Tyler and Caroline lived an almost perfect life of love and marriage after buying a farm and taking on the many challenges that farm life provides. Everything was going well for more than 10 years, until one night, at the end of another terrible harvest brought on by drought, when the entire foundation of Tyler and Caroline’s relationship was tested after a sudden accident in the field. Their prized and most beloved horse, Marquis de Sade, collapsed without any explanation, and upon breaking the news to Tyler, the happy couple dived into conflict of what they could possibly do to save the horse. 

Although they were worried about the upcoming winter months and their ability to survive, both Caroline and Tyler had different ideas regarding what they’d do with Marquis. The conflict that evolved and the measures they took to solve this problem surrounding the horse began to illuminate the meaning of a long-lasting love, while both Caroline and Tyler began to see something else that was hidden within each of them, leading to a startling discovery that would forever change their relationship as they knew it. Along the Prairie Winds is a story of love and conflict and how these two things relate and can manifest other issues in disastrous situations.