The Jumpers (1933)

“Eve always had a tender spot for horses, and this lady (winner of many prizes for her wonderful jumping) is no exception - “ C/U of a woman holding a dog and feeding a horse - her two pets presumably. L/S of a stables with several horses being groomed in front of it. The horses are groomed then the girls groom themselves. C/U of woman looking into a compact and applying face powder. C/U of a horse. Woman powders the horse’s nose. M/S of two girls standing beside a stable door - they both have cigarettes in their mouths. Horse pokes its head over the stable door. M/S of horse having a shoe removed by a blacksmith. “Styles for stiles - one way of getting over - “ M/S of woman climbing over a stile whilst two dogs run under it. “- and another - “ Lots of women jump their horses over the stile - the film is sped up. “In jumping, as in everything, there is a right and a wrong way. Observe this faulty jump...“ Woman sits badly on a horse and takes a couple of jumps. “Now correctly - “ Woman t
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