rbookaholic asked:
The show has quite a few nods toward the books in the beginning but puts it's own spin on it. The titles of some of the episodes actually come from the books like Coming Home, After The Storm, Breaking Free, Taking Chances, Come What May, Out of The Darkness, Thicker Than Water, Holding Fast, and True Enough. Those all have the similarities with the books but the ones I think (it's been awhile since I've seen these episodes) are the closest out of those is Out of The Darkness and Holding Fast.

chompingatthebit asked:
What I found was that the Heartland television show was quite similar to the books in the first few seasons. Most of the points from the books were there and I could often say to myself "Yes, I remember reading this before." Whereas now, in the more recent seasons I don't think they revolve around the books at all, and if they do it is very subtle. Drama has been increased and the focus on the horse has been slightly decreased.

ptwasilewski asked:
I've read about ten of the books and they're way different from the show. Aside from the obvious things (book is in the States/show is in Canada, names are changed, Lou married Scott and had kids in the book/Lou married Peter), the books revolve around helping the horses much like the early seasons of the show, and only somewhat veered off into people drama. Hope that helps some.

Anonymous asked:
So I love the books and haven't started watching the show yet. But I was wondering does the show go along with everything that happens in the books? And also I know they are on like season 5. Has Ty already gotten hurt and in a coma?