She would NOT stand still by the mounting block at first and once I got her still and I got into the saddle, she wanted to keep taking me to the gate out of the arena. I was not about that and I just made her stand in the middle of the arena and any time she moved forward towards the gate, I made her back up to the original spot. She was very frustrated with me, but got over herself eventually and stopped trying to go to the gate. That took like 15 minutes and getting in the saddle took 10 before that. Once she was standing and being good for a bit, I ended the session so we'd finish on a good note. It wasn't much of a ride, but these things take time.
I do need to get a new girth though, because the one I've been using is rubbing a little bit and will def be uncomfy if I keep using it on her. So I'm gonna get that ordered before I get on her again.
I'll have to give piefed a look. I'm in the US.
It’s has several features (for users and admin) that Lemmy devs seem to have stagnated on for years. As someone who’s been here for almost as long as I have, I highly suggest you consider piefed.
Kbin/mbin were early iterations away from Lemmy and its politics. Piefed has been much more successful. Check it out.