When the Chocobo sidestepped a bit Ichigo's hands automatically grabbed for the saddle horn to steady himself. He wasn't afraid he was going to fall off. Not really. ...Maybe a little. The ground wasn't that far away but he didn't want fall off the first time he tried to learn how ride.

"Y-Yeah, got it."

When he was sure the Chocobo wasn't going to throw him off and that he felt more or less stable upon the bird, his shifted his hands to the reins before nudging the creature's sides slightly.