What's New
New features, improvements, and fixes as they ship.
August 21, 2026
Rebrand and favorites
- NewRebranded from Horse Records to The Equine Manager, with a new logo across the header, favicon, and login/register pages.
- NewHorses with an ID/NC/PC/BT-registered parent are now automatically added to Favorites.
August 19, 2026
Foundation %/FAHR % everywhere, and dashboard favorites
- NewFoundation % and FAHR % now show on every horse listing tab, not just the main Horses page.
- NewDashboards now group foals by year, show the other parent, and support Favorites.
- FixedA date bug that shifted every imported horse's birth date by one day was corrected.
August 18, 2026
Financials and admin tools
- NewAdded financials tracking, with admins able to view any breeder's dashboard.
- NewAdmin navigation links are now grouped under a single Admin menu.
- NewColor and Barn Name now show on the horse profile page.
- FixedAdd/Edit Horse no longer loads the entire horse table just to pick a Sire or Dam - it's much faster now.
- FixedFixed mobile issues in Add/Edit Horse with the Color field, date typing, and logging out.
August 16, 2026 – August 17, 2026
Major registry imports and site-wide search
- NewImported the ApHC Tentative, Pedigree Certificate (PC), Beyond the Studbook ("Regular Registered"), Identification (ID), Colorado Rangerbred (CRHA), Sundance Bloodline (SBC), and FAHR registries - tens of thousands of historical horses are now searchable and can be linked into pedigrees.
- NewAdded site-wide search from the header, plus a registration-type breakdown on the Horses page.
- NewAdded an opt-in Appaloosa mailing list (all horses or foundation-only), with admin CSV export.
- FixedMerged 358 duplicate horse records that had been created across the various imports.
- FixedFixed several Horses-list and dashboard crashes that only showed up once the horse count grew large, and added pagination.
- FixedFixed occasional "Something went wrong" errors that could appear right after a deploy.
August 15, 2026
Foundation Horses and FAHR % refinements
- NewImported the ApHC Foundation Horse registry and added a Foundation Horses tab.
- NewPhoto upload now supports drag-and-drop, each profile section saves independently, and sire/dam quick-add is smoother.
- NewBirth and deceased dates can now be entered with the precision you actually have - exact date, year-month, or just a year.
- ImprovedReworked the FAHR % rules for T/ID/NC/PC/BT-registered horses, forced registered names to uppercase for consistency, and gave horses clean, readable URLs.
- FixedDuplicate-horse warnings now require an exact name match, and Horses search now matches multiple words across any field.
August 12, 2026 – August 14, 2026
Pedigree, pricing, and FAHR %/GAP tracking
- NewAdded Performance Genetics and a Health Genetics section to horse profiles.
- NewAdded opt-in text message reminders for upcoming due dates.
- NewAdded pricing packages, multi-registry support, cascading state/country address fields, account codes, and automatic deceased status by age.
- NewYou can now restore the database from a backup, either uploaded or already on the server.
- NewAdded FAHR %/GAP tracking to the dashboard, with inline sire/dam quick-add.
- FixedFixed pedigree photos, added foal sex, and foal photos now appear on the horse's profile.
- FixedCorrected the FAHR % qualifying threshold, and fixed GAP inflating incorrectly.
August 9, 2026 – August 11, 2026
Multi-user accounts, subscriptions, and mobile
- NewAdded multi-user accounts with logins, sessions, and admin user management.
- NewAdded annual subscription payments via Stripe, PayPal, or Zelle, with a 14-day free trial.
- NewAdded horse ownership transfers between breeder accounts.
- NewAdded database backup and export.
- NewEvery breeder now gets their own Buyers pipeline, Calendar, Foal Flow, and Day Book.
- NewRedesigned the app mobile-first, and added dark mode.
- NewPhoto upload now supports multiple photos at once, with a click-to-enlarge lightbox viewer.
August 8, 2026
Initial release
- NewHorse Profiles with genetics, pedigree, and health records.
- NewBreeding module - heat cycles, breeding events, and foaling records.
- NewCoefficient of Inbreeding (COI) calculator and Mendelian genetics forecasting for a proposed pairing.
- NewReporting dashboard as the home page.