After a lot of ground work we thought it was time for the first "pony ride". He took it ok for a skittish horse. This is my wife leading us around in the round pen. The only issue we had was when he tried to get in in the saddle with her and it got a little wild and western for a few minutes with him bucking and bouncing off of the panels but it turned out ok. My wife wasn't too happy with the bruises on her back and arm.....lol