Keeping horses can be stressful at times, especially when there are so many appointments and key dates in the calendar to keep track of, as well as daily routines, exercise plans and feeding regimes to manage.
If your horse has more than one care giver due to being shared or on a livery yard, it can be tricky to ensure that continuity of care is seamless. This can lead to strained relationships between owner and sharer or client and business owner.
Jennifer Williams, and her partner Rich Pilsbury, finalists for Equestrian Tech of the Year 2022 with The Snaffle App, have rebranded and relaunched their game changing app as App Equine. Find out the huge benefits it has not only for horses and their owners but also a variety of equestrian businesses and professionals, giving peace of mind for all involved.
1. Keeping you organised and reduce anxiety
As horse owners, we know all too well that there is a whole smorgasbord of important appointments and key dates to remember. From farrier visits and vaccinations to saddle fittings, physiotherapist appointments, sheath cleaning appointments and more, App Equine reminds you when these are due as well as of when current appointments are. You have complete control over when it reminds you, be it the day before or a week before. You can also record your horse's exercise plan, rehabilitation plan, medical treatment plan as well as your personal goals.
App Equine can assist those who experience a disability or mental health condition ranging from Short Term Memory issues to anxiety, depression or neurological problems and more. The stress of having to juggle remembering appointments alongside the daily routine of having horses can lead to crippling anxiety to the point of it severely affecting mental well-being and reducing the therapeutic enjoyment of owning horses. Thanks to App Equine, you can gain control of anxiety as the app will remind you about upcoming appointments. Furthermore, by sharing your horse's profile with yard owners or other care givers, you can update instructions for your horse's care on a day to day basis. This means that on days where you are unable to make it to the yard as a result of a disability or illness, you can still feel connected to your horse by easily communicating care choices and routine for that day.
2. Instantly share your horse's care information for free
App Equine is the smarter way to communicate, allowing you to instantly share your horse's profile with your yard owner, groom, loaner or sharer. This allows you to notify them straight away of any changes - whether you would like their rug on or off that day or to pop a feed in as you can't make it to the yard that night. After all, being #thebusyequestrian juggling your equestrian lifestyle with work and family commitments, sometimes life can throw unexpected challenges and we can't be everywhere at once.
This is especially true in light of the pandemic and being notified to self-isolate by the Track and Trace system. Even the days of lockdown are thankfully firmly in the past, there are still times when a horse owner requires last minute emergency cover for their horse. App Equine minimises stress caused by this since horse owners can share their horse's complete routine with the person providing emergency care - no more writing out instructions, worrying that you have forgotten to include something!
3. Helping you to manage your business and give peace of mind
Do you own an equestrian business? Perhaps you are a freelance groom, run a livery yard, rehabilitation yard, training yard or are a breeder?
App Equine can help you to keep on top of each horse's care including exercise regime and medical details as well as promoting clearer communication between client and business owner - all by simply sharing their individual profile for free. When their routine is updated, anyone who has access to that profile is automatically notified so you or your staff know exactly what any unforeseen arrangements are for the day such as a turning out or whether the owner would like their horse rugged or not. App Equine fosters professional working relationships, preventing any miscommunication. It removes the stress of not knowing whether the correct decision was made about a horse's care which can create unnecessary tension and animosity at the yard.
Similarly, it gives peace of mind for those whose horses have a strict rehabilitation or medical plan as it ensures that everyone knows the expectations and routine.
An added benefit is that it makes GDPR compliance easier to manage. Rather than keeping paper records, clients' data is stored securely on the app. Should a client ever leave, the app can simply be deleted, removing their data, meaning that business owners do not need to spend time shredding clients' details.
The Smarter Way to Communicate
App Equine has endless benefits for anyone involved in the care of a horse from sharers to equestrian professionals to business owners. It is completely free to download and instantly share your horse's profile minimising unnecessary stress that caring for horses can sometimes bring. Rich and Jen have exciting plans going forward and are ones to watch for!
Check out their Facebook and Instagram for testimonial, case studies, updates and developments and to find out more about how it can benefit you and your horse.
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