French Lick Indiana-1958: Man Learning to Ride White Horse with Second Rider

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationFrench Lick, Indiana, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 French Lick Indiana

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Man Learning to Ride White Horse with Second Rider — Clip Details

A shirtless man in red plaid shorts learns to ride a white horse on a paved path in French Lick, Indiana, in 1958. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the man adjusting his grip on the reins as the horse walks steadily. Lush green trees line the path, and a second rider on a brown horse appears in the background. The scene has a candid, nostalgic quality with natural lighting and visible film grain, evoking a classic American summer memory.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127402967

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 2028 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: twenty grand
Reel-level year note: 1958
Reel-level location note: french lick, indiana
Date: 1958 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: French Lick, Indiana, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage useful for productions needing leisure travel, horseback riding, or informal summer recreation in French Lick, Indiana.
Period detail: The shirtless rider's plaid shorts, simple tack, paved park road, and saturated 8mm color may show mid-century vacation recreation rather than a formal riding event.
Home-movie behavior: The value is the candid moment of a man learning to handle the reins while the horse walks calmly past the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a white horse, shirtless adult rider, red plaid shorts, reins, paved road, leafy trees, roadside signs, and another rider on a brown horse.
Film character: The clip has the dense grain, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short cutaway, memory beat, or transitional insert for mid-century travel, leisure, resort, or horseback-riding sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual outdoor recreation in a landscaped public or resort-like setting, with adults riding horses along a paved path.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos are apparent, and copyright status is separate from personal or property rights.
Research search match: Search matches include 1950s 8mm horseback riding, French Lick Indiana home movie, man learning to ride horse, and mid-century summer recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other French Lick 1958 material, then broader 1950s horseback riding or resort recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1958 French Lick, Indiana, a shirtless man in plaid shorts rides a white horse on a tree-lined paved road. — The rider holds the reins as the white horse walks past dense greenery.

The rider is seen from behind on the white horse, with a brown horse partly visible on the road in French Lick. — A rear angle shows the rider continuing along the road as another horse enters frame.

The white horse and rider move near a small group of brown horses and riders on the tree-lined French Lick path. — The riding scene opens to show other horses and riders nearby.

A front-facing view shows the man holding the reins as the white horse walks toward the camera in French Lick. — The rider faces the camera while guiding the white horse forward.

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