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Electronic Horseman (Reprinted from the December 2000 issue)

Good for you if: You own a moderate to large herd (from five to 50 horses), are a hobby or small-business breeder, or run a small boarding operation. Features: This software is a fabulous find that has a little bit of everything, combining a wealth of common features with well-designed window displays. It easily tracks your show, boarding, training, feed, insurance, inventory, breeding, veterinary, and farrier records for a few or a large number of horses. The Batch Entry feature allows you to enter one task (such as shoeing) for multiple horses with a few keystrokes. For support, the company offers PedigreeBiz ($50) for the breeder/sales agent, and EquiForms ($50) to guide you through the never-pleasant task of producing legal documentation. For more information see pages 55-56 in the December issue of Horse & Rider Magazine.

Horse & Rider June 1999 Product Review
By April Fingerlos (Reprinted from the June 1999 issue)

If you're like me, organizing your horse's records was high on your New Year's resolution list, but the task still remains untouched. To help make this time-consuming chore a breeze, I recommend Cheval Publishing's HorseBiz.

This software allows me to track such important information as breeding and management records, expenses, special activities, training logs, show records, and more.  I can also print an assortment of reports for each of those records.

Installing the software from a CD-ROM was simple. Within minutes, I was inputting my horse's pedigree, training notes, shows we attended, and points we'd earned.  I also marked when he's due for vet and farrier appointments this year. (This report provides a good reminder to schedule such appointments.) The show-records section includes a feature that allows you to chronicle judge's comments, record patterns, or make a to-do list before the next show.

Until now, I'd always relied on my trusty financial software to track expenses, but nowhere in that program can I enter notes about a nasty trail obstacle I encountered at a show or a breakthrough in my horse's training.  For those with more than one horse, HorseBiz easily updates records on multiple horses with a few clicks of the mouse.

(Note: To run this program all you need is an IBM or compatible PC with a 486 processor; Windows 95, 98 or NT; 8 megabytes of RAM; and a CD-ROM drive.)

HorseBiz update includes PedigreeBiz v. 2.0 July '98

The fastest selling equine management software in the U.S.

For immediate release – Cheval Publishing, Inc. announces the release of PedigreeBiz™ in HorseBiz™ Equine Management Software version 2.1.5. HorseBiz is a windows-based program that assists horse owners in keeping track of their horse activities and records. It has a multitude of features to manage every detail of horse businesses. HorseBiz holds an unlimited number of horse records, which makes it a great management tool for the individual horse owner or the business horse segment.

Horse owners can now use HorseBiz to build a custom database of pedigrees and create hypothetical mateing's with this powerful new addition to HorseBiz. Once the user has entered a horse’s pedigree, it is there to select "on the fly" in any horse’s pedigree – no retyping! Each horse is automatically linked to other horse’s in its pedigree, highlighting any horse that appears more than once in a pedigree.

The ability to create hypothetical mateing's allows users to create mateing's between any sire and dam in their database. Because of the highlighting of repeated names in a pedigree, it’s easy to check for duplicate names in a pedigree. PedigreeBiz prints both pedigree and hypothetical mateing's.

Horse Illustrated April '98 issue - HorseBiz in What's In Store ... Great stuff for horses and people

If you've ever wished for one database program to manage all the aspects of your horse-related business and activities, Cheval Publishing has just released the software for you. HorseBiz is a Windows-based program that can help you keep track of everything from breeding, showing and farrier records to training, feeding and even year-end awards. You can keep customized, individual records on every horse in your barn, including a five-generation pedigree. HorseBiz even has a built-in web browser. For more information, contact Cheval Publishing, 1202 E. 2nd St., Ste. 1, Indianola, IA 50125; 281-560-9900 x21

Western Horseman^T selects HorseBiz for Western Preview in March '98 issue.

Cheval Publishing has just released HorseBiz Equine Management Software, a Windows-based program that assists horse owners in keeping track of their horse activities and records. It has a multitude of features to manage every detail of horse businesses.

First-time users and experts alike can maintain data effortlessly because HorseBiz is easy to install and start using immediately. Unlike other products, all work on an individual horse is done from one screen. The main screen is designed with constant horse information on the top half and folders at the bottom for specific record-keeping. You can easily view horse information while moving from folder to folder on the bottom of the screen.

Folder areas include activities, breeding, farrier, feed, horse, inventory, shows, training, veterinarian, and year-end awards.

A pedigree designer is also included; users can input up to five generations, save it, and print out if they choose. Standard reports are included and may also be printed out.

HorseBiz is for all horse owners and keeps up an unlimited number of records for individual horses.

March 1998 Issue

Reprinted from North Carolina Horse News (http://www.nchorsenews.com) Where Tarheel Horse Owners Gather in Cyberspace!

January 1998

Organize Those Horse Records!

 Editor’s Note: I obtained a demo of HorseBiz and found it incredibly easy to install and use. Individual photos can be attached to each horse’s file and all the records worked seamlessly. I would strongly recommend this program if you are interested in computerizing your horse records.

If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to get your horse records better organized, then we have some help for you.

This month we will be reviewing HorseBiz, an exciting equine management software from Cheval Publishing. HorseBiz is a windows-based program that assists horse owners in keeping track of their horse activities and records. It has a multitude of features to manage every detail of horse businesses.

The Intuitiveness and ease of HorseBiz means first-time users and experts alike can maintain data effortlessly; it’s easy to install and start using immediately. Unlike other products, all work on an individual horse is done from one screen. The main screen is designed with constant horse information on the top half and folders at the bottom for specific record keeping. easily view horse information while moving from folder to folder on the bottom of the screen.

Folder areas include Activities, Breeding, Farrier, Feed, Horse, Inventory, Shows, Training, Veterinarian, and Year End Awards. Horse owners can keep track of individual information in each of these areas in HorseBiz. Whether the user is a breeder, trainer, or just has one horse, they can use HorseBiz!

Also included is a pedigree designer, users can input up to 5 generations, save it and print out if they choose. Standard reports are included and may also be printed out.

HorseBiz has been designed for all types of horse owners and can keep an unlimited number of records for individual horses.

Minimum requirements are: 486 processor, Windows 95 or NT, 8 MG RAM. Shipped on CD ROM unless otherwise requested.

Cheval Publishing, Inc. also publishes a screen saver collection, and sponsors the Internet’s only Equine Tip Of The Day free service. For more information about HorseBiz or any other Cheval product please contact Art O'Connor at 281-560-9900 or sales@chevalpub.com. All Cheval products can be ordered via the website at www.chevalpub.com.

HorseBiz In Educational Settings

Houston Community College will begin using HorseBiz in their Agricultural Sciences department on January 20, 1998. Houston Community College is the nation's third largest community college and has an ever growing equine educational program.

Welsh College of Horticulture in North Wales, England has signed on to use HorseBiz in their equine curriculum.

A few other colleges signed up on the program are Ohio State University, College of Southern Idaho, Johnson and Wales University, University of Arizona. Is your educational institution signed up?