Topthorn and Joey, life-size puppet horses, at a production of the play in Australia Ned is assigned to ride Joey into battle and is captured by German troops. During the first charge, Nicholls is shot and killed. The charges of the British cavalry are overwhelmed by the fire from German machine guns, representing their new technology. Joey and Topthorn (another army horse) are shipped to France. Arthur gives Ned his grandfather's knife for protection. At the same time, Arthur enlists Ned to fight despite his protests. Captain James Nicholls, who often sketched Albert riding the hunter, promises that he will personally look after the fine horse. When Ted sells Joey to the cavalry, Albert is crushed. News of the outbreak of World War I reaches Devon. Albert successfully teaches Joey to pull the plough and gets to keep him. ![]() If Joey won't plough, Ned gets the horse. Jealous of his cousin Albert, Ned convinces his father to get Ted drunk and make a bet: if Joey (bred and trained as a hunter, not a plough horse) can be taught to plough within a week, Arthur will pay Ted 39 guineas, the auction price. The boy names the foal Joey, and forms a strong bond with the horse during training. ![]() Their son Albert promises to raise the foal and train him for sale. Ted's wife Rose fears they will lose their farm. At the auction, Ted used money reserved to pay his farm mortgage. ![]() Ted is the local drunkard and thought to be a coward, for refusing to have fought together with his brother in the earlier Boer War in South Africa. Hoping to give it to his son Ned, Arthur Narracott bids on the foal instead, his brother Ted competes with him and bids 30 guineas-an exorbitant amount that Arthur can't meet - and wins the foal. A foal is auctioned for sale in Devon, the United Kingdom.
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