Muscle Tightness and Horseback Riding

Question:

My client is a very petite (5'0") 47 year old, and she enjoys riding horses. Her biggest complaint is pain and tightness in her hips near the end of her ride. She often needs help getting off of the horse. She takes kickboxing classes, and she can not get her leg up very high when doing round house kicks. I recently had her doing reverse crunches with a stability ball, and she said she had mild pain and tightness in her hips when trying to get the ball between her feet. She has no other problems with ADLs. Can you give me some advice to help her get more mobility in her hips?

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