Didn't like to see Ted mounting the frisky steed (8)
I believe the answer is:
detested
'didn't like to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'ted mounting the frisky steed' is the wordplay.
'mounting' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'the frisky' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ted' in reverse letter order is 'det'.
'steed' is an anagram of 'ested'.
'det'+'ested'='DETESTED'
'see' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for detested that I've seen before include "Despised" , "not at all popular" , "Greatly hated" , "Unpopular" , "Disliked intensely" .)