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I once had an Arab gelding that would stand perfecting quiet for 
tacking, until I girthed him up. Then he would pop up on the front and 
fall over on his side. The first time it happened I thought he had a 
heart attack and was dying. It happened so many times that I quit tying 
him for saddling. This horse would also buck like crazy when first 
mounted. Then he would be totally fine, a complete sweetheart. I 
learned to cinch him up *SLOWLY*. I mean, really, really, slowly. If I 
took a 1/2 hour or so to cinch him up he was fine. I would recommend 
you try this method. It was a pain in the a$$, but sometimes we need to 
cut our horses some slack. I would not flip this horse over backwards. 
If the horse is a sweetheart in every other way, he is trying to tell 
you that something hurts him.

Just my opinion.
Suzanne


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