Stable Rivals (Children’s Film Foundation)

Date: 1952
Director: Leonard Reeve
Production Company: Anglo-Scottish Productions

Stars: Sheila Muir, Kerrin Masterman, Kim Pickup, Gerald Pring, Geoffrey Denys
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Storyline:

A brother and sister enter their father’s cart pony in the local gymkhana.

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Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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At Manston Riding School, preparations were being made for the Fairmile Show.

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Riding Nimrod, Richard (Kim Pickup) approaches Mr. King (Gerald Pring) as he stands outside his shop.

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Mr. King agrees to put up a poster in his window about the Fairmile Show.

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Carrying a basket of bread, Mr. King calls to Jim and Betty to bring Smokey in from the paddock.

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Mr. King sets off on his round.

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Jim and Betty sneak into Manston Riding School to gather tips on how to train Smokey.

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When the coast is clear, the pair run into an empty stable.

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Following weeks of training, Jim (Kerrin Masterman) and Betty (Sheila Muir) take Smokey to Fairmile Show to compete in the gymkhana.