Hobson

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Hobson

Background

Hobson owns Hobson's Livery in Ankh-Morpork, on Discworld.


During the events of Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010) played by Mike Kelly

Moist Von Lipwig introduces a new express delivery service and tells Mr Pump to purchase Hobson's fastest horse. Hobson arrives with his fastest horse, Boris. Moist gets on Boris with a bag of mail and he and Adora Belle Dearheart ride together to deliver the mail. After he rebuilds the post office, Moist introduces a new joint venture with Hobson's Livery, with one day service. Later, as Hobson is delivering the mail, he is attacked by a group of bandits on horses.