A famous race horse is sent to Heartland for rehabilitation after a stable fire. While Jack may have a date with the stable's co-owner, Amy finds that she may need the help of the man thought responsible for the fire to help the horse. Meanwhile Tim tries to schedule some time with his younger daughter. Mallory lectures Ty on the importance of telling people that you care about what you really feel and is on the cusp of doing so but is interrupted.

When Tim decides not to enter his horse in the big race, Janice his jockey/girl-friend agrees to ride for a competitor. Badger buys a car but finds out that its stolen and has to get rid of it before Jack finds out. When Soroya starts managing the dude ranch, Ashley wants to be promoted to manager at the café.

When Caleb needs some cash for a down-payment on his trailer lot he enters a team roping event. Amy is upset when he asks Kit to be his roping partner. Meanwhile Badger is trying to interpret the mixed signals he's getting from Mallory about their relationship status. Tim considers selling Lightning Dexter, his race horse, rather than keeping it through its convalescence period.

When Ty needs some engine parts for his broken down truck he's forced to turn to the last person on earth he wants help from - his stepfather, Wade. Meanwhile, Lou goes after the financial portfolio of Lisa's wealthy ex-husband (Dan Hartfield) and learns something that could be devastating to Jack. Amy works with a miniature chuckwagon horse and discovers he may have a greater calling. And Georgie and Mallory need to put aside their differences to pull off a special dinner at Heartland.

After returning from a visit to Moosejaw, Tim suddenly decides that his faithful, older ranch/cattle horse isn't enough for him anymore, and he buys a new beautiful, young cutting horse - Smoke 'N Mirrors. He convinces Amy to help train them in hopes of rejoining the rodeo lifestyle, but Amy soon realizes that the young horse might be too much horse for Tim to handle. Jack tries to figure out what happened during Tim's trip that spurred his mid-life crisis. Lisa's ex-husband, Dan, rocks-the-boat at Heartland when he stops by to pay Amy, informs Tim and Jack that he's expanding his business to include high-end rodeo and cattle/ranch horses, which further fuels Tim's obsession with reliving his younger days, then tries to sow doubt about Lisa and Jack's future together. Georgie hopes to audition for a trick riding team, and attempts to teach herself a potentially dangerous new trick, resulting in her instructor expelling her from her class.

Gifts from Ahmed hamper Amy's chances of reuniting with Georgie. Jack and Tim compete in a charity roping event. Peter and Lou are at odds over where to send Katie for pre-school. Ty considers a different career choice.

Tim is forced to examine his feelings for Casey. Amy works with a former racehorse in need of a new owner. Jack steps out of his comfort zone to support Lisa. Wyatt returns with a warning for Georgie.