coping with wide horse

[dangermouse]

My new horse is absolutely lovely but very wide, causing my hips to lock at times. Does anyone know of any yoga type exercises to do on the ground that might help to loosen my hip joints?

 

[sandi_84]

I once knew a dancer who would sit with her feet pressed souls together and bring them up to her crotch whilst pushing her knees to the floor and then would lie on her stomach and do the same feet together up to her crotch.

I tried it and have no idea how she managed it! but she told me it opened her hips

 

[Rhodders]

My boy is wide (xxxw) when my hips get locked up I put my legs over the front of his saddle for a while. I don't know any exercises on the ground that can help, I'm considering maybe its time for me to hit the cod liver oil.
To be honest, I don't really notice that he's wide but if anyone else ever gets on him they always comment on it, so you'll probably get used to it and it'll just feel normal