Kate Kennedy

Kate takes her daughter, Taylor to Heartland for help with their horse Trooper but Amy soon realises there's more to it than meets the eye.

Kate Kennedy brings her daughter, Taylor, to Heartland after an accident with her horse Trooper left her in hospital for a month. They turn up on a whim begging for Amy to see their horse, after Lou tells them they'll have to come back due to a full schedule Tim jumps in and says Amy will look at him. They tell Amy that one day he just bolted causing Taylor to be hospitalised, as Tim gets Trooper out of the trailer he suddenly charges Taylor who is luckily grabbed by Ty just in time. Lou takes Kate to the Dude Ranch cabin, when she starts telling that she's had a rough time lately. Kate interrupts dinner to ask if anyone's seen Taylor as she's gone missing. They find her out with Trooper in the field and Kate calls her back as he can be dangerous. The next day, Lou and Ty hear arguing and see Kate and Taylor arguing as Kate tells her that her dad's not coming and Taylor blames her Mum saying she wants to go home. Lou visits the Dude Ranch and finds Kate packing to leave, she tells Lou that they made a mistake coming and Amy's not helping. Lou tells her that Amy doesn't think there's a problem with the horse and Kate continues to tell her about the accident and Taylor being in hospital for a month. When Lou tells her that the horse is ok, she realises she's blaming Taylor. Lou tells her that she's not happy and Kate tells her that her and her husband are separating, they focused on Taylor when she was in hospital but two weeks after going home he left. Lou and Kate go to the office, Lou tries to convince her to stay another night to no avail. She hears Taylor singing with Amy and watches before deciding to stay for a few more nights. The next day, Lou finds Kate in the office and she tells her that she's waiting for a fax as her husband has filed for divorce and hasn't told Taylor yet. After Taylor makes Trooper charge Amy discovers that she caused the accidents on purpose and informs Kate what has happened, she tells her that she'll keep Trooper until she can find someone to look after him properly. Taylor and Kate later leave, without Trooper. (Little Secrets)