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Joey

This character is a half-thoroughbred red-bay farm horse and narrator of the book. He has four white socks and a white cross on his head.

Albert Narracott

This character is a farm boy who becomes a vet orderly in World War I because he is looking for a horse that was his as a boy.

Captain Nicholls

This character is a British cavalry officer who purchases a farm boy’s horse for 40 pounds. He promises the boy he will take good care of the horse.

Trooper Warren

This character is a soldier who is given the horse of a cavalry officer when the officer is killed in action. He is not a good rider.

Emilie

This character is a young French girl whose parents and brothers die in the war. The care of two British war horses gives her purpose until they are taken away. She dies of...

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