annie Garrett : Mama's mad about a lot of things but, not you honey.

  Taylor Garrett : Where are we gonna sleep tonight?

  [They walk to the stall where Tolo is sleeping] 

  Annie Garrett : [Annie and Taylor are lying in the straw]  Hey, you warm enough?

  Taylor Garrett : Mmhhmm. Mom?

  Annie Garrett : Yeah?

  Taylor Garrett : Who's gonna take care of us until Daddy gets back?

  Annie Garrett : I am honey. By God, I am. Hey, go to sleep.

  Taylor Garrett : Mmhhmm.

• Taylor Garrett : Morning mom.

  Annie Garrett : Mornin'. There's a cinnamon roll and some milk in that sack over there. There's a bathroom down the aisle. Why don't you go brush your teeth and them come help me?

  Taylor Garrett : Why are you braiding Tolo?

  Annie Garrett : We're gonna make some money today.

• Taylor Garrett : What about Dad? How's he gonna find us?

  Annie Garrett : Honey... I don't think your Dad's lookin' for us.

  Taylor Garrett : What do you mean?

  Annie Garrett : I mean... I don't think he's comin' back.

  Taylor Garrett : But you said that he was.

  Annie Garrett : I know, I was hopin' he would. I'm sorry.

  Taylor Garrett : What did you do to make him go?

  Annie Garrett : Taylor, I didn't do anything to your Dad.

  Taylor Garrett : I don't believe you! I want my Dad!

• Mary Lou O'Brian : Your mama's got a good leg.

  Taylor Garrett : What's that mean?

  Mary Lou O'Brian : Well it means that she's telling Tolo what to do... with little movements in her legs.

  Taylor Garrett : Oh.

  Mary Lou O'Brian : You see? How easily he broke into that canter? Well she told him to do that with her leg. Flying lead changes... Half-pass loop...

  John Oaks : Ah, don't look now but I think that's Annie's husband back there behind the tree.

  Guido Levits : [turns and looks]  Huh?

  John Oaks : No no, don't look.

  Announcer : And with a percentage of seventy-five, this puts Annie Garrett and Tolo in first place.

  Guido Levits : This qualifies Tolo.

  Annie Garrett : I know.

  John Oaks : I didn't know I had a champion in my stall that night.

  Annie Garrett : He did okay today.

  John Oaks : So did you.

• Colleen O'Brian : Annie, Annie!

  Annie Garrett : You're late. Where's Taylor?

  Colleen O'Brian : She can't get Tolo to come out of his stall.

  Taylor Garrett : Come on Tolo!

  Annie Garrett : Taylor?

  Taylor Garrett : Huh?

  Annie Garrett : You alright?

  Taylor Garrett : Yeah, it, it's just that he's not moving.

  Annie Garrett : Okay.

  [turns and strokes Tolo] 

  Annie Garrett : Hey buddy. Hey there, yeah. It's okay. It's okay buddy.

  Annie Garrett : [inspects all of Tolo's body]  That's a good boy. You're a good boy. Good boy. You're okay. Woah. Woah.

  Annie Garrett : Hey.

  [Stares worriedly into Tolo's eyes] 

  Annie Garrett : Oh. Oh. Oh no.

  Annie Garrett : [Sniffles]  Hey, it's okay.

  John Oaks : [waves opthomaloscope in front of Tolo's eyes and sighs]  He's blind, Annie.

  Annie Garrett : Why?

  John Oaks : Well he's got hemoraging in both eyes, which is really rare.

  Mary Lou O'Brian : What caused it?

  John Oaks : Could be the slow deterioration of the vessels in the back of the eyes but I can't be sure.

  Annie Garrett : Is there anything you can do for him?

  John Oaks : The hemorraging attacks the retinas of both the eyes. I'm afraid it's permanent.

  John Oaks : I'm not gonna sugar-coat this, Annie. Situation like this, we usually put the horse down.

  Annie Garrett : [starts crying]  But I love him so much, I... what if I don't put him down?

  John Oaks : Well I'm... I'm not saying you should. But... Well the reality is: he's not gonna be able to find his water, his food, anything. He bumps into something it's gonna terrify him. When a person goes blind you can talk to them, explain what's happening, ease their fear. A horse just doesn't understand.

  Annie Garrett : This is so hard. I need some time.

  John Oaks : Take it. You know, just see how he does, alright?

  [Annie replies: "yeah"] 

  John Oaks : If anybody can help him, you can.

  John Oaks : I'm sorry.