Hank’s 5th Saddle, Second Rider On Back, First Steps With Rider! (6-19-20)

Here Hank wears his fifth saddle (with me), and this is his second time ever carrying a rider on his back (his first time was two days ago, on 6-17-19). This was also Hank’s first time walking circles on the lead with a rider on his back, both directions and finishing with the rider (me) moving and brushing her legs back and forth on his sides, letting them touch, brush and bump his sides and shoulder a little, while both standing and then while walking the same circles both directions with Garrett leading him. This was after he first got fly sprayed, groomed and hooves picked in the barn, and after this first part of this session Hank was long lined in the saddle and for the forth time in the arena, and after everything, received a nice hose down. He did so well with all of this! I’m so proud of this boy. :)