故事描述人们一生只有一次机会获得更好的生活和地位，但每个人都必须经历残酷（而且并不公平）的选拔过程——只有百分之三的候选人最终能获得成功。这些幸运儿在社会阶层中高人一等，而其他人将面对缺电、缺水、缺食物的可怕生活。制片人表示，人生活在社会中总是要经历各种各样的「选择」（ 选拔）过程——无论你是否乐意——该剧就是要解读「选择」（选拔）背后的动态关系。
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
A multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
