Australian Performance Horse Magazine

The Power of your Breath

“How important is your breath, and how it can assist you during COVID-19 & Horse Competition”

Breathing ……it sounds simple right? Breathing is something we are born to do, and perform on a daily basis, in fact we take approx. 20,000 breaths per day.

Did you know your breathing can affect how you think, how you feel, how you ride, and how you compete?

Many of us have become shallow breathers, holding our breath and taking in less air.

When we breathe shallow, our body creates its own stress signals. Shallow breathing unfortunately sets off our sympathetic nervous system also known the flight or

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