Spirit is ecstatic and immediately finds Rain, wanting her to come with him. Little Creek finally realizes that no one should ever ride Spirit and sets him free, knowing that the wild is where he belongs. He starts to respect Little Creek too, although he still won't let him on his back. He relents and lets her show him around her world, falling for her in the process, but still longing to be free. Spirit thinks he's free and starts to run off but Rain stands firm.

After a failed attempt to ride Spirit, Little Creek ties Spirit and Rain together and lets them loose. At the Lakota's camp, Spirit is puzzled by Rain and Little Creek's relationship, wondering why a horse would ever accept a human. Spirit is momentarily distracted and is caught again, this time by the Lakota. Once free, Little Creek calls his own horse, a beautiful paint mare named Rain, and jumps onto her. The two then escape, taking all the other horses with them in the process. The Colonel is furious and attempts to shoot Spirit, but Little Creek cuts himself free and shoves the gun away. But Spirit is merely regaining his strength and, in a final show of defiance, grabs the reins, breaks the saddle, and tosses the Colonel off his back. The Colonel is very pleased with himself and rides Spirit around the corral, boasting. The Colonel himself attempts to ride Spirit, who, despite his best efforts, cannot throw him and appears to give up, exhausted. That night, his friends throw him a dagger, which he conceals from the soldiers as they file out at dawn on the third day. While he is tied, a young Lakota brave named Little Creek (Daniel Studi) is brought in and tied to another post. He and a Colonel (James Cromwell) have taken an instant dislike to each other, so the Colonel orders Spirit to be tied to a post for three days with no food or water. Spirit is taken to an army fort, where he defies all their efforts to brand, shoe, and break him. His mother tries to go to him, but he urges her and the herd to flee, which they do. His nosing causes the men to wake up and chase him, eventually catching him as his mother and herd watch from a nearby cliff. When he reaches the camp, horses tied nearby encourage him to leave, but he wants to know who's there. One night he sees a campfire in the distance and goes to investigate, despite his mother wanting him to stay. He enjoys his freedom, as when he races with an eagle, but he also remembers his responsibilities, as when he saves two foals from being attacked by a cougar. Spirit (Matt Damon) is a young stallion who leads the Cimarron herd.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.

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