Is it true that in the US greyhounds wear saddles and are ridden my midgets like horses?

Question

best answer wins a crisp £4 note and an incredible 3 week self catering camping holiday for 5 in fabulous PAKISTAN!! (flights not included)

Answer 1

Thanks for the laugh,Truly, It just so happens there are five in my family, Pakistan here we come, now where did I put me tent pegs...  

Answer 2

yes its true, ive seen it.

Answer 3

No, this is urbane legend. The breed in question is in fact Whippets. No Typo's were injured during the typing of this answer.

Answer 4

They did trial them for a very short time in the fall of 1963, however, they proved to be more temperamental, harder to train and less adroit than Rhesus Monkeys which have been the preferred dish-l****r Jockeys since the 1890s.