Matchy Matchy on facebook does make me laugh sometimes, when items are £10 more than new. I think certain sets of Matchy Matchy are going to turn into antiques :D
I would walk her in hand to the gate with the plan of working on the issue and not going for a hack. Go in and out until there is no issue and build up to riding through the gate calmly. Probably over the course of a couple of days. Making sure I had enough daylight to end on a positive note.
Sorry, no help on recommending an instructor. Google warwick Schiller, he has a video subscription with LOADS of videos on groundwork. They are very interesting, no treats in sight! He has some taster videos on his YouTube you can try before paying for the full length version. He also does...
If people get that uptight and angry about the prospect of them waiting a few minutes, you will normally find it isn't about you being on the road at all, they have other things going on in there tunnel vision life and have no idea of the bigger picture. They will treat waiting at the petrol...
Clipped horse has patches of summer coat and the hairy one has been shedding a few hairs for about a week. Winter hasn't really happened in the south....yet!