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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paraxis" data-source="post: 6542072" data-attributes="member: 13009">The problem with animal companions as mounts is that they are actually less effective than normal mounts. (possibly)A normal pony or riding dog has the same initiative as you, but uses it's own actions to move and can use it's action to Dash, Dodge, or Disengage without any use of actions on the riders part.An animal companion wolf mount has the same initiative as you, but uses your action to Dash, Dodge, or Disengage.  Sure it can also take the Help and Attack actions but that means in order to Dash while on your wolf you have to give up your action, where another halfling on a pony can have his mount dash and he can fire a short bow.  At 7th level you can use your bonus action to order your wolf to Dash, Dodge, Disengage, or Help so you are still using your bonus action to do the 3 three things any other mounted rider's animal can do for free.The one way to fix this, is to consider that if you are riding your animal companion it gets all the same options as any other animal you would ride.  Not sure if this is RAW or not as what is more specific ranger animal companion rules or the general mounted combat rules, normally I would say the class ability is the specific rule and trumps the mounted combat rules but that makes little sense.</blockquote>