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Sarah's Muscle Management & Horse Transport, Mount Cottrell (2025)

04/11/2022

Did you know that we also transport mares and foals to an from stud etc

Specialising in short distances trips.
✅Clinics/Competitions
✅Moving properties
✅Vet trips( Yes this includes waiting and holding your horse if needed)

✅Safe reliable float/car
✅Experienced drive/handler
✅Fully insured
✅Camera on board
✅Affordable pricing starting at $150
✅Bodywork( Massage,Acupuncture,Red light)
✅Agistment( currently full)
✅Float Training
✅Insured with GowGates

I am generally booked out in advances a few weeks out. Weekends are extremely limited.

PM me to book in.
Please be patient when contacting me as it may take a few hours to get back to you, if I reply an then don’t get back to you just send me another msg. I promise it’s fine as I am only human and do forget!

If it is urgent and your horse needs to be taken to a vet or urgently seen etc please contact my mobile 0423923296, if no answer msg me and I will contact you back.

27/10/2022

Our float got another service and safety check on Tuesday, huge shout out to Brumby Floats for there amazing work, thank you!
Our float gets serviced regularly to make sure it is 100% safe for your babies to travel in.

With all this crazy rain, I do unfortunately have a bit of a back log on treatments as not everyone has the luxury of a undercover area, so please be patient!
In saying this please make sure that the is a dry safe undercover area for me to be able to treat your horse. Meaning no flooded paddocks/shelter area etc
Please also have your horse caught an dry as I do run on a schedule, yes sometimes things don’t go to plan but that’s also life!

If I can not get into your property safety with my float without getting bogged or the roads are flooded please let me know as soon as possible.
I do understand that with this crazy weather it is also hard..

Keep in mind the my hours are mostly during school hours an limited weekends even more now due to some person reasons. Please respect this as Id do the same!

If you msg me saying you needed a treatment or transport like yesterday an I can’t fit you in, and you have a go at me I’m sorry but find someone else!!

Thank you to each an everyone else that respects an supports my business. Appreciate it more then you’ll ever know!

16/10/2022

I am trying to reply to msg but some for reason some msging are coming up with a RED ! Next to them. I am not ignoring you.

**IMPORTANT NOTE**
With all the recent rain an my kids being sick an now I am sick, all treatments will be postpone for the next few days so I can try to recover an get some much needed rest!!
I’m extremely sorry to those that I’ve rescheduled on lately but I’ve also got a bit on in my personal life.
Please be patient and I’m extremely sorry!

I will hopefully get back to everyone today.

I am also downsizing my herd. Once I’ve done adds I will post here as well!

10/10/2022

October is almost booked out, if you are wanting an appointment get in quick. I have a few spots left for the week of the 24th.

Please note that our float is going in for another safety check an service, this is done regularly to ensure that our float is as safe as can be when travelling your babies!!

Please also remember that I do have a heat policy in place when summer hits.

If you contact me an I don’t respond please be patient as I am extremely busy, sometimes I also do need a gentle reminder msg as I do get side tracked in all the chaos. Do not feel bad about having to contact/ask me again!

Few pictures of just some horses over the last week, I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with!!

Please also remember that due to some personal reasons, evenings an weekends are even more limiting now, unless you don’t mind children 😂

Thankyou to each an every one of you that trust me with your babies, your support is greatly appreciated🥰

24/09/2022

Transporting in a big safe 3HAL✅
Accomodating to every horse an owners needs✅
Fully insured ✅
Experienced driver an handler ✅
One on one care ✅
Generous timeframe for “bad floaters” 45mins✅
Nervous, unhandled not an issue ✅
Affordable Fees starting at $150✅
Float Training ( limited spots) starting at $50✅
Bodywork sessions(Massage,Acupuncture and Red light) ✅
Discounts for multiples✅
Generally anywhere between a 1-3 week wait to book in for new clients.✅
Specialising in short distances, clinics, moving agistments and vet trips ✅
Limited days an times✅

PM me today to book in!

08/09/2022

RIP beautiful lady ❤️‍🩹💔

15/08/2022

Just some things to remember-

-If you do not have adequate undercover if is raining please let me know, so we can reschedule..
-Please also remember that treating in mud an rain isn’t ideal for your horse as well as myself an the owner/handler.
-Please have your horse ready an waiting, I do try to be on time but sometimes things happen!
- I will generally send a curtesy msg to you when 30-60mins from you.
- If you do not respond to a confirmation message, you risk missing out on your appointment.
-No shows, fees apply.
-Cash or EFT is acceptable if EFT please advise.
- If you contact me an I don’t reply or it is urgent please contact my mobile 0423923296.

