Heartland is a Canadian family drama television series which debuted on CBC on October 14, 2007. The series is loosely based on the Heartland books by Lauren Brooke. Set against the vistas of the Alberta Rocky Mountains, Heartland follows sisters Amy and Lou Fleming and their grandfather Jack Bartlett through the highs and lows of life on a horse ranch. Amy and Lou's mother was killed in a car accident. Amy and Lou continue to keep their mother's dream alive by healing abused and neglected horses. Heartland has recently finished its fifth season and its sixth season has been announced and... will begin filming soon. Amy Fleming was only 15 when her mother died in a car accident in which she was involved. Amy was in the hospital and missed her mother's funeral. Amy inherited her mother's gift of horse curing. When Amy returned home she decided to carry on her mother's work healing abused or damaged horses including the horse that her mother gave her life to save: Spartan. Amy also had to deal with the return of her oldest sister Lou Fleming who had been in New York for four years.
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| On the air: | October 14, 2007 |
| Number of seasons: | 5 |
| Network: | CBC Television, The CW Television Network, More4, Gospel Music Channel |
| Producer: | Heather Conkie |