9 year old QH mare with old (white hairs) saddle sore below her withers. She is very sensitive to touch. We can't even apply fly spray without her coming unglued. But you can brush her and sponge bathe her. The real problem is when saddling and mounting. The first time I saddled her, she assumed a "parked out" position. She has gotten over that. When someone tries to mount, she waits until she feels all of their weight in the stirrup, then bolts forward about feet and then stops. I know she was a camp horse at one time and I'm fairly sure she was ridden quite a bit. I guess my question is: could she have a problem with her back or is this more of a psychological thing to her. I have ridden her. She is very sweet and well mannered. It took a couple of tries to get on her, but once I did she didn't object to future mountings by me. Could my weight be a factor? I'm only 110#. Everyone else who has tried to mount has been heavier. I'm stumped. Any suggestions?

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