The Riders! (1933)

“Meet some of the 17-21st Lancers.“ Panning shot of group of men on horseback. A policeman stands beside them. Some wear Arabic style costumes, others are dressed in sportswear. They seem to be in some kind of sports stadium. Camera pans across them. A man in the foreground seems to be sitting on a pony which is lying on the ground (rather odd!) M/S of the men riding at speed towards the camera. The men do some trick riding. “It’s difficult for most of us to just “stay put“ on a horse without taking these liberties - “ Various shots of stunts including standing up in the saddle, swinging body from one side of the horse to the other while it is running at speed, facing backwards in the saddle, doing a headstand on the side of the horse, etc. “The “slow“ camera shows what you missed - (In case you’d like to try the tricks yourself.)“ Slow motion footage of trick riding. Men swings their legs over the backs of the horses so that one minute they are facing forwards, the next minute facing backwar