Hoofy is farrier business software for iPhone and iPad. It brings appointments, horse service records, invoices, balances, and mileage into the same working day. Start with the product overview for the app, or use the example below to see how those records fit together.
Product details were checked against the released app’s listing and version notes on . This guide is published by Hoofy; the sample barn and amounts are fictional.
From appointment to horse history to balance
A farrier business has several relationships to preserve: the person paying, the location of the work, each horse, the service performed, and the amount still due. Software becomes useful when you can answer a question about one of those records without losing the others.
- Schedule: plan multi-horse visits and keep the work due at a stop visible. Hoofy’s release notes describe recurring scheduling and multi-horse appointments. See the scheduling guide.
- Horse records: keep service history, notes, and photographs available for the next visit. A previous service and a future appointment answer different questions; record both.
- Invoices and balances: record work, prepare an invoice, and follow what remains unpaid. The released app includes partial-payment and balance handling. See farrier invoicing.
- Mileage: record business driving alongside the working week, then check the saved trips against your actual travel. Review the mileage guide for recordkeeping context.
A worked barn visit
For this example, Morgan owns three horses at Cedar Barn. The visit includes two trims at $55 each and one reset at $150. These are arithmetic examples, not recommended prices. Assume no tax or other charges for this example; actual billing requirements depend on your location and business.
- Before the visit: keep Morgan’s contact and billing details together, identify the three horses, and check the appointment date. Confirm which services are planned and where the horses will be ready.
- At the barn: record the work on the correct horse. If only two horses are completed, do not treat the third as serviced merely because it shares the appointment.
- Prepare the invoice: two trims total $110; the reset adds $150, making $260. Check the horse names, services, payer, and payment instructions before sharing.
- Record the payment: if Morgan pays $100, the balance is $160. The invoice should still show the original $260 of work and the $100 already paid.
- Close the visit: check the next appointment, review the service notes, and confirm the saved mileage. Later, you should be able to explain both the work performed and the remaining $160 without reconstructing the visit from messages.
Try the same figures in the free invoice worksheet. The mileage worksheet gives you a separate record to compare with your app during a trial.
What to check before moving your business
Your device and connection
The current Apple listing includes iPhone and iPad support; check its compatibility section for your device. Hoofy’s business records are stored on your device. That does not make every action independent of internet access: current weather, maps, purchases, and sending information involve connected services. Test the actions you rely on at your own barns.
Your records and recovery plan
Keeping data on a device is different from having a current backup. Before entering the full roster, make a test export or backup, find the resulting file, and review the app’s restore workflow. Keep your existing records until you have confirmed that the records you need can be recovered. Ask support about any format or migration requirement that is unclear.
Your billing rules
Try your actual arrangement: one owner with several horses, multiple owners at the same barn, a partial payment, or a changed service price. Verify taxes, invoice identity, payment instructions, and the remaining balance. Payment links and invoice records do not remove the need to reconcile the money received.
Your region and other people
Check language, currency, and invoice presentation on your device. If an office assistant or another farrier must access the same records, establish exactly how sharing will work before subscribing. Do the same for any accounting integration or staff permission you require; do not infer these from a general feature list.
Other tools in the released app
The App Store also describes weather, inventory, service templates, revenue reports, vet profiles, and hoof-anatomy learning. These can support the day, but the first test is whether your schedule, service history, and balances are dependable. Read the feature overview and current release notes for the wider product.
Subscription and trial
Full app access requires a Hoofy Pro subscription. Check the current pricing, any trial offer, and the renewal terms shown to you by Apple before confirming. Keep a note of the renewal date while you evaluate your normal work.
Software questions
What is farrier software?
Farrier software is a business system for appointments, horses, services, invoices, payments, and related records. Different products cover different parts of that work. The useful question is whether the system preserves the connections your business needs.
Is Hoofy only a scheduling app?
No. Hoofy also provides invoices, balances, mileage, and horse visit records. Scheduling is one part of the workflow.
How do I compare Hoofy with another system?
Use the sourced product comparison to build your shortlist, then the trial worksheet to record what happens when you run the same sample visit in each. For a simple explanation of the category, read what a farrier app does.