A single mature and experienced coonhound can deal with a raccoon or at least keep it holed-up. A pack of pups are what gets hurt and does not take a large coon to do it. When riding to keep up with dogs, then use a mule. Horses are difficult in dark woods, especially when fences and creeks...
I can help with this in part from having raccoons as pets when a kid. We also had gamechickens. Coons were free range (not confined) and sometimes followed us about during day but most of foraging when they became independent was after dark.
During day a coon might chase a chicken but...