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You know? [ laughter ] >> i was slightly uncomfortable, at first. i was watching them all the time to make sure they werent sneaking up on me or anything like that. >> dake will serve his two-year sentence for auto theft and forgery at rio cosumnes instead of prison. >> his prior convictions include burglaries, forgery and theft from an elder. he says all of it was fuelled by a methamphetamine addiction. >> i was stealing. and any money that i could pull in, i was bailing drugs, whether it was f...

I know not to look at them. no eye contact. >> so you walk toward the right hip. now relax. these guys are touching wild horses for the first time today and theyre doing a great job. but it changes moment by moment. you can offer your hand up to her. just stand your ground a little bit. >> a little apprehensive at first because i wasnt sure how she was going to reaction. im going to move forward and do some more work with her. >> there you go. just relax. >> nashe dake is still at the observers ...

Before i went and did this. and thats exactly what i want to hear. now reach just slightly under petting her neck and grab your halter rope. there you go. there you go. good. >> its been a challenge for myself learning some of the new techniques that mr. joe stepped in and is, hey, this is a little easier way of doing it. its like wow, why didnt i try that. its just amazing, his ability. >> act like you dont even have to guide her now. >> nashe dake is still in the early stages of the program. h...

>> like nashe dake, carey is also an ab-109 inmate. hes here for selling high-capacity magazines and rifles. carey has been in the 5-month-old horse program since inception. and plays a sort of big brother role to dake. >> everybodys instructing everybody as they go along. if ive got a guy thats going to be with me for a long time, i can mold him and then i can pass that onto, okay, you want to take these guys and show them the basics that youve already learned and then i can move on to the othe...

>> dake says he hopes that ab-109 will help him do better in his life. hes taking advantage of other parts of the law, as well. >> theres all kinds of reentry services, all kinds of stuff to get you back into society. in a correct and positive way. and thats what im looking to do. ironically, i asked god to save my life. and then i ended up stealing a car and coming out here. and my life is being saved and changed. so its cool. >> coming up. >> i want her to trust me. >> the cowboy shows the inm...

Was right for me. but that was when i was still afraid of the horses, honestly. its a big animal. its got a lot of power. then i realized you have to take their fear and curiosity and sensitivity to use as a tool to work with them. and you cant be scared. >> dake has been gaining experience by working with some of the domesticated horses misner keeps at the ranch. >> you learn a lot about yourself. the animal ends up being a reflection of who you are. if youre not confident, calm, caring, passio...

That. and have my own horse im going to break. >> theyre learning how to be leaders right here. theyre learning how to offer themselves up and to give something back to something. and the reward is the way that horse responds to them. i dont think theyve ever had that in their life. i think for these guys learning how to read the situation is key to their life. and i hope that theyll carry these lessons on when they leave here. >> coming up -- >> watch yourself. youre getting in a bad position t...

Out a musical instrument. ♪ nashe dake said hes been playing music since he was 7 years old. >> this is what is called a classical guitar. it has nylon strings on it. its a pretty decent guitar. it has pretty good intonation on it. >> what they do, they come to the window, they check out the guitar. i inspect to make sure all the strings are there, all the fret, the equipment is in good use. when they return it we inspect it again to make sure everything is still there. >> its a bent sorry car...

But prisons have been doing this for a much longer time than a county jail. >> one small privilege at rio cosumnes is the ability to check out a musical instrument. ♪ nashe dake said heseen playing music since he was 7 years old. >> this is what is called a classical guitar. it has nylon strings on it. its a pretty decent guitar. it has pretty good intonation on it. >> what they do, they come to the window, they check out the guitar. i inspect to make sure all the strings are there, all the fr...

Leaders right here. theyre learning how to offer themselves up and to give something back to something. and the reward is the way that horse responds to them. i dont think theyve ever had that in their life. i think for these guys learning how to read the situation is key to their life. and i hope that theyll carry these lessons on when they leave here. >> coming up -- >> watch yourself. youre getting in a bad position there. >> its been a challenge for myself learng some of the ne techniques. >...