Lorrie
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I have a 14.3 h line bred doc bar gelding. He is now 6 years old and still blows up everytime we go to ride him. He is nervous to saddle and when we try to mount he moves around and often stands up and walks on his hind legs. Sometimes when we get on he will buck. Other times he will ride fine and if something scares him he comes unglued. He bucks harder than anything i have ever seen. My husband rides bulls and he bucks my husband off and even broke 3 of his ribs. I used to have him at a boarding facility with round pen and all the amenities. Even when i was there he still acted the same way. I tried to saddle and unsaddle to get him used to it but, it was the same reaction each time. Timid and scared. I used to lunge him before we rode and still the same reaction. I even had a trainer to ride him for 30 days. He was a little better but still the same. I contacted his previous owner and she said she sold him because he almost killed her in the stall. I do not know that side of him. His ground manners are perfect. I wash him with no halter or lead rope and he does not flinch. He loves people, if i call he comes running, he licks us all over not scared only to saddle and ride. I wish i knew someone who rides alot that would take him and use him for about 6 months to put alot of miles on him that he despirately needs. I even thought about selling him as a bucking horse. I have ridden over 1000 horses and never seen anything buck like him. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks