South Dakota USA-1953: Person Riding Galloping Horse Through Field

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Year1953
Decade1950s
LocationSouth Dakota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1953 South Dakota

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Person Riding Galloping Horse Through Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from 1953 in South Dakota, showing a person riding a black and white pinto horse at a gallop across an open field. The rider wears a light-colored long-sleeved shirt and dark pants, holding the reins as the horse moves swiftly. The scene transitions from a wide, flat landscape to a rural area with wooden barns and fences visible in the background. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, slight color fading, and natural motion blur, capturing a nostalgic moment of rural life and equestrian recreation.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122622446

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1953 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: South Dakota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
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: 1950s South Dakota 8mm home-movie footage for rural life, horseback riding, recreation, and open-field movement in documentary or educational edits.
Period detail: The rider's plain clothing, open prairie setting, wooden stable structures, and faded 8mm color may show mid-century rural recreation without identifiable modern signage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an informal home-movie view of a rider moving a pinto horse across a field, with the camera tracking the action from a nearby vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pinto horse, mounted rider, open grass field, distant low horizon, wooden stable or fence structures, and a red farm vehicle or equipment in one frame.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, gate edges, dust marks, and motion blur give the scanned 8mm footage a clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, rural transition, equestrian cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about ranch life, family recreation, or South Dakota landscapes.
Historical context: The scene visually situates horseback recreation in an open rural landscape, showing everyday leisure or riding practice rather than a staged public event.
Research note: A person is visible but not clearly identifiable in these stills; copyright, likeness, and any location or property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1950s South Dakota 8mm horseback riding, pinto horse galloping field, rural home movie stable, and vintage equestrian recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1953 South Dakota rural scenes, then with broader horseback riding, ranch, farm, and prairie recreation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame showing a rider on a black and white pinto horse crossing an open grass field. — A rider guides a pinto horse across a flat rural field.

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame of a rider on a pinto horse near a rural stable area and red farm equipment. — The horse and rider pass a stable or fence area with red equipment behind them.

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame with a rear view of a rider on a pinto horse moving through an open field. — A rear view catches the rider and horse in motion across the field.

1953 South Dakota 8mm frame showing a rider on a pinto horse galloping through a broad rural field. — The horse stretches forward at a gallop across the open landscape.

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