at ease

Sparrow layed down for the first time since he arrived. He allowed me to walk up to him and sit on his back.
After a few minutes i grabbed his halter and pulled him over so he was lying flat, then held him down until he relaxed. (He wasnt ever tense so I didnt need to hold him down at all really)

 He allowed me to rub on his and lay down on top of him without fuss, in fact he went to sleep so there was no issues at all :) even after i got up and left he stayed down, perfectly at ease with my presence :)