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Appreciate it or not, but i'm sure they do. they don't want to walk and in their own [expletive] all day. you know? [ laughter ] >> i was slightly uncomfortable, at first. i was watching them all the time to make sure they weren't 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 w...

That made me want to use more drugs to forget that i did that. >> dake says he hose that ab-109 will help him do better in life. he's taking advantage of other parts of the law, as well. >> there's all kinds of reentry services, all kinds of stuff to get you back into society. in a correct and positive way. and that's what i'm 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 has changed. that's cool. >> coming up. >> i want her to trust me. cowboy shows the inmates how it's done. >> she's a little bit afraid. try not to...

>> be patient with her, be patient with yourself, you're fine. >> there have been times when i questioned whether this program was right for me. but i was afraid of the horses, honestly. big animal, has a lot of power. then i realized you have to take their fear and their sensitivity and use it as a tool to work with them. and you can't be scared. >> dake has been gain ing experience by working with some of the domesticated horses. >> you learn a lot about yourself. the animal ends up being a reflection of who you are. if you're not confident, calm, caring, passionate about what you're doing, ...

For looking at the horse's eyes, i always just look at them and walk up to them. and we know now that the wild horses think that i'm a predator. i know not to look at them. no eye contact. >> there you go. relax. news guys are touching live horses for the first time today. and they're doing a great job. >> it's okay. >> you could offer your hand up to her. it's okay, it's all right. just stand your ground a little bit. >> i wasn't sure how she was going to react. it was really cool. i'm going to move forward and do some more work with her. >> there you go. just relax. >> nashe dake is still at...

Prisons have been doing this for much longer time than the county jail. >> one small privilege at rio cosumnes is the ability to check out a musical instrument. nashe dake said he's been playing music since he was 7 years old. >> it has nylon strings on it. it's a pretty decent guitar. it has pretty good intonation on it. >> what they do, they check out the guitar and inspect all the strings, all the -- the good use. and then when they return it, we inspect it again. >> it's a bent sorry card. for a guitar pick. >> it's real good stuff he's got going on. you know, we even brought food spoon ov...