Kit Bailey

Katherine "Kit" Bailey is a local cowgirl that Ty dated for a while. She bathes in creeks and is largely liked by everyone. She is a great barrel racer. Kit is one of Caleb's friends from when he was on the circuit.

Season 2
Kit is bathing down at the pond at Heartland when Ty rides past her. They flirt and Ty continues on his way. Caleb invites Kit to Briar Ridge to get her to show Ashley the ropes of barrel racing. After she shows Ashley how it's done she watches Ashley and tells her she thinks she's real competition. Kit goes back to Heartland to see Caleb and walks in on Ty and Mallory trying to help Spartan, she stays and helps out. (Corporate Cowgirls) Kit helps coach Ashley with her barrel racing. Ashley is confused that she's coaching her competition but Kit explains that for rodeo queen you need to have rodeo spirit and cheer on the other girls. At the rodeo, Ashley has her run and then Kit goes and knocks a barrel. Ashley starts cheering at the mistake Mrs Bell announces the winner of the rode queen competition, Kit being the winner. (Sweetheart of the Rodeo) Kit arrives at Maggie's and see's Ty and Brad, Brad calls her over to join them. When Brad goes to pay Ty tries to convince her to use this opportunity to run. She tells him that she's happy too bump into him because he didn't call her after the rodeo. He tells her that he doesn't have her number so she gives it to him and then leaves. After Brad disappears, Ty calls Kit and they sit quietly in his truck. She tries to get him to talk and he instead wants to sit quietly. They sit holding hands. (Summer's End)  After learning Paul Bailey, Kit's dad, had some cows stolen. Ty goes to check on her and make sure she's ok. She tells him that they had 50 head stolen and is out checking fences to make sure no more get stolen, Ty tries to comfort her. After the first day back at school, Kit catches up with Amy and Soraya to give Amy the forms for Ty to enrol on an online High School. She gets jealous when she learns that he talked to Kit and not her. Kit asks if anything is going on between her and Ty, she tells her that there isn't. Kit is helping Ty study and brings up that she talked to Amy, leading to them kissing. (Showdown!) Kit and Ty are happy playing around, she starts to tease him about his hat. The next day, she drags him outside to give him a present, a new hat. He defends his old hat because of the memories but she's adamant he should get used to his new one. (True Enough) Kit joins Caleb, Ty and Amy at Maggie's, they talk about Diva Girl and Caleb brags about his suggestion being the one to fix her. Kit later attends the wedding of Mackenzie and Ian as Ty's date, although witnesses a few lingering looks between him and Amy. (Divorce Horse) Kit helps Ty and Amy fix Ty's Truck, when Clint arrives and Ty covers so he doesn't have to tell her about his probation. Ty and Kit study at Maggie's, she tries to get his attention away from studying on a Saturday evening and asks him why he never finished High School the first time. he tells her that he wasn't a good student but she doesn't believe him. When he seems distracted she tells him that she likes Maths because when you work at it you can always find an answer but Ty always leaves her with more questions. (Do or Die)  Kit brings her uncles horse, Money, for Ty and Amy to re-home. She tells Ty that he used to be a chuck wagon horse and he says he wants to get him vetted. They talk about how excited they both are to be going to the rodeo this weekend and Kit announces Amy and Caleb are going too, to Ty's surprise. When Kit runs into Ty and Scott in Maggie's Ty breaks it to her that he can no longer go with her to the rodeo as he's promised Jack he'd help him. She's annoyed as he promised her he'd go with her and finds it convenient that both he and Amy have cancelled on the weekend and walks off. (Dark Horse) Ty and Kit both apologise to each other for being jealous, and they make up. When Amy arrives with Spartan she inadvertently interrupts and Kit heads out. Kit goes to visit Caleb at his trailer and he shows her his sponsorship cheque from Val. He tells her he's not sure he can accept it but Kit tells him that Ashley's his friend so she'd want him to follow his dreams. (The Ties That Bind) Ty and Kit are preparing horses for the trail ride when Lou runs in telling them they only need two as it's one guest that's rented all the cabins. Kit's happy that they have more free time so suggests she and Ty do something together, he tells her he was hoping to work with Harley more and she tags along offering her help. She shows him her method of breaking a horse, she ties a soft rope around Harley's neck and leg so he can't kick or walk off and they can do what they want. Ty thinks it's cruel and Kit takes it personally that he's choosing Amy's method over his and storms off. Ty sits nervously in the Loft looking at a picture of Amy on his phone when Kit arrives. She apologises for leaving the other day and tries to kiss him but he backs away. He struggles to find the right words and she jumps in realising he's breaking up with her. She guesses it's because of Amy but he's adamant it isn't. He suggests they're better as friends but she's angry at him for leading her on and leaves. (Full Circle)

