DOG: Did members of your family fight or help in World War One ... strong and we can get through the mud. Before the war I worked on a farm. HORSE 2: I was a family pet. We needed to walk for ...

Set at the outbreak of First World War in rural Devon, it follows a young Albert (Tom Sturgess), whose beloved horse, Joey, is sold to an army cavalry unit and sent to the frontline. Albert ...

But both sides in World War One soon realised the muddy ground, barbed wire and machine guns made it too difficult to use horses for fighting. Instead millions of horses were used to carry people ...