Ariel sees the wild seahorse Stormy and thinks she can break him on her own, although her father disagrees. Ariel takes Stormy out one night and gets lost in the wilderness. Two octopus cowboys attempt to wrangle Stormy, but are somewhat unsuccessful. Eventually Triton and the original Seahorse trainer find Ariel and convince her that what Stormy really needs is to be free. They free Stormy after Ariel agrees, and Triton gives Ariel another seahorse that thinks more her style.