Tim`s horse finally has a name! Yee-haw ;) It is Champ and I think it is a perfect fit. Congrats to the winner, you now can say, you are part of Heartland history!
"So there I was, writing last Thursday's blog (as I have every Thursday for a very long time) and I was thinking, "Is there something I'm forgetting?" I didn't think so and went ahead and posted the blog as usual, and then over the weekend I saw a few comments from faithful fans who reminded me what I forgot to put in the blog four days ago - TIM'S HORSE'S NAME!
Now I know you know that we couldn't have a silly name like Butterball or Snowflake. Not for a horse that Tim Fleming would ride. So the judges (Showrunner Heather Conkie, Episode writer Leila Basen and Chris Potter, who masterfully plays Tim) looked at each name and thought, "Is this a name that Tim would feel comfortable with?"
To be honest, we narrowed the 1500+ names down to 80, and then again to 10. But all of that is unimportant, for there can only be one name, and that name is...
C H A M P
There were more than one of you who suggested Champ, but the very first to post it as a sole suggestion is therefore the person who can proudly claim credit, and that person is Nicole Kingsley. Thanks, Nicole! You can always now say you had a hand in contributing to the Heartland saga. :)"
http://www.cbc.ca/heartland/blog/its-monday-november-4-four-things-you-should-know
