Spain Ladies Equestrian Championship AKA Lady Riders Championship (1962)

Location: Spain VS. Riders mounting their horses before entering the arena. MS. General Franco and Mrs. Franco watching the jumping. VS. Jumping in progress with Pat Smythe on ’Flanagan’, Spain’s Paula Elizalde on ’Kif-Kif’, and German rider Elga Kholer. VS. Pat Smythe is the winner and is presented with the European Championship Trophy by General Franco and Mrs. Franco. (F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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