“Jenny Rolfe's book inspires readers to explore the realm of possibilities opened to us through such a simple process as how we breathe. For many of us, especially as we get older, our breathing patterns change. We start breathing higher in our chest, called thoracic breathing. By its very nature, this `high breathing' changes our posture and centre of balance, which leads to increased tension and ultimately sends confusing signals to the horse. Many instructors will just tell their students to breathe. But if their breathing pattern is poor, so too will be the results. On the other hand, Jenny talks about low diaphragmatic breathing. This `deep belly' breathing centres our balance in the pelvic core, which promotes relaxation, projects calm, and focuses energy messages to the horse. As Jenny says, this breathing pattern develops the type of posture and composure that horses look for in a leader.”
