Horses in Hospital

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1759A
Date Released
21 Feb 1963
Date submitted
18 Feb 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Horses in Hospital. DESCRIPTION: Newmarket has recently become a centre of interest for veterinary surgeons from many parts of the world, with its Horse Hospital. Mr James Roberts is Chief Surgeon of the unit, which was opened just over a year ago. The breathing apparatus is similar to that used in Emergency Ward...but it’s a bit bigger. Operations take up to 10 hours and so far they’ve performed more than 200. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV Newmarket. GV stables. MS pan - horse out of van and into stable. GV stables. MCU pan - chief surgeon James Roberts enters stable. CU surgeon inspects horse. MS horse onto operating table. CU injection into horse’s neck. MCU operating table lifted horizontally. CU breathing tube placed into horse’s mouth. MCU bellows. GV operating theatre. CU protective sheet placed over horse’s leg. CU surgeon. CU electo-cautery incision to stop bleeding. CU head of horse. CU surgeon at work (2 shots). CU head of horse. Another horse doing exercise after similar operation.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Animals
Locations
Newmarket
Card file number
86091
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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