Answer:
You will find me with four legs, but no hair. People ride me for hours, but I don't go anywhere without needing to be tugged. Jerked or turned on, I always manage to be ready for work.
A house with two occupants, sometimes one, rarely three. Break the walls, eat the boarders, then throw away me.
He stands beside the road. In a purple cap at tattered green cloak. Those who touch him, curse him.
With sharp edged wit and pointed poise. It can settle disputes without making a noise.
What can be filled with empty hands?
A leathery snake, with a stinging bite. I'll stay coiled up, unless I must fight.