Dogs that are good with horses

im posting this here, as i gather dogs from different groups are good around them, so cant choose a particular group on here to put them in.

so what dog breeds are good around horses? i know alot has to do with training and socialising the dog has a lot to do with it, but id be interested to hear other peoples opinions.

the dog would have to be around horses in a yard or field, and not be scared of it, or try and chase it as a prey sort of thing.

the dog would have to be able to keep up when out on hacks, not want to then run off and eat a sheep over exagerating slightly but you know what i mean and preferably be able to be off lead.

any size is ok, so what do you think? dogs around horses?

Dalmatians..
Beagles ..
Foxfounds..

You I guess breeds that work with horses traditionaly - but its up to the individual

My friends have 2 border collies - from the same farm
The first one cannot be anywhere near horses he goes balistic
The second boy is nice and calm around horses - he even went round the back, up on his hind legs to sniff the horses bum! Before the owner noticed and called him off!

didnt mean just breeds that were bred specifically to be around horses. just wondered what people thought, whether they had their dogs around horses or not.

e.g. would a great dane be good around horses and to go out on trails? or a doberman?

Most of my gsd's had always been around horses, no problems, and they were smart enough to know when to get away, espcially from that hind end at feeding time in the field. They were fine on hacks too, as they like to stay with you, they never ventured off any of the tracks I rode on, not even into woods, they just stayed a few yards up ahead or alongside if called.

I have to sometimes walk through fields of lively racehorses and even Zena as a puppy just ignored them as she does now, except if they come charging over to us, she gets a bit worried, but then so do I!

thats interesting to know yeah i need one thats smart enough to shift out of the way of feet and one that wouldnt venture too far off, thats why i thought maybe a no for a hound as wouldnt they go off if they found an interesting scent trail?

I picked a Dalmatian mainly as I wanted a dog to come up to the field with me and do jobs and be able to keep up on hacks.

All my dogs have been good with horses, Border Collie, Retriever x, Bearded Collie x, Dalmatian, Springer Spaniel, even my friends Labradoodle has met my horses and been good with them, he hasn't got a lot of stamina though.

I have worked on yard where they have had GSD's and Dobermans and all been fine with the horses.

i do think it depends on the individual dog, ty doesn't like horses, not that he would try and hurt one, he just tries to run away as fast as possible from them (as i discovered when i had him at a park and 2 police horses were walking through, the officers called me and asked me to get hold of my dog, so i got him by the collar but couldn't hold him as he was pulling in the opposite direction from the horses and ran away a good distance from them and then hung about till they left, then came back to me )

in saying that my trainer has horses and has 2 gsd's and a cavi who are all fine with horses

We were really lucky as when Tilly was a puppy & we started to walk her over the farm, the lady with the horses invited us to socialise her with her horses & run in her field, so Tilly is completely unfazed by them - she also knows when to get outa the way
She still goes into the field now, under the bushes, but takes no notice of the horses as she's more interested in eating the organic horse treats yuck!!

The horse lady has a dalmation.

I've known a few rotties that have been fantastic with horses. They've come out on hacks and wandered round the yard, not taking any notice of the horses.