Thanks Chenay! I will carry on with the bagging , when we finished last time he did a big sigh , dropped his head and closed his eyes , he really was trying for me! Banner has been pulling back when tied and you go to do anything with him, fine if just standing there.Prevoius owner has suggested I tie and innertube to the post and she found that it would give a bit and help him not to feel trapped, without breaking like twine. She said he did it when she got him but this seemed to fix it. He's much more settled when you ride him than when you handle him. Have been on quite a few 3 hour treks around here, he loves it. Quite spooky in traffic, particularly trucks even though we are on a quiet country road, much better when another horse is with us.When he gets a fright he usually takes 3 or 4 strides sideways and stops and thinks, you can read him like a book! He's very well mannered to lead and not bolshy at all, quite submissive and he is also good to groom,saddle,do feet etc if someone is holding him, he's just nervous when he is tied (trapped?). Also this boy seems to love any new rides and very happy to float, he's not scared of small spaces, floats,gates etc.
He is very cautious of anything being put on him or draggged near him and i have been told by previous owner that he was broken in, fairly roughly, where he was born on a station, is gisbourne. Thanks again for your help, we so much appreciate it!