Horse Trotting (1960)

M/S and C/Us of a man and two boys preparing a horse for a race; M/S of other horses being groomed while a man hangs various harnesses on the gate of a horse box; C/Us of same. M/S as a trap is attached to the harness of a horse; C/U of two young girls petting a horse. M/Ss of a man pumping and checking the tyres of a trap; commentator says “...weighing only 50 to 60 pounds and called a sulky, the kind they’ve developed specially for trotting racing“. C/U of two middle-aged men looking on. Commentator mentions how popular the sport is in America. M/S as this trap is attached to the horse; C/U as the trap is strapped to his harness. M/Ss of horses with traps attached carrying drivers walking off towards the race area. M/S of the racetrack at Gosling Stadium in Welwyn Garden City with a lone horse and trap trotting round and spectators and bookies in foreground; C/Us of a bookie chalking names on his blackboard; another takes a bet. M/S of a horse and trap being led onto the track. Various shots