Marion Fleming

"A horse never lies"

- Marion

Marion Fleming (née Bartlett) is a horse whisperer and mother to Amy and Lou. She's Jack's daughter and Tim's ex-wife. She taught Amy everything she knew about horses. She died during the first episode in a car crash while saving a horse named Spartan with her daughter Amy.

Season 1
We first see Marion helping Amy, her daughter, rescue an abused horse (Spartan) from Mr. Mallen in the middle of a storm. In the car on the way home they drive off the road and crash, the cause of Marion's death. (Coming Home) peter

Family
Jack Bartlett

Lou Fleming

It has been noted that Lou and Marion were very different, however still had a strong relationship although Marion did not want her to leave for school in New York., despite this she was still proud of her daughter.

Amy Fleming

Amy and Marion were close, and they were able to share their passion for helping horses. Amy often uses her mother's journals as a way to feel close to Marion while also helping her further her own knowledge and skills. Amy mentions that working with the horses after Marion's death helps her feel close to her.

Romantic
Tim Fleming

Tim and Marion were married, they met on the circuit. When Lou and Amy were 15 and 5 respectively, Tim got into an accident when bulldogging and starting taking pills to help him through. After a while Jack threw him out of the house in the hope that it would give him a awake up call, he would get clean and come back to his family. However, this isn't what happened and he stayed away for ten years. In that time Marion leaned on Victor to get her through and help her with Pegasus, but she told him that her heart belonged to Tim and it always would.

Victor Whitetail

Victor and Marion were good friends, he helped her with Pegasus after Tim left and they become close. Victor always hoped it would become more but she told him that her heart belonged to Tim and it always would.

Career
After Tim left she started a horse rescue centre at Heartland. She wrote many journals around her work with horses and wrote down all the things she learnt.

Trivia

 * Her cake icing is loved by all, her secret recipe is canned icing.
 * Two of Marion's Granddaughters; Katie and Lyndy, both have Marion as their middle names.
 * Her favourite flowers were wild flowers, Marigolds, Asters.