Mounted combat Druid viable?


Advice


Level 12 (eventually, this is a PFS build)

Druid 10 (Saurian Shaman)/Sohei Monk 2
Demodand Tiefling

16/10/12/10/18/8

Traits:
Horselord (+2 ride)
Rider of Paresh (+10 mount speed on charge)

Level 1-6: Druid
Feats 1: Spell Focus Conjuration, Stegosaurus companion
Lvl2: Saurian's Scales (+2 Natural AC)
3: Augment Summoning
6: Boon Companion
Level 7-8: Sohei
(animal companion becomes large and rideable)
Feat 7: Mounted Combat
Feat 8: Ride By Attack
Level 9-20 Druid
Feat 9: Spirited Charge
Feat 12: Wheeling Charge

Animal Companion feats/abilities:
Skills
Perception 1 (+5 total)
Survival (to pair with scent): 9 (+10 total)
Tricks:
Combat Riding, Airwalk, Hunting, Stay
Feats: Power Attack, Armor Prof (light), Power Attack, Spell Sponge, Toughness.

Basically my plan is to use the Totem Summoning to summon dinosaurs then do charge attacks as a mounted combat character.

Questions:
Is this a good build or is just having companions and being a caster/wildshape druid better? I understand riding can be situational.

With ride by attack can the animal also attack on a ride by?

Would this build be better as a small character with a medium mount so I don't take up ten foot squares? (would take a different companion)


i realize this would be a large long creature now so small character probably would have no advantages really


Seem that human and pure druid would work out better.

I would get the same feats and wouldn't need boon companion and take the weapon prof in lance instead.

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