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Home Movie: 98628: Children, Horses, Christmas

Ephemeral film · 16 min

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Running time
16 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★ · Equestrian Practice · Bud J · 2018-01-13

This movie from the 1930s is almost entirely about a well to do family and their home life in a very upscale neighborhood. The primary activities shown in the film are horseback riding. The film displays an experienced rider practicing his Equestrian skills. He also teaches a couple of the children some riding skills. The family has both a maid and a chauffeur, both shown briefly in the film. There are interesting scenes of the adults gathering prior to a social event dressed to the nines. The women appear in long minks, some of the men in formal attire. It appears that this family has…