California USA-1971: Leisure Horseback Riding On The Edge Of A Green Clearing

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

Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 California

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Leisure Horseback Riding On The Edge Of A Green Clearing — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1971, this vintage home movie captures a group of riders on horseback at the edge of a lush green clearing in California. The scene unfolds under a bright blue sky, with a dense line of tall trees forming a natural backdrop. A weathered wooden fence runs across the foreground, separating the viewer from the grassy field where the riders gather. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic, sun-drenched summer day in the countryside. The riders appear to be enjoying a leisurely outing, with some standing and others mounted, creating a peaceful, timeless moment of rural life.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123053659

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 1758 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: III-02,sacto state
Reel-level year note: 1971
Reel-level location note: california,sacramento
Date: 1971 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: California, 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: Useful for 1970s California home-movie requests needing rural leisure, horseback riding, or countryside recreation as documentary cutaway material.
Period detail: The 8mm color look, casual riding group, open grassy field, and simple wooden fence support the 1971 home-movie setting without identifying a specific ranch or town.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged observer's view of riders gathering near trees, valued for its casual distance and ordinary recreational pace.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mounted riders, a green clearing, tall trees, blue sky, a weathered wooden fence, sunlit grass, and soft film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage has saturated 8mm color, visible grain, mild softness, slight handheld framing, and exposure typical of outdoor amateur film in bright sun.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief insert, transition, rural memory beat, or visual bridge for leisure, riding, countryside, or California outdoor sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects recreational horseback activity in an open California landscape, with people small in frame and the setting carrying more visual emphasis than individual identity.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so copyright, likeness, and any location permissions should be reviewed separately before sensitive or commercial use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1971 8mm California horseback riding, vintage home movie riders in field, rural leisure footage, and sunny countryside horse scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1971 California outdoor footage, then broader themes of horseback riding, rural leisure, and summer fields.

Still Frames From This Clip

1971 California 8mm frame showing distant horseback riders at the edge of a green clearing, with trees, blue sky, and a low wooden fence. — Distant riders gather near the trees beyond a weathered fence in a sunlit clearing.

Distant riders and horses appear near dense trees in a California clearing, framed by 8mm film edges and a foreground fence. — The horseback group remains small in frame near the shaded tree line.

1971 home-movie frame of riders clustered along a wooded edge, with a weathered fence crossing the foreground of the California field. — Riders and horses cluster near the dark tree line across the open grass.

Distant horseback riders remain near the wooded edge of a green California clearing, with a low fence and saturated 8mm color visible. — The clip ends with the riders still gathered near the trees behind the fence.

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