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Horsempower ▫️ Helping horses move & feel their best
▫️ Equine Body Therapy & Saddle Fitting
▫️ 40+ years experience
📍 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Sarah Joy is a self confessed "Horseaholic" since she could talk she has literally followed horses around taking her on an eclectic equine journey through many disciplines. After her initial introductory to horses through Pony Club, competition and a decent stint working and training racehorses, she saw a big need for change and that horses were generally misunderstood. She didnt need to look far

as they say "when the student is ready the teacher will appear" and they did !!and they werent all two legged ! She trained and has been mentored by some amazing horse people yet her most infuential teachers are the horses themselves. "I will never stop learning and if ever I think I know it all I will meet a horse "teacher" or a student that will remind me that I dont ! She has been helping people to achieve a HAPPY, SAFE and EFFORTLESS relationship with their horses for over 25 years!! Her ultimate aim is to make this a better world for horses!! She prefers to offer "guidance" over "instruction" so that people can experience their individual relationship with their individual horse and develop CONFIDENCE , SKILLS, PATIENCE, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION to instill TRUST with their horse in a SAFE and guided environment . Sarah has been a bitless advocate since the early 90's and can help you transition from bits to bitless. She teaches all ages

To add to this she also is a fully accreditated EQUINE BODY THERAPY PRACTITIONER and EQUINE ERGONOMIST! She can help your horse further to eliminate and alleviate PAIN and DISCOMFORT by addressing any Saddle issues and skeletal, muscular and all soft tissue issues with this highly effective, vet endorsed remedial therapy . The strength of EBT lies in the total body approach, starting with an overall assessment of the whole horse including hoof balance. The assessment identifies the key areas for treatment, with the initial treatment often ‘unlocking’ other areas of the body. This can resolve deeper long-standing issues that may have been affecting performance and general well-being. EBT is based on the priciples of the highly respected and renowned BOWEN TECHNIQUE. Sarah also integrates Red Light/Photonic laser therapy when required. The benefits of an Equine Body Therapy treatment to your horse include:
Contributes to muscle strength and suppleness
Assists in joint mobility and range of movement
Helps overcome skeletal issues
Improves circulation
Alleviates pain and discomfort
Contributes to detoxification and lymphatic drainage
Minimises muscle, tendon, ligament stiffness and strain and facilitates tissue repair. Addressing these issues can ultimately
EMPOWER YOUR HORSE AND MAXIMISE WELL BEING AND PERFORMANCE! For more information go to www.equinebodytherapy.com
saddlefit4life.com

Still have two appointments available for tomorrow in the Colac and surrounding areas and for Gellibrand area this Sat...
28/07/2025

Still have two appointments available for tomorrow in the Colac and surrounding areas
and for Gellibrand area this Saturday.

How cool is this!!!
27/07/2025

How cool is this!!!

Still have 3 appoinments available THIS FRIDAY 8th Aug -BALLARAT /BALLAN and surrounds OFFERING Equine Body Therapy ( EB...
27/07/2025

Still have 3 appoinments available THIS FRIDAY 8th Aug -BALLARAT /BALLAN and surrounds

OFFERING Equine Body Therapy ( EBT) a bowen based modality inc Osteopathic articular balancing and redlight/photonic. Plus a complimentary saddlefit static inspection on request and pre booked!

$80 per horse
PM or contact Sarah 0400321159

23/07/2025

TUESDAY (tomorrow) BALLARAT/BUNINYONG AREA

FRIDAY 1st Aug -COLAC

FRIDAY 8th Aug -BALLAN

OFFERING Equine Body Therapy ( EBT) a bowen based modality inc Osteopathic articular balancing and redlight/photonic. Plus a complimentary saddlefit static inspection on request and pre booked!

$80 per horse
PM or contact Sarah 0400321159

15/07/2025
Want accurate parasite egg counts done don’t look any further!
09/07/2025

Want accurate parasite egg counts done don’t look any further!

After some pondering, I decided not to become accredited for FEC. Accreditation was originally developed for sheep breeders to assess the heritable parasite resistance trait. However, accreditation is no longer a requirement for this.

It’s quite an expense for a new business when I’m already confident in my technique. A whole chapter of my thesis compared three FEC methods - Modified McMaster, mini-FLOTAC, and the automated Parasight system. FLOTAC and Parasight results were almost identical👌, with 20% and 19% variation (shown in the graph), demonstrating the precision of my counts. As expected, the McMaster showed more variability due to the smaller volume of faecal slurry examined.

I already process sheep samples for producers and also in a research capacity, and clients are happy with my results. Also, some of my FEC results have been included in peer reviewed published research.

So, I’ll continue to focus on providing precise FEC results for all my clients😊

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Sarah Joy is a self confessed "Horseaholic" since she could talk she has literally followed horses around taking her on an eclectic equine journey through many disciplines. After her initial introductory to horses through Pony Club, competition and a decent stint working and training racehorses, she saw a big need for change and that horses were generally misunderstood. She didnt need to look far as they say "when the student is ready the teacher will appear" and they did !!and they werent all two legged ! She trained and has been mentored by some amazing horse people yet her most infuential teachers are the horses themselves. "I will never stop learning and if ever I think I know it all I will meet a horse "teacher" or a student that will remind me that I dont ! She has been helping people to achieve a HAPPY, SAFE and EFFORTLESS relationship with their horses for over 25 years!! Her ultimate aim is to make this a better world for horses!! She prefers to offer "guidance" over "instruction" so that people can experience their individual relationship with their individual horse and develop CONFIDENCE , SKILLS, PATIENCE, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION to instill TRUST with their horse in a SAFE and guided environment . Sarah has been a bitless advocate since the early 90's and can help you transition from bits to bitless. She teaches all ages To add to this she also is a fully accreditated EQUINE BODY THERAPY PRACTITIONER. She can help your horse further to eliminate and alleviate PAIN and DISCOMFORT by addressing any skeletal, muscular and all soft tissue issues with this highly effective, vet endorsed remedial therapy . The strength of EBT lies in the total body approach, starting with an overall assessment of the whole horse including hoof balance. The assessment identifies the key areas for treatment, with the initial treatment often ‘unlocking’ other areas of the body. This can resolve deeper long-standing issues that may have been affecting performance and general well-being. EBT is based on the priciples of the highly respected and renowned BOWEN TECHNIQUE. The benefits of an Equine Body Therapy treatment to your horse include: Contributes to muscle strength and suppleness Assists in joint mobility and range of movement Helps overcome skeletal issues Improves circulation Alleviates pain and discomfort Contributes to detoxification and lymphatic drainage Minimises muscle, tendon, ligament stiffness and strain and facilitates tissue repair. Addressing these issues can ultimately EMPOWER YOUR HORSE AND MAXIMISE WELL BEING AND PERFORMANCE!

Sarah has recently furthered her equine studies to further assist the horse and riders comfort and well being with the saddle and is currently a student intern as an equine ergonomist. For more information go to www.equinebodytherapy.com https://saddlefit4life.com/