Heartland: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Heartland Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Homecoming
Sep 26, 2010
Amy tries to pretend that nothing has changed when Ty returns to Heartland with a surprise guest.
What Dreams May Become
Oct 3, 2010
Amy scratches the surface to discover Nick Harwell's problems with his polo ponies, Lou's life in Dubai and Tim's relationship with his jockey are not what they appear to be.
Road Curves
Oct 10, 2010
When an unspoken attraction re-surfaces, Amy discovers that honesty might be the best policy, but it certainly isn't the easiest one.
Graduation
Oct 17, 2010
A looming high school graduation and Spartan's near fatal bout with colic forces Amy to face where her future really lies.
Where the Truth Lies
Oct 24, 2010
When Amy and Ty convince Sarah, the town recluse, to let them treat her sick horse at Heartland, the family helps her face the ghosts of her past..
Win, Place or Show
Nov 7, 2010
Tim enlists Amy to ride Lightning Dexter in a big time stakes race when he finds out his girlfriend, Janice, has teamed up with the competition
Jackpot!
Nov 14, 2010
Amy and Kit have to put their differences aside to on Caleb in a team-roping jackpot.
One Day
Nov 21, 2010
When Amy is hired to do a horse clinic with a group of inmates, Ty is surprised to discover that one of them is a friend from his bad old days at the group home.
Local Hero
Dec 5, 2010
Lou comes back from Dubai to spend time with the family. Ty and Amy discover where her father's rustled cattle are being pastured and the whole family rides out to bring them back.
Mood Swings
Jan 2, 2011
When an irate Grant, Ty's travel buddy shows up at Heartland to punch out Ty for "kissing Blair" the disclosure puts Ty and Amy's relationship in jeopardy. Meanwhile finding out th
Family Business
Jan 9, 2011
Amy fights to keep Dexter in the family when she learns Tim is putting the horse up for sale in a claiming race.
Lost Song
Jan 16, 2011
Jack is forced to revisit a rough patch in his marriage when he finds an unfinished song by Lyndy in her old guitar case.
The Road Home
Jan 23, 2011
Jack is forced to revisit a rough patch in his marriage when he finds an unfinished song by Lyndy in her old guitar case.
Leap of Faith
Feb 13, 2011
Amy must deal with Stewart Forrest's unrealistic expectations when she works with his daughter and an elite jumper that may be too much horse for the girl to handle.
The River
Feb 27, 2011
Lou helps Amy fight the lawsuit to save her sister's reputation and family business.
Never Surrender
Mar 6, 2011
When a paralyzed military vet and ex-rodeo cowboy hires Amy to help sell his roping horse she sees an opportunity to re-train both horse and rider
Burning Down the House
Mar 13, 2011
A horse crazy young boy comes to Heartland and quickly bonds with Amy, but his mother has a secret that could change everything for the Fleming family.
Passages
Mar 27, 2011
Amy and Ty work through their trust issues as they train a pair of Clydesdale's, but it is an emergency at Heartland that reveals their true strength as a team when it matters most