18 episodesFirst aired 4 October 2009
Season Three follows Amy continuing to work with traumatised and neglected horses but things get complicated when she suddenly finds herself thrust into the limelight of unwanted fame. Amy and Ty are finally together as a couple as Ty pursues his interest in veterinary medicine working alongside Scott. Lou has to make some difficult decisions about her future. As her relationship with Peter Morris becomes more and more serious she feels pulled between two different worlds. As for Jack, his granddaughters are growing up, Lisa wants to take their relationship to the next level and like it or not, Time is a permanent part of the family.
E1Oct 200943m
Amy is thrust into the limelight when she performs a miracle on a traumatized horse and a video of the event is posted online.
E2Oct 200943m
Amy finds herself caught in the middle of a family crisis when she tries to help a girl and her horse recover from what appears to be a freak accident.
E3Oct 200943m
Jack's truck is on its way to rust bucket heaven, forcing him to find the courage to say goodbye to a part of his past.
E4Oct 200943m
Amy and Ty spend the night in the "haunted" Hanley barn, trying to get to the bottom of a mystery.
E5Nov 200943m
In the hopes of impressing Ashley, Caleb takes lessons in bulldogging from former rodeo champion Tim, who stubbornly refuses to acknowledge that he may no longer have what it takes. Kit and Ty sort out their lingering break-up issues as Ty assists Scott with the delivery of Kit's mare's foal. Lou invites Peter to manage his business from the Heartland facilities while his office undergoes renovation, and lives to regret it.
E6Nov 200943m
Ty and Amy clash over how best to raise an orphaned foal. Lou must defuse a potential lawsuit after fending off unwanted advances from an unscrupulous business client. Meanwhile, Val tries to connect with her newly-reconciled daughter Ashley and a cougar stalks the Heartland area.
E7Nov 200943m
When Tim buys a racehorse from Lisa, he puts everything on the line, including Amy, to win big.
E8Nov 200943m
Ty protects his mother Lily from his abusive stepfather, who shows up at Heartland to win her back.
E9Nov 200943m
Amy is upset when Ty flies off with Scott to a remote vet call on his last day before heading to vet school.
E10Jan 201043m
Amy leads a rescue search to find Ty and Scott, whose plane has gone missing in a remote forested mountain area.
E11Jan 201043m
While the boys head off on a fishing trip, the girls are left back at Heartland to deal with the havoc caused by a dog, a porcupine and a herd of escaped cows.
E12Jan 201043m
Victor Whitetail visits Heartland, leaving Tim to wonder if Victor was more than just friends with his ex-wife.
E13Jan 201043m
Relationships are on shaky ground when Kit's horse, Daisy, comes down with Strangles and are put under quarantine. Kit decides to stay at Heartland to be with her horse. But Amy loses it when she finds out that Kit brought Daisy to Heartland almost straight after a rodeo where many horses had come down with strangles! Pegasus catches it and that brings mixed feelings, especially for Tim.
E14Jan 201043m
Amy and Ty are at odds over his purchase of a vintage motorcycle while Caleb goes off to a rodeo in Montana despite Ashley's growing concerns about his life on the circuit.
E15Mar 201043m
Amy faces a tough moral dilemma when she discovers Mr. Hanley has abandoned his horses and is on the brink of losing his farm.
E16Mar 201043m
Caleb struggles to get over the physical and emotional scars from his terrible accident as Amy tries to get him back on a horse and Tim doles out some tough love.
E17Mar 201043m
When Amy follows in her mother's footsteps and enters a professional colt starting competition her gift with horses, and self-confidence, is put to the test.
E18Mar 201043m
A surprise announcement by Peter throws Lou's wedding plans into disarray while Amy and Ty are forced to make difficult decisions about their futures.