Founded in Sweden and launched in 2019 Ridesum is a training mobile and web app built for equestrians by equestrians. Creator Jenny Stråhle, dressage rider was soon joined by Karin Lindell, Icelandic rider, and Mateusz Dziurla, eventing rider, as co-founders. The team has extensive experience from the equestrian world and many own, breed, train and compete horses in different disciplines.
Read MoreWhat do you call a barn management app, a tracking app plus a digital health app – all in one solution? If you guessed a ‘super-app’ you are correct. As horse tech evolves, we will start to see more of this concept that combines the best features across multiple apps/online solutions into one app for your convenience and to offer a one-stop shop alternative to having a variety of apps on your phone. We had the chance to find out the story behind this exciting entry and refresh from David Harder, Founder & CEO of Happie Horse app (formerly known as HorseAnalytics)
Read MoreWith influences from the running world and technology advancements from the aeronautics industry – the horse world has advanced into the modern age thanks to a transformative tracking device called Alogo Move Pro. The Tech Equestrian had the opportunity to gain insight from David Deillon, Alogo’s founder & CEO who shared his background, the impetus for the solution and the features and benefits of this performance wearable must-have.
Read MoreGrowing up in Southern California in a horse-riding family was how Catherine Brock was introduced to the horse world. Now, as an amateur equestrian and founder of Prospeqs – a digital journal app – Catherine wants to share how her app is making strides in her training and hopes to encourage other riders to try it and achieve success with their goals.
Read MoreThe fundamentals of riding drive our success. As a beginner rider, we spend countless hours learning the basics so we can advance our skills. This training philosophy is also part of the digital training aid called Equestic – a SaddleClip that supports riders in their journey with their horses to enhance their training through data. The Tech Equestrian had a chance to learn more from US Marketing & Development lead, Francesca Toms in a recent interview.
Read MoreEducation is essential for equestrians – whether you are riding a green horse or trying to improve your horse show standing or everything in-between – training can make all the difference. Luckily technology affords different ways to expand your knowledge base and The Tech Equestrian had the opportunity to catch up with Christian Kroeber, CEO & Co-Founder from wehorse to get an inside look at this exclusive resource for improving your ride.
Read MoreGet ready for another way to increase your riding intelligence with the aid of horse training app: Ride iQ. The Tech Equestrian had the chance to catch up with the horse tech entrepreneurs, fellow equestrians and sisters, Jessa and McKinsey Lux to understand how this app can make a difference in your training and performance goals.
Read MoreEquilab is a Sweden based company founded in Gothenburg, but today boasts almost half of its team from other countries. “Our company is setting the pace on becoming an innovative solution for riders from all around the world,” said Johanna Wingstrand, Marketing Coordinator at Equilab. The company was created from the idea that something was missing from the equestrian world from a data and technical aspect. “One of our co-founders has a background in triathlons but after an injury he became involved with equestrian sport.” Having been exposed to all kinds of technical measuring tools when training for triathlons he noticed that this was not available for equestrians and the idea for Equilab came to life.
Read More“Making equestrians better is our goal,” stated Nicole Graf, US Country Manager of the Ridely App, in a recent phone interview with The Tech Equestrian. The training app launched in the US in October last year and now boasts 50,000 video plays and more then 100,000 user-logged rides per month. “Ridely originated in Sweden in 2017 and they were looking to expand globally with the US market being a natural fit,” said Nicole. It’s now a complete tool for equestrians, with hundreds of training videos with the world’s best riders in various disciplines from beginner to advanced level. It also incorporates an innovative calendar-based journal where you can keep track of your training and everything around your horse. You can set goals and monitor your progress through photos and video.
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