Nick Townsend talks to trainer Ben Pauling who traded his spanner for a lunging rein and another way to succeed

Ben Pauling

Even as a schoolboy, Ben Pauling demonstrated he possessed an astute, analytical mind, and mastery of clearly-defined objectives when he secured Britain’s Young Engineer of the Year award.
These were talents that would serve him admirably in years to come.
And so it has proved.
Though that prize – the reward for his invention of a hay-binding device - led to him being offered a commission in the Royal Engineers and places to read engineering at three universities, ...