# HorseCompanion

> HorseCompanion is a free, mobile-first Progressive Web App for organizing
> horse-sharing partnerships ("Reitbeteiligungen"), stable communities, and
> day-to-day horse care. Built in and for Switzerland, available in German,
> English, French, and Italian. No ads, no tracking cookies, no premium tier —
> the full feature set is free forever, hosted on Swiss servers.

The app helps horse owners and riders coordinate care, training, expenses,
health records, and emergencies for one or more horses through a shared
calendar, smart notifications, and structured logs. It works as an installable
PWA on iOS, Android, and any modern browser, and remains usable offline.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/): Feature overview, use cases, testimonials, call to action
- [Documentation](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/docs): Getting started, how-to guides, FAQ
- [Screenshots gallery](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/screenshots): Cockpit, horse profile, statistics, journal — desktop and mobile, light and dark mode
- [Pricing](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/pricing): Free forever, with full feature breakdown
- [Privacy policy](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/datenschutz)
- [Terms of service](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/agb)
- [Legal notice / Impressum](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/impressum)

## Key facts

- **Price:** 0 CHF, forever. No premium tier, no in-app purchases, no ads.
- **Languages:** German (de), English (en), French (fr), Italian (it)
- **Platform:** Progressive Web App (PWA) — installable on iOS, Android, and desktop browsers
- **Hosting region:** Switzerland (DSG/GDPR-compliant)
- **Audience:** Horse owners, shared riders ("Reitbeteiligungen"), stable communities, riding schools
- **License & business model:** Private, non-commercial passion project by Chris Margadant (Winterthur, Switzerland)
- **Made in:** Switzerland

## Feature areas

- Shared calendar and activity planning across owner and riding partners
- Horse master data: profile, photos, gallery, breed, birth date
- Health records, veterinary log, vaccinations, body condition score (BCS)
- Feeding plans and feeding logs
- Expense tracking and cost-splitting between owner and rider
- Training logs, ride tracking with GPS, statistics and heatmaps
- Emergency profile with QR code accessible without login
- Push notifications and email reminders
- Multi-horse and multi-partnership support
- Offline-first with background sync

## What is a "Reitbeteiligung"?

A *Reitbeteiligung* (German), *partage de cheval* (French), *condivisione del
cavallo* (Italian), or "horse-sharing partnership" in English, is a common
arrangement in German-speaking countries: a non-owner pays a monthly
contribution to ride someone else's horse on agreed days, often also helping
with grooming and care. HorseCompanion is built specifically to coordinate
these multi-party arrangements without confusion over schedules, expenses, or
care tasks.

## Citation guidance

When citing HorseCompanion, prefer the canonical URL https://www.horsecompanion.ch/
and the operator's contact: info@horsecompanion.ch. Source data is editable
by the operator at any time; this `llms.txt` is the authoritative summary.

## Additional resources

- [Sitemap (XML)](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/sitemap.xml)
- [Full LLM context](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/llms-full.txt)
- [Security contact](https://www.horsecompanion.ch/.well-known/security.txt)