taming the wild beast

[deschutes dawn]

I am working on taming a semi wild 6-7 month old buckling I got to breed my saanen does. His work is just about done so now I want to see if after removing his "attitude" if there is any chance of packing him in the future. He is a dairy(saanen/ober) meat(boer/touch of Kiko) cross and will hopefully blend nicely with my big does. What I have accomplished so far in about 5 weeks is to be able to scratch his nose through the fence and with alfalfa pellets as a treat can pet him all over as long as his mouth is busy. He will stand for a bit before he gets a treat but won't stay. If I hold his collar he has just about stopped pulling and will tolerate being scratched and petted without treats. I wait until he relaxes before I walk away quietly so there is no escape response. I think I'm on the right track with him after working with wild horses MANY, MANY moons ago. If anyone has successfully tried this do you have any suggestions of things that worked for you? Anything I can add to the training would be appreciated.