5 Best Equine Apps
Undoubtedly, technology has affected so many aspects of our lives. From food delivery to ride-sharing services, apps have changed how we navigate the world. But did you know that these apps extend to the world of equestrians? Check out the five best equine apps that will change your life at the barn!
Many equestrians agree that EquiLab is the best equine app out there. With everything you need in one place, its convenience is unmatched.
One feature monitors your horse’s gaits and training to track your progress. If you’re managing multiple horses, you can track every aspect of the horse and stable management, including feeding and training regiments. Even better, you can connect with your horse friends, farrier, vet, and other riders to be sure you’re all on the same page.
EquiLab also features easy-to-read graphs for your horse’s speed, rhythm, and terrain elevation profile throughout your ride. It also tracks the direction you’re going and how much you spend riding on each rein in the arena. To activate the app, just turn it on and ride with it in your pocket.
Horse Side Vet Guide is an equine informational app based on a community-driven online database of thousands of equine health facts. These “Fast Facts” are short, concise articles on almost every aspect of horse health.
In addition, Horse Side Vet Guide features plenty of custom-made anatomic illustrations with short, easy-to-digest instructional videos. And if you have additional questions, the equine experts are always available on the phone when you need them, with or without an Internet connection.
You can purchase the Horse Side Vet Guide smartphone app on iTunes for iPhone and Google Play for Android devices. It costs $4.99, and it’s just a one-time fee.
Ridely is an innovative Swedish app for equestrians that helps riders add structure to their everyday rides. Ridely aims to help riders achieve their goals by setting milestones and providing accurate statistics about rides and other training activities.
This app features an integrated calendar to plan your weekly rides. You can log your activities, videos, and photos. Statistics from your rides are also recorded with the intensity, time, and notes of every ride. From there, you can share them with other riders and trainers.
One of the unique features of Ridely is the training videos from experts in many equestrian disciplines. From show jumping to dressage to eventing, you’ll find helpful educational videos to improve your horse’s training. These educational videos inspire riders to achieve their goals and allow professionals to share their knowledge with a broad audience of equestrians.
The Horse Riding Tracker app allows you to playback each ride on a map and compares statistics. With accurate statistics, you easily monitor your horse’s performance over time and change your training routine. You can also add photos and comments to each ride.
Horse Riding Tracker also gives you audio feedback on each mile of your ride. You can set the app to update you on the distance and duration of your ride. It also integrates with other health and fitness apps on your device so you can have the heart rate data and statistics of your rides all in one place.
The Horse Riding Tracker is free to use on Android or Apple devices. There’s also an optional subscription that unlocks even more pro features.
Horse Rider SOS is an app with rider safety in mind. Using it will give you peace of mind when you’re out on the trail or in the arena with your horse. The app is very straightforward to use. Before you set out on your ride, press “Start,” and the app will keep track of your exact location.
If you stop moving for a specific time, the app will send an alert to the emergency contacts you have listed. Horse Rider SOS lets you manually override the alert to avoid false alarms. You can enter how long you want the app to delay sending the signal. In the last 60 seconds of the delay, the app will vibrate and make noise to let you know it is about to send an SOS.