With that, Erin began her first horseback riding lesson. Jack told Ben to hold the horse by his bridle and keep him still. Jack talked her through, once again, all the basics he taught her so far about riding a horse. There were a lot of small details, and he made her repeat all the answers to the questions he posed. He taught her so thoroughly, she knew all the fundamental basics inside and out. Now, she just had to execute all of them, starting with climbing into the saddle.
She managed to get up onto the saddle, but was slow to let Ben start walking to lead the horse. It all came very slowly for her. After several hours, she finally did an entire circle with no help from Jack, Ben or Charlie, and with her horse under her control. When she made it all the way around, both father and son