Remember I am only human an do get sick an have young children so do apologise in advance if/when things need to change quickly!

Thank you to those who trust me with your fur babies 🥰

04/08/2022

Unfortunately I am now in isolation.
Extremely sorry to those I’ve had to reschedule this week an for the rest of the week.

Hoping to be back to it as soon as I’m better!

I will be in contact with everyone!
Sorry for any inconvenience.

21/07/2022

The POWER OF BODYWORK🦄

First 3 photos are of before treatments.
4th photo is mid treatment today 21/7/22
The last three photos are after treatments today 21/7/22

Chev is lucky to be alive, he has been through the wars, he went through a fence an got a bit banged up, then got extremely sick.

There was no part of his body where he wasn’t sore.
Open wound
Uneven through his body
Inflammation an some serious heat throughout his SI and hips.
Chev literally couldn’t even pick up his back legs without almost falling over( YES I’m being serious!)

Chev future didn’t look great, as he had so many issues going on,and we just weren’t sure how long the road was going to be,but I’m extremely proud an happy for him an his owner Allie who did the hard work behind scenes, yarding him an doing everything she could to get Chev better!

Tonight was Chev third session all two weeks apart an the TRANSFORMATION is AMAZING!
Chev is moving an looking so much better an he can actually PICK UP HIS BACK FEET NOW❤️

Photos really don’t show the full extend of how bad he was, not to mention how unhappy he was!

I can’t thank his owner enough for trusting me with her baby to get back on track an happy again!

Don’t underestimate the power of bodywork!

PM me if you want to book your fur baby in!

13/07/2022

Please note, that unfortunately with fuel pricing rising that transport costs have increased.
Treatment pricing includes travel cost.
Extremely sorry that I’ve had to raise costs, everything is just going up an up unfortunately.
Hope you all understand!

Transport is still direct and personalised.

I am booked out for the rest of July, if you wish to go on the wait list please let me know or if it is urgent please state that.

Bookings for August are coming in!

Thank you all for trusting me with your fur babies, we appreciate all your support!

Happy riding 🥰

08/07/2022

Putting the feelers out for a client if anyone knows anything
Fantastic home assured.

Looking for a horse to lease.

Between 15.2 hh - 16.2 hh
Mare or Gelding
No older than 15
Must be suitable for Dressage and Jumping... Dressage more so
Not fussed on colour
Must float well as will be competing in HRCAV.
Looking for either short or long term lease or option to buy.
Prefer off property lease if possible. On property is ok as well but not looking to travel too far from Tarneit.
5 ⭐ home assured as people who know me know that my furbabies get the very best always.

06/07/2022

Couldn’t have said it better if I tried.

The unfortunate truth of owning and running a business.

Running a business is really hard.

What they don’t tell you is that it can cause severe stress and anxiety, and drains you mentally to the point of depression in even the most laid back people.

People will talk about you, compare you to others, use you, they will view you as a service and not a person anymore.

Friends and family will expect discounts and people will value you and your hard work less than a big chain store.

You have to worry about if you forget to email/message or call someone back, are they going to think it was on purpose? Did you disappoint them? Will they hold that against you? When in reality you just can’t get to everyone’s messages, emails and phone calls.

Starting up and running a successful business puts incredible strain on personal lives and relationships, many of which fail because there is just often no work life balance. You need to be the director, the worker, the admin, the marketing team, the accountant, the cleaner... All while being a parent, a husband or a wife, family support, friend... it’s one of the hardest things you will try and balance. If you give your time, you will sacrifice financial benefit. If you strive for financial benefit, you will have to sacrifice your time. It’s just the way it goes when your business is relying on you to survive and you’re relying on your business to provide!

There’s a reason you don’t see many people succeed in small businesses after 5 years. If they are successful they are overwhelmed. It takes a toll. It’s freaking exhausting. Especially the past couple of years when so much has been out of our control.

Here’s a small reminder that we are just normal people with hectic lives. Be kind, be patient, support small businesses... and hopefully more of us will stick around!
Borrowed from another small business.

So please bare with me!
I appreciate everyone of you that support an trust me with your fur baby!❤️

24/06/2022

I often get asked if my float can carry the big horses and my answer is YES.
Below is the lovely Chance who was an absolute gentlemen to deal with, as you can see he is very long and big and he fitted fine with some more room up the front to go if he wanted to.

Pricing starts at $150 for transport
Yes sometimes I can be slightly more then other companies but I am a personalised and direct service that is providing one on one care to your horse at any one time.

