Horses and hounds: the perfect partnership?

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After the adorable story about a dog hitching a ride on a pony down a country lane in Devon went viral this week, we asked you to get in touch if your horse has a special canine companion. And it turns out that horses and hounds might just make the perfect partnership...

“Here is Lucy, a 10-year-old rescue Jack Russell, hitching a lift back from the wash bay to Shetland Pocket Rocket’s stable after having a bath before a showing show last year! They are best friends.” — Sarah Ferguson
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“Here is Lucy, a 10-year-old rescue Jack Russell, hitching a lift back from the wash bay to Shetland Pocket Rocket’s stable after having a bath before a showing show last year! They are best friends.” — Sarah Ferguson

Samantha Bennett’s pony and dog seem pretty happy in each other’s company…
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Samantha Bennett’s pony and dog seem pretty happy in each other’s company…

“My horse Jack and dog Brodie love going hacking together. This photo is of my two sleepy boys after a hack on Sunday in the very frosty Highlands of Scotland. Jack is really spooky hacking on his own, but as long as Brodie is there he is very relaxed.” — Julie Matheson
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“My horse Jack and dog Brodie love going hacking together. This photo is of my two sleepy boys after a hack on Sunday in the very frosty Highlands of Scotland. Jack is really spooky hacking on his own, but as long as Brodie is there he is very relaxed.” — Julie Matheson

“Here is our daughter Lily Miller, five, riding her pony Tilly with Gordon my Jack Russell. Gordon loves a ride every Sunday before lunch and grumbles dreadfully if he misses out. He and Tilly are best friends. They also enjoy watching The Morning Line together. (Tilly is house trained.)” — Jessica Miller
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“Here is our daughter Lily Miller, five, riding her pony Tilly with Gordon my Jack Russell. Gordon loves a ride every Sunday before lunch and grumbles dreadfully if he misses out. He and Tilly are best friends. They also enjoy watching The Morning Line together. (Tilly is house trained.)” — Jessica Miller

“Ella has had a tough life with autoimmune and idiopathic conditions and Flute was a small, yet crucial part of her recovery. Flute is an Ibizan hound and Ella an Appaloosa cross Andalusian. They are just so fond of each other.” — Caroline Howlett
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“Ella has had a tough life with autoimmune and idiopathic conditions and Flute was a small, yet crucial part of her recovery. Flute is an Ibizan hound and Ella an Appaloosa cross Andalusian. They are just so fond of each other.” — Caroline Howlett

“This is my mum’s Shetland Zennor Tatty Teddy and my mini Schnauzer cross Yorkie Daphne, who was only six-months-old here. Daphne used to hitch a lift on Teddy when she was a puppy but is far too wriggly a dog to do that now!” — Celeste Gall
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“This is my mum’s Shetland Zennor Tatty Teddy and my mini Schnauzer cross Yorkie Daphne, who was only six-months-old here. Daphne used to hitch a lift on Teddy when she was a puppy but is far too wriggly a dog to do that now!” — Celeste Gall

“This is the notorious Ted The Shred sitting very happily whilst waiting for all the horses to be fed.” — Amanda Stewart
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“This is the notorious Ted The Shred sitting very happily whilst waiting for all the horses to be fed.” — Amanda Stewart

“Here is my dog Susan and my miniature horse Zari. They are best friends. Susan rides Zari in and out from the field most days — they are honestly the best partnership.” — Ellie Steele
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“Here is my dog Susan and my miniature horse Zari. They are best friends. Susan rides Zari in and out from the field most days — they are honestly the best partnership.” — Ellie Steele

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Madeleine Silver
Madeleine Silver
Former features editor

A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.