Progress: he's overcoming his fear of things above him

He is getting used to me saddling and getting on other horses around him. I've been rubbing Windy's saddle and adjusting my position in the saddle -- at first, every shift would startle Comanche.

In the previous days I've led him up and down the driveway, took him to investigate the horsetrailer, sent him in-between scary objects, and spent more time asking him to give at the poll when haltering, unhaltering, and anytime. Progress, too, is that he has started taking his eyes off me, guess that means he's relaxing . He has started to like scritchies, and even offered to groom me. He's very good about letting me know what his reactions are, he has a sigh-noise, very distinct, to tell me when I'm getting too close with a scary object .. he'll sigh before moving off. He's ok to lead, and even tied him to a tree and he was fine.