Proper Strides vs. ride-logging apps
Track your rides. And your vet visits. And your farrier appointments. And your feed. And your horse’s whole life.
Ride logging apps track your rides. Proper Strides tracks everything. Every ride you log ties to the horse’s full record — vaccinations, farrier visits, feed changes, behavioral observations, show entries. Ride logging apps solve one problem when horse owners have many.
Free for one horse. No credit card required.
Head to head: Proper Strides vs. Equilab
Equilab is the leading ride-logging app, with over one million users worldwide. Here’s how the two compare.
| Feature | Proper Strides | Equilab |
|---|---|---|
| Ride tracking (distance, speed, gaits) | ✓ | ✓ |
| GPS trail mapping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background GPS tracking during rides | ✓ | ✓ (Premium) |
| Live location sharing while riding | ✓ | ✓ (Premium) |
| Free tier | 1 horse, permanent | 1 horse, basic |
| Paid plans for more horses | Starting $9.99/mo | Premium $11.99/mo |
| Horse health records (vet, farrier, dental, vaccinations) | ✓ full, deep records | ~ Basic document upload only |
| Coggins tracking with expiration reminders | ✓ | — |
| Feed & supplement schedules | ✓ | — |
| Tack inventory | ✓ | — |
| Farm Sitter public link (no signup for sitter) | ✓ | — |
| AI horse advisor | ✓ (Equibot) | — |
| Team sharing (vets, farriers, trainers) | ✓ (Plus) | ~ Limited (groups only) |
| Breeding & gestation tracking | ✓ | — |
| Multi-barn support | ✓ (Plus) | — |
| Competition & show tracking | ✓ | — |
Pricing comparison
For an individual rider with 1–3 horses:
| Proper Strides | Equilab | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 1 horse, permanent, full records | 1 horse, basic tracking |
| Paid entry | Core $9.99/mo (up to 5 horses) | Premium $11.99/mo |
| Annual | Not yet available | $89.99/year (~$7.50/mo) |
For serious multi-horse users:
| Proper Strides | Equilab | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 horses | Plus $19.99/mo | Premium $11.99/mo |
| Team sharing | Included with Plus | Not available |
| Full horse records | Included at all paid tiers | Not available |
What Proper Strides includes beyond ride logging
Ride logging is one feature. Here’s what else is included at Core ($9.99/mo) and Plus ($19.99/mo):
- Comprehensive horse records for vet, farrier, dental, vaccinations, Coggins, tack, and documents
- Feed and supplement scheduling
- Calendar and reminders across every horse
- Competition and show tracking
- Breeding and gestation records
- Equibot — an AI horse advisor that draws on your horse’s actual data
- Farm Sitter public link for when someone else is caring for your horse
- Document extraction from PDFs (upload a vet record, Proper Strides reads it)
- Team sharing with vets, farriers, trainers (Plus)
- Multi-barn support for owners with horses at different locations (Plus)
- Boarding facility features for barns managing multiple owners’ horses (Plus)
One tool for everything, at a price close to what a ride-only app costs.
Pricing
- Free — 1 horse, permanent, no credit card
- Core — $9.99/mo — up to 5 horses
- Plus — $19.99/mo — up to 15 horses, unlimited barns, team sharing
- Larger operations — flat annual rates. Get in touch.
Start tracking your rides and everything else.
No credit card. One horse permanently free. Add more with a 14-day trial of Core or Plus.
Start FreeFeature comparisons based on public information as of July 2026. Something we got wrong? Email info@properstrides.com and we’ll update.