First Ride

Today Erik went for his first ride with me abord in the round pen. We have spent the last few weeks doing ground work, most the time with the saddle on. The last few days we work on me getting up into the saddle, first one side and then the other, just laying across the saddle, and some slow walking. His first responce to the saddle a few weeks ago was to have a bucking tizzy fit so we took a little more time with the ground work.

I have to say that he has been a perfect gentlemen and everyone has fallen in love with him.