riding horses hog hunting

I've hunted three different ways with horses and catchdogs.

CD loose on the ground, Tater (Craig's pit) would trot along with the horses, then head to the bay when he heard the dogs open. You just loped along behind him toward the bay.

CD behind the saddle/tied to the horses tail. CD doesn't get cut loose until you are ready to cut him.

CD on a four wheeler some distance behind the horse. This has been the best of both worlds. The four wheeler is there to haul CD, drinks, cut kit, and tote out caught hogs. The four wheelers stay way back from the horseback riders, so that the riders can hear what's going on.

I can't explain this, but it seems that when I am horseback, I am almost always within a couple hundred yards of the bay. We get to ride up and watch the bay, then call the four wheeler guys and tell them to send the catch dogs. This past spring we were within about 30 yards of an entire sounder bayed up in an open field. We watched the bay 5-10 minutes I'd guess, then sent the catch dogs.