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Tacking and Mounting Problem
Posted by Mary-Ann

I have a 10 year old QH gelding who has had a bad scare. Before I bought him he had been badly ridden and handled. He was cinched real tight, worked real hard, and misunderstood. A mounting problem developed and it escalated to the point that the owner pulled so hard on his mouth to keep him still to mount that he flipped over backwards and landed on the saddle. Now I own him and he is coming along good with the cinch and the fear of the saddle, but I am unable to mount because he keeps turning his body away so he faces me. He backs up quickly if I get anywhere near the stirrup. I have only owned him a week, but would like some direction on how to overcome this problem properly.
thanks. Mary-Ann
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