Steed ally in PFS2e

[PeteZero]

Does the animal gained must have the mount ability when selecting the steed ability for a champion in PFS2e?

[roll4initiative]

CRB wrote:

Steed Ally: You gain a young animal companion as a mount. Ordinarily, your animal companion is one that has the mount special ability, such as a horse. You can select a different animal companion (GM's discretion), but this ability doesn't grant it the mount special ability.

Apparently, you can choose any animal companion. As stated above, it won't have the mount special ability.

[Doug Hahn]

The answer is in the FaQ; Champs & Cavaliers only have access to mount-trait companions unless they have a boon that says otherwise:

FaQ wrote:

Steed Ally / Cavaliers & Mount

Can champions with a Steed Ally or cavaliers choose an animal companion without the mount special ability?

By default, champions and cavaliers do not have access to animal companions without the mount special ability. However, boons may grant access to other options in the future.

— Unofficial Guides direct link to FaQ item

— PFS 2E FaQ Page (Expand the "general" tab, search for the relevant item on the page, and expand it to read the FaQ's text.)