John Kissick guided Solvere to victory at Berrigan in his first ride back

Kissick made a winning return to the saddle at Berrigan last Saturday when steering Solvere ($2.00) to victory for Wangaratta trainer Dan McCarthy.

It was his first race ride since July and second since finishing up his Queensland stint in February this year.

The 32-year-old loved being back riding winners.

"It felt great," Kissick said.

"Good to be back and getting a winner for long time friend and supporter Dan McCarthy."

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Kissick has ridden over 400 winners in the saddle and enjoyed metropolitan success when apprenticed to champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller for the 2013-14 season.

His career however has never been the saddle since he suffered a broken back in a steer-riding accident in 2016.

Since then, Kissick has constantly battled injuries but has worked hard to make one more comeback.

This time however, Kissick only plans to ride part-time rather than rely on the profession for his sole income.

"I'm going to ride one to two times a week as I work full-time breaking horses in with Shaun Nolen," Kissick explained.

"Sort of just ride a few times a week as opposed to full-time."

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