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Learning Podcast War Horse

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

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An abridgement of Michael Morpurgo’s much-loved novel 'War Horse'.

An abridgement of Michael Morpurgo’s much-loved novel 'War Horse'. Joey is a young horse who is initially looked after by Albert on his father's farm and is later sold to the army at the outbreak of WW1. Joey is trained as a cavalry horse, then sent to the Western Front where he experiences the horrors of the War. He is captured by the Germans and put to work hauling ambulance wagons and gun carriages, until finally he is wounded and becomes stranded in no-man’s-land between the enemy lines. But Albert has also joined the army...and is hoping to find Joey.

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo: Episode 2: A cavalry horse

A cavalry horse

Episode 2: A cavalry horse

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The outbreak of war gives Mr Narracott the chance to make some money by selling Joey.

The farm is in financial difficulty but the outbreak of war gives Mr Narracott the chance to make some money by selling Joey.

The farm is in financial difficulty but the outbreak of war gives Mr Narracott the chance to make some money. One afternoon, while Albert is away on an errand, he takes Joey into the local village and sells him to the army for forty pounds. Joey begins a new life in the army and finds a new friend in his rider, Captain Nicholls.

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