{{Short description|Eventing horse}} {{onesource|date=December 2009}} {{Infobox sport horse |horsename= Ben Faerie |image= |caption= |breed= [[Thoroughbred]] |sire= Ben Hawke |grandsire= Chanteur |dam= Faerie House |damsire= Vieux Manor |sex= Stallion |foaled= 1968 |country= Great Britain |colour= [[Bay (color)|Bay]], star, half-cannon on left hind |breeder= |owner= Diana Scott |trainer= |record= |earnings= |wins= |awards= |honours= |updated= }}
'''Ben Faerie''' was a Thoroughbred stallion who had a great influence on [[eventing]] horses in [[Great Britain]]. His descendants include [[Virginia Leng|Virginia Leng's]] mounts [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]] and [[Nightcap (horse)|Nightcap]], and [[Pippa Funnell|Pippa Funnell's]] mounts [[Primmore's Pride]] and [[Walk on Star]]. He stood 15.3[[Hand (unit)|hh]] (160 cm).
Ben Faerie was bought as a two-year-old at the Ascot sales by Diana Scott, for £250. It was originally intended to use him as a stud for producing [[fox hunting|fox hunters]] out of half-bred [[Mare|mares]]. He began breeding as a three-year-old, and produced over 800 offspring. The first were used in the hunt field, until [[Virginia Leng]] had amazing success with two Ben Faerie sons: [[Priceless (horse)|Priceless]] and [[Night Cap (horse)|Night Cap]]. These sons gave him a name as an [[eventing]] sire.
Ben Faerie had the ability to pass on not only speed, but courage, good jumping ability and a wonderful temperament. Seventeen years after his death he was still rated the fifth best event sire of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eventing Sires That Shaped Team GBR Ben Faerie|url=https://insightsmagazine.co.uk/insights-10-ben-faerie|website=insightsmagazine.co.uk|date=January 2019}}[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ba936d14d546e0dd34e55d6/t/5ca6276353450aea0349283f/1554392981684/10+Ben+Faerie+-+Insights [[full magazine]]</ref> In 1998, 1% of all horses in Britain were by the great stallion.
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[[Category:Show jumping horses]] [[Category:Sport horse sires]] [[Category:Eventing horses]] [[Category:Individual male horses]] [[Category:1968 animal births]]