| 1 | Peter | Pollock | The sole heir to the ranch. |
| | Pitt | | Peter's father. |
| | Annie | | Peter's mother. |
| | Bill | Brown | Owned a smaller neighboring ranch. |
| | Pattie | Brown | Bill's wife. |
| | Matt | Brown | One of Bill and Pattie's sons. |
| | Benjie | | One of Bill and Pattie's sons. |
| | Tim | Taylor | Peter and Matt's friend. |
| | June | | Tim's mother. |
| | Ted | Taylor | June's husband. |
| | Noel | Wylie | Peter, Matt and Tim's friend. |
| | Marlene | | Noel's mother. |
| | Bob | | Noel's father. |
| | Justine | | Marlene and Bob's older son. |
| 2 | Juliet | Marshall | Only daughter of Beth and Tom Marshall. |
| | Tom | Marshall | Had a great job at a prestigious investment firm on Wall Street. |
| | Beth | | A freelance writer for the magazine. |
| 4 | Joe | | One of Pitt's stable hands. |
| 5 | Jack | | The head of the stable hands. |
| | Harvey | Mack | The chief of the forest ranger. |
| 8 | Selma | Thornton | A reporter. |
| 10 | Natalie | Wyndham | Beth's friend. |
| 20 | Kitty | | A new bookkeeper at Bill's ranch office. |
| | Penny | | Bill and Pattie's daughter. |
