History Awesome / WarHorse

* While it ends in tragedy, the film charge of the Yeomanry early in the war is this as they utterly trample a German camp after appearing out of the cornfield. If it wasn't for the [[spoiler:machine guns]], the charge would have been a complete success.

** And that's not counting the build-up even ''before'' that when his reluctance to jump was established multiple times, both with Alfred and with Emily.

* While it ends in tragedy, the charge of the Yeomanry early in the war is this as they utterly trample a German camp after appearing out of the cornfield. If it wasn't for the [[spoiler:machine guns]], the charge would have been a complete success.

* The stage play has one when Friedrich, the man that's been taking care of Joey and Topthorn, finally crosses the DespairEventHorizon after Topthorn dies of exhaustion, damning the war ''and the Kaiser himself.'' The ColonelKilgore officer that caught him with the horses and pressed him into service is angry at the statement, draws his pistol...[[UnfriendlyFire and the other two German soldiers in the group level their guns at him.]]

* The stage play has one when the German man that's been taking care of Joey and Topthorn finally crosses the DespairEventHorizon after Topthorn dies of exhaustion, damning the war ''and the Kaiser himself.'' The ColonelKilgore officer that caught him with the horses and pressed him into service is angry at the statement, draws his pistol...[[UnfriendlyFire and the other two German soldiers in the group level their guns at him.]]

* Joey cutting a big stone in half with the plow
* Joey winning the race
* Joey using an approaching tank like a jumping ramp and galloping through the German lines before going into no man's land

* Anyone who's seen the stage play will agree that the ''phenomenal'' horse puppets are a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for everyone involved in their creation and control.

** The reveal of the main Joey puppet. For the opening, the foal puppet is used, and the audience gets a while to get used to it. And then the music reaches on crescendo, the foal puppet is disassembled, and the huge horse puppet thunders onstage. That moment tends to get a lot of cheers.

** Hell, they're awesome alright, but it might be good to mention that the play also has a huge (though of course largely hollow and skeletal) ''tank'' puppet/prop as well, which bursts through the obstacles of no-mans-land accompanied by smoke and darkness with flashes of light.

** The buildup to this one makes it even better. We see Joey backed into the corner and trying in vain to get out, as the tank keeps drawing closer and closer. Finally, he stands and faces it, and just when you think it's leading up to a DyingMomentOfAwesome...he ''jumps over the whole thing''. '''Wow'''.

* Anyone who's seen the stage play will agree that the ''phenomenal'' horse puppets are a CMoA for everyone involved in their creation and control.
** Hell, they're awesome alright, but it might be good to mention that the play also has a huge (though of course largely hollow and skeletal) ''tank'' puppet/prop as well, which bursts through the obstacles of no mans land accompanied by smoke and darkness with flashes of light.

* Anyone who's seen the stage play will agree that the ''phenomenal'' horse puppets are a CMoA for everyone involved in their creation and control.

* The end of the film, where Albert rides Joey home once more

* Joey galloping through the German lines before going into no man's land