Characters
This kind British soldier befriends Joey and cares for the horses, after Captain Nichols dies
The horses are used to pull these heavy weapons during the war.
artillery carts
Joey and Topthorn are captured by this army early in the war.
Germans
Most of these chapters take place in this country where the war is being fought.
France
This horse becomes Joey’s closest companion while serving in the army.
Topthorn
The horses struggle with this problem when food becomes scarce.
hunger
The horses are forced to pull wagons up and down this difficult terrain.
muddy ground
Joey works pulling equipment across this muddy battlefield environment.
trenches, battlefields
This young girl forms a strong bond with Joey while he works on the farm.
Emilie
Joey and Topthorn must pull wagons filled with these supplies.
ammunition or heavy artillery equipment
This tragic event happens to Topthorn because of overwork and illness.
The peaceful place where Joey briefly works after being taken from the battlefield.
Emilie's farm
This kind old Frenchman later cares for Joey and the other horses.
Emilie's grandfather
The horses are constantly exposed to this loud and frightening part of battle.
gunfire
After Topthorn’s death, Joey becomes extremely this feeling.
lonely, sad
This type of work replaces pulling artillery when Joey is placed on the farm.
plowing fields
The German soldier who watches over Topthorn and Joey when they are pulling the artillery cart, dies with Topthorn
Crazy Old Fredrich
The soldiers force the horses to work even when they are suffering from this condition caused by exhaustion and poor care.
illness, sickness
What happens to Joey after he gets scared by the tank
He runs away, gets stuck in barbed wire, gets stuck in no-man's-land
The farm belongs to Emilie and this family member.
her grandfather