War Horse timeline

  • Joey was sold in a auction

    Joey was sold in a auction
    Joey was separated from his mother and bought by Albert's father. That day he met Albert and old Zoey.
  • Joey was trained to plough the land.

    Joey was trained to plough the land.
    Albert's father made a bet while being drunk in which Joey had to learn how to plough the land in a week and if not he would be sold.
  • Joey went to war

    Joey went to war
    Joey was sold to the army by Albert´s father because he needed to pay the house mortgage. There he met Captain Nicholls.
  • The death of Captain Nicholls

    The death of Captain Nicholls
    Time after Joey meets Topthorn, Captain Nicholls dies at the start of the war.
  • Trooper Warren

    Trooper Warren
    After Captain Nicholls dies, Joey meets Trooper Warren, whose horse had died during the war. He didn´t know a lot about horses but was very nice.
  • Joey and Topthorn are separated from their owners.

    Joey and Topthorn are separated from their owners.
    Both horses were separated from their owners because they reached the German territory. There the horses were kept with the others and the two owners were captured.
  • Joey and Topthorn meet Emily and her grandpa

    Joey and Topthorn meet Emily and her grandpa
    After being kept by the German army, Topthorn and Joey were taken to a farm owned by an old man that had a granddaughter.
  • Goodbye Emily

    Goodbye Emily
    Topthorn and Joey leave Emily and her grandfather and are taken to war again.
  • Cold winter

    Cold winter
    During the winter, the Germans, "forgot" about the horses and most of them died because of the hard conditions in which they lived. Tophtorn and Joey survived because they were together and they kept the warmth.
  • Topthorn dies

    Topthorn dies
    Suddenly, because of a heart disease, Topthorn dies and Joey is left alone.
  • Joey got stuck on a barbed wire

    Joey got stuck on a barbed wire
    During the war, Joey got stuck on a barbed wire in no man's land and two men tried to help him. Later they flipped a coin to see who would keep the animal and the English man won.
  • Joey and Albert reunite

    Joey and Albert reunite
    After Joey arrives from no man's land he realizes Albert worked in the veterinary. Albert´s friend, David, distinguished Joey and told Albert that he was his horse. At first, Albert didn't believe him, but later, he realized David was right and was very happy to see Joey again.
  • Joey had tetanus

    Joey had tetanus
    After some time, Joey started to feel very bad so Albert told Major Martin that something was wrong. He went there and he diagnosed Joey with tetanus. They wanted to sacrifice the horse but after Albert insisted, they didn't and waited for his recovery.
  • The horses are auctioned off

    The horses are auctioned off
    After Joey recovered and the war finished, there was an auction in which all the horses were sold. Joey was almost bought by a butcher but then Emily's grandfather bought him and gave it to Albert with one condition: He should love and take care of the horse and also remind people his granddaughter's story.
  • Back to the farm

    Back to the farm
    Joey and Albert finally go back to their farm in England to live with Albert's dad and wife.