Pony Trekking (1959)

Newtonmore, (part of former Inverness-shire), Highlands of Scotland. Medium panning shot of ponies and their riders standing in a field beside their stable, in the distance is a range of mountains. M/S of ponies and riders walking up a country road to begin their trek - the riders have come from all parts of the country for a “holiday on horseback“. Panning shot follows a female rider in a red jacket as she rides up the road. M/S of a girl and boy on ponies following the convoy of riders up the road. M/S of the riders trotting past woodland. Low angle shot of a pony’s legs trotting. L/S of the convoy riding away from the camera over rugged moorland - “the lower slopes of the Monadhliath Mountains“. L/S of the convoy riding, “set against a backcloth of the magnificent Cairngorms“. L/S of stunning mountain scenery, tilt down to show riders riding through heather towards the camera. M/S of the riders riding up a rocky slope - “whatever a rider’s ability he or she is not allowed to gallop or cant