His teeth are still set and he's still staring straight ahead between the horse's ears, but at least he's upright.

"Uhh...good! I think. Yeah. Yeah, I'm good."

Shifting a bit in the saddle, he tries to allow his limbs to loosen up and naturally go along with the horse's movements.

"How're you?" He glances at her, the corner of his mouth pulled back in a lopsided smile.