Focusing again on Karen, and pushing those horrible moments from his thoughts, he smiled as she went forward.  He walked along with Dora's pace with one hand on the back of the saddle but letting go of Karen's ankle.  He watched her stature and manner as they walked.

After several minutes of walking, he indicated the reigns.  "Ok, now give a bit of pull on those and say 'Woah.  It won't take much unless you have a stubborn horse, but even then you don't want to hurt their mouths.  So, a definite motion but not too hard."  He had used a bit of strength when he broke some of the horses to a saddle, but even then not enough to do damage to the horse's mouth.