[Silver can easy around he's pretty perceptive to touch.]

I'm not. What's a ride together if I'm gonna go off on my own?

[He'll walk along next to the kid.]

I mean I don't want to go off running. It could all be over too soon. I don't want to fall on my ass.

[Because that could happen too. With big smart animals it is hard to tell.]

Pull left to go left, pull right to go right. Pull back to make him stop. Give the reins a little shake. If you want him to stop you also tap your heels into his side.