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Rike often gets along better with horses than with people. With the noble animals she finds a loving closeness that she lacks in her family and their traditional horse breeding. She doesn't want anything to do with the Wildenstein Riding School, which she turned her back on 13 years ago. When her father dies, Rike returns for the funeral from faraway Arizona, where she breeds mustangs with her partner Jack. As soon as she is home, Rike remembers why she first found happiness abroad: her mother Elsa teases her like she used to and her brother Ferdinand runs the farm in a tough "old school" way - unfortunately without success. Everything depends on the stallion Jacomo: If the expensive dressage horse doesn't start collecting prize money soon, there's a risk of bankruptcy. In order to protect the sensitive animal from the brutal tournament rider Dessaulier, Rike faces conflict with her family. She has to accept her unloved inheritance and saddle up in a tournament herself to keep investors on board. A key role is played by her childhood sweetheart Christian, who finds himself in a dilemma as a bank employee: on the one hand he wants to help the Wildensteins, on the other hand he has to represent the interests of the creditors. The fact that earlier feelings flare up again between him and Rike doesn't make things any easier - especially since he is a family man.

Rike tackles the great challenge of getting the heavily indebted Wildenstein Riding School back on track with vigour. She unexpectedly gets reinforcements: Tabea, who has a criminal record, is supposed to complete a rehabilitation program with her. The young police chief Meier leaves Rike no choice: only if she takes in the difficult teenager will she escape punishment for her traffic offences. Although Tabea is anything but good at introducing herself, Rike firmly believes in her new trainee. However, the new boss soon finds out that her brother Ferdinand is betraying her and her mother Elsa. He signs up at another farm and tries every trick he can to take the best horses with him. Not only does the future of the ailing stud depend on the highly talented stallion Jacomo, but also Rike's heart. It is also Jacomo with whose help she saves a teenager who is injured in a riding accident. Ferdinand and his wife Loretta use this incident to push through their plan. However, Rike gets unexpected support in her fight. She also now knows how to fight for Hof Wildenstein. She has to decide about her feelings for Christian Falkenberg, because his wife Jessica finds out that things are crackling again between her and her childhood sweetheart.