The Ranch (2012)

Angelo, who left for training in Spain for a year, returned after three months for a few days for vacation. Léna is both super happy and super anxious to find him. But as she is about to throw herself into his arms when she gets off the train... she discovers that Angelo is not alone! He is accompanied by Raquel, a pretty Spanish blonde who is training with him. Angelo may say that she is just a good friend, but the magic is broken and Léna distances herself.

Hugo returns from the International Kite Surfing Championships with the silver medal! The “little Frenchy” has not only made a name for himself in the world of board sports, but he has also caught the eye of a producer who absolutely wants him to record a single: ukulele by the fire, kite surfing towed by a luxurious speedboat, a smile that will knock the girls' socks off, a good backing track... and it's a guaranteed hit!

In college, each student must do a discovery internship if possible in relation to the profession they would like to pursue later. For Angelo, it's obvious: he's doing his internship with his father Emir at the Cavaletti manade (he doesn't know that Samantha is also doing her internship with her father... and will play his boss!). For Hugo, it's as clear as sea water: he's going to do his internship in the board shop next to the beach (except that his father plans to take him with him to college, and make him discover the job of principal!).

Our teenagers and their parents participate in the Families Trophy, a Pony Game competition, a family equestrian event that takes place every year! The big winner wins the giant wooden trident which he keeps for one year, and gives to the winner the following year. This competition is above all an opportunity to celebrate with the family.

A cold spell hits the snow-covered region. Léna and Angelo, hired by Mr. Cavaletti to bring back the horse Fahrenheit, brave the storm that hits them on the way back, but they are caught by an avalanche.

Arriving at the Ranch the day after the party, our teenagers were surprised by the DDSV (organization responsible for inspecting stud farms and equine owners in the region) and there was amazement: the inspectors discovered the water in the stale water trough, and soiled fodder. And when the DDSV asks to see the horses' health records, it's impossible for Léna or her friends to get their hands on them! It's a nightmare !

Beaten by Hugo, the sore loser Octopus wants to repeat the kite surf contest in a duel with him. Hugo declines. Furious, the Octopus, accompanied by his gang, descends on the Ranch at night on a quad, breaking down the barriers and frightening the fleeing horses.

During a horseback ride, Léna falls on her head. Blackout. When she comes to, she is in the emergency room. Nothing broken, but she has temporary partial amnesia. She recognizes Anaïs, Angelo… but not Hugo. Faced with the concern of her parents and friends, the doctors are reassuring: it is not uncommon during a fall from a horse, Léna's memory will gradually return, she needs a little time.

Samantha wants to shine in her father's eyes in a Joëring ski competition, but Hugo, the king of skiing, outclasses her in training with his special backflip jump on the springboard! Sensitive to the distress of Samantha who hoped to win to impress her father, Hugo then offers to teach her the backflip.

A polo tournament is organized with a team of young Englishmen led by Beverly. Mr. Cavaletti announces with great fanfare that the winner of the tournament will win the young colt and potential future champion – Bonbon Junior! – son of Bonbon, Samantha’s stallion! When Samantha learns this, she flies into a cold fury: she considers that Bonbon junior is her very own foal!

To help Marie-Pierre from the association "La clef des champs" who cannot find sponsors to adopt around ten ponies, Léna and her friends have the idea of ​​putting together a "creepypasta" (film) on their blog live which scares people on the Internet) on the theme of the legend of the "Pale Horse", with the aim of attracting as many potential sponsors as possible to the Horse Festival which they organized on Sunday to place the horses.

Léna meets Jim, a young man who travels aboard a wildwest-style cart pulled by a pretty horse named Frisbee. Our teenagers welcome Jim to the Ranch for a few days, in exchange for his help taking care of the horses, which suits them because Hugo has to be away for a surf contest. Jim's presence is not unanimous. Angelo is suspicious... wouldn't he be a little jealous? But our teens discover that Cubitus doesn't belong to Jim... it's a stolen horse!

