Painted Friend, May 10, 4th ride

I am so enjoying my Painted Friend -- here is our fourth ride. He has had some occasional dressage training as recent as last year. He is very fond of going to the in-gate, and he will occasionally stop and back up when we move away from the gate. He is a little tense, partly because I think he wants to please (well, except for the gate behavior), and the goal now is to help him relax through the neck. I'm very happy with our progress and feel so fortunate to ride this very special horse.