⁣The hip adductor muscles bring the thighs together, but they also play a major role in hip flexion and hip rotation.⁣ ⁣ Horse riding is one of the few sports where our hip adductors on both sides work at the same time to control the movement of the hips and pelvis as the hips and knees flex and extend. Especially in two point seat in jump riders and eventers!⁣ ⁣ In the Activate Your Seat exercise programme we work the hip adductors, along with all the muscles of the pelvis and hips, against the

⁣🌟 Hip Adductor Mobility Drill 🌟⁣ ⁣ ⁣ 🏇 Hip tightness is common in horse riders and often the hip adductor muscles (muscles on the inside of the thigh and groin) are not targeted for strengthening or mobility. ⁣ ⁣ On Thursday we covered strengthening exercises for the hip adductors. Today let’s look at some mobility exercises.⁣ ⁣ There are five muscles that are responsible for hip adduction: adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, gracilis and obturator externus. The first two are