"...Asher," he corrected yet again, assuming the trauma Ray had just endured might have knocked names loose in his head.

"You have to get the horse trotting again. On purpose preferably." Without freaking out would have been a big plus, too. "You move up and down out of the saddle in time with the horse's stride; up for one beat, down on the next," Asher explained, then encouraged Belle into a slow trot to demonstrate quickly before pulling back alongside Beau. "Bouncing around in the saddle like you just did is fine, but the impact's not much fun for you or the horse after a while."