50 Fun Facts About Heartland

Which Canadian network has aired Heartland since 2007?

It debuted on October 14, 2007, beating Global's Da Kink in My Hair in a battle of new series that night.

Who plays Amy Fleming, the show's protagonist?

Marshall was 19 when the show began and has since become a consulting producer on it.

In which Canadian province is the Heartland ranch set?

The books were set in Virginia; the TV adaptation moved the ranch north of the border.

What is the name of the fictional town near the ranch?

Much of the town is filmed in High River, Alberta, with Calgary's Inglewood standing in after 2013.

Who plays Lou Fleming, Amy's older sister?

Morgan was born in Calgary and has directed episodes of the spin-off web series Hudson.

Who plays Grandpa Jack Bartlett?

Johnston grew up in Ponoka, Alberta, and co-founded Edmonton's Shadow Theatre.

Which actor plays Tim Fleming, Amy and Lou's father?

Potter voiced Gambit in X-Men: The Animated Series and played David Carradine's son in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.

Why was Ty Borden working at Heartland when the series began?

Marion offered him the ranch-hand job after he was sent to juvenile hall for attacking his abusive stepfather.

Who played Ty Borden for 14 seasons?

Wardle left in 2020, saying he felt in his heart it was time to move in a new direction.

What happened to Amy's mother Marion at the start of the story?

Amy was 15 and seriously injured in the same crash; the event pulls Lou home from New York.

Where was Lou working before she came home to run Heartland?

Her old boss Jessica Cook later turns up in Hudson to apologise for firing her.

What did Lou propose turning Heartland into to make it profitable?

The family derisively called the Heartland Equestrian Connection the Dude Ranch.

What training method does Amy practise, inherited from her mother?

It is the intuitive healing approach Marion used; Victor Whitetail's style is different but helps Amy a few times.

Why had Jack banished Tim from the family years earlier?

A rodeo accident led Tim into painkillers and drinking; the banishment ends when he returns after Marion's death.

What was Jack Bartlett before he became a rancher?

Shaun Johnston, who plays him, is a singer and guitarist off screen and wrote songs for the show.

Who is Jack's romantic interest, the owner of Fairfield Stables?

She is a racehorse breeder, and the two elope at the Dude Ranch in the season 7 finale.

Who crashes Jack and Lisa's elopement and insists on being best man?

Afterwards the newlyweds keep living separately; Lisa keeps her name and Jack wears no ring.

Lou's husband Peter Morris works in which industry?

He first appears as PW of Bedford Oil, caught drilling on Heartland land; Lou organises a protest against him.

Where do Lou and Peter move after marrying at the end of season 3?

Lou's one-week visit home stretches on because she misses the ranch; Peter later goes bankrupt there.

How did Lou and Peter first get to know each other without realising who the other was?

She used her first name Sam and he used Peter; both were shocked when they finally met.

What is the name of Lou and Peter's adopted daughter?

Georgina Crawley was orphaned at three and separated from her brother Jeff in foster care.

Which trick-riding group does Lou's adopted daughter join in later seasons?

It replaced show jumping as her main sport; she later trains for the Olympics in Florida with Quinn.

What is the name of Amy and Ty's daughter?

Lyndy Marion Borden arrives at the end of season 10, just as Caleb and Cass are getting married.

How does Ty die in the season 14 premiere?

He and Amy were both shot by a poacher at the end of season 13; he collapses from deep vein thrombosis.

Which country does Ty travel to with Veterinarians Without Borders to help save Gobi bears?

He leaves after learning he is going to be a father, with Amy's support.

What does Ty become after attending the University of Calgary?

He apprentices with Scott Cardinal, who later offers him a partnership in the clinic.

Which ranch hand, hired while Ty was away, becomes his rival and later marries Ashley?

Caleb and Ashley eventually divorce; he later marries Cassandra in the season 10 finale.

Who is the widowed owner of Briar Ridge Stables and the show's main antagonist early on?

Val pushes her daughter Ashley to win shows and prefers traditional training over Heartland's methods.

Talkative family friend Mallory Wells is the daughter of what kind of performer?

Her father is played by real-life Canadian country star George Canyon, whose music she finds annoying.

Whom does Mallory marry when she returns in season 10?

She had finally confessed her feelings for Jake in season 7 and gone with him to Paris.

What business does Lou buy in season 7 and run with Tim as her silent partner?

She later spends much of her time commuting while trying to open a Maggie's in New York.

What office does Lou win in season 14?

Her Chief Administrative Officer Rick Adderly is the show's first openly gay character.

Amy's best friend Soraya moves permanently to which city in season 5?

Her mother Maggie follows in season 7; Soraya briefly returns for Amy and Ty's wedding.

Which ranch hand does Tim nickname Trooper, after a bronc on the circuit?

Mitch and Lou have an on-and-off romance complicated by Peter's visits.

What is the name of Tim's son, revealed in season 4, from ex-girlfriend Miranda Grenier?

The revelation sends Tim's girlfriend Janice off to California without him.

Who finds and saves Jack after his heart attack in the field?

It happens the evening Jack receives Lisa's letter from France asking to reconcile.

Which pony, owned by Mrs. Bell, did Lou learn to ride on?

Mrs. Bell keeps the Shetland in her house as a companion and made Marion's and Amy's wedding dresses.

Which future Arrow star guest-starred as champion rider Nick Harwell?

Amy helps his horse in the episode Born to Run; Amell later made a short film with Michelle Morgan.

Heartland is based on a book series credited to which pen name?

The name covers Linda Chapman and Beth Chambers; Chambers went on to write Chestnut Hill.

In the original novels, which US state is the Heartland ranch in?

Scholastic published 25 books between 2000 and 2008; the TV version moved the ranch to Alberta.

What was Michael Weinberg's job when he read the Heartland books and bought the TV rights?

He found the books juvenile but saw potential if the story were made more family oriented, and shot a pilot in 2006.

Which town hosts most of the show's location filming?

A 2013 flood there swamped the standing Maggie's Diner set and forced a rewrite of season 7 scripts.

After the 2013 flood, which Calgary neighbourhood became the new stand-in for the fictional town?

The Heartland ranch sets themselves escaped damage; a fundraiser tour raised $80,000 for the town.

Which long-running show did Heartland pass in 2014 to become Canada's longest-running one-hour drama?

The 125th episode on October 19, 2014 took the record from the 124-episode legal drama.

Who sings the opening theme, "Dreamer"?

The Halifax singer-songwriter's song has opened every episode since 2007.

Which riding style did Amy's actress have to learn for the show, having grown up with another?

A former veterinary assistant, she says the two things she loves most are acting and horses.

Which Hallmark-adjacent US cable network became Heartland's American home in 2010?

The show began in US syndication on The CW Plus and moved to GMC, later renamed Up TV.

Who is Scott Cardinal?

He dated Lou for the first two seasons and later mentors Ty, offering him a partnership in the clinic.

According to its signage, in which year was Fairfield Stables established?

Amy refers to Lisa's thoroughbreds as famous when they meet in the third episode.

What is the name of the standalone 2010 TV movie?

It aired in December 2010 between seasons 4 and 5 and came out on DVD the following year.