Garden Of The Gods Colorado-1973: Wrangler Leads a Saddled Bay Horse and Checks Its Bridle Under Trees

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationGarden of the Gods, Colorado, United States
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Garden of the Gods, Colorado, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

Western holiday
horseback riding
ranch work
1970s fashion
family vacation
American West tourism
horse care

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · shaded grassy clearing with trees and a rail fence, likely a riding stable area
Time and weather: midday · summer · sunny
Lighting: bright sunlight filtered through trees with hard dappled shadows
People: 1 · One young man working as a wrangler, in a black cowboy hat, cream long-sleeved Western shirt, belt and dark flared jeans
Animals: bay horse
Objects: Western saddle · red saddle blanket · bridle · reins · cowboy hat · rail fence · trees
Colors: green · dark blue · cream · brown · red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The wrangler stands at the saddled horse beside a tree.
He takes up the reins and starts leading the horse forward.
The bay horse steps out, showing its red saddle blanket.
He turns the horse and stands at its head with his back to the camera.
He adjusts the bridle as the horse waits.

Wrangler Leads a Saddled Bay Horse and Checks Its Bridle... — Clip Details

Garden of the Gods area, Colorado Springs, Colorado, circa 1973 home movie footage. A wrangler in a black cowboy hat, cream Western shirt and flared jeans stands at a saddled bay horse beside a tree, then takes up the reins and leads the horse forward across a grassy, shaded clearing. He turns the horse, which wears a red saddle blanket, and works at its bridle with his back to the camera. Filmed in one continuous handheld Super 8 shot in bright dappled sunlight with a rail fence behind.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002476

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

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Date: 1973 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: Garden of the Gods, Colorado, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fits requests for 1970s Western tourism or trail-ride footage, giving documentaries and period pieces a real wrangler preparing a horse for visitors.
Period detail: The wrangler's dark flared jeans and fitted Western shirt fit early-1970s style, and the saturated Super 8 colour suits film stock of the period.
Home-movie behavior: A vacationing family filmed this unstaged moment as a stable hand went about his routine, letting the tourist watch him prepare a horse.
What appears in frame: A wrangler in a black cowboy hat and cream shirt, a bay horse with a Western saddle and red blanket, reins and bridle, shade trees, a grassy clearing and a rail fence behind.
Film character: Handheld Super 8 with fine grain, saturated greens and blues, and hard sunlit contrast that gives it a warm home-movie texture.
Edit role: Use it as a cutaway or memory beat in a trail-ride sequence, between landmark establishing shots and riding footage.
Historical context: In 1971 Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs was designated a National Natural Landmark, and guided rides near the park were part of Western-themed family holidays.
Research note: The wrangler is unidentified and his face can be seen, so likeness permissions may apply separately from the film copyright, and the stable setting may be private property.
Research search match: Searches this clip matches include 1970s wrangler leading a horse, Super 8 Colorado trail ride, cowboy checking a bridle, and Garden of the Gods horseback ride home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair it first with the same reel's Garden of the Gods plaque and Pikes Peak summit sign clips, then with other circa-1973 Colorado Springs footage, then with Western ranch and horseback-riding material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Wrangler in cowboy hat and flared jeans at a saddled bay horse under shade trees, Colorado Springs area, circa 1973 Super 8 — A wrangler stands at a saddled bay horse beside a tree, Garden of the Gods area, Colorado, circa 1973.
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Wrangler leading a bay horse with a red saddle blanket and Western saddle by the reins, Colorado, circa 1973 home movie — The wrangler leads the saddled horse forward by the reins across the shaded clearing.
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Wrangler seen from behind holding a saddled horse's bridle near Garden of the Gods, Colorado, circa 1973 Super 8 film — With his back to the camera, the wrangler takes hold of the horse's bridle.
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Wrangler in flared jeans adjusting a bay horse's bridle before a trail ride, Colorado Springs area, circa 1973 — The wrangler adjusts the bridle while the saddled horse stands quietly in the shade.
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