They are a medium size race, so i would say Yes.
The question is how many Skill points will he put into Riding skill.
He wants to ride a horse: can dwarves ride horses, since they are a medium sized race, or do they have to ride ponies just like halflings and gnomes do?
Halfling and gnomes don't have to ride ponies. They can ride horses too, just like any other core race, including dwarves.
The general rule is that a Medium creature can ride any quadrupedal creature at least one size larger, so a dwarf can ride a horse and gnome can ride a pony.
There's also a rule, back in the 3.0 Arms and Equipment Guide, that a Medium creature can ride any bipedal creature at least two sizes larger, so if the dwarf has a giant minion, he could "ride" on its shoulders.
Of course they can, but I would go with ponies and smaller horses for convieniences because of thier size in relation to the horse ;)
Dwarf are medium size creatures.
They just have a reduced land speed, but can then move in heavy armor without being reduced down in land speed like a human.
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Of course they can, but I would go with ponies and smaller horses for convieniences because of thier size in relation to the horse ;)
Dude, no! A dwarf's weight would break that poor pony :( Their max load is like 225, and the average (nude) dwarf male weighs over 180 (but possibly over 200). Count in some armor and/or equipment and pretty soon that poor thing can barely move.
As awkward as it is they need to ride a horse for that reason. If you could find an especially strong medium creature maybe, but most likely just use a horse.
No. Absolutely not. There are things horses just won't do!
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Seriously: Sure they can. They're medium. And even a halfling could ride a horse. You see humans riding elephants, after all. The mounting/dismounting thing might be a problem, but the enterprising dwarf will have a stepladder, just like Casanunder.
There might be a racial distrust of heights and big critters like horses, but I wouldn't put too much stock in it.
Sorry I was thinking the Hobbit and their Dwarven Ponies :) Clidsdaleponies ?
1) Attila the Hun was reputedly a dwarf. Rumor has it that he was a fair horseman.
2) A 'little people' I know rides regularly, her family has a big (!) farm and she pulls herding duty when she's home. She can only mount at certain places, but she grooms the horse and all the rest by herself. Once she's mounted, she's a far better rider than I'll ever be.
3) Sovereign Stone rules for D20 had the Dwarves as a mounted people.
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Of course they can, but I would go with ponies and smaller horses for convieniences because of thier size in relation to the horse ;)Dude, no! A dwarf's weight would break that poor pony :( Their max load is like 225, and the average (nude) dwarf male weighs over 180 (but possibly over 200). Count in some armor and/or equipment and pretty soon that poor thing can barely move.
As awkward as it is they need to ride a horse for that reason. If you could find an especially strong medium creature maybe, but most likely just use a horse.
If a dwarven pony has the Advanced template, he should be able to carry a typical dwarf and reasonable amount of gear at just about the break-point between medium and heavy load (STR 17 Medium quadruped, Medium load = 130-259 lb.). It works even better if the breed also gets an equivalent of dwarves' encumbered movement.
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If a dwarven pony has the Advanced template, he should be able to carry a typical dwarf and reasonable amount of gear at just about the break-point between medium and heavy load (STR 17 Medium quadruped, Medium load = 130-259 lb.). It works even better if the breed also gets an equivalent of dwarves' encumbered movement.Of course they can, but I would go with ponies and smaller horses for convieniences because of thier size in relation to the horse ;)Dude, no! A dwarf's weight would break that poor pony :( Their max load is like 225, and the average (nude) dwarf male weighs over 180 (but possibly over 200). Count in some armor and/or equipment and pretty soon that poor thing can barely move.
As awkward as it is they need to ride a horse for that reason. If you could find an especially strong medium creature maybe, but most likely just use a horse.
Yes, of course a house-ruled uber-pony would work. Though I do like the idea of 'stubby horse' type mount...
Welsh Pony is a good Dwarf type mount.