Colorado USA-1973: Man Leading Saddled Horse Through Forest

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Colorado

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Man Leading Saddled Horse Through Forest — Clip Details

A man in a cowboy hat and light-colored shirt leads a saddled horse through a sun-dappled wooded area in this vintage 8mm home movie from Colorado, 1973. The man, wearing dark pants, holds the reins as he guides the brown horse, which has a red saddle blanket. The footage captures natural movement in a grassy, tree-filled setting under bright sunlight, showcasing the authentic grain and color saturation of classic Super 8 film. The scene evokes a nostalgic, rural American lifestyle.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120956078

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1382 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: air force academy,cripple creek,cheyne zoo,broadmoor,#2
Reel-level year note: 1973
Reel-level location note: colorado springs
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Colorado, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1973 Colorado 8mm clip supports archival requests for rural 1970s American recreation, horseback handling, ranch-style leisure, or noncommercial home-movie inserts.
Period detail: The cowboy hat, flared dark trousers, red saddle blanket, and saturated small-gauge color may show early 1970s western leisure style in a wooded Colorado setting.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has unstaged home-movie value as the man calmly handles the reins and guides the saddled horse through trees rather than posing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man in a dark cowboy hat, a brown saddled horse, a red saddle blanket, reins, grass, dirt ground, tree shade, and bright sunlight.
Film character: The clip carries a physical 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, strong color saturation, sun-dappled exposure shifts, and slight handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, rural memory beat, transition into horseback recreation, or insert illustrating everyday western-themed leisure.
Historical context: The scene reflects a private home-movie view of horseback activity in a wooded outdoor area, with social context limited to visible recreation and animal handling.
Research note: An identifiable adult person is visible, so likeness review may be needed, while no logos, brands, music, children, or clearly private interiors are visible in the provided frames.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s Colorado 8mm horseback footage, man leading saddled horse, cowboy hat home movie, wooded ranch recreation, and Super 8 rural leisure.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Colorado 1973 footage, and then broader 1970s horseback, ranch, outdoor recreation, or rural family-travel material.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1973 Colorado 8mm footage, an adult man in a dark cowboy hat and light shirt leads a brown saddled horse through a sunlit wooded area. — Man guides a saddled horse under tree shade.
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An adult man in a cowboy hat holds the reins beside a brown horse with a red saddle blanket in a wooded Colorado setting from 1973 home-movie footage. — Man stands beside the horse and holds the reins.
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Seen from behind, an adult man in a dark hat and light shirt approaches or handles a saddled horse in a sun-dappled wooded area in Colorado, 1973. — Man approaches the saddled horse from behind.
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An adult man in a cowboy hat holds the reins as the saddled brown horse turns near him in bright, tree-filtered Colorado light in 1973 8mm footage. — Horse turns while the man keeps hold of the reins.
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