Getting my horse to go out alone?

Okay so its just gotten nice here again so im doing extra riding lately and outside not just in the arena anymore. My gelding is a perfect gentleman out on the trails with other horses and literally spooks at NOTHING. But alot of times im alone or wanting to take a nice quite trail ride alone with just my thoughts and he turns into a nervous, panicky, scared at a mailbox horse. He acts like a totally different horse its just so weird. I have gotten him to ride alone up and down the rows of paddocks of other horse and he does OK but still nervous but when i try anywhere else he just stops in his tracks and breathes very heavy or starts prancing. So I have a game plan for tackling this and i know it will take time and patience but was wondering what everyone else suggestions are?
 
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