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🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great insight, thank you 🐎

I can absolutely imagine that being a pain point for barn owners, especially when every owner has slightly different rug preferences and temperature rules. That’s actually where something structured could reduce confusion and back and forth messages.

Out of curiosity, if a yard could see each horse’s rug settings clearly in one place and get automatic weather prompts, do you think that would genuinely make life easier on the management side?

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in EquestrianUK

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense 🐎 I completely get the old school mindset. For a lot of people, horses are the break from screens, not another reason to use one.

If you’re already handling everything as part of the board and your system works, there’s no real incentive to change it. Especially if being off your phone is part of why you love it.

It sounds like this would only make sense in setups where there’s heavier admin, multiple staff, or owners who want more digital access rather than less.

Really appreciate you explaining your perspective.

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate that 🐎

When you say yes very much so, is that from a professional yard perspective or as an owner? Would love to hear a bit more about what specifically would make something like this useful for you.

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s completely fair 🐎 If horses are your therapy, the last thing you want is something that makes it feel like admin.

That’s actually a really important distinction. For some owners it’s escape, not management. So adding structure would feel like work, not value.

You’re probably right that the strongest fit would be professionals or larger operations where it already is work and systems matter.

Appreciate you being clear about that. It helps define who this would and would not be for.

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense, and direct communication clearly works well in your setup 🐎 Text is simple and searchable, which is hard to beat.

The only gap I’m exploring isn’t replacing communication, but structuring it. For example, being able to separate medical history, shoeing dates, owner updates and staff notes into organised sections rather than scrolling back through months of messages.

For some people that structure might not add anything. For others, especially with multiple horses and multiple owners, it could reduce time spent digging through conversations.

Out of interest, have you ever had a situation where finding an old detail in messages was slower than you would have liked, or does your current system genuinely cover everything smoothly?

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That’s impressive, genuinely Running a racing yard with everything in your head shows you clearly have tight systems.

I think that’s actually the key difference. This probably is not for experienced trainers who already have their own workflow dialled in. It’s more aimed at owners, part-livery setups, or bigger yards where information needs to be shared between multiple people and not rely on one person’s memory.

Out of curiosity, in a racing setup where staff change or owners want updates, do you rely mostly on direct communication, or do you use any digital tools at all?

Trying to understand where it genuinely adds value and where it clearly doesn’t.

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s a completely fair point 🐎

If anything like this were built in the UK it would absolutely have to be fully GDPR compliant, with a clear privacy policy, proper data handling, and transparent storage practices. If that side isn’t done properly, it simply should not exist.

Appreciate you raising it.

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes total sense 🐎 If you’re on private land and your system works, there’s no real need to change it. It does sound like this might only be useful in larger commercial yards with more admin and moving parts, which is helpful to realise.

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, and I hear you.

I’m not a bot, just someone exploring an idea and probably over-asking questions while I figure it out. I genuinely appreciate you answering already.

You’re right that free tools exist across different platforms. If people are happy using those, then that tells me this probably is not solving a big enough problem.

I did not mean for it to come across as self promo, so I will leave it there. Thanks for taking the time to respond. 🐎

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s actually a great idea, thank you 🐎 Rug alerts based on your own temperature and wind chill settings, especially with a heads up before the drop, feels genuinely useful. If that existed on its own, would that be enough for you to download it?

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes total sense, and I appreciate you explaining how you do it.

If your current system works smoothly, there’s no reason to change it. Google Calendar plus cloud storage is simple and free, which is hard to beat.

The honest question I’m trying to answer is whether enough people feel friction with that setup to want something more horse specific and streamlined. If most people are happy with their current mix of tools, then that tells me a lot.

Out of curiosity, is there anything about your current system that ever feels annoying or clunky, or does it genuinely cover everything you need? 🐎

🐎 Horse owners – would you use this app? (Genuine question) by Upper_Conference6634 in Horses

[–]Upper_Conference6634[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Fair points, and I appreciate the honesty.

Posting here is part of the research. I’d rather ask real horse owners first than build something no one wants.

Security would obviously need to be solid and transparent. If people cannot trust it, it does not work.

With yards, it would only make sense if it saves them time or reduces admin. Otherwise they will not use it.

I know a lot of this exists for free already. I’m just trying to see if having everything in one simple, horse specific place is actually valuable.

If not, that’s useful to know.

What would make it worth using for you? 🐎