What kind of software are you guys talking about? Gait analysis OR book-keeping and account maintence?

Speaking of Farrier software....

"I would have to charge the kind of price that Ontrack gets"

What does Ontrack charge? Must be a variable amount, it's not on their website as far as I can tell- I dont like that. Up-front pricing, even if it is monthly is important. I dont want to be charged hundreds more than the next guy.

Farriers United does website, Invoicing, online store and customer tracking. Ontrack gait analysis I think it will run $4,000 But it is well worth the money. It is amazing and it would blow customers minds the detail you could give them on each horse. I think they have a rental version as well.

Just got a Macbook pro (used, 2006 model) what software do other macbook users like?

How about EEDS? It has book keeping abilites and gait analysis.

How much is it?

Mac has the ability to to run in pc mode by installing windows xp (stay away from vista) through bootcamp. You would have to purchase xp sepretly for about $80-100 less if you shop around. This gives you the option to run it as a pc or Mac, there is also another program that will lye you fun xp in Mac as a window in the background, this is what I have done and runs great, I have ambrits farrier software and they will modify it to your particular needs, they have outstanding customer support. Like all software it will require quite a bit of data input, and learning curve before you become proficient enough and see the benefits. I would highly suggest installing windows and getting trial versions until you find what will work for you. Hope this helps you, I'm a big techno geek and much of it depends on how comfortable you are with computers, I would love it if I could use my iPad, but there is nothing on the market as of yet.

This is a new software for farriers that is on the android tablet. /www.remote-eeds.com/ Take a look.

Just wanted to let you know that iForgeAhead is being released in January. We have made the switch to all Mac devices (iphones, ipad, iMac) and couldn't be happier. But, for the past year we maintained a PC specifically for my husband's farrier program. I have helped with the testing and it truly will be revolutionary for this industry.

Someone mentioned that farriers may shy away from it since there is a monthly fee, but here is my two cents. Financially, it is an insurance policy. In the three years I have been using a computer for all my husband's scheduling and invoicing, our PC's have crashed 4 times. The first time nearly made me nauseous and by the last time I was just mad. All four times wasted hours of my life trying to recover my data and have a computer repaired or purchased (that's cheap, right?) With an internet based program like iForgeAhead, you NEVER have to worry about that. It is stored on a secured server and can be accessed from anywhere. No headaches, no worries and no angry moments.


This is a recent email from BackRoads Data, the creator of iForgeAhead:

We want to let you know that we have been hard at work this year developing the next generation of Forge Ahead software. Forge Ahead has been the industry leader in farrier business software for over a decade, and our new product – iForgeAhead – integrates this powerful tool with today’s technology.
iForgeAhead is a web-based application that you can use from any internet device … a PC, Mac, Droid, iPhone, smartphone, iPad, tablet, and any combination! Over the past two months, iForgeAhead has been in testing by a number of farriers in the U.S. and Canada, with tremendous feedback and excitement.

iForgeAhead will be available by January 15, 2012, and there will be a 30-day free trial for you to experience iForgeAhead. You can learn more about iForgeAhead by going to www.iforgeahead.com.

If you are currently using Forge Ahead, you will be able to migrate your Forge Ahead data into iForgeAhead, so you can start using iForgeAhead with your current data. Also, please know that we are continuing to offer and support the current PC-based Forge Ahead program, so you are not required to switch to iForgeAhead.

We will email you again in January when iForgeAhead is available. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Best Regards,

Backroads Data

Oh, and as for Apple products....they are awesome. We haven't had a computer or device crash yet. They clearly are superior....

Im very excited about these new web-based systems. Cant wait to try them out and hear how others like 'em.