Education
Jones finished ninth on an individual basis riding a horse called The Poacher.
Jones finished ninth on an individual basis riding a horse called The Poacher.
Jones was part of the British team that travelled to Tokyo in 1964 to compete in team eventing. Eventing is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show jumping. Other team members were Michael Bullen, Richard Meade, and James Templar.
The team was eliminated out of medal contention.
He was the first non-commissioned officer to compete for Great Britain in the equestrian portion of the Olympic Games. Jones finished fifth on an individual basis that year.
He chose to join the army as a way to work with horses. Jones was a sergeant of the King"s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, in charge of equitation.
In 1968, he was posted to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
After his commission he was transferred to the General Service Corps at Melton Mowbray. There he was in charge of training at the RAVC remount depot. After retirement, he died while training a young horse.
In Newport there is a residential street named "Ben Jones Avenue" after him.