After being arrested, a judge offers Caitlin the option of going to a youth detention center or moving in with her mother Katherine's cousin in the fictional town of "High River" in Montana.
After moving in with her aunt Dori, her husband Jim and their son Griffen on their ranch, she experiences culture shock.
Caitlin Seeger is a 14-year-old girl who has been in and out of foster homes since age eight, when her mother Katherine suddenly died.
Caitlin, still angry about her mother's death, hides her grief in her tough-girl persona and gets into trouble frequently.
After getting in trouble and expelled from her Catholic school, Caitlin is given the option of going to a juvenile detention facility or going to live with her mother Katherine's cousin Dori Lowe (whom Caitlin did not even know existed), her husband Jim and their son Griffen in Montana by the judge that she meets with.
Dori Lowe is Jim's wife, Griffin's mom, the cousin of Caitlin's mother Katherine, and a veterinarian.
As a loving mother, Dori tries to warm up to Caitlin by acting like her mother figure, which at times Caitlin resents since she doesn't want anybody taking her mom's place and causes her to push Dori away with her harsh words.
Caitlin eventually learned the truth about her mother's death from Dori who tells her she died from an aneurysm that killed her instantly.
Griffin’s hobbies include computers, riding his bike, playing the guitar, and singing in a band with his best friends Brett and Eric called Bad Hygiene.
He is often the voice of reason for Caitlin and he's always there to give advice to her and has admitted to her that he never likes it when she is sad, but is always there to comfort her.
Caitlin decides to name him Bandit, after a horse that was in a story her mother used to read to her when she was little.
In "The Present Part 1,” Will and Sarah mistakenly believed Bandit was their colt that ran away, nearly taking him from Caitlin.
Bandit almost died at the end of Season 1 after he got his leg caught in a rusty old bear trap, but Dori saved his life.
Taylor Langford is Brett's girlfriend, Caitlin's rival but in a few episodes they both bond a little bit, and Griffin’s main love interest during Season 1.
Taylor and her mother had won the mother-daughter horse race every year until Caitlin and Dori broke their streak.
She is a complicated character: In "All About Caitlin," we learn that Taylor changes best friends every week and that her father doesn't give her enough love.
His dream is to own a cattle ranch and maybe open up a Cow Boy themed restaurant after graduation.
Annie loves horses and she was going to take lessons with her best friend Janet before she moved to High River.
Jordan saw some break dancers during half time so he jumped out of his seat and tried to mimic their moves.
They got together in Season 2, but they broke up in "Juliet & Her Romeo," because they never hung out anymore due to Griffin constantly hanging out with Brett and Eric.
Caitlin helped Will change after his motorcycle accident when he admitted to her that he'd hurt Sarah emotionally to get back at her for not being there for him.
Garth saved Caitlin's life after she stole Jim and Dori's new Jeep and got into a car accident.
David Seeger is Caitlin's long lost dad and Katherine's husband, first appearing in "The Promise Part 1".
David left Caitlin and her mother Katherine when she was four years old, and she had not seen him ever since and is still bitter towards him for leaving.
After a fight with Caitlin when he missed the Father – Daughter hockey tournament, he almost left High River, but the two of them eventually made things right.
On March 4, 2001, Nickelodeon premiered its new Sunday night schedule called TEENick, which included Caitlin's Way.
The series was broadcast by the Disney Channel in UK and Ireland, Latin America, the Middle East and some European countries and was aired in Indonesia by Global TV from 2006 until 2007.