When Amy and Ty head into the frozen countryside to save a herd of wild horses from starving, a snowstorm strands them at Jack's fishing cabin forcing them to come to terms with their feelings for each other.
This season starts off with a traffic accident that involves Amy's school bus and a trailer full of horses. Amy hops off the bus to help a gelding that's stuck in a fence, and some bystanders record the rescue.
Ellen Branford, a high-powered attorney, finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life when she sets off on a journey to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish, to find the boy she once loved and give him her last letter.