Describe the horse’s earliest memories?

Chapter 1 uses first-person narration to present Joey's perspective, beginning with the first few memories that are distinct in Joey's mind. While Joey remembers a few indistinct snippets of life alongside his mother, his first strong memory is of the horse sale that separated him from this figure of comfort. Joey's mother was quickly sold, while Joey himself was, after some hesitation on the part of the crowd, finally bought by a gruff and somewhat drunken man. Now separated from his mother, Joey lashes out in panic when the buyer and a few other men try to harness him. Yet Joey's harsh new owner finally gains control of the young horse and takes Joey off to a farm, where Joey is stabled alongside an aging mare named Zoey.