bad mannered, dangerous horse

Question
hi,
i bought a 6 year old quater horse cross gelding two months ago and have had nothing but problems since. he was advertised as broken but green needing experienced rider, i have ridden and owned horses from a young age but have been out of the scene for the last 7 years.i thought that i must of been a little rusty to start with but now it just seems that my horse is pure evil. for the first two weeks he was with me on my 5 acre property and was a big baby to start with,then he decided to turn my verandah into his own personal stable,i tried leading him away from the house only to have him turn and come straight back,then i would growl at him and chase him off just to have him do a full circle of the house and come from behind me. anytime you try to walk up to him he turns his back end and threatens to kick. i have since moved him down the road to a 25 acre paddock that he has to himself,and visit and feed him every night. he is seriously aggressive around food to the point that i feed his from out side the paddock, he will bite,kick stomp the ground,paw at anything he can and will basically mow you down if he is able. he greets me every afternoon with a loud whinny and runs straight to me but as soon as he gets to the fence the ears go back and he looks like he wants to kill me. i can wash, rug, brush,saddle and bridle him without a problem but i cannot lunge him. i have no access to a round yard so i have to use a lunge line. he will not move out away from me at all and when i to go to the side of him he will follow me with his front,if i persist he will rear and strike, on the rare occassion that i have gotten him to walk\trot 1 or 2 circles he moves in closer to me,gets a real nasty look in his eye, lines me up and takes his best shot at me with his back legs,now i cant even lead him without this behaviour due to my persistance with the lunging. i have ridden him 6 or 7 times and i am more confident and in control on him then off. he definantely is lacking basic education but hasnt been that bad to ride in the paddock. the previous owner was bucked off every time she rode him and now he just seems to have a real problem with respect and authority.i was planning on sending him to an expert but cannot due to severe flooding for the past couple of weeks here, do you have any advice as to how i can safley handle him untill i can have him worked on by a professional. he also try to run down my twelve year old son in the paddock,and there was no food involved there. HELP PLEASE
thankyou

Answer
Hi Kate,
                 This is not horse's behaviors as you know are not safe. I am going to be blunt and suggest that you sell this guy to someone who is experienced, before he hurts you or someone else.  Even after training, he could still have the same behaviors. If you decide that you want to keep him, then first move him to the smaller pasture which will give you a bit more control.  To protect your veranda, put up some electric fencing. You can get temporary posts and wire which is easy to install and uninstall. You are going to need to regain the "alpha" position", since he has gotten away with it, he now thinks he is in charge.  When you go into the pasture, make sure you have a long longe whip with you. If he gets into your space, you will have to use the "three second rule". The rule is that if a horse does something dangerous, within 3 seconds, you make them think that they are going to die. You will want to strike him with the whip. This is not abuse, you are speaking in the language that he will understand. You want him to know that you are the head of the herd and will not tolerate this behavior. I would also cut out all sugared feeds from his diet. If you grain him then give him a pelleted feed, feed him a grass hay or pasture. I would also advice wearing a helmet when you go in to his pasture for your safety.

Please let me know what happens.

Lisa