I have a generous time frame for “bad loaders” and that is 45mins after this time frame fees do apply, the same goes for unsafe fees apply.
All I ask if that when booking in if your horse is a “bad or difficult” loader please just let me know that is all I ask.

If you have gear/feed I can take this also but again need to be told prior to pick up.

Float Training is available in my float $100 for 1.5hrs or $50 hourly with your float

Treatments are available which consist of massage, red light and acupuncture and rock tape( as needed) which is $100($15 travel fee included)
Discounts do apply if more than 3 horses at the one property!
I take pride in what I do and have a passion for horses.

If your unsure if I travel to your area just ask or I can travel if enough horses.

I will be looking at taking on 1-2 new sponsored riders after July/August, so watch this space for more details to come!

We will be looking at having some merchandise available in the near future also for those that may be interested.

Don’t forget to leave a review on my page.

A huge huge thank you to each and everyone of you that recommends me daily, it is greatly appreciated ❤️🥰

23/06/2022

Check out these before and after’s on two TB’s 🤩

Change doesn’t happen over night it can take months years.
The chestnut is a crazily talented horse but also isn’t an easy horse and he has came along way in two years, not just in his body.

The bay is going so much nicer although young and green and still figuring things out as well as leaning to use his body correctly.

There owner is super dedicated and does everything she’s can to help her horses get even further into the ** in eventing.
This post is to show you that regular bodywork, good feed, farrier, riding all goes a long way.
These boys are also on the treadmill weekly.

Change can be amazing, if you let it 🙂

Thank you their owner and all the other owners out there that give me the pleasure of working with them🥰

17/06/2022

Saddle fits, when was the last time you had your saddle checked?
(Same goes with farrier, dentistry, bits, feeding etc)
If your answer is I don’t know or I can’t remember then you need to get it checked, YES even if you think it doesn’t as sometimes what you think is fine may not be!!

Photos below are of my own horse in different saddles, after riding in multiply saddles I would strongly suggest that everyone does this when looking for a new saddle weather that be a second hand or brand new saddle.
The difference and feel in each saddle is literally mind blowing..

I also strongly suggest taking photos of your horses posture and back like in the below pictures to help see the progress of the muscles etc
Although my horse isn’t where I want him to be we are on the road to it, and I’m always trying to do better/improve.

Each horse and rider is different and your on this journey differently to anyone else, so be a little kinder to one another and to YOURSELF, but at the end of the day we are all in this because we love our horses and care their wellbeing..

Remember that if your unsure please just ask someone, no question is a silly question if your unsure.
Horses teach us all something new every single day!
Saddle Up Fitting - West Vic

09/06/2022

This is why my Transport is personalised and direct, first time travelling for this Gorgeous Filly.
The owner was worried how’d she travel so I took my little pony Sassy along who is an absolute ripper for those first timers in the float.
Accommodating for each horse and owners needs makes me a very personalised and direct service with one on one care.

Transporting in a big safe 3HAL✅
Camera on board ✅
Accommodating to each horse and owner✅
Patient and kind methods✅
Fully insured✅
Affording pricing starting at $150✅
Float Training ✅
Pick up/drop off to clinics,comps as well ✅
Nervous, first timers and unhandled✅

Bodywork session available✅
Fully Qualified✅
Massage ✅
Acupuncture✅
Red light ✅
Rock tape ✅
Equi release pro ✅

PM me to book your fur baby in🦄

04/06/2022

Important notices to remember-

-Please note that msg me at 2/3am and expecting a reply you will not get it straight away as I’m asleep, expect a reply at 5/6am when I’m awake 😂

-If you msg me please be patient for a reply I will get back to you. If it is urgent please call me 0423923296

- Please note that weekends and evenings are limiting, if you need a weekend and you expect it asap please don’t you may be waiting a min of 4 weeks for a weekend or 2 weeks for evenings.

- Please note that I am booked 2-3 weeks in advance, please be patient.
I will do my upmost best to fit you in when I can.

- If I reschedule I will make time to fit you in, but if you reschedule or are a no show you will be given my next available.( fees will apply for no shows)

- If I contact you confirming your appointment and you do not reply at all, your appointment will be given to the next person on the waiting list.

- If you wish to go on the waiting list please let me know.

- I am only doing a certain number of horses each week moving forward as my personal and mental health has taken a hit due to me running myself into the ground far to often!
I am extremely sorry to those that I have upset due to rescheduling lately as I’ve been sick but please remember I am not a robot either.

Happy riding 🙂

Sarah's Muscle Management & Horse Transport