Dog Loves His Pony Rides

A Jack Russell dog shows off his horse riding skills.

Freddie leaps on the back of his neighbor’s Shetland pony Daisy for a trot around the paddock in Flaxley, Gloucestershire, England.

Owner Patricia Swinley said the dog was a “natural” jockey whose equestrian skills have blossomed.

“When he first saw Daisy he rushed across the yard and just jumped straight on her back,” she told the BBC.

Freddie, who has been nicknamed the Flaxley Flier, is often to be seen riding round the 25-acre farm and Daisy, who stands at just 37 inches tall provides the perfect taxi, for her pal.

“The children love to come and see him,” Mrs Swinley said. “I guess it is a rather peculiar sight.”

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Update

Freddie Teaches Friend To Ride

Freddie (R) and Percy, both Jack Russells,
ride their friend Daisy, the Shetland pony

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on July 21, 2007 at 2:23 pm Comments (30)
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On July 29, 2007 at 5:05 am anonymom said:

Thank you for visiting my site! And I’m glad I came back to yours. My daughter is crazy over two kinds of animals: horses and dogs. She is going to love this sweet photo.

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On January 28, 2008 at 12:43 pm David said:

Excellent photo! Perhaps it should be entered into the Virtual Shetland Pony Show 2008 we have running at the moment?

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David,
That photo would indeed make a great addition to your show. I’ll send you the contact for the person with the photo. Perhaps they will be interested.

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On February 6, 2008 at 12:32 am Lesley said:

how cool! They even match. I used to have a friend who would take her dog everywhere with her when she rode the dog had a special place behind the saddle. Very cool.

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On February 6, 2008 at 5:52 am Simone Luckhurst said:

It Is an amusing sight for a dog to be riding a pony.
I Have Never Seen Anything Like It In My Life

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On March 3, 2008 at 7:03 am Chelsea Quinn said:

Hi there…

What a great photo of Freddie and his pal… and great blog too!

The pic should be posted in the petPix Time Capsule as a Star. 🙂

CRQ

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On May 2, 2008 at 1:42 pm Brittany said:

HAHA Thats Really Adorable. They are like twins…almost, except ones a dog and ones a horse. But thats really Cute

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On May 6, 2008 at 3:19 pm brittany said:

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! these pictures are so cool I love them

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On May 14, 2008 at 9:28 am Sierra said:

I ♥ that pony!!! Its adorable!!

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On May 25, 2008 at 7:23 am Joyce said:

DIVINE!!!! THAT PONY/DOGGY COMBO IS LIKE SEEING GOD’s FACE IN THE MORNING WHEN YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR! CAN I BUY ONE? ❤ ❤ ❤

Joyce Engelmayer

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On May 26, 2008 at 10:43 am sarah said:

that is so cool
how did u get the dog to sit like that
i have a dog and a horse and i woulg like to know

thankyou,
sarah

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On June 22, 2008 at 11:14 am Becky said:

omg that is such a good pic what happened to the ponies back foot

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On July 14, 2008 at 9:19 am Kelly said:

Hey,

so so so so CUTE! I mean the puppy/pony combo is sweet. Yeah what did happen to that pony’s back leg?
If it was an injury or anything bad like that i feel bad and tell him hope you feel better. Whats next? the pony riding the pup? lol. you should do like the dog in boots and a cowboy hat and then the horse tacked up next to him.

happy riding! ♥♥♥♥♥

love, horselover411

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On January 12, 2009 at 4:13 pm Kailee mccormick said:

I love that pic! I have a pony too.I love
The idea of a puppy on a pony. I hope
To see many,many more pics of the
Puppy and of the pony I love it 🙂 🙂
Xoxo

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On January 24, 2009 at 6:36 am briyana said:

awwwwwww, that is sooooooo cute i wish i would have gotten that pic on my camera !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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On January 25, 2009 at 3:19 am Grace said:

Ahh, that is so cute.I have never seen a thing so funny!

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On January 25, 2009 at 3:11 pm matthew said:

Hello,

I am interested in contacting the person who took this picture. Could you send me their info?

Thank you,
Matthew

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On January 26, 2009 at 8:59 am poop said:

i like the pic it’s so cute and cool lol bye♥♥♥♥♥

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On January 26, 2009 at 1:16 pm Bella said:

That dog is not on top of that horse and any way I have horses but that was still funny but please get this THAT IS FUNNY

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On January 28, 2009 at 2:30 am smiles said:

O.M.G that is adorable how did you get the dog to sit on the horses back like that?and is the ponys leg ok??
get well soon!!!

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On January 28, 2009 at 9:17 pm mitch said:

omgosh how cute!!!!!!!!!!!

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On March 9, 2009 at 3:26 pm Aly said:

Your pony is soooo cute, so is the puppy too!

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On April 17, 2009 at 3:04 am Bre said:

awwwwwww so cute

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On July 7, 2009 at 11:44 am tia said:

so adorable

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On July 31, 2009 at 4:31 am Samual said:

Great read, deff worth a subscription

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On November 23, 2009 at 9:26 am Shawna said:

That is the cutest thing ever !! (:

dog loves horesy rides haha..

– shawnaaa !!!!

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On December 11, 2009 at 1:31 am Georgia said:

omgosh that is soo cute…! 🙂

Wish my pony would do that… Lols

Xoxo

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On December 13, 2009 at 4:36 am X said:

My dog does that too. It’s not really that amazing! But it is still cute! 🙂 🙂 🙂

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On February 2, 2011 at 12:14 pm Sharon said:

So cute! Anyone who thinks it’s not impressive should try riding a shetland pony, you need a good seat 😉

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On October 7, 2011 at 12:59 pm fiona said:

That is really cute how did you do that

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On August 8, 2012 at 1:45 pm Laralei Duarte said:

Thank you for showing your video riding bareback and without a halter. It took me back to when I was young, and my father told stories about riding in the rodeo. He has been gone for 12 years, but I miss him as much today as the day he left for heaven. He would have loved to see you ride!! Thank you again .

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