Horses in Hospital
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horses in Hospital. DESCRIPTION: The opening of the new 40,000 pound surgical wing of the equine hospital at Newmarket was performed by the Queen, who is patron of the Animal Health Trust. Focal point is the operating theatre. Here, it is possible to carry out complex equine surgery under conditions hardly bettered in human hospitals. In the stables of this research station, the finest in the world, Her Majesty saw convalescent patients. SHOTLIST: Title sequence - horse lying down surrounded by doctors the Queen looks on. GV surgical wing of equine hospital. MS sign The Animal Health Trust Equine Research Station. LS Queen alights from car and is welcomed at the hospital. MS small girl presents the Queen with a bouquet of flowers. MS Queen unlocks the door to the new wing. MS interior - horse lying down attended by vets Queen looks on. MS Queen. GV horse lying on table. LS Queen. MS horse on table attended by vets. GV hospital. GV Queen walks round the stables. MS Queen talking to men in stable. MS man walks horse past the Queen. MS horses head out of stable. MS man pointing at donkey’s eye. GV Queen in stable stroking Prince Philip’s polo pony.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Health and medicine; Animals
- Locations
- Newmarket
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Card file number
- 83252A
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 101
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