Heartland

Kids: Yay!

Merry Christmas!

I love you.

Looks great.

Okay Rudolph, full power!

Previously on "Heartland"...

No, please do send me that report.

Thank you. Ugh!

- What? - That was the insurance company.

They got Carson's report

and the loft failed his inspection.

What?

Announcer: Put your hands together for Hudson's very own Extreme Team!

We're going to start things off with their youngest rider.

Introducing Georgina Fleming Morris.

(Heavy thud, clapping and cheering)

- She did it! - Ahh!

Whew!

Come on, Phoenix, keep up!

Good boy!

Good boy, Trouble.

Samantha: Eyes up! You look where you wanna go!

- Easy, easy. - Oh, come on, keep your reins steady!

Steady!

Okay, find your core!

That's it. When you're centered, they're centered.

See how they're heads are up now?

(Hooves strike loudly, Heavy thud)

- Whoa... - Nice! (Claps)

That was amazing!

Thank you so much for coming over, Sam.

Hey, we're on the same team, right?

I'm happy to help.

I'm always so impressed by how you handle your horses in class.

I just... really need some extra advice.

Look, it's not a problem. Anytime.

You're gonna be a real threat someday, little girl.

Just don't come looking to steal my headliner status, okay?

Yeah, like that'll happen.

Oh! Hey, Claire. What's up?

Are you kidding me? That's awesome!

I'm at Georgie's place. You know, Georgie.

The new kid. Yeah, okay. Okay, I'll call you later.

That was Claire. You know Claire?

She finally got permission to borrow her dad's camper for the weekend.

- Oh cool. - Yeah, so road trip!

Me and Claire and some of the other girls on the team

are hitting the road to Jasper.

It's gonna be epic.

Hey, you know what? How about...?

Oh, shoot! I was supposed to meet my boyfriend in town 15 minutes ago.

Look, I'm so sorry. I gotta go.

- See you later, kiddo. - See ya.

Kiddo? Really?

Hey, Georgie!

- Is Amy around? - Uh, I don't know.

I think she might be in the office.

What's in the cage?

Don't ask.

(Blanket rustles, possums chatter)

Oh, they're so cute! Hi, little guy! Hello.

Amy: I don't understand how anyone would think that possums make good pets.

Well, it's pretty clear they learned the hard way that they don't.

They were so desperate to get rid of them,

they just dropped them on Bob's front step and ran.

Isn't there space for them at the reserve?

None that really work.

- Well, can we keep 'em? - No, we can't them, Georgie.

They're not pets, they're wild animals.

So are you gonna let them go, then?

I can't. They're not indigenous to Alberta.

Indigenous?

It means they can't survive in this climate.

Amy: So... what's your plan?

Well, I'm gonna phone Fish and Wildlife

and let them deal with it.

In the meantime though, we're gonna need to find a nice dark place for these guys

'cause the more stressed out they get...

The more they stink.

You're pretty cute, but you guys reek.

Aw... Come here. Hey, Georgie, don't put your finger in there.

They got more teeth than a piranha.

They'll bite you.

I'm gonna name you guys Stinky and Minky.

Whew! God, what are those? Pew!

Uh, no. Don't even ask.

How 'bout a picnic lunch with me and Katie?

I have a pretty cool surprise for you.

So you know how I did my taxes myself this year?

Ran the numbers better than any accountant could...

all legal of course.

Anyways, it turns out there is a big tax refund

Mommy hoped she would get.

Tax refunds are actually pretty cool.

Long story short, I got it... the tax refund...

an unexpected little windfall...

so... I've decided we all deserve a break.

So we are going on a vacation

to a place called the Dominican Republic (Phone chimes)

just the three of us! It'll be a girls' week!

Katie: What's the Domino Republic?

It is a beautiful island with lots of beaches

and tons of fun stuff to do.

We're even gonna stay in a nice hotel.

You wanna see?

- We can go scuba diving and... - (Distracted) Mmhmm. Mm-hmm.

And we can practice our Spanish, right?

Are you happy?

I'm really glad you're happy, 'cause this is gonna be the best!

Yeah! It really is!

And ooh, see the pool? I can teach you to swim.

See the pool, Georgie?

We can go out on a boat. Oh, oh, look.

There's a sunset ride on the beach you can do.

Cool, hey? Do you wanna go ride a horse on the beach?

S09E09 A Matter of Trust

- Okay, guys. - How about right under here?

Oh yeah, that'd work.

- Okay... - There you go.

(Possums chatter, power tool whirs upstairs)

(Metallic clattering, saw whirs loudly)

- Okay, come here. - Hey, what're doing?

Well, we gotta get at the wiring somehow, so...

Yeah, the best way through the floor is right here.

- No, no, Dad, stop. Stop! - Hey, hey, hey. What? Why?

Why are you doing this?

You know why we're doing this.

Because the insurance company

ordered that we bring the electrical up to "code."

That's why we're doing this. Okay, but no. Dad, stop!

There is no way you're going through our brand new floor!

There's gotta be a better way.

And I told him that too, but would he listen?

'Kay, fine. There is another way,

but it is the opposite of convenient.

Here.

Okay, I can, uh, bring the new wiring

down through here, ceiling, over here.

New breaker box there,

tie it into the old junction box.

Okay, so do that

because there's no way you're ripping up our floor.

Yeah, well, that would've been faster,

but... who's in a rush, right?

Oh wait, you two.

Help me.

Hey, Caleb. How are you doing?

Not great. I think I got a problem.

So this is Rusty.

He's the one with the strained tendon, right?

Yeah, but it's totally healed.

I've been hoping to get him back on the circuit sometime this week,

but... I mean, look at him. He's just... not up to it.

Well, he seems pretty lethargic.

Yeah, and he doesn't have much energy either,

but I figure if anyone can get him back on track, it's...

it's you guys.

Amy: Okay. And you're sure his tendon's completely healed?

A-Absolutely. Yeah. Hey?

It could be his immune system.

Sometimes with injuries like that,

you know, everything heals, but the horse is weakened.

Yeah. I could put him on some herbal supplements

over the next few days and see if that helps.

Okay. That's the plan.

I mean, just-just do whatever you guys think is best.

Look, between you and me,

this guys could put me back on the podium.

I just... feel it.

Lou: You guys should come inside

and take a look at the pictures on the hotel website.

It's amazing.

Hey, Georgie, is everything okay?

- You seem... kinda distracted. - Uh, yeah. I'm fine.

I just gotta go check and see if Phoenix has enough water in the barn.

Okay, well, don't be long.

Come on!