Out Of Town: New Forest Point To Point (1979) with Jack Hargreaves

[@vinnypatrick9003]

brilliant.. great way of life .. happy days indeed.
i hope they are still at it.

[@helendunn278]

long after my time this one, i last rode in that in 1964 !!!

[@vinnypatrick9003]

did you ever win helen ? and where the more horses in your day ?

[@helendunn278]

@@vinnypatrick9003 i came 3rd in the three races i competed in and yes there did seem more ponies back then

[@vinnypatrick9003]

Thanks for the Reply Helen. Do you know if they still do it?

[@BenDowdall-rm6zy]

@@vinnypatrick9003 every year, Boxing Day

[@jamesmason8944]

Another bonus of these old vidoes is seeing the cars that are now gone. The names still spring to mind.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Brilliant. Doesnt look "bitterly cold" though, like Jack said. Nobody wearing gloves and no frost.
😉

[@TrexplorerUK]

These are new forest folk. Gloves? 😊

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@TrexplorerUK
And the coats aren't even done up 😂

[@TrexplorerUK]

@@lyndoncmp5751 must be winter then! :-)

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@TrexplorerUK
😝 👍

[@robertcorradi8573]

Fantastic......

[@GarethWelch-cb6wv]

And its still held every year.

[@edwardharrington678]

Did not know the crown estate owned the new Forrest.

[@frankmlchaelglasscock6539]

No way is that 400 square miles not even 100 square miles but a lovely video

[@pauld90010.]

Do you mean the size of the New forest?