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Heartland is een paardenboerderij in de heuvels van Virginia. Met veel liefde vangen Amy en haar familie bange en mishandelde paarden op, zodat ze kunnen genezen van hun littekens uit het verleden en hun vertrouwen in mensen weer terugkrijgen. Amy voelt zich helemaal thuis op Heartland. Haar moeder heeft een speciale gave om contact te krijgen met angstige en wilde paarden en ze af te richten. Amy is zelf ook gek van paarden. Ze probeert zoveel mogelijk van haar moeder te leren en hoopt dat zij ook het talent heeft om naar paarden te luisteren en te begrijpen wat ze nodig hebben. Dan verandert alles door een tragisch ongeluk. Amy blijft wanhopig achter. Ze heeft nauwelijks ervaring en de enige logische oplossing lijkt Heartland sluiten. Maar dat wil Amy niet laten gebeuren.

Heartland is a horse farm nestled in the hills of Virginia, but it's much more than that. Heartland is like no other place - it's a place where the scars of the past can be healed, a place where frightened and abused horses learn to trust again.An equine flue is infecting Heartland's horses. Despite their desperate efforts, Amy and Ty cannot keep it from spreading. They try to isolate the oldest and youngest horses - the ones with weaker immune systems - but more fall ill. To make matters worse, the late summer heat is intense, Ty and Ben are at odds, and Amy feels caught in the middle. Then, just as some horses start to get better and the weather is about to break, things spin out of control. When the clouds clear away, nothing seems the same.

Heartland is a horse farm nestled in the hills of Virginia, but it's much more than that. Heartland is like no other place - it's a place where the scars of the past can be healed, a place where frightened and abused horses learn to trust again.When Amy finds out her sister, Lou, is trying to get in touch with their estranged father, she doesn't know how to feel. She isn't willing to let her father into her life again. Forcing herself to forget about it, Amy focuses her attention on the new horse, Melody. But when complications develop with Melody's unborn foal, it takes nothing short of a miracle to help Amy realize that life is not about the pain you've felt in the past, but the hope you hold for the future.

Heartland is a horse farm nestled in the hills of Virginia, but it's much more than that. Heartland is like no other place -- it's a place where the scars of the past can be healed, a place where frightened and abused horses learn to trust again. Pegasus is all Amy has left of her past, but he's steadily growing weaker. Amy's trying to care for him and hold Heartland together. She's striving to do just what her mother would have done, but everything is beginning to unravel. It will take all of Amy's courage to let go of her mother's legacy, but it is the only way that she will break free and find her own.

Eleven years after her father deserted her, Amy must face the fact that he is coming to Heartland. Thicker than Water, the eighth Heartland title, is a story of family and discovery and acceptance. Amy's father is scheduled to visit Heartland. Amy hasn't seen him since he abruptly left the family following his debilitating accident. Eleven years and countless tragedies later, Amy doesn't know how she feels about him. She wonders if he could even be her father after having been absent for so many years. But his arrival affects Amy in a way she had not anticipated. She sees so much of who she is in him. And when she watches him work with horses, she realizes that what they share goes beyond blood.

Heartland is a horse farm nestled in the hills of Virginia, but it's much more than that. Heartland is like no other place - it's a place where the scars of the past can be healed, a place where frightened and abused horses learn to trust again.Amy's dreams have come true. She is working with damaged horses and showing in high-level jumping competitions. It's all because of Storm, the talented dapple gray thoroughbred that was a gift from Amy's father. But having it all isn't always easy, and Amy is realizing that she can't keep up with her work at Heartland and dedicate herself to the show world. Storm needs more attention - so do the other horses. Sooner or later, she'll have to make a choice.