Season 3
Scott and Ty arrive at Kit's place, to check out her mare in foal. As Scott checks her out, Ty tries to apologise and talk to Kit but she shuts him down. Scott and Ty come back and tell her that Daisy's foaling but the foal is in a bad position. When Ty tries to reassure her she's impressed with his knowledge and he tells her he's been accepted to two colleges, she's happy for him. Ty returns to Kit's to help with the delivery, Kit's stressed and concerned as the foal's head and right leg is stuck. Scott tells her that unfortunately the foal has gone and can't feel any movement, leaving Kit upset. Later, Ty tells Kit that Daisy's ok but refuses to let them remove the foal as she keeps trying to protect it. Scott tells them that he has a lead on an orphaned foal and leaves to pick it up. Scott and Ty lead Merlin into the stall and all await nervously in the hope that Daisy will accept him. Kit gets nervous and Scott tells her he'll leave bottle so that he doesn't starve. Ty agrees to stay and Kit gets annoyed with his fake concern. He tells her he does care for her and she asks why he didn't tell her the truth. He admits he didn't know but she tells him she knew before he did that he was in love with Amy. Scott returns and they tell him Merlin hasn't nursed yet, he tells them that in the old days he would have called Marion for help. Amy arrives and tells Kit how sorry she is about her foal, she suggests Kit taking the blanket from the dead foal and rubbing it on Merlin to transfer the smell. They all wait and after a while Daisy still won't let him nurse so Scott and Ty go to make up a bottle. Kit thanks Amy and accidentally tells her about Ty getting accepted to college, when they see Merlin nurse from Daisy they're both elated. (Glory Days) Ty finds Kit practicing and goes over to talk to her, it's a bit awkward at first as Kit mentions the plane crash. Ty watches her run barrels and rushes over to her when she's thrown from her horse. She tells Ty that Daisy hasn't been the same since she lost her foal. She's angry, mean to the other mares and even tried to steal one of their foals. Ty suggests taking her to see Amy as she'll be able to help, Kit's not convinced. Ty helps Kit unload Daisy at Heartland, she brings up the plane crash and keeps asking questions until he answers, eventually he tells her that it happened quickly but when he woke up he thought he was on a beach. Amy approaches and Ty tells her he told Kit that she'd look at Daisy. After a few days of working with Daisy, Kit comes by and is left offended when Amy suggests changing bit to take the pressure off. Kit storms off and Ty tries to convince her that Amy's been making progress but still leaves. She returns to pick up Daisy and is annoyed to see Amy riding her, Ty encourages her to watch. They head over and see Amy riding Daisy, she drops the reins and Daisy runs freely around the barrels. Kit begrudgingly thanks her for her help and leaves. (The Reckoning)  Kit arrives at Heartland to pick up Daisy only to be told that she has strangles so cannot leave, she grabs a bag from her car and insists on staying. When Ty goes to put Pegasus in the Quonset Hut he finds Kit asleep on the floor by Daisy. He offers her a room in the house but she's determined to stay close to Daisy. The next day, when Kit's with Daisy Ty offers her the Loft so she can get some sleep, overheard by Amy who uncomfortably agrees she should take it. When Amy learns that Kit was recently at a rodeo that announced an outbreak of strangles, she rushes to blame her for causing it knowing Daisy could have been sick, affronted Kit storms off. The next day, Kit returns and tells Ty that she did know but thought Daisy was fine so didn't say anything, causing a frosty atmosphere between the pair after he stuck up for her with Amy. Kit returns again to try and apologise to Amy, after Pegasus dies from strangles. Amy tells her to help out while they are out on their memorial. (Quarantine)  Kit runs into Amy at Maggie's and asks if she can collect Daisy. She gets annoyed when Amy tells her she had a go with her on the barrels and was great so she's good to go. She goes to Heartland to collect Daisy and gets excited when she sees Ty's Motorcycle she tells him that her brother has a Norton so can come by and get some parts. (The Happy List)

Romantic
Ty Borden

Ty meets Kit when she is bathing at the pond at Heartland. They begin talking and become friends quickly, spending more and more time together. After his Dad disappears with Lou's money, he calls Kit to sit with when he's not sure how he feels about it. When Kit helps him sign up to an online High School, they spend a lot of time studying together. After Kit talks to Amy and is convinced that there's nothing going on between her and Ty so they kiss. After Ty realises he feels stronger for Amy than Kit he attempts to break up with her but she realises what he's doing and they break up leaving Kit angry and she storms out.

After their break up, Ty and Kit remain friends, sometimes to the annoyance of Amy.

Career
Kit has been barrel racing for 2 years prior to her first appearance.