Unfortunately I have tried these without much success or improvement.
Walking up with a quite horse, worked the first time, then he figured it out.
I found the more I moved him around near the area (circles, rollbacks and maneuvers) the more agitated he gets; chewing the bit, trying to 'jig' instead of walking, flipping his head..
If I get off and stand with him near the arena or hand walking he acts the same as under saddle, chewing the bit, trying to squirm around..
Someone suggested I lead him to through the gate then mount, he realized what was going to happen right at the gate and he pulled back, began backing away.
I don`t kick him around, I`m assertive enough and don`t get overly aggressive when pursuing the "get your butt in to the arena" motive.
I`ll look into the pain factor when I start riding again in spring
The more I think about his problem, the more I realize this isn`t going to have common solution. A unique problem that calls for some not so oblivious or creative training? Hmm
Thanks gals