What is Horsify for riding schools?
Horsify is riding-school management software built in Australia by Horsify Pty Ltd. It runs lesson bookings, instructor rosters, school horses, arena and facility hire, client records and online payments in one place.
How do riders book lessons online?
From your school's booking page on Horsify, or from a booking widget you place on your own website. Riders choose a lesson and a time and pay online. They can book as a guest without creating an account.
How is Horsify different from a general booking app?
A general booking app books a time slot. Horsify books the lesson against the school horse as well: each horse carries a rider level, an age range, a maximum rider weight and a cap on hours per day and per week, and bookings are checked against them. It also tracks each rider's skills level by level, so an instructor covering a lesson knows where to start.
Does it handle lesson packages?
Yes. Sell multi-lesson packages with an expiry date and a running count of lessons left. If you are moving from another system, a client's remaining lessons can be carried over with the original purchase date, so the expiry still runs from when they bought it.
Can we hire out our arena and take a deposit?
Yes. Each facility can be hired by the hour, the half day or the full day, at the rates you set. You can take a deposit, as a percentage or a fixed amount, and Horsify collects the balance from the saved card on the due date you set.
What happens when a lesson is full or someone cancels?
Riders can join a waitlist, so a cancellation is filled from it instead of the slot going empty.
What does it cost?
The Riding School plan is $39 a month inc GST, with every feature included and a 60-day free trial with no credit card needed. Online payments are 2.5% + 30c all-in, card processing included, or connect your own Stripe account and pay Horsify nothing per transaction.