Learn about the inherent risks in Cross-country

A lot of equestrians hold their breath, be it due to psychological stress during competition, or increase intra-abdominal pressure during landing in the jumping sports. Aside from the adverse physiological effects of breath holding such as reduced oxygen, there are a whole lot of biomechanical effects that come with mal-adaptive breathing. I've dedicated this month to learning more about the importance of breathing and it's effects on the body, and I have to admit much of my