Trail Ride on a Different Horse

I went to a friends yesterday and rode her mare. It was really fun and a breath of fresh air to ride a different horse. I think I need to do this more often. I've known this mare for quite a few years now and only ridden her one other time about 6 yrs ago for all of 5 minutes. This time I spent quite a bit of time in the round pen with her first, did some rope halter work and then climbed aboard. My friend rode her new brown horse (he has a total of about 5-6 rides on him). It was a very successful ride and everyone-horses included- were left with a good feeling about the morning. It doesn't get much better than that!