What would your dog be like to ride (if it was a horse!)

The mastiff would be a great hunter, steady and sensible. The setter; well, better not go there. Like riding a demented cat.
 
Ha ha this made me smile on a scabby wet good Friday, one of mine would be my dream, totally and utterly reliable but forward and loves life, the other one might put me in hospital as boxer boys are just not safe to ride :p
 
My little gsd would be an incredible horse I think! He's very trainable. I think he'd be doing psg dressage and endurance on our days off.

Wouldn't get on the big one. He doesn't listen at all and is obsessed with food.
 
Scary thought as she's bouncy, does not listen and will run off as and when the mood takes her, the worst thing is she all too often walks along on her back legs barking if she sees another dog so would be a rearer as well. This has made me realise I need cesar Milan in my life :)
 
Grief, I think I'd need a personal ambulance service too! One of mine would be amazing, a proper, try her heart out, do anything I ask all rounder. The other would be a nightmare! She's nicknamed Toothless for good reason! She would (mostly) do as asked, albeit as if on springs and speed. Then she'd randomly take off and dump me in a tree somewhere because it would be hilarious... :-/
 
haha lovely images :)

Pip is a Cockapoo. Visually, she greatly resembles my American Bashkir Curly in the coat department but temperament wise she is definitely reminiscent of one of those 13.2hh JA ponies that used to fly round the SJ arena at a 45 degree angle defying the laws of physics. And she is irresistibly drawn to water… she'd be the kind of pony that has dropped and rolled before you realise his fetlocks are wet! I am so glad my lovely Irish Cob is nothing like this, but then I wouldn't really want him sitting on my lap! :)
 
Absolutely terrifying! But he would make an amazing team chaser! Hes a working bred whippet and goes everywhere at 40mph. He doesnt slow down for anything! And he quite often has horrific rotational falls and gets up and carries on!
 
Great thread!

Mine would be a teenager's supercob - would bomb around the countryside all day, be practically indestructible, you could stop her with a little finger and turn on a sixpence, she'd be fantastically loyal and always look after her rider and she'd clear fences that her awful conformation shouldn't allow her to.

God help the rider if they tried to do dressage with her though - going straight is only for when you are at full speed
 
My late English Bull Terrier was not very agile bless him. He would have been forward going with plenty of stamina - probably better in harness than under saddle. You would never get him out in bad weather though!
 
My beagle? I dread to think.....

He's quite spooky at things like bin bags and the like. I reckon he'd generally a nightmare to hack, but honest and genuine.
 
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Annie was a great riding dog! Bombproof and very well trained :D even Orcs could ride her!

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I often wished I could turn my old lurcher (collie x greyhound) into a horse, he'd have been perfect. Always keen to please, listened perfectly, amazing clean jump, great flatwork. Only downside was he didn't like standing still for long.

There's no way anyone would have ridden the greyhound if she'd been a horse, tendency to bolt and then run into trees, lakes, fencing etc. Besides she had a close enough relationship with the vet when she was a dog, as a horse she might not have been as easy to patch together!

My current dog (terrier type) would be pretty scary too, very bouncy and enthusiastic about everything, throws himself about without any fear and always seems to come out okay but terrible jumper - massive rotational falls are common.
 
Pup is a stocky working type JRT and would be a cob with a spark. He would generally be steady and calm until he saw a pheasant, then you would go crashing through the woods at speed, hanging on for dear life. He would also throw him self to the ground to roll in all manner of unsavoury things.

Lodger dog, a terrier of uncertain parentage would be a TB with a thin coat, always cold, hard to keep weight on and scared of his own shadow. I wouldn't get on him, he's crackers!
 
Great idea for a thread.

My retriever, would be a fun loveable happy hacker. Jumping uses way to much energy. Why do that when you can sleep ?

Ooh, forgot a very good doer too !
 
My last dog was a Shetland Sheepdog who was nervous and tempramental. He didn't like new experiences and particularly didn't like children. I think he would possibly have done fantastic dressage but I think he would have found jumping too stressful. I'm not sure he would have liked hacking much but maybe he would if other horses were there too.
 
My dog would be the type that I'd write on here about, nappy doesn't want to work, she'd be under the vet and have her saddle checked weekly. The fact is she's a lazy tike who after a hard life (she's a rescue who was abandoned (thrown out of a van) in poor condition)decides whether she is interested in walking or not, some days we go miles others she gets to the end of the road and says 'nah' not today!

She'd drive you nuts as a horse but I love her.
 
PollyP99 said:
My dog would be the type that I'd write on here about, nappy doesn't want to work, she'd be under the vet and have her saddle checked weekly. The fact is she's a lazy tike who after a hard life (she's a rescue who was abandoned (thrown out of a van) in poor condition)decides whether she is interested in walking or not, some days we go miles others she gets to the end of the road and says 'nah' not today!

She'd drive you nuts as a horse but I love her.
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Sounds very familiar! B was a rescue, and has thoroughly embraced his new luxury lifestyle. Despite being a high energy nutjob, there are times where he doesn't feel like getting out of bed - and there is absolutely NOTHING I can do to change his mind. We've mutually agreed that, as long as he does as he's told the rest of the time, he doesn't have to get up if he doesn't feel like it
 
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