The death of the officer in an ill-fated cavalry charge with swords drawn, leads to the horse being captured by the Germans, being briefly befriended by a sweet French child. Serendipitous events follow further serendipitous events whereby the horse is sold to a cavalry unit of the British Army en route to France as part of the initial troops entering WW1.
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Forced to redeem himself to prevent eviction, he undertakes with the assistance of his son, to make amends by planting an unpromising stony patch of land with turnips.įate and chance intercede. His counter bidder, we eventually discover, is none other than his stone-hearted landlord. Instead reason vanishes as he bids way past his financial means, a veritable fortune much more than his modest income will allow for this veritable race horse, the very antithesis of what he requires. This occurs at an auction where the impecunious fellow is supposed to purchase a regular stout-hearted work horse. His father, an inebriated nere-do-well of a man, unbeknown to his son, is also enthralled with him. The reason is obvious: it is a head-strong stallion.Īs a foal, a neighbourhood boy is entranced by this majestic creature. The real name of the leading character of this enthralling saga will probably never be known despite appearing in an award winning movie. Summation: Delightful saga of the four–legged equestrian type
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