I agree with getting professional help. Geoff Sandell is great, as is Don Hawkins.
If you *have* to do it yourself then my advice is to be patient. My horse also had major floating issues and would rear and kick out at whips. After a particularly harrowing time trying to get him home from Fairbridge, I tossed all methods aside and started again. I got the float out on day 1 and spent 10 mins re-establishing the meaning of forward on the lead. I was 30 metres from the tailgate! After a month of 10 min daily sessions I had him walking calmly in and out. It was all about patience and rewarding every positive step forward. I didn't care if it took a week or a year to achieve my goal!
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