Léna agrees to treat Jumpy, a horse who seems to have a habit of jumping any obstacle that comes his way. As she gets to work, the gendarmes arrive to take away Mistral, whose owners have been found.

Samantha, once again beaten by Léna, decides to get rid of her horse Bonbon in favor of Star IV, a competition crack! Learning this, Léna and her friends inquire about the fate of Bonbon who must be given to the beach club. Léna will then ride it in place of Mistral who is injured.

Rachel participates with her horse Zelig in a bareback race in the pure style of the Palio of Siena. Léna with Mistral, and Hugo with Réglisse also participate. Samantha injured in the wrist and is withdrawn from the race. She coaches Rachel and motivates her so that she absolutely wins. But Rachel's horse appears more and more nervous and stressed as the training sessions go on and the race approaches.

Young Monica knocks on the door of the Ranch hoping to be taken on as an intern. Léna and her friends are very busy, especially with the always delicate weaning of a foal! But faced with the distress of Monica who has still not managed to find an internship, and who must validate one to obtain her year, they nevertheless welcome her willingly to the Ranch.

Lorca, a breeder cheats during endurance races by injecting his horses with a product that slows their heartbeat, which allows him to push them beyond their limits without them being disqualified. So his horses win and he can sell them for more! But this is not done without collateral damage.

Clément has been hemiplegic since a serious road accident. On vacation at Léna's parents' guesthouses, he wants to take up horse riding again. His parents are not for it. But Léna and her friends manage to convince them, promising to be very careful. Clément delighted is returning to horseback riding at the Ranch with our teenagers. It's happiness ! But he always wants more. And to demonstrate that he can do as well as an able-bodied person, he decides to participate in the regional show jumping competition for which Léna has registered...

By following an old plan found by Papé de Léna, our teenagers discover a secret sanctuary of wild horses. Among them, a white stallion of rare beauty. Samantha intercepts a discussion from her little brother Kevin and hears him talking about the magnificent wild stallion who is as fast as he is powerful. She decides to make him her own: he will be her next horse, the one thanks to which she will be able to beat Léna in all competitions!

Our four teenagers take part in a horse surfing contest organized by Xavier, a Zen surfing teacher who is fond of meditation. The competition is above all a pretext for two days of friendly meetings between two worlds, surfers and riders, who usually rarely see each other, horse surfing being a discipline where surfers speed along the water's edge pulled by galloping horses and their riders.

Our teenagers take in and care for a vulture shot by a shepherd. They already have this problem on their hands when Nanette, Léna's grandmother, an octogenarian who has come to reunite with her beloved José who recently settled in the region, arrives at the Ranch. Nanette is unmanageable, she has incredible energy and rides horses despite her advanced age!

Our four teenagers are very proud to be part of the team of handlers who are accompanying the horses to the summer pasture this year! A superb two-day ride through the Camargue countryside and the Alpilles! Samantha is also on the trip, obliged by her father who wants her to gain experience to one day take over the farm.

Our teenagers happily welcome Pakito and his little circus which sets up its big top near their home every year since they were little. But this time, it's his last tour because Pakito and his horse Chaussette are retiring!

Anaïs brings back to the Ranch Casse-croûte, a horse recently retired after a life spent in the city taking tourists in a carriage. Marie-Pierre from the association ‘La clef des champs’ agrees to take him, but only if he manages to adapt. The horse is in fact terrified of the countryside: river, forest, hay bales, jars, small field animals... everything scares him!

Angelo happily reunites with Shana, a beautiful gypsy teenager with whom he was inseparable when he was little. Shana came to do a show in the region with her gypsy community. Angelo immediately regains his bond with Shana, especially as she brings him news of his mother whom she saw recently!

A big nature clean-up day is sponsored by the Cavaletti manade with the prize for the winner, the one who collects the most waste, an all-inclusive week in the eco-lodge which has just opened "at the foot of the waves"! Several teams participate: our four teenagers, Brice and his sidekicks, Samantha, Rachel, Vina and Marin, the new super cute guy from college that Samantha covets.