An Evening With Ben Hobday

Ben is a successful British event rider who began as a working pupil for Cheshire-based eventer Hannah Bate, then jumped at the chance to work for top showjumper William Funnell. He went on to win the under-21 national championships, followed by selection for Britain’s young rider squad. In 2008, Ben won team gold and individual bronze medals at the European Championships at Krueth, Germany, riding Uptons Who. Since then, he has jumped clear at some of the top three- and four-star events in the world, including Badminton, Burghley and Bramham and Blenheim runs his own business, Shadow Sport Horse Ltd Ben was diagnosed with cancer in June 2015. He completed his chemotherapy treatment in September the same year and returned to the saddle shortly afterwards. With a huge following on social media, via Mulry’s Error’s Twitter profile, @Mr_Mulry, Ben’s tweets, Instagram posts and Snapchats are taking on legendary status. #yehBoi #TrueStory He is well known for his entertaining and hilarious demonstrations and we are excited to welcome him to Moreton Morrell. Ben will be bringing four horses (including one of his top rides) for a fun and informative 3 hour demonstration looking at many aspects of training both young and experienced horses at all levels. We are also holding a raffle in aid of Wilberry Wonder Pony and 5 lucky people will win a meet and greet with Ben during the interval! Raffle tickets will be on sale on the night.