Jake对自己将进入初三而深感不安，Charlie和Alan跟他说了他们各自如梦魇般的初三生活，这让事情变得更糟。那些故事对Jake产生了很大的负面影响，以至于在上学的第一天他就从校车上下来，逃回家躲起来。最终，Charlie和 Alan意识到他们告诉Jake的那些故事是他们自己的担忧，而却把这些担忧传递给Jake 。他们俩决定教会Jake如何应对自己的恐惧，但是事情却没有像他们计划的那般。
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
A multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
