<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This film's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This film's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed . Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise . (July 2018) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> In 1912, a teenage boy named Albert Narracott (Jeremy Irvine) from Devon, England, witnesses the birth of a bay Thoroughbred foal and subsequently watches with admiration the growth of the young horse . Much to the dismay of his mother Rose (Emily Watson), his father Ted (Peter Mullan) buys the colt at an auction, outbidding their landlord Lyons despite them needing a more suitable plough horse for the farm work . Albert's best friend, Andrew Easton, watches as Albert teaches his colt many things, such as to come to him when he imitates the call of an owl by blowing through his cupped hands . He names the horse Joey . </P> <P> Ted carries a war injury that causes him ongoing physical and mental pain . While he cannot speak of his time in the Cavalry, Rose shows Albert his father's medals from the Second Boer War that he earned for bravery under fire . She gives Albert his father's regimental pennant, telling Albert that his father felt shame over what he did during the war, and that he had thrown the flag and medals away, though Rose saved and kept them hidden . Albert does not understand why Ted would be ashamed of having fought in a war . </P>

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