Badminton Horse Trials blog: Ben Hobday’s cross-country clear

In today’s video blog, Ben Hobday reflects on riding a steady clear cross-country round on his first attempt at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials.

Ben is in 59th place going into tomorrow’s final showjumping phase.

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