What You'll Have After This Setup
In about 15 minutes, you'll have a horse profile, your first logged day, a handful of health records entered, and reminders turned on for the farrier, vet, vaccinations, deworming, and dentist. From there, Hoofprint just needs one tap a day.
- Your iPhone, with a few minutes of quiet time
- Your horse's basic details: name, and birth date if you know it
- Any recent paperwork or memory of last visits — farrier, vet, vaccination, deworming, dentist
- A photo or two of your horse, if you want to start the gallery right away
Hoofprint is built to be set up once and then mostly forgotten, in the good way — it just quietly reminds you when something's due. This walkthrough goes profile first, then records, then reminders, so nothing feels out of order by the time you're logging your first real day.
Step 1: Create your horse's profile
Open Hoofprint and add your horse's name, and birth date if you have it. This becomes the home base for everything else — records, stats, and the gallery all live under this profile, so it's worth getting the basics right before you move on.
Step 2: Log today, even if today was ordinary
Tap Log today and add a quick note about the day. It doesn't need to be eventful — a short line about turnout, feed, or how they seemed is enough. This first entry starts your streak and gives the diary somewhere to grow from.
Step 3: Backfill your health records
Open health records and add anything you already know: last vaccination, last deworming, last farrier visit, last dentist appointment. Attach a photo of paperwork if you have it. Records are grouped by type, so vaccinations, weight, and medication each get their own space rather than one long list.
Step 4: Turn on reminders for what's coming next
For each record type, set a reminder based on your horse's actual schedule rather than a generic default. If you're not sure how often each visit should happen, the farrier schedule guide and vaccination and deworming guide are useful references. You'll see due badges appear on the home screen as dates approach.
Step 5: Add activity and photos to your daily log
Go back to today's entry and attach a photo or tag an activity like riding, turnout, or groundwork. Over time, these small additions turn a plain streak into a real diary — the timeline view shows photos and activities side by side, day by day.
Step 6: Check stats if you're tracking more than one horse
Open stats to see weekly activity, weight trend, and records by type. If you care for multiple horses, this view compares them side by side, so you can spot patterns — one horse gaining weight, another due for a dental check — without digging through separate logs.
Step 7: Switch to Arabic if that's how you think
If Arabic is more natural for daily entries, switch the language in settings. The entire layout, including navigation and reminders, flips into full right-to-left support rather than just translating labels on top of an English layout.
Step 8: Save your year in review once you have history
After a few months of logging, open year in review to see a shareable summary of streaks, records, and favorite moments. It's a nice checkpoint to send to a trainer, vet, or barn friend without exporting anything manually.
Common questions
Do I need an account to use Hoofprint?
No. Hoofprint works without an account, without tracking, and without ads. Everything stays on your device and your own iCloud, and the app works fully offline.
What happens if I miss a day of logging?
Streaks include a day of grace, so one missed day won't reset your progress. It's meant to reflect a real routine, not punish you for a busy afternoon.
Can I track more than one horse in the same app?
Yes. Each horse gets its own profile, records, and gallery, while the stats view lets you compare activity, weight, and records across all of them at once.
How do I know which reminders to set first?
Start with whatever is closest on the calendar — usually the farrier or a vaccination. If you're building a full schedule from scratch, the tracking tips article covers how to prioritize the rest.
This article was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by a human editor before publishing.